2 Kings 9
English Standard Version
Jehu Anointed King of Israel
9 Then Elisha the prophet called one of (A)the sons of the prophets and said to him, (B)“Tie up your garments, and take this (C)flask of oil in your hand, and go to (D)Ramoth-gilead. 2 And when you arrive, look there for Jehu (E)the son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi. And go in and have him rise from among (F)his fellows, and lead him to an inner chamber. 3 Then take the flask of oil and pour it on his head and say, ‘Thus says the Lord, (G)I anoint you king over Israel.’ Then open the door and flee; do not linger.”
4 So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 And when he came, behold, the commanders of the army were in council. And he said, “I have a word for you, O commander.” And Jehu said, “To which of us all?” And he said, “To you, O commander.” 6 So he arose and went into the house. And the young man poured the oil on his head, saying to him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, (H)I anoint you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel. 7 And you shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, so that I may avenge (I)on Jezebel the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish, (J)and I will cut off from Ahab (K)every male, (L)bond or free, in Israel. 9 And I will make the house of Ahab like (M)the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like (N)the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 (O)And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the territory of Jezreel, and none shall bury her.” Then he opened the door and fled.
11 When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, they said to him, (P)“Is all well? Why did (Q)this mad fellow come to you?” And he said to them, “You know the fellow and his talk.” 12 And they said, “That is not true; tell us now.” And he said, “Thus and so he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord, I anoint you king over Israel.’” 13 Then in haste (R)every man of them took his garment and put it under him on the bare[a] steps, and they blew the trumpet and proclaimed, (S)“Jehu is king.”
Jehu Assassinates Joram and Ahaziah
14 Thus Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. ((T)Now Joram with all Israel had been on guard at Ramoth-gilead against (U)Hazael king of Syria, 15 (V)but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) So Jehu said, “If this is your decision, then let no one slip out of the city to go and tell the news in Jezreel.” 16 Then Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to visit Joram.
17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came and said, “I see a company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’” 18 So a man on horseback went to meet him and said, “Thus says the king, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me.” And the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.” 19 Then he sent out a second horseman, who came to them and said, “Thus the king has said, ‘Is it peace?’” And Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Turn around and ride behind me.” 20 Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the driving (W)is like the driving of Jehu (X)the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”
21 Joram said, (Y)“Make ready.” And they made ready his chariot. (Z)Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his chariot, and went to meet Jehu, and met him (AA)at the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 And when Joram saw Jehu, he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?” He answered, “What peace can there be, so long as (AB)the whorings and the sorceries of your mother Jezebel are so many?” 23 Then Joram reined about and fled, saying to Ahaziah, “Treachery, O Ahaziah!” 24 And Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and shot Joram between the shoulders, so that the arrow pierced his heart, and he sank in his chariot. 25 Jehu said to Bidkar (AC)his aide, “Take him up and throw him (AD)on the plot of ground belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. For remember, when you and I rode side by side behind Ahab his father, how (AE)the Lord made this (AF)pronouncement against him: 26 ‘As surely as I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons—declares the Lord—I will repay you on this plot of ground.’ Now therefore take him up and throw him on the plot of ground, in accordance with the word of the Lord.”
27 (AG)When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled in the direction of Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him and said, “Shoot him also.” And they shot him[b] in the chariot at the ascent of Gur, which is by (AH)Ibleam. And he fled to (AI)Megiddo and died there. 28 (AJ)His servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the city of David.
29 In the (AK)eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.
Jehu Executes Jezebel
30 When Jehu came to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. And (AL)she painted her eyes and adorned her head and looked out of the window. 31 And as Jehu entered the gate, she said, (AM)“Is it peace, you Zimri, murderer of your master?” 32 And he lifted up his face to the window and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked out at him. 33 He said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down. And some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses, and they trampled on her. 34 Then he went in and ate and drank. And he said, “See now to this cursed woman and bury her, (AN)for she is a king's daughter.” 35 But when they went to bury her, they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 36 When they came back and told him, he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which he spoke by his servant Elijah the Tishbite: (AO)‘In the territory of Jezreel the dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel, 37 and the corpse of Jezebel shall be (AP)as dung on the face of the field in the territory of Jezreel, so that no one can say, This is Jezebel.’”
