2 Kings 1:6

“They said to him, “A man came up to meet us and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and speak to him, “Thus says YHWH, ‘Is it because there is no Elohim in Israel that you are sending to consult Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore from the bed to which you have gone up you will not come down, but you will surely die.’”’””

2 Kings 1:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 1:6, word by word

They saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomru” appears
“A manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
came upעָלָהala

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “ala” appears
to meet usקְרָאתֵkerate

meet

To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.

Where else “kerate” appears
‘Goלְכוּlechu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lechu” appears
returnשׁוּבוּshuvu

return

To go back to a place.

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to the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
sent youשָׁלַחshalach

send

To send someone or something.

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and speakדִבַּרְתֶּםdibartem

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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” appears
‘Is it because there is noבְּלִיbeli

without; not

Without; not; nothing.

Where else “beli” appears
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

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.

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to consultדְרֹשׁderosh

consult

To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.

Where else “derosh” appears
Baal-zebubבַעַלvaal

Baal-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” appears
of Ekronעֶקְרוֹןekron

Ekron

See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appears
from the bedמִּטָּהmita

bed

Bed; a couch.

Where else “mita” appears
come downתֵרֵדtered

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “tered” appears
you will surely die.’”’מוֹתmot

be put to death

To lose one's life as punishment.

Where else “mot” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEkron
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Ekron

    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).

    1 Samuel 5:101 Samuel 17:522 Kings 1:2

The context

5The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why have you returned?”

6 · This verse (above)

7He spoke to them, “What was the appearance of the man who came up to meet you and spoke to you these words?”

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