Baal-zebub

A Philistine god worshiped at Ekron.

A written article for Baal-zebub is still to come. Below and alongside: where Baal-zebub appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1000 BC
    800 BC
  • Baal-zebub
    c. 900 BC

Original word

  • בַּעַל זְבוּב baal-zebub
    H1176
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Where Baal-zebub appears in Scripture

2 Kings 1

וַיִּפֹּל אֲחַזְיָה בְּעַד הַשְּׂבָכָה בַּֽעֲלִיָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשֹֽׁמְרוֹן וַיָּחַל וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ דִרְשׁוּ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן אִם-אֶֽחְיֶה מֵֽחֳלִי זֶֽה׃
2
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
וּמַלְאַךְ יְהוָה דִּבֶּר אֶל-אֵֽלִיָּה הַתִּשְׁבִּי קוּם עֲלֵה לִקְרַאת מַלְאֲכֵי מֶֽלֶךְ-שֹׁמְרוֹן וְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם הֲֽמִבְּלִי אֵין-אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַתֶּם הֹֽלְכִים לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרֽוֹן׃
3
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron?
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ׀ עָלָה לִקְרָאתֵנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֵינוּ לְכוּ שׁוּבוּ אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר-שָׁלַח אֶתְכֶם וְדִבַּרְתֶּם אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הֲֽמִבְּלִי אֵין-אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה שֹׁלֵחַ לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן לָכֵן הַמִּטָּה אֲשֶׁר-עָלִיתָ שָּׁם לֹֽא-תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה כִּי-מוֹת תָּמֽוּת׃
6
And they said unto him, There came up a man to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו כֹּֽה-אָמַר יְהוָה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר-שָׁלַחְתָּ מַלְאָכִים לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן הַֽמִבְּלִי אֵין-אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לִדְרֹשׁ בִּדְבָרוֹ לָכֵן הַמִּטָּה אֲשֶׁר-עָלִיתָ שָּׁם לֹֽא-תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה כִּי-מוֹת תָּמֽוּת׃
16
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.