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class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/0" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-1"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 19:36, 37; 2Sa 8:2; Ps 60:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-1" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="se"></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/0/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 152</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/1/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 69</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/0/0">it-1 152;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/0/2"> si 69;</a></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> <p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sx"><span class="ni">g69 8/8 14;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/0/1"> w68 562;</a><span class="ni"> g67 10/8 16</span></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-2" data-section-citation="012001002012001002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/1" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-2"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 13:2, 3; 1Sa 5:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-2" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-2" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/2" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-3"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 1:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-3" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-3" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="se"></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/2/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 63,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/3/0"> 233,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/4/0"> 843</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/1/0">it-1 63,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/1/2"> 233,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/1/4"> 843;</a></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/1/0">w74 459;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/1/2"> ad 45,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/1/3"> 174,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/1/4"> 589;</a><span class="ni"> im 263;</span><span class="ni"> ns 57,</span><span class="ni"> 157</span></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-3" data-section-citation="012001003012001003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-1"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p224" data-pid="224">Meaning “My God Is Jehovah.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/3" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-4"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 17:1; 18:36</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-4" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-4" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/4" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-5"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 8:19; Jer 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-5" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-5" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="se"></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/5/0"><em>New World Translation,</em> p. 1694</a></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/2/0">nwt 1694;</a></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/2/0">w74 459;</a><span class="ni"> im 263;</span><span class="ni"> ns 57</span></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-6" data-section-citation="012001006012001006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:6</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/5" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-6"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 10:13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-6" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-6" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/3/0">ad 589;</a><span class="ni"> im 263</span></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-7" data-section-citation="012001007012001007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:7</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/4/0">w72 666</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-8" data-section-citation="012001008012001008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/6" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-7"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 19:19; Zec 13:4; Heb 11:32, 37</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-7" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-7" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/7" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-8"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 3:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-8" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-8" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="se"></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/6/0"><em>Imitate Their Faith,</em> article 1</a></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/3/0">ijwia article 1;</a></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/5/0">w72 666</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-9" data-section-citation="012001009012001009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/8" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-9"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 33:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-9" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-9" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="se"></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/7/0"><em>Imitate Their Faith,</em> article 1</a></p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/4/0">ijwia article 1;</a></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 158</span></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-10" data-section-citation="012001010012001010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:10</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/9" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-10"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 11:1; 16:35; Lu 9:54; Jude 7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-10" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-10" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 158,</span><span class="ni"> 329</span></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-11" data-section-citation="012001011012001011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:11</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="se"></p> <p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/8/0"><em>Imitate Their Faith,</em> article 1</a></p> <p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/5/0">ijwia article 1;</a></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"></p> <p id="p10" data-pid="10" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 158</span></p> <p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-12" data-section-citation="012001012012001012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:12</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p11" data-pid="11" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 158,</span><span class="ni"> 329</span></p> <p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-13" data-section-citation="012001013012001013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:13</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-2"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p225" data-pid="225">Or “let my soul and the souls of.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="se"></p> <p id="p16" data-pid="16" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204401/9/0"><em>Imitate Their Faith,</em> article 1</a></p> <p id="p17" data-pid="17" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270012/6/0">ijwia article 1</a></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-14" data-section-citation="012001014012001014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-3"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p226" data-pid="226">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-15" data-section-citation="012001015012001015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:15</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p12" data-pid="12" class="sx"><span class="ni">ns 158,</span><span class="ni"> 329</span></p> <p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-16" data-section-citation="012001016012001016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/10" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-11"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 13:2, 3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-11" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-11" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/11" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-12"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 1:3</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-12" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-12" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p13" data-pid="13" class="sx"><span class="ni">im 263</span></p> <p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-17" data-section-citation="012001017012001017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:17</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-4"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p227" data-pid="227">That is, Ahaziah’s brother.