In 2 Kings 1, King Ahaziah sent messengers to consult Baal-Zebub of Ekron instead of Yahweh, provoking Yahweh's wrath through the prophet Elijah.
The Hebrew Baal-Zebub is a polemical reframing of the Canaanite deity of Ekron, with the name deliberately corrupted from 'Lord of the Exalted Dwelling' to 'Lord of the Flies.'
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