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Nov 2021
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182. Ahaziah's Little Whoopsie

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King Ahab and Queen Jezebel's son, King Ahaziah, falls through a window. He sends a group of men to inquire of an idol as to whether he will recover or not. The king gets an answer but not from who he expected. 

Today's story comes from 2 Kings chapter one. 

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