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/12" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-13"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 3:1; 9:22</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-13" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-13" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/13" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-14"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 8:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-14" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-14" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p14" data-pid="14" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020012/12/0">ad 341;</a><span class="ni"> ns 158</span></p> <p id="p15" data-pid="15" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="12-1-18" data-section-citation="012001018012001018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">2 Kings 1:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/14" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-15"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 22:51</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-15" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-15" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/0/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-1-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 19:36, 37; 2Sa 8:2; Ps 60:8</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-1-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/1/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-2-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jos 13:2, 3; 1Sa 5:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-2-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-2-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/2/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-3-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">2Ki 1:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-3-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-3-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/3/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-4-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 17:1; 18:36</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-4-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-4-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/4/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-5-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 8:19; Jer 2:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-5-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-5-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/5/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-6-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ch 10:13, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-6-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-6-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/6/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-7-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ki 19:19; Zec 13:4; Heb 11:32, 37</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-7-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-7-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/7/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-8-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 3:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-8-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-8-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/8/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-9-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 33:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-9-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-9-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/9/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-10-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">2 Ki. 1:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 11:1; 16:35; Lu 9:54; Jude 7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-10-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-10-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/12/1/10/1" 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data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> <div id="banner" class="documentBanner showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr"> </div> <article id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>The Second of Kings</h1> </header> <p id="p2" data-pid="2" class="sb"><span id="v12-1-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9534" class="cl vx vp"><strong>1</strong> </a>After the death of Aʹhab, Moʹab<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/0" data-bid="1-1" class="b">+</a> revolted against Israel.</span></p> <p id="p3" data-pid="3" class="sb"><span id="v12-1-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9535" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>It was then that A·ha·ziʹah fell down through the grating in his roof chamber in Sa·marʹi·a and was injured. So he sent messengers and said to them: “Go, inquire of Baʹal-zeʹbub the god of Ekʹron<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/1" data-bid="2-1" class="b">+</a> to find out whether I will recover from this injury.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/2" data-bid="3-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-1-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9536" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>But the angel of Jehovah said to E·liʹjah<a id="footnotesource1" data-fnid="1" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070116/0">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/3" data-bid="4-1" class="b">+</a> the Tishʹbite: “Rise up, go to meet the messengers of the king of Sa·marʹi·a and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baʹal-zeʹbub the god of Ekʹron?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/4" data-bid="5-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-1-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9537" class="vl vp">4 </a>Therefore this is what Jehovah says: “You will not leave the bed on which you are lying, for you will certainly die.”’” With that E·liʹjah went off.</span></p> <p id="p4" data-pid="4" class="sb"><span id="v12-1-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9538" class="vl vp">5 </a>When the messengers returned to him, he immediately said to them: “Why have you come back?” </span><span id="v12-1-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9539" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>They replied to him: “There was a man who came up to meet us, and he said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you and tell him, “This is what Jehovah says: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baʹal-zeʹbub the god of Ekʹron? Therefore, you will not leave the bed on which you are lying, for you will certainly die.’”’”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/5" data-bid="6-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v12-1-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9540" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>At this he asked them: “What did the man look like who came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” </span><span id="v12-1-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9541" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>So they said to him: “He was a man with a garment of hair<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/6" data-bid="7-1" class="b">+</a> and a leather belt around his waist.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/7" data-bid="8-1" class="b">+</a> Immediately he said: “It was E·liʹjah the Tishʹbite.”</span></p> <p id="p5" data-pid="5" class="sb"><span id="v12-1-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9542" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>The king then sent to him a chief of 50 with his 50 men. When he went up to him, he was sitting on the top of the mountain. He said to him: “Man of the true God,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/8" data-bid="9-1" class="b">+</a> the king says, ‘Come down.’” </span><span id="v12-1-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9543" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>But E·liʹjah answered the chief of the 50: “Well, if I am a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9" data-bid="10-1" class="b">+</a> and consume you and your 50 men.” And fire came down from the heavens and consumed him and his 50 men.</span></p> <p id="p6" data-pid="6" class="sb"><span id="v12-1-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9544" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>So the king sent again to him another chief of 50 with his 50 men. He went and said to him: “Man of the true God, this is what the king says, ‘Come down quickly.’” </span><span id="v12-1-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9545" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>But E·liʹjah answered them: “If I am a man of the true God, let fire come down from the heavens and consume you and your 50 men.” And fire of God came down from the heavens and consumed him and his 50 men.</span></p> <p id="p7" data-pid="7" class="sb"><span id="v12-1-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9546" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>Then the king sent again a third chief of 50 and his 50 men. But the third chief of 50 went up and bowed down on his knees in front of E·liʹjah and began to beg for favor and say to him: “Man of the true God, please, let my life and the lives of<a id="footnotesource2" data-fnid="2" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070116/1">*</a> these 50 servants of yours be precious in your eyes. </span><span id="v12-1-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9547" class="vl vp">14 </a>Fire has already come down from the heavens and consumed the two former chiefs of 50 and their groups of 50, but now let my life<a id="footnotesource3" data-fnid="3" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070116/2">*</a> be precious in your eyes.”</span></p> <p id="p8" data-pid="8" class="sb"><span id="v12-1-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9548" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>At that the angel of Jehovah told E·liʹjah: “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So he rose and went down with him to the king. </span><span id="v12-1-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9549" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>E·liʹjah then said to the king, “This is what Jehovah says: ‘You sent messengers to inquire of Baʹal-zeʹbub the god of Ekʹron.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/10" data-bid="11-1" class="b">+</a> Is it because there is no God in Israel?<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/11" data-bid="12-1" class="b">+</a> Why did you not inquire of his word? Therefore, you will not leave the bed on which you are lying, for you will certainly die.’” </span><span id="v12-1-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9550" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>So he died, according to the word of Jehovah that E·liʹjah had spoken; and because he did not have a son, Je·hoʹram<a id="footnotesource4" data-fnid="4" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070116/3">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/12" data-bid="13-1" class="b">+</a> became king in his place, in the second year of Je·hoʹram<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/13" data-bid="14-1" class="b">+</a> the son of Je·hoshʹa·phat the king of Judah.</span></p> <p id="p9" data-pid="9" class="sb"><span id="v12-1-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070116/9551" class="vl vp">18 </a>As for the rest of the history of A·ha·ziʹah,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070116/14" data-bid="15-1" class="b">+</a> what he did, is it not written in the book of the history of the times of 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