Berean Study Bible Elijah Denounces AhaziahAhab died in battle at Ramoth-gilead, and his son Ahaziah inherited a weakened northern kingdom. Elijah had pronounced God’s judgment on Ahab’s house because of his idolatry, injustice, and submission to Jezebel’s Baal worship. Though Israel retained its throne and military strength, Ahab’s death exposed the instability produced by unfaithfulness to the Lord. 1Ki 22:37-38 So the king died and was brought to Samaria,… Moab rebelled against Israel. Moab, located east of the Dead Sea, had been subject to Israel since David’s reign and paid substantial tribute, later identified as one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams (2 Kings 3:4). King Mesha’s own inscription confirms Moab’s former oppression by Israel and records his revolt. The rebellion deprived Israel of wealth and influence at the beginning of Ahaziah’s reign, demonstrating how quickly a kingdom’s outward strength can erode when its leaders forsake the God who established and preserved it. 2Ki 3:4-5 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder… Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. Ahaziah, son of Ahab and Jezebel, ruled the Northern Kingdom from Samaria, where Baal worship had been openly promoted. The lattice screened an upper-room opening while admitting light and air. His sudden fall exposed the frailty of a king whose house had resisted the word of the Lord. 2Ch 22:7 Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit… So he sent messengers and instructed them: Ahaziah’s injury was serious enough to require urgent inquiry. Rather than turning to the God who had repeatedly revealed Himself to Israel through Elijah, he followed the idolatrous pattern established by his parents. Gen 32:3-6 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau… “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, Ekron was a leading Philistine city west of Israel. By seeking Baal-zebub, meaning “lord of the flies,” Ahaziah appealed to a foreign deity for knowledge that belonged to the Lord alone. His action amounted to a public denial of Israel’s covenant God and showed how deeply Baal worship had corrupted the royal house. Deu 18:10-12 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son… whether I will recover from this injury.” Ahaziah sought an answer concerning his physical survival, but his greater need was repentance. His question brought the issue of Israel’s allegiance into the open: Was there no God in Israel to whom its king could turn? God’s response through Elijah would declare both Ahaziah’s judgment and the emptiness of idolatry. 2Ki 8:8-9 So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand… But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, The angel of the LORD spoke with divine authority, directing Elijah to confront the king’s rebellion. Elijah of Tishbe had already stood against Baal worship during Ahab’s reign, and God again entrusted him with a message for the house of Ahab. 1Ki 19:5-7 Then he lay down under the broom tree… “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria Ahaziah, Ahab’s son, ruled from Samaria over the northern kingdom of Israel. After suffering a serious fall, he sent servants to seek knowledge of his recovery, revealing where his confidence rested in a moment of weakness. 2Ki 6:32-33 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders… and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel Israel possessed the covenant promises, the law, the priesthood, and the testimony of God’s mighty acts. Ahaziah’s decision to seek help elsewhere denied the presence and sufficiency of the Lord who had delivered Israel and judged Baal’s prophets on Mount Carmel. 1Ki 18:21 Then Elijah approached all the people and said,… that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ Ekron was a Philistine city, and Baal-zebub, meaning “lord of the flies,” was one of its false gods. Ahaziah’s appeal to a foreign idol was not merely a private act of superstition; it was open rejection of the God of Israel. The king’s sin continued the idolatrous pattern established by Ahab and Jezebel, while Elijah’s message exposed the spiritual corruption that had taken root in Israel. Deu 18:10-12 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son… Therefore this is what the LORD says: Elijah delivers the verdict of the covenant God of Israel, whose authority surpasses every false god sought by Ahaziah. The king’s inquiry of Baal-Zebub at Ekron was not merely a desperate search for healing; it openly denied the Lord’s presence and rule in Israel. 2Ki 19:6 who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD… ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. Ahaziah’s injury from his fall has left him helpless, yet the wound itself is not the ultimate cause of his death. God declares that the king will remain confined to his bed because he has refused to seek the Lord. Psa 41:8 A vile disease has been poured into him;… You will surely die.’” The judgment is certain because Ahaziah has followed the idolatrous rebellion of Ahab’s house. Israel’s king was responsible to lead the nation under God’s law, but Ahaziah turned instead to a Philistine deity. His death demonstrates that no earthly throne, military power, or pagan oracle can shield a person from the Lord’s judgment. Gen 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge… So Elijah departed. Elijah completes his commission without softening or altering God’s word. His obedience contrasts sharply with Ahaziah’s defiance and confirms him as the Lord’s faithful prophet. 1Ki 19:19 So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat.