¹ Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

² And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

³ But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?

⁴ Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

⁵ And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?

⁶ And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

⁷ And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

⁸ And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

⁹ Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

¹⁰ And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹¹ Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

¹² And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹³ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

¹⁴ Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

¹⁵ And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

¹⁶ And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

¹⁷ So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

¹⁸ Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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¹ Then Moab ^H4124 rebelled ^H6586 against Israel ^H3478 after ^H310 the death ^H4194 of Ahab. ^H256

² And Ahaziah ^H274 fell down ^H5307 through a lattice ^H7639 in his upper chamber ^H5944 that was in Samaria, ^H8111 and was sick: ^H2470 and he sent ^H7971 messengers, ^H4397 and said ^H559 unto them, Go, ^H3212 enquire ^H1875 of Baalzebub ^H1176 the god ^H430 of Ekron ^H6138 whether I shall recover ^H2421 of this disease. ^H2483

³ But the angel ^H4397 of the LORD ^H3068 said ^H1696 to Elijah ^H452 the Tishbite, ^H8664 Arise, ^H6965 go up ^H5927 to meet ^H7125 the messengers ^H4397 of the king ^H4428 of Samaria, ^H8111 and say ^H1696 unto them, Is it not because there is not a God ^H430 in Israel, ^H3478 that ye go ^H1980 to enquire ^H1875 of Baalzebub ^H1176 the god ^H430 of Ekron? ^H6138

⁴ Now therefore thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 Thou shalt not come down ^H3381 from that bed ^H4296 on which thou art gone up, ^H5927 but shalt surely ^H4191 die. ^H4191 And Elijah ^H452 departed. ^H3212

⁵ And when the messengers ^H4397 turned back ^H7725 unto him, he said ^H559 unto them, Why are ye now ^H2088 turned back? ^H7725

⁶ And they said ^H559 unto him, There came ^H5927 a man ^H376 up ^H5927 to meet ^H7125 us, and said ^H559 unto us, Go, ^H3212 turn again ^H7725 unto the king ^H4428 that sent ^H7971 you, and say ^H1696 unto him, Thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 Is it not because there is not a God ^H430 in Israel, ^H3478 that thou sendest ^H7971 to enquire ^H1875 of Baalzebub ^H1176 the god ^H430 of Ekron? ^H6138 therefore thou shalt not come down ^H3381 from that bed ^H4296 on which thou art gone up, ^H5927 but shalt surely ^H4191 die. ^H4191

⁷ And he said ^H1696 unto them, What manner ^H4941 of man ^H376 was he which came up ^H5927 to meet ^H7125 you, and told ^H1696 you these words? ^H1697

⁸ And they answered ^H559 him, He was an hairy ^H8181 man, ^{H1167 H376} and girt ^H247 with a girdle ^H232 of leather ^H5785 about his loins. ^H4975 And he said, ^H559 It is Elijah ^H452 the Tishbite. ^H8664

⁹ Then the king ^H4428 sent ^H7971 unto him a captain ^H8269 of fifty ^H2572 with his fifty. ^H2572 And he went up ^H5927 to him: and, behold, he sat ^H3427 on the top ^H7218 of an hill. ^H2022 And he spake ^H1696 unto him, Thou man ^H376 of God, ^H430 the king ^H4428 hath said, ^H1696 Come down. ^H3381

¹⁰ And Elijah ^H452 answered ^H6030 and said ^H1696 to the captain ^H8269 of fifty, ^H2572 If I be a man ^H376 of God, ^H430 then let fire ^H784 come down ^H3381 from heaven, ^H8064 and consume ^H398 thee and thy fifty. ^H2572 And there came down ^H3381 fire ^H784 from heaven, ^H8064 and consumed ^H398 him and his fifty. ^H2572

¹¹ Again ^H7725 also he sent ^H7971 unto him another ^H312 captain ^H8269 of fifty ^H2572 with his fifty. ^H2572 And he answered ^H6030 and said ^H1696 unto him, O man ^H376 of God, ^H430 thus hath the king ^H4428 said, ^H559 Come down ^H3381 quickly. ^H4120

¹² And Elijah ^H452 answered ^H6030 and said ^H1696 unto them, If I be a man ^H376 of God, ^H430 let fire ^H784 come down ^H3381 from heaven, ^H8064 and consume ^H398 thee and thy fifty. ^H2572 And the fire ^H784 of God ^H430 came down ^H3381 from heaven, ^H8064 and consumed ^H398 him and his fifty. ^H2572

