This is the name of Baal-zebub: A Philistine god worshiped at Ekron.
Definition
from H1168 and H2070; Baal of (the) Fly; Baal-Zebub, a special deity of the Ekronites
Traditional renderings: Baal-zebub.
Traditional renderings: Baal-zebub.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
8 total
- 2 Kings 1:2 (2×)בְּבַ֤עַל; זְבוּב֙ · of Baal-zebubNow Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
- 2 Kings 1:3 (2×)בְּבַ֥עַל; זְב֖וּב · of Baal-zebubBut the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
- 2 Kings 1:6 (2×)בְּבַ֥עַל; זְב֖וּב · of Baal-zebubThey replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
- 2 Kings 1:16 (2×)בְּבַ֣עַל; זְבוּב֮ · of Baal-zebubAnd Elijah said to King Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”