… When the messengers returned to the king, Ahaziah had sent them to Ekron to seek an oracle from Baal-Zebub after being seriously injured in a fall. Their swift return revealed that their journey had been interrupted by Elijah, whose message exposed the king’s rejection of the God of Israel. The encounter demonstrated that the Lord was not absent from Israel or unable to answer, despite Ahaziah’s devotion to the false gods promoted by Ahab and Jezebel. Num 13:25-27 After forty days the men returned from spying out the land,… he asked them, “Why have you returned?” Ahaziah recognized that they had come back far too soon to have reached Ekron and received an answer. His question opened the way for the messengers to report Elijah’s declaration of judgment. The king sought direction from a pagan god, yet the living God confronted him through His prophet and made clear that Ahaziah’s idolatry was a direct offense against Him. Exo 2:18 When the daughters returned to their father Reuel,… They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, Ahaziah’s messengers encountered Elijah on their way to Ekron. Elijah’s unexpected appearance shows that the Lord knew the king’s plan and intervened before the servants reached the Philistine god. The prophet stood as God’s messenger before a king who had rejected God’s authority. Jdg 13:6 So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God… ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Elijah sent the messengers back with a word that carried the authority of the covenant God. The king had dispatched servants to seek an answer from Baal-zebub, but the Lord answered first and exposed Ahaziah’s rebellion. 2Sa 12:7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man!… Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Israel possessed the law, the temple, the priesthood, and the testimony of the Lord’s prophets. Ahaziah’s appeal to the god of Ekron, a city in the Philistine pentapolis, was therefore not ignorance but deliberate unbelief. As Ahab and Jezebel’s son, he continued the idolatrous course that had brought judgment upon his house. 1Sa 28:7 Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman”… Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. Ahaziah’s injury had left him helpless, and the Lord declared that his condition would not improve. The king sought life from an idol, yet only the Lord holds authority over sickness, recovery, and death. Psa 41:8 A vile disease has been poured into him;… You will surely die.’” God’s judgment answered Ahaziah according to his rejection of God. The fulfillment of Elijah’s word later in the chapter confirms that the Lord’s warnings are certain and that no ruler can escape His authority. Ezk 3:18 If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’… The king asked them, Ahaziah, son of Ahab and Jezebel, had sought an answer from Baal-zebub of Ekron after being injured in a fall. His reliance on a Philistine god revealed Israel’s continued spiritual rebellion and rejection of the Lord. 1Ki 22:7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet… “What sort of man came up to meet you Elijah had intercepted the messengers by God’s command and sent them back with a word of judgment. Ahaziah’s request for a description prepared the way for the recognition of Elijah, whose appearance marked him as a prophet devoted to the Lord. 1Ki 18:7 Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him.… and spoke these words to you?” Elijah’s message declared that Ahaziah would die because he had sought counsel from Baal-zebub rather than from the God of Israel. God’s word through His prophet exposed the king’s idolatry and upheld the Lord’s authority over Israel and its rulers. 1Ki 21:19 Tell him that this is what the LORD says:… “He was a hairy man,” Elijah’s appearance marked him as a prophet separated from the comforts and fashions of the royal court. The description may refer to an unkempt appearance or to a rough garment of hair, like the prophetic mantle associated with those who called Israel away from sin (Zechariah 13:4). His wilderness-like dress reflected the severity of his ministry in a nation ruled by idolatrous kings. Gen 27:11 Jacob answered his mother Rebekah, “Look,… they answered, Ahaziah’s messengers had encountered Elijah while traveling to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron. They returned with the prophet’s word that the king would die because he had sought a foreign god rather than the God of Israel. Their description allowed Ahaziah to recognize immediately the man who had long confronted his father’s house. 1Ki 18:7-8 Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him.… “with a leather belt around his waist.” The belt completed the prophet’s plain and practical attire. Elijah stood ready to serve the Lord wherever he was sent, carrying divine authority rather than royal approval. John the Baptist later wore a garment of camel’s hair with a leather belt, identifying him with Elijah’s prophetic pattern as he prepared the way for Christ (Matthew 3:4; Mark 1:6). Mrk 1:6 John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt…… “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” Elijah came from Tishbe in Gilead, east of the Jordan, yet the royal house knew him well. He had declared drought, confronted Baal’s prophets on Mount Carmel, pronounced judgment on Ahab’s family, and repeatedly shown that the Lord alone rules over Israel. Ahaziah recognized that the message of judgment came from the same uncompromising servant of Yahweh. 