3. About the same time, an angel from the Lord sent Elijah the prophet from Tishbe to say to the king's messengers, “Ahaziah has rejected Israel's own God by sending you to ask Baalzebub about his injury.
4. Tell him that because he has done this, he's on his deathbed!” And Elijah did what he was told.
5. When the messengers returned to Ahaziah, he asked, “Why are you back so soon?”
6. “A man met us along the road with a message for you from the Lord,” they answered. “The Lord wants to know why you sent us to ask Baalzebub about your injury and why you don't believe there's a God in Israel. The man also told us that the Lord says you're going to die.”
7. “What did the man look like?” Ahaziah asked.
8. “He was hairy and had a leather belt around his waist,” they answered.“It must be Elijah!” replied Ahaziah.
9. So at once he sent an army officer and fifty soldiers to meet Elijah.Elijah was sitting on top of a hill at the time. The officer went up to him and said, “Man of God, the king orders you to come down and talk with him.”
10. “If I am a man of God,” Elijah answered, “God will send down fire on you and your fifty soldiers.” Fire immediately came down from heaven and burnt up the officer and his men.