2 Reyes 3
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Rebelión y derrota de Moab
3 Joram, hijo de Acab, comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en Samaria en el año dieciocho de Josafat, rey de Judá(A); y reinó doce años. 2 Hizo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor, aunque no como su padre y su madre, pues quitó el pilar sagrado de Baal(B) que su padre había hecho(C). 3 Sin embargo, se aferró a los pecados de Jeroboam(D), hijo de Nabat, con los que hizo pecar a Israel(E), y no se apartó de ellos.
4 Y Mesa, rey de Moab, era criador de ovejas, y pagaba al rey de Israel 100,000 corderos(F) y la lana de 100,000 carneros. 5 Pero cuando Acab murió, el rey de Moab se rebeló contra el rey de Israel(G). 6 Y aquel mismo día el rey Joram salió de Samaria y alistó a todo Israel. 7 Y fue y envió palabra a Josafat, rey de Judá, diciendo: «El rey de Moab se ha rebelado contra mí. ¿Irás conmigo a pelear contra Moab?». Y él respondió: «Subiré. Yo soy como tú, mi pueblo como tu pueblo, mis caballos como tus caballos(H)». 8 Y le preguntó: «¿Por qué camino subiremos?». Y Joram respondió: «Por el camino del desierto de Edom».
9 Entonces el rey de Israel(I) fue con el rey de Judá(J) y el rey de Edom(K); y después de dar un rodeo de siete días de camino, no había agua para el ejército ni para los animales que los seguían. 10 Así que el rey de Israel dijo: «¡Ah! Porque el Señor ha llamado a estos tres reyes para entregarlos en manos de Moab». 11 Pero Josafat dijo: «¿No hay aquí un profeta del Señor para que consultemos al Señor por medio de él(L)?». Y uno de los siervos del rey de Israel respondió: «Aquí está Eliseo, hijo de Safat(M), el que vertía agua en las manos de Elías(N)». 12 Y Josafat dijo: «La palabra del Señor está con él». Así que el rey de Israel y Josafat y el rey de Edom fueron adonde estaba Eliseo.
13 Entonces Eliseo dijo al rey de Israel: «¿Qué tengo que ver con usted? Vaya a los profetas de su padre y a los profetas de su madre(O)». Y el rey de Israel le dijo: «No, porque el Señor ha llamado a estos tres reyes para entregarlos en mano de Moab». 14 Y Eliseo dijo: «Vive el Señor de los ejércitos, ante quien estoy(P), que si no fuera por respeto a la presencia de Josafat, rey de Judá, no lo miraría ni lo atendería. 15 Pero tráiganme ahora un músico(Q)».
Y sucedió que mientras el músico tocaba, la mano del Señor vino sobre Eliseo(R), 16 y él dijo: «Así dice el Señor: “Hagan en este valle muchas zanjas”. 17 Pues así dice el Señor: “No verán viento, ni verán lluvias; sin embargo ese valle se llenará de agua(S), y beberán ustedes y sus ganados y sus bestias. 18 Aun esto es poco ante los ojos del Señor(T); también entregará en manos de ustedes a los moabitas. 19 Ustedes destruirán[a] toda ciudad fortificada y toda ciudad principal, talarán todo árbol bueno, cegarán todas las fuentes de agua y dañarán con piedras todo terreno fértil(U)”». 20 Y aconteció que por la mañana, a la hora de ofrecer el sacrificio(V), el agua vino por el camino de Edom, y la tierra se llenó de agua.
21 Y todos los moabitas oyeron que los reyes habían subido a pelear contra ellos. Y convocaron a todos, desde los que podían ponerse armadura[b] en adelante, y se colocaron en la frontera. 22 Se levantaron muy de mañana, y cuando el sol brilló sobre el agua, los moabitas vieron el agua frente a ellos tan roja como la sangre. 23 Entonces dijeron: «Esto es sangre; sin duda los reyes han peleado entre sí, y se han matado unos a otros. Ahora pues, ¡Moab, al despojo!». 24 Pero cuando llegaron al campamento de Israel, los israelitas se levantaron e hirieron a los moabitas, y estos huyeron delante de ellos; y los israelitas invadieron el país matando a los moabitas. 25 Destruyeron las ciudades, y cada uno arrojó su piedra en toda parcela de tierra buena, y las llenaron. Cegaron todas las fuentes de agua y talaron todos los árboles buenos(W), hasta dejar en Kir Hareset(X) solo sus piedras; no obstante, los honderos la rodearon y la destruyeron[c]. 26 Al ver el rey de Moab que la batalla arreciaba contra él, tomó consigo 700 hombres que sacaban espada, para abrir brecha hacia el rey de Edom, pero no pudieron. 27 Entonces tomó a su hijo primogénito que había de reinar en su lugar, y lo ofreció en holocausto sobre la muralla. Y hubo gran ira contra los israelitas, quienes se apartaron de allí(Y) y regresaron a su tierra.
2 Kings 3
Modern English Version
Jehoram Reigns Over Israel
3 Now Jehoram son of Ahab reigned 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 removed the pillar of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. He did not depart from them.
4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-breeder and gave back to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. 5 But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel. 7 He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to Moab to battle?”
He said, “I will go up. I am as you are, my people as your people, and my horses as your horses.”
8 Then he said, “Which way should we go up?”
And he said, “The way through the Wilderness of Edom.”
9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom went, and they marched around seven days. But there was no water for the camp or for the livestock that followed them.
10 The king of Israel said, “Alas! The Lord has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab!”
11 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there a prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire of the Lord?”
Then one of the king of Israel’s servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”
12 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 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to your father’s prophets, or to your mother’s prophets.”
Then the king of Israel said to him, “No. The Lord has called these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
14 Elisha said, “As the Lord of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not for my regard for Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look at you nor see you. 15 Now bring me a musician.”
And when the musician played, the hand of the Lord came upon him. 16 He said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Make this valley full of pools.’ 17 For thus says the Lord, ‘You will not see wind, nor will you see rain, yet that valley will be filled with water, that you may drink, both you and your livestock, and your cattle.’ 18 This is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord, and He will give the Moabites into your hand. 19 You will strike every fortified city and every choice city, and will cut down every good tree, and stop every spring of water, and you will ruin every good piece of land with stones.”
20 So in the morning as the offering was offered up, suddenly water flowed from the way of Edom, and the land 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 bear arms and older were summoned and stood at the border. 22 They got up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them was as red as blood. 23 Then they said, “This is blood. The kings have surely fought together; and they have killed one another. Now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!”
24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the children of Israel arose and struck the Moabites, so that they ran from them. And they went forward into their land, killing the Moabites. 25 They demolished the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a stone and filled it with stones, and they stopped every spring of water and cut down every good tree. Only in Kir Hareseth did the stones in the wall remain, until the slingers surrounded it and struck it.
26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was overwhelming him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they were unable. 27 Then he took his firstborn son, who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. And great wrath came upon Israel, and they departed from him and returned to their own land.
2 Kings 3
King James Version
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.
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