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 9:13 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
- 2 Kings 9:27 Syriac, Vulgate (compare Septuagint); Hebrew lacks and they shot him
2 Reyes 9
Reina Valera Actualizada
Jehú es ungido rey de Israel
9 Entonces el profeta Eliseo llamó a uno de los hijos de los profetas y le dijo:
—Cíñete los lomos, toma este frasco de aceite en tu mano, y ve a Ramot de Galaad. 2 Cuando llegues allá, verás allí a Jehú hijo de Josafat, hijo de Nimsi. Entra, haz que se levante de entre sus compañeros y llévalo a una habitación interior. 3 Luego toma el frasco de aceite y derrámalo sobre su cabeza diciendo: “Así ha dicho el SEÑOR: ‘Yo te he ungido rey de Israel’ ”. Luego abre la puerta y escápate. ¡No esperes!
4 Aquel joven, el criado del profeta, fue a Ramot de Galaad. 5 Entonces entró, y he aquí que los jefes del ejército estaban sentados. Y dijo:
—Jefe, tengo un mensaje para ti.
Jehú preguntó:
—¿Para cuál de todos nosotros?
Y él respondió:
—Para ti, jefe.
6 Jehú se levantó y entró en la casa, y el joven derramó el aceite sobre su cabeza y le dijo:
—Así ha dicho el SEÑOR Dios de Israel: “Yo te he ungido rey del pueblo del SEÑOR, de Israel. 7 Tú herirás a los de la casa de Acab, tu señor, para que yo vengue la sangre de mis siervos los profetas y la sangre de todos los siervos del SEÑOR derramada por mano de Jezabel. 8 Toda la casa de Acab perecerá; exterminaré a todo varón de Acab en Israel, tanto a los esclavos como a los libres. 9 Yo haré a su casa como a la casa de Jeroboam hijo de Nabat y a la casa de Baasa hijo de Ajías. 10 Y a Jezabel la comerán los perros en la parcela de Jezreel. No habrá quien le dé sepultura”.
En seguida abrió la puerta y huyó.
El ejército proclama rey a Jehú
11 Después Jehú salió a donde estaban los servidores de su señor, y le preguntaron:
—¿Todo va bien? ¿Para qué vino a ti ese loco?
Y él les dijo:
—Ustedes conocen a ese hombre y sus palabras.
12 Ellos dijeron:
—¡Mentira! ¡Decláranoslo, por favor!
Y él dijo:
—Así y así me habló diciendo: “Así ha dicho el SEÑOR: ‘Yo te he ungido rey de Israel’ ”.
13 Entonces tomaron rápidamente cada uno su manto y lo tendieron debajo de Jehú sobre las gradas desnudas. Luego tocaron la corneta y proclamaron:
—¡Jehú reina!
14 Así conspiró Jehú hijo de Josafat, hijo de Nimsi, contra Joram.
Jehú elimina a Joram rey de Israel
Joram había estado guardando Ramot de Galaad con todo Israel, por causa de Hazael, rey de Siria. 15 Pero el rey Joram había regresado a Jezreel para curarse de las heridas que le habían ocasionado los sirios cuando combatía contra Hazael, rey de Siria. Entonces Jehú dijo:
—Si es el deseo de ustedes, que nadie se escape de la ciudad para ir a dar las noticias en Jezreel.
16 Luego Jehú mismo subió al carro y fue a Jezreel, porque Joram estaba allí, en cama. También Ocozías, rey de Judá, había descendido para ver a Joram.
17 Entonces el centinela que estaba apostado en la torre de Jezreel vio al grupo de gente de Jehú que venía, y dijo:
—¡Veo un grupo de gente!
Joram dijo:
—Toma un jinete y envíalo a su encuentro, y que les pregunte: “¿Hay paz?”.
18 Fue el jinete a caballo a su encuentro, y le dijo:
—Así ha dicho el rey: “¿Hay paz?”.
Y Jehú respondió:
—¿Qué te importa a ti la paz? ¡Vuélvete conmigo!
Entonces el centinela informó diciendo:
—¡El mensajero llegó hasta ellos, pero no regresa!
19 Envió otro jinete a caballo, el cual llegó hasta ellos y dijo:
—Así ha dicho el rey: “¿Hay paz?”.
Y Jehú respondió:
—¿Qué te importa a ti la paz? ¡Vuélvete conmigo!
20 También el centinela informó diciendo:
—¡Ese llegó hasta ellos, pero no regresa! Y la manera de conducir del que viene es como la de Jehú hijo de Nimsi, porque conduce como un loco.
21 Entonces Joram dijo:
—¡Unce el carro!