¹³ And he sent ^H7971 again ^H7725 a captain ^H8269 of the third ^H7992 fifty ^H2572 with his fifty. ^H2572 And the third ^H7992 captain ^H8269 of fifty ^H2572 went up, ^H5927 and came ^H935 and fell ^H3766 on his knees ^H1290 before ^H5048 Elijah, ^H452 and besought ^H2603 him, and said ^H1696 unto him, O man ^H376 of God, ^H430 I pray thee, let my life, ^H5315 and the life ^H5315 of these fifty ^H2572 thy servants, ^H5650 be precious ^H3365 in thy sight. ^H5869

¹⁴ Behold, there came ^H3381 fire ^H784 down ^H3381 from heaven, ^H8064 and burnt up ^H398 the two ^H8147 captains ^H8269 of the former ^H7223 fifties ^H2572 with their fifties: ^H2572 therefore let my life ^H5315 now be precious ^H3365 in thy sight. ^H5869

¹⁵ And the angel ^H4397 of the LORD ^H3068 said ^H1696 unto Elijah, ^H452 Go down ^H3381 with him: be not afraid ^H3372 of him. ^H6440 And he arose, ^H6965 and went down ^H3381 with him unto the king. ^H4428

¹⁶ And he said ^H1696 unto him, Thus saith ^H559 the LORD, ^H3068 Forasmuch as thou hast sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 to enquire ^H1875 of Baalzebub ^H1176 the god ^H430 of Ekron, ^H6138 is it not because there is no God ^H430 in Israel ^H3478 to enquire ^H1875 of his word? ^H1697 therefore thou shalt not come down ^H3381 off that bed ^H4296 on which thou art gone up, ^H5927 but shalt surely ^H4191 die. ^H4191

¹⁷ So he died ^H4191 according to the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^H3068 which Elijah ^H452 had spoken. ^H1696 And Jehoram ^H3088 reigned ^H4427 in his stead in the second ^H8147 year ^H8141 of Jehoram ^H3088 the son ^H1121 of Jehoshaphat ^H3092 king ^H4428 of Judah; ^H3063 because he had no son. ^H1121

¹⁸ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Ahaziah ^H274 which he did, ^H6213 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^{H1697 H3117} of the kings ^H4428 of Israel? ^H3478

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¹ And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

² And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness.

³ But the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?

⁴ Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.

⁵ And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?

⁶ And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

⁷ And he said unto them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

⁸ And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

⁹ Then `the king' sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he spake unto him, O man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

¹⁰ And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹¹ And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty and his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

¹² And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹³ And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

¹⁴ Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in thy sight.

¹⁵ And the angel of Jehovah said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.

¹⁶ And he said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

¹⁷ So he died according to the word of Jehovah which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

¹⁸ Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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¹ And Moab transgresseth against Israel after the death of Ahab,

² and Ahaziah falleth through the lattice in his upper chamber that `is' in Samaria, and is sick, and sendeth messengers, and saith unto them, `Go ye, inquire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron if I recover from this sickness.'

³ And a messenger of Jehovah hath spoken unto Elijah the Tishbite, `Rise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and speak unto them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel -- ye are going to inquire of Baal Zebub god of Ekron?

⁴ and therefore, thus said Jehovah, The bed whither thou hast gone up, thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die;' and Elijah goeth on.

⁵ And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What `is' this -- ye have turned back!'

⁶ And they say unto him, `A man hath come up to meet us, and saith unto us, Go, turn back unto the king who sent you, and ye have said unto him, Thus said Jehovah, Is it because there is not a God in Israel -- thou art sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron? therefore, the bed whither thou hast gone up, thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die.'

⁷ And he saith unto them, `What `is' the fashion of the man who hath come up to meet you, and speaketh unto you these words?'

⁸ And they say unto him, `A man -- hairy, and a girdle of skin girt about his loins;' and he saith, `He `is' Elijah the Tishbite.'

⁹ And he sendeth unto him a head of fifty and his fifty, and he goeth up unto him (and lo, he is sitting on the top of the hill), and he speaketh unto him, `O man of God, the king hath spoken, Come down.'

¹⁰ And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto the head of the fifty, `And if I `am' a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.

¹¹ And he turneth and sendeth unto him another head of fifty and his fifty, and he answereth and speaketh unto him, `O man of God, thus said the king, Haste, come down.'

¹² And Elijah answereth and speaketh unto them, `If I `am' a man of God, fire doth come down from the heavens, and consume thee and thy fifty;' and fire of God cometh down from the heavens, and consumeth him and his fifty.

¹³ And he turneth and sendeth a third head of fifty and his fifty, and the third head of fifty goeth up, and cometh in, and boweth on his knees over-against Elijah, and maketh supplication unto him, and speaketh unto him, `O man of God, let be precious, I pray thee, my soul and the soul of thy servants -- these fifty -- in thine eyes.

¹⁴ Lo, come down hath fire from the heavens, and consumeth the two heads of the former fifties and their fifties; and, now, let my soul be precious in thine eyes.'