1Ki 17:1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers… said the king. Ahaziah’s response reveals both recognition and dread. Rather than humbling himself before the God whose word Elijah delivered, he treated the prophet as an enemy to be seized. The conflict was not merely between a king and a prophet, but between rebellious human authority and the living God. 1Ki 18:17-18 When Ahab saw Elijah, he said to him, “Is that you,… Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. Ahaziah had rejected the Lord by seeking guidance from Baal-zebub after his injury, and Elijah had announced God’s judgment that the king would not recover. The captain and fifty men were sent as an armed detachment to seize the prophet and compel him to appear before the king. Ahaziah followed the pattern of Ahab and Jezebel, treating the Lord’s prophet as an enemy rather than humbling himself before God’s word. 2Ki 2:16-17 “Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants…… So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, Elijah remained where the Lord had placed him, unafraid of the king’s military force. The elevated setting recalls earlier moments in Elijah’s ministry when God displayed His supremacy over Baal and over Israel’s rebellious rulers. The prophet’s position also places the approaching soldiers below the authority of the God whose word Elijah bore. 1Ki 18:42-43 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed… and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’” The captain addressed Elijah as a man of God while delivering a command that opposed God’s revealed judgment. Ahaziah sought to summon Elijah by royal authority, but no earthly king can overrule the Lord or command His servant apart from His will. The confrontation exposed the central issue of Ahaziah’s reign: whether Israel would fear the word of its king or the word of the living God. 1Ki 17:24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know”… Elijah answered the captain, Elijah stood under God’s authority rather than Ahaziah’s command. The king’s soldiers came to seize the prophet, but their mission opposed the word God had entrusted to him. 1Ki 21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him,… “If I am a man of God, Elijah’s identity rested on God’s calling and was already publicly confirmed at Mount Carmel. The captain’s demand required God Himself to establish whether His prophet could be treated as a servant of an idolatrous king. 1Ki 17:24 Then the woman said to Elijah, “Now I know”… may fire come down from heaven Fire had previously fallen on Carmel to expose Baal’s emptiness and to reveal the Lord as the true God (1 Kings 18:38–39). The same heavenly fire now showed that the God of Israel still defended His word despite Ahaziah’s rebellion. Luk 9:54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked… and consume you and your fifty men.” The captain and his company represented the king’s deliberate resistance to God’s warning. Their destruction was not a personal act of vengeance by Elijah but divine judgment against those sent to compel God’s prophet into submission. Lev 10:2 So fire came out from the presence of the LORD… And fire came down from heaven God answered immediately, visibly vindicating Elijah as His messenger. The event demonstrated that divine authority cannot be overruled by royal power, military force, or idolatrous worship. 1Ki 18:38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice,… and consumed the captain and his fifty men. The judgment warned Israel that rejecting God’s prophet was inseparable from rejecting God Himself. Ahaziah’s attempt to control Elijah only confirmed the king’s helplessness before the Lord, who alone holds power over life, death, kings, and nations. Psa 106:18 Then fire blazed through their company;… So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. Ahaziah persisted in defying the God whose judgment had already fallen on the first captain and his company. Rather than humbling himself, seeking the Lord, or receiving Elijah’s warning, he again relied on royal authority and military force. The second detachment of fifty men reveals the king’s hardened resistance to God’s word and his attempt to compel the prophet to appear before him. Israel’s king acted like the surrounding pagan rulers, treating the servant of the Lord as someone who could be summoned and controlled. 2Ki 6:13-14 So the king said, “Go and see where he is,”… And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’” The captain addressed Elijah as “Man of God,” recognizing his public identity, yet he delivered the king’s command without the reverence demanded by the earlier judgment. Ahaziah’s order placed his own authority against the authority of the Lord who had sent Elijah. Elijah’s position on the hill also set the scene for the conflict: the king commanded him to come down, but God alone determined whether His prophet would move. Earthly power may issue urgent demands, but it cannot overturn the will of God or diminish the authority of His word. 1Ki 13:4 Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel,… Again Elijah replied, Ahaziah had already lost one captain and fifty soldiers to God’s judgment, yet he sent another company with the same demand that Elijah come down. The king’s persistence revealed contempt for the word of the Lord and for the prophet through whom God had spoken. 1Ki 18:36-37 At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah… “If I am a man of God, Elijah placed the matter before the God who had called and sent him. His authority did not rest in personal power or position, but in his divine commission. To reject Elijah’s message and command him as though he were merely a royal subject was to resist the Lord Himself. 