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2 Kings 3
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2 Kings 3
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3 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
2 Kings 3
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2 Kings 3
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3 Joram son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
3 Yet he clung to the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not from them.
4 [a]Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and paid in tribute to the king of Israel [annually] 100,000 lambs and 100,000 rams, with the wool.
5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 So King Joram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel.
7 And he sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to war against Moab? And he said, I will go; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
8 Joram said, Which way shall we go up? Jehoshaphat answered, The way through the Wilderness of Edom.
9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. They made a circuit of seven days’ journey, but there was no water for the army or for the animals following them.
10 Then the king of Israel said, Alas! The Lord has called [us] three kings together to be delivered into Moab’s hand!
11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here by whom we may inquire of the Lord? One of the king of Israel’s servants answered, Elisha son of Shaphat, who served Elijah, is here.
12 Jehoshaphat said, The word of the Lord is with him. So Joram king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to Elisha.
13 And Elisha said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your [wicked] father Ahab and your [wicked] mother Jezebel. But the king of Israel said to him, No, for the Lord has called [us] three kings together to be delivered into the hand of Moab.
14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts lives, before Whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would neither look at you nor see you [King Joram].
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And while the minstrel played, the hand and power of the Lord came upon [Elisha].
16 And he said, Thus says the Lord: Make this [dry] brook bed full of trenches.
17 For thus says the Lord: You shall not see wind or rain, yet that ravine shall be filled with water, so you, your cattle, and your beasts [of burden] may drink.
18 This is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord. He will deliver the Moabites also into your hands.
19 You shall smite every fenced city and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree and stop all wells of water and mar every good piece of land with stones.
20 In the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
21 When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to put on armor, young and old, gathered and drew up at the border.
22 When they rose up early next morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water across from them as red as blood.
23 And they said, This is blood; the kings have surely been fighting and have slain one another. Now then, Moab, to the spoil!
24 But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them. And they went forward, slaying the Moabites as they went.
25 They beat down the cities [walls], and on every good piece of land every man cast a stone, covering it [with stones]. And they stopped all the springs of water and felled all the good trees, until only the stones [of the walls of Moab’s capital city] of Kir-hareseth were left standing, and the slingers surrounded and took it.
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was against him, he took with him 700 swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.
27 Then he [Moab’s king] took his eldest son, who was to reign in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall [in full view of the horrified enemy kings]. And there was great indignation, wrath, and bitterness against Israel; and they [his allies Judah and Edom] withdrew from [Joram] and returned to their own land.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 3:4 This name of the king of Moab occurs in the first line of the Moabite Stone. In that inscription the Moabite king mentions his successes against Omri and Omri’s successor (I Kings 16:23).
2 Reyes 3
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Los moabitas se rebelan
3 En el año dieciocho de Josafat, rey de Judá, Jorán, hijo de Acab, comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en Samaria y reinó doce años. 2 Jorán hizo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor, aunque no tanto como su padre y su madre, pues mandó que se quitara una piedra sagrada que su padre había erigido en honor de Baal. 3 Sin embargo, Jorán se aferró a los mismos pecados con que Jeroboán, hijo de Nabat, había hecho pecar a los israelitas, pues no se apartó de esos pecados.
4 Ahora bien, Mesá, rey de Moab, criaba ovejas y como tributo anual entregaba al rey de Israel cien mil ovejas y la lana de cien mil corderos. 5 Pero al morir Acab, el rey de Moab se rebeló contra el rey de Israel. 6 Entonces el rey Jorán salió de Samaria, movilizó a todo el ejército de Israel, 7 y envió este mensaje a Josafat, rey de Judá:
—El rey de Moab se ha rebelado contra mí. ¿Irías conmigo a pelear contra Moab?
—Claro que sí —le respondió Josafat—. Estoy a tu disposición, lo mismo que mi ejército y mi caballería. 8 ¿Qué ruta tomaremos?
—La ruta del desierto de Edom —contestó Jorán.
9 Fue así como los reyes de Israel, Judá y Edom se pusieron en marcha. Durante siete días anduvieron por el desierto, hasta que el ejército y los animales se quedaron sin agua.
10 —¡Ay! —exclamó el rey de Israel—. ¡El Señor ha reunido a tres reyes para entregarlos en manos de los moabitas!
11 Pero Josafat preguntó:
—¿Acaso no hay aquí un profeta del Señor, para que consultemos al Señor por medio de él?
Un oficial del rey de Israel contestó:
—Aquí cerca está Eliseo, hijo de Safat, el que servía a Elías.[a]
12 —Pues él puede darnos palabra del Señor —comentó Josafat.
Así que el rey de Israel fue a ver a Eliseo, acompañado de Josafat y del rey de Edom. 13 Pero Eliseo dijo al rey de Israel:
—¿Qué tengo yo que ver con usted? Váyase a consultar a los profetas de su padre y de su madre.
—No —respondió el rey de Israel—, pues el Señor nos ha reunido a los tres para entregarnos en manos de los moabitas.
14 Eliseo respondió:
—Tan cierto como que vive el Señor de los Ejércitos, a quien sirvo, te aseguro que si no fuera por el respeto que le tengo a Josafat, rey de Judá, ni siquiera le daría a usted la cara. 15 En fin, ¡que me traigan un músico!
Mientras el músico tañía el arpa, la mano del Señor vino sobre Eliseo 16 que dijo:
—Así dice el Señor: “Abran zanjas por todo este valle, 17 pues aunque no vean viento ni lluvia —dice el Señor—, este valle se llenará de agua, de modo que podrán beber ustedes y todos sus animales”. 18 Esto es poca cosa para el Señor, que además entregará a Moab en manos de ustedes. 19 De hecho, ustedes destruirán todas las ciudades fortificadas y las otras ciudades principales. Cortarán los mejores árboles, cegarán los manantiales y sembrarán de piedras los campos fértiles.
20 A la mañana siguiente, a la hora de la ofrenda, toda el área se inundó con el agua que venía de la región de Edom.
21 Ahora bien, cuando los moabitas se enteraron de que los reyes habían salido para atacarlos, movilizaron a todos los que podían servir en el ejército y tomaron posiciones en la frontera. 22 Al levantarse ellos por la mañana, el sol se reflejaba sobre el agua y a los moabitas les pareció que estaba teñida en sangre. 23 «¡Es sangre de batalla! —exclamaron—. Esos reyes deben de haber peleado y se han matado unos a otros. ¡Vamos, Moab, al saqueo!».
24 Cuando los moabitas llegaron al campamento de Israel, los israelitas les hicieron frente y los derrotaron. Aquellos se dieron a la fuga, pero los israelitas los persiguieron, los aniquilaron 25 y destruyeron sus ciudades. Cada uno tiró una piedra en los campos fértiles de Moab hasta llenarlos; además, cegaron los manantiales y cortaron los mejores árboles. Solo Quir Jaréset quedó en pie, aunque los honderos la cercaron y también lograron conquistarla.
26 El rey de Moab, al ver que perdía la batalla, se llevó consigo a setecientos guerreros armados con espada con el propósito de abrirse paso hasta donde estaba el rey de Edom, pero no logró pasar. 27 Tomó entonces a su hijo primogénito, que había de sucederlo en el trono, y lo ofreció en holocausto sobre la muralla. A raíz de esto, se desató contra Israel una furia incontenible, de modo que los israelitas tuvieron que retirarse y volver a su país.
Footnotes
- 3:11 servía a Elías. Lit. echaba agua en manos de Elías.
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