¹⁵ And a messenger of Jehovah speaketh unto Elijah, `Go down with him, be not afraid of him;' and he riseth and goeth down with him unto the king,

¹⁶ and speaketh unto him, `Thus said Jehovah, Because that thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub god of Ekron -- is it because there is not a God in Israel to inquire of His word? therefore, the bed whither thou hast gone up -- thou dost not come down from it, for thou dost certainly die.'

¹⁷ And he dieth, according to the word of Jehovah that Elijah spake, and Jehoram reigneth in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, for he had no son.

¹⁸ And the rest of the matters of Ahaziah that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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¹ And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

² And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and was sick; and he sent messengers and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this disease.

³ And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?

⁴ Now therefore thus saith Jehovah: Thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die. And Elijah departed.

⁵ And the messengers returned to him; and he said to them, Why have ye returned?

⁶ And they said unto him, A man came up to meet us, and said to us, Go, return to the king that sent you and say to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Is it because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.

⁷ And he said to them, What manner of man was he that came up to meet you, and told you these words?

⁸ And they said to him, He was a man in a hairy [garment], and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

⁹ And he sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of the mount. And he spoke to him: Man of God, the king says, Come down!

¹⁰ And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, And if I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹¹ And again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he spoke and said to him, Man of God, thus says the king: Come down quickly!

¹² And Elijah answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from the heavens, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹³ And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him and said to him, Man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

¹⁴ Behold, there came down fire from the heavens, and consumed the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties; but now, let my life be precious in thy sight.

¹⁵ And the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.

¹⁶ And he said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from the bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt certainly die.

¹⁷ And he died according to the word of Jehovah that Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; for he had no son.

¹⁸ And the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, what he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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¹ Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

² Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover of this sickness.

³ But the angel of Yahweh said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?

⁴ Now therefore thus says Yahweh, You shall not come down from the bed where you are gone up, but shall surely die. Elijah departed.

⁵ The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, Why is it that you have returned?

⁶ They said to him, There came up a man to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn again to the king who sent you, and tell him, Thus says Yahweh, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you are gone up, but shall surely die.

⁷ He said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?

⁸ They answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a belt of leather about his loins. He said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

⁹ Then [the king] sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. He went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He spoke to him, man of God, the king has said, Come down.

¹⁰ Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty. Fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹¹ Again he sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty. He answered him, man of God, thus has the king said, Come down quickly.

¹² Elijah answered them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty. The fire of God came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.

¹³ Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, man of God, please let my life, and the life of these fifty your servants, be precious in your sight.

¹⁴ Behold, fire came down from the sky, and consumed the two former captains of fifty with their fifties; but now let my life be precious in your sight.

¹⁵ The angel of Yahweh said to Elijah, Go down with him: don't be afraid of him. He arose, and went down with him to the king.

¹⁶ He said to him, Thus says Yahweh, Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you are gone up, but shall surely die.

¹⁷ So he died according to the word of Yahweh which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.

¹⁸ Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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¹ After the death of Ahab, Moab made itself free from the authority of Israel.

² Now Ahaziah had a fall from the window of his room in Samaria, and was ill. And he sent men, and said to them, Put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, about the outcome of my disease, to see if I will get well or not.

³ But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, Go now, and, meeting the men sent by the king of Samaria, say to them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you are going to get directions from Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?

⁴ Give ear then to the words of the Lord: You will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you. Then Elijah went away.

⁵ And the men he had sent came back to the king; and he said to them, Why have you come back?

⁶ And they said to him, On our way we had a meeting with a man who said, Go back to the king who sent you and say to him, The Lord says, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? For this reason, you will not come down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.

⁷ And he said to them, What sort of a man was it who came and said these words to you?

⁸ And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

⁹ Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he went up to him where he was seated on the top of a hill, and said to him, O man of God, the king has said, Come down.

¹⁰ And Elijah in answer said to the captain of fifty, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. Then fire came down from heaven and put an end to him and his fifty men.

¹¹ Then the king sent another captain of fifty with his fifty men; and he said to Elijah, O man of God, the king says, Come down quickly.

¹² And Elijah in answer said, If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven on you and on your fifty men, and put an end to you. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and put an end to him and his fifty men.

¹³ Then he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty went up, and falling on his knees before Elijah, requesting mercy of him, said, O man of God, let my life and the life of these your fifty servants be of value to you.

¹⁴ For fire came down from heaven and put an end to the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; but now let my life be of value in your eyes.

¹⁵ Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, Go down with him; have no fear of him. So he got up and went down with him to the king.

¹⁶ And he said to him, This is the word of the Lord: Because you sent men to put a question to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, for this reason you will never again get down from the bed on to which you have gone up, but death will certainly come to you.

¹⁷ So death came to him, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah. And Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of the rule of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; because he had no son.

¹⁸ Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?