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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.

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Ekron

EKRON; EKRONITEek'-ron, ek'-ron-it 'eqron, "migration," "rooting out"; Akkaron:The most northerly of the chief cities of the Philistines. It was not subdued by Joshua (13:3) but was allotted, in the division of the land, first to Judah and then to Dan (Joshua 15:11, 45, 46; Joshua 19:43). It was taken by Judah (Judges 1:18). The people of Ekron are prominent... View Details

Samaria

SAMARIA, CITY OFsa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms):(1) Shechem was the first capital of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 12:25). Jeroboam seems later to have removed the royal residence to Tirzah (1 Kings 14:17). After the brief reigns of Elah and Zimri came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Sama... View Details

People

Baal

Baal [N] [B] [H] [S] lord.  The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM ( Judges 2:11 ;  10:10 ;  1 Kings 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ;  Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech ( Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3 ; ... View Details

Baal

the name of a city in Simeon, also two Israelites

Baal-zebub

Baal-zebub [N] [B] [H] fly-lord, the god of the Philistines at Ekron ( 2 Kings 1:2  2 Kings 1:3  2 Kings 1:16 ). This name was given to the god because he was supposed to be able to avert the plague of flies which in that region was to be feared. He was consulted by Ahaziah as to his recovery.    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edit... View Details

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American Standard Version 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.
King James Bible And Ahaziah fell down through the a 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, Baalzebub the god of Ekron, Ekron whether I shall recover of this sickness.disease.
Hebrew Greek English And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that which was in Samaria, and was sick: and became ill. So he sent messengers, messengers and said unto to them, Go, "Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall will recover of from this sickness."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that which was in Samaria, and was sick: and became ill. So he sent messengers, messengers and said unto to them, Go, "Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall will recover of from this sickness."