1Ki 13:1 Suddenly, as Jeroboam was standing beside the altar… may fire come down from heaven Fire from heaven had previously vindicated the Lord before Israel on Mount Carmel, when God consumed Elijah’s sacrifice and exposed Baal’s impotence. Here the same heavenly fire demonstrated that the Lord remained God in Israel despite Ahaziah’s devotion to Baal-zebub and his opposition to God’s prophet. Luk 9:54-56 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked… and consume you and your fifty men.” The captain and his soldiers came as agents of a king who had hardened himself against God’s warning. Their destruction showed that earthly military strength cannot compel obedience from one whom God has appointed or overturn the judgment God has declared. Num 16:35 And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men… And the fire of God came down from heaven God answered immediately, confirming Elijah’s ministry and fulfilling the warning spoken through him. The judgment was not an uncontrolled act of human anger, but a direct intervention of God against deliberate rebellion. Job 1:16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came… and consumed the captain and his fifty men. The second destruction intensified the warning to Ahaziah and prepared the way for the third captain, who approached Elijah with humility and pleaded for mercy. God’s holiness requires reverence, yet He also shows mercy to those who humble themselves before His authority. Lev 9:24 Fire came out from the presence of the LORD… So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. Ahaziah persisted in summoning Elijah after two earlier military detachments had been consumed by fire from heaven. A captain with fifty men represented an established military unit and displayed the king’s authority, yet royal power could not overturn God’s judgment. 2Ki 6:13 So the king said, “Go and see where he is,”… And the third captain went up, Elijah remained on the hill, separated from the king’s court and steadfast in delivering the word of the Lord. The captain approached the place where God’s prophet waited, but he did not repeat the proud demands of his predecessors. 2Ki 4:25 So she set out and went to the man of God at Mount Carmel… fell on his knees before Elijah, The captain humbled himself before the man whom the earlier officers had treated with contempt. His posture recognized that Elijah stood under God’s authority and that their lives depended upon God’s mercy. 2Ki 4:37 She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground.… and begged him, Fear had taught the captain what Ahaziah refused to acknowledge: resistance against God’s messenger brings judgment. His appeal sought mercy rather than attempting to compel Elijah by force. Mrk 5:23 My little daughter is near death. Please come… “Man of God, The captain openly honored Elijah’s prophetic office. The title confessed that Elijah belonged to the God of Israel and spoke with divine authority. 1Ki 17:18 “O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity?”… may my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours The captain pleaded not only for himself but also for the men under his command. By calling them Elijah’s servants, he acknowledged that God’s authority stood above the king’s command. Est 7:3 If I have found favor in your sight, O king,… please be precious in your sight. Human life had already been shown to be subject to God’s righteous judgment, yet the captain appealed for compassion. The Lord answered that humble appeal, later directing Elijah to go with the captain without fear. 1Sa 26:24 As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD… Behold, fire has come down from heaven God had already vindicated Elijah by sending fire against the first two companies sent by Ahaziah. The judgment recalled the fire that fell on Mount Carmel, where the Lord exposed Baal’s prophets and confirmed that He alone is God. Ahaziah’s attempt to seize Elijah was rebellion against the word of the Lord delivered through His prophet. 1Ki 18:38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice,… and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. Each captain represented the king’s authority, yet neither royal power nor military strength could stand against God’s decree. Their destruction revealed the seriousness of treating God’s messenger with contempt and attempting to resist His judgment. Num 16:35 And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men… But now may my life be precious in your sight.” The third captain approached Elijah in humility, acknowledging the authority God had given him. His plea for mercy contrasted sharply with the presumption of the earlier captains. God’s judgment was real, but mercy was granted to one who recognized his need and submitted to the Lord’s authority. 1Sa 26:21 Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son.… Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, The angel of the LORD intervened with divine authority, directing Elijah at a decisive moment. Elijah had confronted Ahaziah’s hostile messengers, yet God now called him to carry the prophetic word directly to the king. 1Ki 19:5-8 Then he lay down under the broom tree… “Go down with him. The third captain had approached Elijah with humility and pleaded for the lives of his men. God’s command distinguished humble submission from Ahaziah’s earlier attempts to seize the prophet by force. Elijah was to leave the mountain and go to Samaria, where the king awaited God’s judgment. Gen 46:3-4 “I am God,” He said, “the God of your father”… Do not be afraid of him.” Ahaziah’s power, soldiers, and hostility could not overturn the Lord’s purpose. The fire that consumed the first two companies had already shown that Elijah stood under God’s protection. God’s servants need not fear when obedience places them before powerful opposition. Gen 15:1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram… So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king. Elijah obeyed without delay and placed himself in the king’s presence because the Lord had commanded it. His descent did not weaken his earlier stand; it carried God’s message into the royal court. Elijah would declare that Ahaziah’s rejection of the God of Israel had brought certain death, and the king’s death would confirm the certainty of God’s word. 1Ki 21:18 Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel,… And Elijah said to King Ahaziah, Elijah delivered God’s judgment directly to the king, fulfilling his calling as the Lord’s prophet. Ahaziah had followed the idolatrous path established by Ahab and Jezebel, rejecting the God who had revealed Himself to Israel. 