3 Then the angel of the Lord said to Elijah from Tishbe, “Meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and ask them, ‘Do you seek advice from Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, because ⌊you think⌋ there is no God in Israel?
4 This is what the Lord says: You will not get up from the bed you are lying on. Instead, you will die there.’” Then Elijah left.
5 When the messengers returned, the king asked them, “Why have you come back so soon?”
6 They told him that a man came to meet them and said to them, “Go back to the king who sent you. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Do you send messengers to seek advice from Baalzebub, the god of Ekron, because ⌊you think⌋ there is no God in Israel? You will not get up from the bed you are lying on. Instead, you will die there.’ ”
7 The king asked them, “What was the man who told you this like?”
8 They replied, “He was hairy and had a leather belt around his waist.”“That’s Elijah from Tishbe,” the king answered.
9 The king sent an army officer with 50 men to Elijah. When the officer found Elijah sitting on top of a hill, he told Elijah, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’ ”