II Kings 1:8
The Scripture
(8) And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
After Ahaziah fell through a lattice and sent to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether he would recover, Elijah intercepted the messengers and declared that Ahaziah would die for consulting a foreign god instead of the LORD. When Ahaziah sent captains of fifty to seize Elijah, fire came down from heaven and consumed two companies before the third captain humbly pleaded for his life and Elijah went with him to deliver the message directly to the king.
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Isaiah 20:2Zechariah 13:4Matthew 3:4Matthew 11:8Luke 1:17Revelation 11:3
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