2 Kings 1: Elijah Confronts King Ahaziah

Injured in a fall, King Ahaziah of Israel asks a Philistine idol whether he will recover, and Elijah turns his messengers back with the LORD’s sentence of death. Two companies sent to seize the prophet are destroyed by fire from heaven, a humble third captain is spared, and Ahaziah dies as foretold.

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What does the text say about how Ahaziah died (2 Kings 1:17)?

He died only after he repented and sought the LORDHe died just as the LORD had said through ElijahHe recovered for a time, then fell in battle against MoabHe was killed in Samaria by one of his own servants