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And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And they said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ vai·yo·me·ru
a man great Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
up arise Verb H5927 עָלָ֣ה a·lah
us and said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Go along Verb H1980 לְכ֣וּ le·chu
turn again break Verb H7725 שׁוּבוּ֮ shu·vu
unto the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ham·me·lech
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
that sent forsake Verb H7971 שָׁלַ֣ח sha·lach
you and say answer Verb H1696 וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣ם ve·dib·bar·tem
Thus such Adverb H3541 כֹּ֚ה koh
unto him Thus saith answer Verb H559 אָמַ֣ר a·mar
the LORD Jehovah Noun H3068 יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh
at above Prepostion H4480 מִמֶּ֖נָּה mim·men·nah
there else Particle H369 אֵין־ ein-
[Is it] not because [there is] not a God angels Noun H430 אֱלֹהִים֙ e·lo·him
in Israel Israel Noun H3478 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל be·yis·ra·'el,
Analysis:
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[that] thou sendest forsake Verb H7971 שֹׁלֵ֔חַ sho·le·ach,
to enquire ask Verb H1875 לִדְרֹ֕שׁ lid·rosh
of Baalzebub Baal-zebub Noun H1176 זְב֖וּב ze·vuv
Analysis:
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the god angels Noun H430 אֱלֹהֵ֣י e·lo·hei
Ekron Ekron Noun H6138 עֶקְרֹ֑ון ek·ro·vn;
Analysis:
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from after that Adjective H3651 לָ֠כֵן la·chen
come descend Verb H3381 תֵרֵ֥ד te·red
from that bed bed Noun H4296 הַמִּטָּ֞ה ham·mit·tah
who after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
on which thou art gone up arise Verb H5927 עָלִ֥יתָ a·li·ta
but shalt surely crying Verb H4191 מֹ֥ות mo·vt
die crying Verb H4191 תָּמֽוּת׃ ta·mut.

Locations

Ekron

EKRON; EKRONITEek'-ron, ek'-ron-it 'eqron, "migration," "rooting out"; Akkaron:The most northerly of the chief cities of the Philistines. It was not subdued by Joshua (13:3) but was allotted, in the division of the land, first to Judah and then to Dan (Joshua 15:11, 45, 46; Joshua 19:43). It was taken by Judah (Judges 1:18). The people of Ekron are prominent... View Details

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

People

Baal

Baal [N] [B] [H] [S] lord.  The name appropriated to the principal male god of the Phoenicians. It is found in several places in the plural BAALIM ( Judges 2:11 ;  10:10 ;  1 Kings 18:18 ; Jeremiah 2:23 ;  Hosea 2:17 ). Baal is identified with Molech ( Jeremiah 19:5 ). It was known to the Israelites as Baal-peor ( Numbers 25:3 ; ... View Details

Baal

the name of a city in Simeon, also two Israelites

Baal-zebub

Baal-zebub [N] [B] [H] fly-lord, the god of the Philistines at Ekron ( 2 Kings 1:2  2 Kings 1:3  2 Kings 1:16 ). This name was given to the god because he was supposed to be able to avert the plague of flies which in that region was to be feared. He was consulted by Ahaziah as to his recovery.    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edit... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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King James Bible And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
Hebrew Greek English And they They said unto to him, There "A man came a man up to meet us, us and said unto to us, Go, turn again unto 'Go, return to the king that who sent you, you and say unto to him, Thus saith "Thus says the LORD, Is 'Is it not because there is not a no God in Israel, Israel that thou sendest you are sending to inquire of Baalzebub Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt Therefore you shall not come down from that the bed on which thou art where you have gone up, but shalt shall surely die.'"'"
New American Standard Bible 1995 And they They said unto to him, There "A man came a man up to meet us, us and said unto to us, Go, turn again unto 'Go, return to the king that who sent you, you and say unto to him, Thus saith "Thus says the LORD, Is 'Is it not because there is not a no God in Israel, Israel that thou sendest you are sending to inquire of Baalzebub Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt Therefore you shall not come down from that the bed on which thou art where you have gone up, but shalt shall surely die.'"'"