Study it in the app“He spoke to him, “Thus says YHWH, ‘Because you sent messengers to consult Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no Elohim in Israel to consult his word? Therefore from the bed to which you have gone up you will not come down, but you will surely die.’””
He spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto him,אֵלָיו“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָה‘Becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרyou sentשָׁלַחְתָּmessengersמַלְאָכִיםto consultלִדְרֹשׁBaal-zebub,בְּבַעַל זְבוּבthe godאֱלֹהֵיof Ekron,עֶקְרוֹןis it because there is noהַמִבְּלִי אֵיןElohimאֱלֹהִיםin Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלto consultלִדְרֹשׁhis word?בִּדְבָרוֹThereforeלָכֵןfrom the bedהַמִּטָּה מִמֶּנָּהto whichאֲשֶׁר שָּׁםyou have gone upעָלִיתָyou will notלֹאcome down,תֵרֵדbutכִּיyou will surely die.’”מוֹת תָּמוּת
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalachta” appearsmessenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachim” appearsconsult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “derosh” appearsBaal-zebub
Baal-zebub. A name meaning "lord of flies." In 2 Kings 1 it is the god of the Philistine city of Ekron, whom King Ahaziah sent to consult. The account sets him against the Elohim of Israel.
Where else “vaal” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appearsEkron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appearswithout; not
Without; not; nothing.
Where else “beli” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appearsbed
Bed; a couch.
Where else “mita” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alita” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “tered” appearsbe put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appearsEkron
Today: Tel Miqne (Ekron) ruins, Israel
A Philistine city on the plain, about 22 miles (35 km) west of Jerusalem.
The ark was taken there and the people were afraid (1 Sam 5:10). King Ahaziah sent to ask its god instead of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 1:2).
15The angel of YHWH spoke to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” He got up and went down with him to the king.
16 · This verse (above)
17He died according to the word of YHWH that Elijah had spoken. And Joram reigned in his place in year two of Joram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, because he did not have a son.