Cuando unció su carro, Joram rey de Israel y Ocozías rey de Judá, cada uno en su carro, salieron al encuentro de Jehú, y lo encontraron en la parcela de Nabot de Jezreel. 22 Y cuando Joram vio a Jehú, le preguntó:
—¿Hay paz, Jehú?
Y él respondió:
—¿Cómo va a haber paz, mientras continúen las fornicaciones y las muchas hechicerías de tu madre Jezabel?
23 Entonces Joram, volviendo las riendas, huyó diciendo a Ocozías:
—¡Traición, Ocozías!
24 Pero Jehú puso la flecha en su arco e hirió a Joram por la espalda. La flecha le atravesó el corazón, y él cayó sobre sus rodillas en su carro. 25 Luego Jehú dijo a Bidcar, uno de sus comandantes:
—¡Tómalo y arrójalo en la parcela del campo de Nabot de Jezreel! Acuérdate que cuando tú y yo íbamos juntos cabalgando detrás de su padre Acab, el SEÑOR pronunció contra él esta sentencia: 26 “Ciertamente vi ayer la sangre de Nabot y la sangre de sus hijos, dice el SEÑOR. Y tengo que darte la retribución en esta parcela, dice el SEÑOR”. Ahora pues, tómalo y arrójalo en la parcela, conforme a la palabra del SEÑOR.
Jehú elimina a Ocozías rey de Judá
27 Al ver esto Ocozías, rey de Judá, huyó por el camino de Bet-hagan, y Jehú lo persiguió diciendo:
—¡Maten también a ese!
Y lo hirieron[a] en el carro en la cuesta de Gur, junto a Ibleam; pero huyó a Meguido, donde murió. 28 Entonces sus servidores lo llevaron a Jerusalén en un carro, y le dieron sepultura con sus padres en su sepulcro en la Ciudad de David.
29 En el año once de Joram hijo de Acab había comenzado a reinar Ocozías sobre Judá.
Jehú elimina a Jezabel
30 Jehú fue después a Jezreel. Y cuando lo oyó Jezabel, se pintó los ojos, arregló su cabello y miró por la ventana. 31 Cuando Jehú entraba por la puerta de la ciudad, ella dijo:
—¿Cómo le va a Zimri, asesino de su señor?
32 Jehú levantó la cara hacia la ventana y dijo:
—¿Quién está conmigo? ¿Quién?
Miraron hacia él dos o tres funcionarios, 33 y él les dijo:
—¡Échenla abajo!
La echaron, y parte de su sangre salpicó la pared y los caballos, los cuales la atropellaron[b]. 34 Luego entró, y después que comió y bebió, dijo:
—Ocúpense de esa maldita y sepúltenla, pues es hija de rey.
35 Pero cuando fueron para sepultarla, no hallaron de ella más que el cráneo, los pies y las palmas de las manos. 36 Volvieron y se lo informaron. Y él dijo:
—¡Esta es la palabra que el SEÑOR habló por medio de su siervo Elías el tisbita, diciendo: “En la parcela de Jezreel, los perros comerán la carne de Jezabel; 37 y el cadáver de Jezabel será como estiércol sobre la superficie del campo en la parcela de Jezreel, de modo que nadie pueda decir: ‘Esta es Jezabel’”.
Footnotes
- 2 Reyes 9:27 Según Peshita y Vulgata; cf. LXX; heb. omite Y lo hirieron.
- 2 Reyes 9:33 Según Qere y muchos mss.; TM, y él la atropelló.
2 Kings 9
New King James Version
Jehu Anointed King of Israel
9 And Elisha the prophet called one of (A)the sons of the prophets, and said to him, (B)“Get[a] yourself ready, take this flask of oil in your hand, (C)and go to Ramoth Gilead. 2 Now when you arrive at that place, look there for Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among (D)his associates, and take him to an inner room. 3 Then (E)take the flask of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ Then open the door and flee, and do not delay.”
4 So the young man, the servant of the prophet, went to Ramoth Gilead. 5 And when he arrived, there were the captains of the army sitting; and he said, “I have a message for you, Commander.”
Jehu said, “For which one of us?”
And he said, “For you, Commander.” 6 Then he arose and went into the house. And he poured the oil on his head, and said to him, (F)“Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you king over the people of the Lord, over Israel. 7 You shall strike down the house of Ahab your master, that I may (G)avenge the blood of My servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, (H)at the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and (I)I will cut off from Ahab all (J)the males in Israel, both (K)bond and free. 9 So I will make the house of Ahab like the house of (L)Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of (M)Baasha the son of Ahijah. 10 (N)The dogs shall eat Jezebel on the plot of ground at Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her.’ ” And he opened the door and fled.
