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2 Chronicles 22
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2 Chronicles 22
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Ahaziah King of Judah(A)(B)
22 The people(C) of Jerusalem(D) made Ahaziah, Jehoram’s youngest son, king in his place, since the raiders,(E) who came with the Arabs into the camp, had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.
2 Ahaziah was twenty-two[a] years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, a granddaughter of Omri.
3 He too followed(F) the ways of the house of Ahab,(G) for his mother encouraged him to act wickedly. 4 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done, for after his father’s death they became his advisers, to his undoing. 5 He also followed their counsel when he went with Joram[b] son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead.(H) The Arameans wounded Joram; 6 so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramoth[c] in his battle with Hazael(I) king of Aram.
Then Ahaziah[d] son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab because he had been wounded.
7 Through Ahaziah’s(J) visit to Joram, God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. 8 While Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab,(K) he found the officials of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s relatives, who had been attending Ahaziah, and he killed them. 9 He then went in search of Ahaziah, and his men captured him while he was hiding(L) in Samaria. He was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He was a son of Jehoshaphat, who sought(M) the Lord with all his heart.” So there was no one in the house of Ahaziah powerful enough to retain the kingdom.
Athaliah and Joash(N)
10 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the whole royal family of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehosheba,[e] the daughter of King Jehoram, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the royal princes who were about to be murdered and put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehosheba,[f] the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of the priest Jehoiada, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid the child from Athaliah so she could not kill him. 12 He remained hidden with them at the temple of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 22:2 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:26); Hebrew forty-two
- 2 Chronicles 22:5 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verses 6 and 7
- 2 Chronicles 22:6 Hebrew Ramah, a variant of Ramoth
- 2 Chronicles 22:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 8:29); most Hebrew manuscripts Azariah
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 Hebrew Jehoshabeath, a variant of Jehosheba
2 Crónicas 22
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2 Crónicas 22
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Reinado de Ocozías
22 (A)Entonces los habitantes de Jerusalén hicieron rey en su lugar a Ocozías[a], hijo menor de Joram, porque la banda de hombres que vinieron con los árabes(B) al campamento había matado a todos los hijos mayores. Por lo cual Ocozías, hijo de Joram[b], rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar. 2 Ocozías tenía veintidós[c] años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó un año en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Atalía, nieta[d] de Omri. 3 Él también anduvo en los caminos de la casa de Acab, porque su madre fue su consejera para que hiciera lo malo. 4 Hizo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor, como lo había hecho la casa de Acab, porque después de la muerte de su padre ellos fueron sus consejeros para perdición suya(C).
5 Ocozías también anduvo conforme al consejo de ellos, y fue con Joram[e], hijo de Acab, rey de Israel, a hacer guerra contra Hazael, rey de Aram, en Ramot de Galaad. Los arameos[f] hirieron a Joram(D), 6 y este volvió a Jezreel para ser curado de las heridas que le habían hecho[g] en Ramot, cuando peleó contra Hazael, rey de Aram. Entonces Ocozías[h], hijo de Joram, rey de Judá, descendió a visitar a Joram, hijo de Acab, en Jezreel, que estaba enfermo.
7 La destrucción de Ocozías vino de Dios(E), por ir a visitar a Joram. Pues cuando llegó, salió con Joram contra Jehú(F), hijo de Nimsi, a quien el Señor había ungido para exterminar la casa de Acab(G). 8 Cuando Jehú estaba ejecutando justicia contra la casa de Acab, encontró a los príncipes de Judá y a los hijos de los hermanos de Ocozías que estaban al servicio de Ocozías, y los mató(H). 9 También buscó a Ocozías, que lo prendieron cuando estaba escondido en Samaria. Lo llevaron a Jehú y lo mataron(I), pero le dieron sepultura(J), pues decían: «Es hijo de Josafat, que buscó al Señor(K) con todo su corazón». Así que no quedó nadie de la casa de Ocozías para retener el poder del reino.
Atalía usurpa el trono
10 (L)Cuando Atalía, madre de Ocozías, vio que su hijo había muerto, se levantó y exterminó toda la descendencia[i] real de la casa de Judá. 11 Pero Josabet[j], hija del rey, tomó a Joás, hijo de Ocozías, y lo sacó a escondidas de entre los hijos del rey a quienes estaban dando muerte, y lo puso a él y a su nodriza en la alcoba. Así Josabet, hija del rey Joram, mujer del sacerdote Joiada (pues era hermana de Ocozías), lo escondió de Atalía para que no le diera muerte. 12 Y Joás estuvo escondido con ellos en la casa de Dios seis años, mientras Atalía reinaba en el país.
Footnotes
- 22:1 En 2Crón. 21:17, Joacaz.
- 22:1 Heb. Jehoram.
- 22:2 Así en algunas versiones antiguas y en 2Rey. 8:26; en heb. cuarenta y dos.
- 22:2 Lit. hija.
- 22:5 Heb. Jehoram.
- 22:5 Heb. arqueros.
- 22:6 Lit. con las cuales le habían herido.
- 22:6 Así en 2Rey. 8:29; heb. Azarías.
- 22:10 Lit. simiente.
- 22:11 En 2Rey. 11:2, Josaba.
2 Chronicles 22
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2 Chronicles 22
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Ahaziah Reigns in Judah
22 (A)And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with (B)the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 2 Ahaziah was twenty-two[a] years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah, (C)the granddaughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in doing wickedly. 4 He did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, as the house of Ahab had done. For after the death of his father they were his counselors, to his undoing. 5 He even followed their counsel and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to make war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead. And the Syrians wounded Joram, 6 and he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was wounded.
7 But it was ordained by[b] God that the downfall of Ahaziah should come about through his going to visit Joram. For when he came there, (D)he went out with Jehoram to meet Jehu the son of Nimshi, (E)whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. 8 (F)And when Jehu was (G)executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he met the princes of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah's brothers, who attended Ahaziah, and he killed them. 9 (H)He searched for Ahaziah, and he was captured while hiding in Samaria, and he was brought to Jehu and put to death. (I)They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, (J)who sought the Lord with all his heart.” And the house of Ahaziah had no one able to rule the kingdom.
Athaliah Reigns in Judah
10 (K)Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal family of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath,[c] the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the king's sons who were about to be put to death, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Thus Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and wife of Jehoiada the priest, because she was a sister of Ahaziah, hid him[d] from Athaliah, so that she did not put him to death. 12 And he remained with them six years, hidden in the house of God, while Athaliah reigned over the land.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 22:2 See 2 Kings 8:26; Hebrew forty-two; Septuagint twenty
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 Hebrew was from
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 Spelled Jehosheba in 2 Kings 11:2
- 2 Chronicles 22:11 That is, Joash
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