Verbs describing "Ascent" and "Descent" are used multiple times throughout the story. At the beginning of the story the Angel of God commands Eliyahu to rise to meet the messengers of Ahazya and at the end of the story the Angel commands him to descend with the captain to the king. "Ascent" and "Descent" do not describe topographical movement, but rather describe opposing styles of actions that Eliyahu must utilize in his faceoff with Ahazya.

Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion