Discovery Box2 Kings 1:2 
Context1:2 Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria 1 and was injured. He sent messengers with these orders, 2 “Go, ask 3 Baal Zebub, 4 the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury.”
2 Kings 13:17
Context13:17 Elisha 5 said, “Open the east window,” and he did so. 6 Elisha said, “Shoot!” and
he did so. 7 Elisha 8 said, “This arrow symbolizes the victory the Lord will give you over Syria. 9 You will annihilate Syria in Aphek!” 10
1 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
2 tn Heb “and he sent messengers and said to them.”
3 tn That is, “seek an oracle from.”
4 sn Apparently Baal Zebub refers to a local manifestation of the god Baal at the Philistine city of Ekron. The name appears to mean “Lord of the Flies,” but it may be a deliberate scribal corruption of Baal Zebul, “Baal, the Prince,” a title known from the Ugaritic texts. For further discussion and bibliography, see HALOT 261 s.v. זְבוּב בַּעַל and M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 25.
5 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tn Heb “He opened [it].”
7 tn Heb “and he shot.”
8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Heb “The arrow of victory of the
10 tn Heb “you will strike down Syria in Aphek until destruction.”
