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Reinado de Acaz

16 En el año diecisiete de Peka, hijo de Remalías, comenzó a reinar Acaz, hijo de Jotam, rey de Judá(A). (B)Acaz tenía veinte años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó dieciséis años en Jerusalén; pero no hizo lo recto ante los ojos del Señor su Dios como su padre David había hecho, sino que anduvo en el camino de los reyes de Israel, y aun hizo pasar a su hijo por el fuego, conforme a las abominaciones de las naciones que el Señor había arrojado[a](C) de delante de los hijos de Israel(D). Y sacrificó y quemó incienso en los lugares altos(E), en las colinas y debajo de todo árbol frondoso. Entonces Rezín, rey de Aram, y Peka, hijo de Remalías(F), rey de Israel, subieron a Jerusalén para hacer guerra y sitiaron a Acaz; pero no lo podían vencer[b](G). En aquel tiempo Rezín, rey de Aram, recuperó a Elat(H) para Aram, y echó[c] a los judíos de Elat[d] completamente; y los arameos[e] vinieron a Elat y allí han morado hasta hoy.

Y envió Acaz mensajeros(I) a Tiglat-pileser, rey de Asiria(J), diciendo: Yo soy tu siervo y tu hijo; sube y líbrame de la mano[f] del rey de Aram y de la mano[g] del rey de Israel que se han levantado contra mí. Y Acaz tomó la plata y el oro que se hallaba en la casa del Señor y en los tesoros de la casa del rey, y envió un presente al rey de Asiria(K). El rey de Asiria lo escuchó(L), y el rey de Asiria subió contra Damasco y la tomó(M), y se llevó a su pueblo al destierro en Kir(N), y dio muerte a Rezín.

10 Y el rey Acaz fue a Damasco a ver[h] a Tiglat-pileser, rey de Asiria(O), y vio el altar que estaba en Damasco; y el rey Acaz envió al sacerdote(P) Urías el diseño[i] del altar y su réplica, conforme a toda su hechura. 11 Y el sacerdote Urías edificó un altar; conforme a todo lo que el rey Acaz había enviado de Damasco, así lo hizo el sacerdote Urías antes del[j] regreso del rey Acaz de Damasco. 12 Cuando vino el rey de Damasco y vio[k] el altar, el rey se acercó al altar y subió hasta[l] él(Q); 13 quemó su holocausto y su ofrenda de cereal, derramó su libación y roció la sangre de sus ofrendas de paz sobre el altar; 14 y el altar de bronce(R), que estaba delante del Señor, lo[m] trajo de delante de la casa, de entre su altar(S) y la casa del Señor, y lo puso al lado norte de su altar. 15 Entonces el rey Acaz dio órdenes al sacerdote Urías, diciendo: Quema sobre el gran altar el holocausto de la mañana y la ofrenda de cereal de la tarde(T), el holocausto del rey y su ofrenda de cereal, con el holocausto de todo el pueblo de la tierra y con su ofrenda de cereal y sus libaciones; y rocía sobre él toda la sangre del holocausto y toda la sangre del sacrificio. Pero el altar de bronce será para mí para consultar(U). 16 Y el sacerdote Urías hizo conforme a todo lo que el rey Acaz le había ordenado.

17 Entonces el rey Acaz cortó los bordes de las basas, y quitó de ellas la pila(V); también bajó el mar de sobre los bueyes(W) de bronce que estaban debajo de él y lo puso sobre un enlosado de piedra. 18 Y el pórtico para el día de reposo, que habían edificado en la casa, y la entrada exterior del rey, los quitó de la casa del Señor a causa del rey de Asiria. 19 Los demás hechos de Acaz, lo que hizo, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las Crónicas de los reyes de Judá(X)? 20 Y durmió Acaz(Y) con sus padres, y fue sepultado con sus padres en la ciudad de David; y su hijo Ezequías reinó en su lugar(Z).

