2 Crónicas 36
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Reinado de Joacaz(A)
36 La gente del pueblo tomó entonces a Joacaz, hijo de Josías, y lo pusieron como rey en Jerusalén en lugar de su padre. 2 Joacaz tenía veintitrés años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén tres meses. 3 El rey de Egipto lo quitó del trono en Jerusalén e impuso al país un tributo de tres mil trescientos kilos de plata y treinta y tres kilos de oro. 4 Además, el rey de Egipto puso como rey de Judá y Jerusalén a Eliaquim, hermano de Joacaz, y le cambió el nombre y le puso Joaquim, y a Joacaz lo tomó y lo llevó a Egipto.
Reinado de Joaquim(B)
5 Joaquim tenía veinticinco años, y reinó en Jerusalén once años. Pero sus hechos fueron malos a los ojos del Señor su Dios. 6 Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, marchó contra él y lo sujetó con cadenas de bronce para llevárselo a Babilonia. 7 Nabucodonosor se llevó a Babilonia una parte de los utensilios del templo del Señor, y los puso en su templo de Babilonia.
8 El resto de la historia de Joaquim, con sus prácticas infames y lo que le ocurrió, está escrito en el libro de los reyes de Israel y de Judá. Y reinó en su lugar su hijo Joaquín.
Joaquín es desterrado a Babilonia(C)
9 Joaquín tenía dieciocho años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén tres meses y diez días. Pero sus hechos fueron malos a los ojos del Señor.
10 En la primavera de aquel año, el rey Nabucodonosor mandó que lo llevaran a Babilonia, junto con los utensilios de más valor del templo del Señor, y nombró rey de Judá y Jerusalén a Sedequías, pariente de Joaquín.
Reinado de Sedequías
11 Sedequías tenía veintiún años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó once años en Jerusalén. 12 Pero sus hechos fueron malos a los ojos de su Dios. No se humilló ante el profeta Jeremías, que le hablaba de parte del Señor. 13 Además se rebeló contra el rey Nabucodonosor, quien le había hecho jurar por Dios que sería su aliado, y se empeñó tercamente en no volverse al Señor, Dios de Israel.
14 También todos los jefes de Judá, los sacerdotes y el pueblo extremaron su infidelidad, siguiendo las prácticas infames de las naciones paganas y profanando el templo del Señor que él había escogido como su santuario en Jerusalén. 15 El Señor, Dios de sus antepasados, les envió constantes advertencias por medio de sus mensajeros, porque tenía compasión de su pueblo y de su lugar de residencia. 16 Pero ellos se rieron de los mensajeros de Dios, despreciaron sus avisos y se burlaron de sus profetas, hasta que la ira del Señor estalló contra su pueblo de modo que ya no hubo remedio.
Destrucción del templo y destierro de Judá(D)
17 Entonces el Señor hizo marchar contra ellos al rey de los caldeos, que pasó a cuchillo a sus jóvenes en el propio edificio del templo y no tuvo piedad de los jóvenes ni de las muchachas, de los ancianos ni de los inválidos. A todos los entregó el Señor en sus manos. 18 Todos los utensilios del templo de Dios, grandes y pequeños, y los tesoros del templo, del rey y de sus funcionarios, todo se lo llevó el rey de los caldeos a Babilonia. 19 Además quemaron el templo de Dios, derribaron la muralla de Jerusalén, prendieron fuego a sus palacios y destruyeron todo lo que había de valor.
20 Después desterró a Babilonia a los sobrevivientes de la matanza, donde se convirtieron en esclavos suyos y de sus hijos hasta que se estableció el imperio persa, 21 para que se cumpliera lo que Dios había dicho por medio del profeta Jeremías. Así el país debía disfrutar de su reposo; porque descansó todo el tiempo que estuvo en ruinas, hasta que pasaron setenta años.