11 Then Jehu came out to the servants of his master, and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did (O)this madman come to you?”
And he said to them, “You know the man and his babble.”
12 And they said, “A lie! Tell us now.”
So he said, “Thus and thus he spoke to me, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I have anointed you king over Israel.” ’ ”
13 Then each man hastened (P)to take his garment and put it [b]under him on the top of the steps; and they blew trumpets, saying, “Jehu is king!”
Joram of Israel Killed
14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against (Q)Joram. (Now Joram had been defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, against Hazael king of Syria. 15 But (R)King [c]Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, “If you are so minded, let no one leave or escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.” 16 So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was laid up there; (S)and Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
17 Now a watchman stood on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a company of men.”
And Joram said, “Get a horseman and send him to meet them, and let him say, [d]‘Is it peace?’ ”
18 So the horseman went to meet him, and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Is it peace?’ ”
And Jehu said, “What have you to do with peace? [e]Turn around and follow me.”
So the watchman reported, saying, “The messenger went to them, but is not coming back.”
19 Then he sent out a second horseman who came to them, and said, “Thus says the king: ‘Is it peace?’ ”
And Jehu answered, “What have you to do with peace? Turn around and follow me.”
20 So the watchman reported, saying, “He went up to them and is not coming back; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously!”
21 Then Joram said, [f]“Make ready.” And his chariot was made ready. Then (T)Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot; and they went out to meet Jehu, and [g]met him (U)on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite. 22 Now it happened, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, “Is it peace, Jehu?”
So he answered, “What peace, as long as the harlotries of your mother Jezebel and her witchcraft are so many?”
23 Then Joram turned around and fled, and said to Ahaziah, “Treachery, Ahaziah!” 24 Now Jehu [h]drew his bow with full strength and shot Jehoram between his arms; and the arrow came out at his heart, and he sank down in his chariot. 25 Then Jehu said to Bidkar his captain, “Pick him up, and throw him into the tract of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite; for remember, when you and I were riding together behind Ahab his father, that (V)the Lord laid this (W)burden upon him: 26 ‘Surely I saw yesterday the blood of Naboth and the blood of his sons,’ says the Lord, (X)‘and I will repay you [i]in this plot,’ says the Lord. Now therefore, take and throw him on the plot of ground, according to the word of the Lord.”
Ahaziah of Judah Killed(Y)
27 But when Ahaziah king of Judah saw this, he fled by the road to [j]Beth Haggan. So Jehu pursued him, and said, [k]“Shoot him also in the chariot.” And they shot him at the Ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. Then he fled to (Z)Megiddo, and died there. 28 And his servants carried him in the chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his tomb with his fathers in the City of David. 29 In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.
Jezebel’s Violent Death
30 Now when Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; (AA)and she put paint on her eyes and adorned her head, and looked through a window. 31 Then, as Jehu entered at the gate, she said, (AB)“Is it peace, Zimri, murderer of your master?”
32 And he looked up at the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” So two or three eunuchs looked out at him. 33 Then he said, “Throw her down.” So they threw her down, and some of her blood spattered on the wall and on the horses; and he trampled her underfoot. 34 And when he had gone in, he ate and drank. Then he said, “Go now, see to this accursed woman, and bury her, for (AC)she was a king’s daughter.” 35 So they went to bury her, but they found no more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands. 36 Therefore they came back and told him. And he said, “This is the word of the Lord, which He spoke by His servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, (AD)‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel dogs shall eat the flesh of Jezebel; 37 and the corpse of Jezebel shall be (AE)as refuse on the surface of the field, in the plot at Jezreel, so that they shall not say, “Here lies Jezebel.” ’ ”
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 9:1 Lit. Gird up your loins
- 2 Kings 9:13 Lit. under his feet
- 2 Kings 9:15 Jehoram, v. 24
- 2 Kings 9:17 Are you peaceful?
- 2 Kings 9:18 Lit. Turn behind me
- 2 Kings 9:21 Harness up
- 2 Kings 9:21 Lit. found
- 2 Kings 9:24 Lit. filled his hand
- 2 Kings 9:26 on this property
- 2 Kings 9:27 Lit. The Garden House
- 2 Kings 9:27 Lit. Strike
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