Footnotes

  1. 2 Reyes 16:3 O, desposeído
  2. 2 Reyes 16:5 Lit., combatir
  3. 2 Reyes 16:6 O, limpió
  4. 2 Reyes 16:6 Heb., Elot
  5. 2 Reyes 16:6 Así en algunos mss. antiguos; en heb., edomitas
  6. 2 Reyes 16:7 Lit., palma
  7. 2 Reyes 16:7 Lit., palma
  8. 2 Reyes 16:10 Lit., encontrar
  9. 2 Reyes 16:10 Lit., la semejanza
  10. 2 Reyes 16:11 Lit., hasta el
  11. 2 Reyes 16:12 Lit., el rey vio
  12. 2 Reyes 16:12 U, ofreció sobre
  13. 2 Reyes 16:14 Lit., también

Judah’s King Ahaz

16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah,(A) Ahaz(B) son of Jotham became king of Judah. Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the sight of the Lord his God like his ancestor David(C) but walked in the ways of the kings of Israel.(D) He even sacrificed his son in the fire,[a] imitating the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.(E) He sacrificed and burned incense(F) on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.(G)

Then(H) Aram’s King Rezin and Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah came to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but were not able to conquer him.(I) At that time Aram’s King Rezin recovered Elath for Aram and expelled the Judahites from Elath.(J) Then the Arameans came to Elath, and they still live there today.(K)

So Ahaz sent messengers(L) to King Tiglath-pileser(M) of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. March up and save me from the grasp of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.” Ahaz also took the silver and gold found in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king’s palace and sent them to the king of Assyria as a bribe.(N) So the king of Assyria listened to him(O) and marched up to Damascus and captured it.(P) He deported its people to Kir(Q) but put Rezin to death.

Ahaz’s Idolatry

10 King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet King Tiglath-pileser(R) of Assyria. When he saw the altar that was in Damascus, King Ahaz sent a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction to the priest Uriah.(S) 11 Uriah built the altar according to all the instructions King Ahaz sent from Damascus. Therefore, by the time King Ahaz came back from Damascus, the priest Uriah had completed it. 12 When the king came back from Damascus, he saw the altar. Then he approached the altar(T) and ascended it.[b] 13 He offered his burnt offering(U) and his grain offering, poured out his drink offering, and splattered the blood of his fellowship offerings(V) on the altar. 14 He took the bronze altar(W) that was before the Lord in front of the temple between his altar and the Lord’s temple, and put it on the north side of his altar.

15 Then King Ahaz commanded the priest Uriah, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and his grain offering. Also offer the burnt offering of all the people of the land, their grain offering, and their drink offerings. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offering and all the blood of sacrifice. The bronze altar will be for me to seek guidance.”[c] 16 The priest Uriah did everything King Ahaz commanded.

17 Then King Ahaz cut off the frames of the water carts[d](X) and removed the bronze basin from each of them. He took the basin[e](Y) from the bronze oxen that were under it and put it on a stone pavement. 18 To satisfy the king of Assyria, he removed from the Lord’s temple the Sabbath canopy they had built in the palace, and he closed the outer entrance for the king.

Ahaz’s Death

19 The rest(Z) of the events of Ahaz’s reign, along with his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.(AA) 20 Ahaz rested with his ancestors(AB) and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and his son Hezekiah became king in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 16:3 Lit even made his son pass through the fire
  2. 16:12 Or and offered on it:
  3. 16:15 Hb obscure
  4. 16:17 Lit the stands
  5. 16:17 Lit sea

16 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign. Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father. But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel. And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged Ahaz, but could not overcome him. At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drove the Jews from [a]Elath; and the [b]Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there, unto this day.

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son: come up, and save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, who rise up against me. And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria. And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him; and the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried the people of it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw the altar that was at Damascus; and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. 11 And Urijah the priest built an altar: according to all that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus, so did Urijah the priest make it against the coming of king Ahaz from Damascus. 12 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar: and the king drew near unto the altar, and [c]offered thereon. 13 And he burnt his burnt-offering and his meal-offering, and poured his drink-offering, and sprinkled the blood of [d]his peace-offerings, upon the altar. 14 And the brazen altar, which was before Jehovah, he brought from the forefront of the house, from between his altar and the house of Jehovah, and put it on the north side of his altar. 15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt-offering, and the evening meal-offering, and the king’s burnt-offering, and his meal-offering, with the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: but the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by. 16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that king Ahaz commanded.

17 And king Ahaz cut off the panels of the bases, and removed the laver from off them, and took down the sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stone. 18 And the [e]covered way for the sabbath that they had built in the house, and the king’s entry without, turned he [f]unto the house of Jehovah, because of the king of Assyria. 19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 16:6 Hebrew Eloth.
  2. 2 Kings 16:6 According to another reading, Edomites
  3. 2 Kings 16:12 Or, went up unto it
  4. 2 Kings 16:13 Hebrew the peace-offerings which were his.
  5. 2 Kings 16:18 Or, covered place
  6. 2 Kings 16:18 Or, round