1Ki 21:20 When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him,… “This is what the LORD says: Elijah spoke with delegated authority. The message came from Yahweh, Israel’s covenant God, whose word governs kings as surely as common people. 1Ki 21:19 Tell him that this is what the LORD says:… Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Ahaziah’s search for guidance from a foreign idol exposed his rejection of the Lord’s presence, power, and revealed will. Israel had received God’s law, priests, prophets, and covenant promises; the king had no excuse for seeking another god. 1Ki 22:5 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel,… Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Ekron was a Philistine city, and Baal-zebub, meaning “lord of the flies,” was one of its false gods. Ahaziah sought help from an idol after being injured in a fall, revealing that his spiritual rebellion had reached into his moment of greatest need. His actions violated the first commandment and dishonored the Lord before Israel’s enemies. Deu 18:10-12 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son… Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. The bed of sickness became the place where Ahaziah would face the consequences of his rebellion. The king sought life from a powerless idol, yet the Lord alone held authority over his health and future. Psa 41:8 A vile disease has been poured into him;… You will surely die.” Ahaziah’s death confirmed the certainty of God’s word and the truthfulness of Elijah’s prophetic ministry. The judgment warned Israel that idolatry is not a harmless alternative to worshiping the Lord but a rejection of the God who gives life and calls His people to faithfulness. Gen 2:17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge…
Jehoram Succeeds AhaziahAhaziah’s death confirmed the judgment Elijah announced after the king sought Baal-Zebub of Ekron rather than the God of Israel. The king’s injury became the occasion for exposing his rebellion, and the outcome showed that the LORD’s word cannot be ignored or overturned. Elijah spoke as God’s messenger, and the fulfillment of his warning displayed both God’s justice and His authority over Israel’s king. 1Ki 21:19 Tell him that this is what the LORD says:… And since he had no son, Ahaziah left no direct heir to continue his line. The absence of a son brought an immediate end to his personal branch of Ahab’s house and reflected the judgment hanging over that idolatrous dynasty. Royal power, family succession, and national stability remained under God’s sovereign rule rather than human control. Jer 22:30 This is what the LORD says: “Enroll this man as childless,… Jehoram succeeded him Jehoram, Ahaziah’s brother and another son of Ahab, took the throne of Israel. His accession preserved Ahab’s dynasty for a time, yet it did not remove the guilt of the house of Ahab or avert the judgment God had declared through His prophets. Jehoram’s reign would continue amid conflict with Moab, strained relations with Judah, and the persistent witness of Elisha. 2Ki 3:1 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah,… in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah. The reigns of Jehoram in Israel and Jehoram in Judah overlapped during a period when the two kingdoms remained closely connected through the marriage alliance between Ahab’s house and Jehoshaphat’s family. The chronological notice places Ahaziah’s death within the history of the divided kingdom and distinguishes the northern king Jehoram from Jehoram of Judah. Judah’s Davidic line continued under Jehoshaphat’s son, while Israel remained under the troubled rule of Ahab’s descendants. 2Ki 8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab… As for the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, Ahaziah, son of Ahab and Jezebel, continued the apostasy that had corrupted Israel under his parents. His appeal to Baal-zebub after his injury revealed a king unwilling to seek the Lord, even when death drew near. The biblical record preserves the events that exposed his rebellion and confirmed the authority of God’s word through Elijah. 1Ki 22:52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD… along with his accomplishments, Ahaziah’s reign lasted only two years and produced no lasting spiritual or national renewal. Whatever administrative, military, or political deeds he performed could not outweigh his refusal to lead Israel in covenant faithfulness. His death without a son fulfilled Elijah’s warning and brought an end to Ahab’s line through Ahaziah. 2Ki 10:34 As for the rest of the acts of Jehu, … are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? The royal chronicles of Israel apparently contained fuller accounts of each king’s reign, including matters not necessary for the inspired narrative. Though that record has not survived, its citation places Ahaziah’s reign within the documented history of the northern kingdom. Scripture records what God intended His people to remember: Ahaziah’s power could not preserve him when he rejected the living God. 1Ki 15:31 As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his… This is a draft of the Berean Study Bible. Please send all comments and recommendations to bereanstudybible@aol.com. Bible Hub |
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