
Thou hast known this, that they did turn from me - all those in Asia, of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes Ĭlarke's Commentary on the Bible Querious 2 1 15 Niv 17Īll they which are in Asia - It seems as if the apostle must refer to the Asiatic Christians which were then at Rome, or had been lately there. This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes. Thou knowest this, that all who in Asia, of whom is Phygellus and Hermogenes, have turned away from me. This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes. 18As for all the other events of Ahaziah's reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? Footnotes: You will certainly die!' 17So he died, according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken.īecause Ahaziah had no son, Joram b succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. But now have respect for my life!'ġ5The angel of the Lord said to Elijah, 'Go down with him do not be afraid of him.' So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.ġ6He told the king, 'This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel for you to consult that you have sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on. 'Man of God,' he begged, 'please have respect for my life and the lives of these fifty men, your servants! 14See, fire has fallen from heaven and consumed the first two captains and all their men. This third captain went up and fell on his knees before Elijah.

12'If I am a man of God,' Elijah replied, 'may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' Then the fire of God fell from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men.ġ3So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men.

The captain said to him, 'Man of God, this is what the king says, ‘Come down at once!' ' The captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on the top of a hill, and said to him, 'Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down!' 'ġ0Elijah answered the captain, 'If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!' Then fire fell from heaven and consumed the captain and his men.ġ1At this the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. The king said, 'That was Elijah the Tishbite.'ĩThen he sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. You will certainly die!' ' 'ħThe king asked them, 'What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?'ĨThey replied, 'He had a garment of hair a and had a leather belt around his waist.' 'And he said to us, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, 'This is what the Lord says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending messengers to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!' ' So Elijah went.ĥWhen the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, 'Why have you come back?'Ħ'A man came to meet us,' they replied. So he sent messengers, saying to them, 'Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.'ģBut the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, 'Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?' 4Therefore this is what the Lord says: ‘You will not leave the bed you are lying on. 2Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. After Ahab's death, Moab rebelled against Israel. Moral Benefits of Wisdom - My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding- indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God.ġ. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunesso that it will be even more fruitful.

John 15:1-2 - NIV: 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.
