3 Forsooth the angel of the Lord spake to Elijah of Tishbe, and said, Rise thou, and go down into the meeting of the messengers of the king of Samaria; and thou shalt say to them, Whether God is not in Israel, that ye go to counsel Baalzebub, [the] god of Ekron?

4 For which thing the Lord saith these things, Thou shalt not go down off the bed, on which thou ascended-est [or wentest upon]. And Elijah went forth.

5 And the messengers turned again to Ahaziah. And he said to them, Why turned ye again?