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Baal-zebub

Named in the Bible among Satan and the demons.

Fly-lord, the god of the Philistines at Ekron (2 Kings 1:2, 3, 16). This name was given to the god because he was supposed to be able to avert the plague of flies which in that region was to be feared.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

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4 verses

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Baal-zebub, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

  1. likely location: Ekron4
  2. likely location: Samaria2

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 920–870 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Timeline of Baal-zebub’s mentions beside the people of the same era.

Mentions

Begat counts Baal-zebub in 4 tagged verses in one book.

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  1. 2 Kings4

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBBaal-zebub 4
KJVBaal-zebub 0
ASVBaal-zebub 4

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2 Kings4 verses
  1. 1:2

    Now 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. 1:3

    But 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?’

  3. 1:6

    They 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.’”

  4. 1:16

    And 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.”

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Fly-lord, the god of the Philistines at Ekron (2 Kings 1:2, 3, 16). This name was given to the god because he was supposed to be able to avert the plague of flies which in that region was to be feared. He was consulted by Ahaziah as to his recovery.