Among the dead was a king, including two of his captains and 100 men. The two captains and the 100 men were consumed by fire.

All this happened because a king went to the wrong address.

This king had an accident, he was seriously injured. Now the question uppermost on his mind was of course, “Will I get well again?”

To find out he sent messengers to the god of Ekron (Baal-Zebub). But before the messengers arrived at the address of the god of Ekron, they were met by the prophet Elijah and told that the king would certainly die.

The king found that difficult to accept.

His mistake was that instead of consulting the God of Israel, he consulted the god of Ekron (Baal-Zebub).

May the Lord help us to go to the right address always.

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Please read the story of King Ahaziah, the king of Israel, in the Bible. You find the story in the book called Second Kings, chapter one.