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.’