El decreto de Ciro(E)
22 En el primer año del reinado de Ciro, rey de Persia, y para que se cumpliera la palabra del Señor anunciada por Jeremías, el Señor impulsó a Ciro a que en todo su reino promulgara, de palabra y por escrito, este decreto: 23 «Ciro, rey de Persia, declara lo siguiente: El Señor, Dios de los cielos, ha puesto en mis manos todos los reinos de la tierra, y me ha encargado que le construya un templo en Jerusalén, que está en la región de Judá. Así que a cualquiera de ustedes que pertenezca al pueblo del Señor, que el Señor su Dios lo ayude, y váyase allá.»
2 Chronicles 36
New International Version
36 1 And the people(A) of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
Jehoahaz King of Judah(B)
2 Jehoahaz[a] was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. 3 The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents[b] of silver and a talent[c] of gold. 4 The king of Egypt made Eliakim, a brother of Jehoahaz, king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Necho(C) took Eliakim’s brother Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt.(D)
Jehoiakim King of Judah(E)
5 Jehoiakim(F) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord his God. 6 Nebuchadnezzar(G) king of Babylon attacked him and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.(H) 7 Nebuchadnezzar also took to Babylon articles from the temple of the Lord and put them in his temple[d] there.(I)
8 The other events of Jehoiakim’s reign, the detestable things he did and all that was found against him, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. And Jehoiachin his son succeeded him as king.
Jehoiachin King of Judah(J)
9 Jehoiachin(K) was eighteen[e] years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar sent for him and brought him to Babylon,(L) together with articles of value from the temple of the Lord, and he made Jehoiachin’s uncle,[f] Zedekiah, king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Zedekiah King of Judah(M)
11 Zedekiah(N) was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. 12 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord(O) his God and did not humble(P) himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke the word of the Lord. 13 He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him take an oath(Q) in God’s name. He became stiff-necked(R) and hardened his heart and would not turn to the Lord, the God of Israel. 14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people became more and more unfaithful,(S) following all the detestable practices of the nations and defiling the temple of the Lord, which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
The Fall of Jerusalem(T)(U)
15 The Lord, the God of their ancestors, sent word to them through his messengers(V) again and again,(W) because he had pity on his people and on his dwelling place. 16 But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his words and scoffed(X) at his prophets until the wrath(Y) of the Lord was aroused against his people and there was no remedy.(Z) 17 He brought up against them the king of the Babylonians,[g](AA) who killed their young men with the sword in the sanctuary, and did not spare young men(AB) or young women, the elderly or the infirm.(AC) God gave them all into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.(AD) 18 He carried to Babylon all the articles(AE) from the temple of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the Lord’s temple and the treasures of the king and his officials. 19 They set fire(AF) to God’s temple(AG) and broke down the wall(AH) of Jerusalem; they burned all the palaces and destroyed(AI) everything of value there.(AJ)
20 He carried into exile(AK) to Babylon the remnant, who escaped from the sword, and they became servants(AL) to him and his successors until the kingdom of Persia came to power. 21 The land enjoyed its sabbath rests;(AM) all the time of its desolation it rested,(AN) until the seventy years(AO) were completed in fulfillment of the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah.
22 In the first year of Cyrus(AP) king of Persia, in order to fulfill the word of the Lord spoken by Jeremiah, the Lord moved the heart of Cyrus king of Persia to make a proclamation throughout his realm and also to put it in writing:
23 “This is what Cyrus king of Persia says:
“‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he has appointed(AQ) me to build a temple for him at Jerusalem in Judah. Any of his people among you may go up, and may the Lord their God be with them.’”
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz, a variant of Jehoahaz; also in verse 4
- 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 36:3 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 36:7 Or palace
- 2 Chronicles 36:9 One Hebrew manuscript, some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 24:8); most Hebrew manuscripts eight
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 Hebrew brother, that is, relative (see 2 Kings 24:17)
- 2 Chronicles 36:17 Or Chaldeans
2 Chronicles 36
King James Version
36 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
2 Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
5 Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.
6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the Lord to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.
8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord.
10 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the Lord, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
11 Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.
12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord.
13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.
14 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the Lord which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
15 And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:
16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.
18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.
19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.
20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:
21 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.
22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.
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