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1 Now the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, There is not room enough for us in the place where we are living under your care;
1 LOS hijos de los profetas dijeron á Eliseo: He aquí, el lugar en que moramos contigo nos es estrecho.
2 So let us go to Jordan, and let everyone get to work cutting boards, and we will make a living-place for ourselves there. And he said to them, Go, then.
2 Vamos ahora al Jordán, y tomemos de allí cada uno una viga, y hagámonos allí lugar en que habitemos. Y él dijo: Andad.
3 And one of them said, Be pleased to go with your servants. And he said, I will go.
3 Y dijo uno: Rogámoste que quieras venir con tus siervos. Y él respondió: Yo iré.
4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they got to work cutting down trees.
4 Fuése pues con ellos; y como llegaron al Jordán, cortaron la madera.
5 But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.
5 Y aconteció que derribando uno un árbol, cayósele el hacha en el agua; y dió voces, diciendo: ¡Ah, señor mío, que era emprestada!
6 And the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.
6 Y el varón de Dios dijo: ¿Dónde cayó? Y él le mostró el lugar. Entonces cortó él un palo, y echólo allí; é hizo nadar el hierro.
7 Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.
7 Y dijo: Tómalo. Y él tendió la mano, y tomólo.
8 At that time the king of Aram was making war against Israel; and he had a meeting with the chiefs of his army and said, I will be waiting in secret in some named place.
8 Tenía el rey de Siria guerra contra Israel, y consultando con sus siervos, dijo: En tal y tal lugar estará mi campamento.
9 And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, Take care to keep away from that place, for the Aramaeans are waiting there in secret.
9 Y el varón de Dios envió á decir al rey de Israel: Mira que no pases por tal lugar, porque los Siros van allí.
10 So the king of Israel sent to the place where the man of God had said there was danger, and kept clear of it more than once.
10 Entonces el rey de Israel envió á aquel lugar que el varón de Dios había dicho y amonestádole; y guardóse de allí, no una vez ni dos.
11 And at this, the mind of the king of Aram was greatly troubled, and he sent for his servants and said to them, Will you not make clear to me which of us is helping the king of Israel?
11 Y el corazón del rey de Siria fué turbado de esto; y llamando á sus siervos, díjoles: ¿No me declararéis vosotros quién de los nuestros es del rey de Israel?
12 And one of them said, Not one of us, my lord king; but Elisha, the prophet in Israel, gives the king of Israel news of the words you say even in your bedroom.
12 Entonces uno de los siervos dijo: No, rey señor mío; sino que el profeta Eliseo está en Israel, el cual declara al rey de Israel las palabras que tú hablas en tu más secreta cámara.
13 Then he said, Go and see where he is, so that I may send and get him. And news came to him that he was in Dothan.
13 Y él dijo: Id, y mirad dónde está, para que yo envíe á tomarlo. Y fuéle dicho: He aquí él está en Dothán.
14 So he sent there horses and carriages and a great army; and they came by night, circling the town.
14 Entonces envió el rey allá gente de á caballo, y carros, y un grande ejército, los cuales vinieron de noche, y cercaron la ciudad.
15 Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do?
15 Y levantándose de mañana el que servía al varón de Dios, para salir, he aquí el ejército que tenía cercada la ciudad, con gente de á caballo y carros. Entonces su criado le dijo: ¡Ah, señor mío! ¿qué haremos?
16 And he said in answer, Have no fear; those who are with us are more than those who are with them.
16 Y él le dijo: No hayas miedo: porque más son los que están con nosotros que los que están con ellos.
17 Then Elisha made a prayer to the Lord, saying, Lord, let his eyes be open so that he may see. And the Lord made the young man's eyes open; and he saw that all the mountain was full of horses and carriages of fire round Elisha.
17 Y oró Eliseo, y dijo: Ruégote, oh Jehová, que abras sus ojos para que vea. Entonces Jehová abrió los ojos del mozo, y miró: y he aquí que el monte estaba lleno de gente de á caballo, y de carros de fuego alrededor de Eliseo.
18 Now when the Aramaeans came down to Elisha, he made a prayer to the Lord saying, Lord, make this people blind. And he made them blind at Elisha's request.
18 Y luego que los [Siros] descendieron á él, oró Eliseo á Jehová, y dijo: Ruégote que hieras á esta gente con ceguedad. E hiriólos con ceguedad, conforme al dicho de Eliseo.
19 And Elisha said to them, This is not the way, and this is not the town: come after me so that I may take you to the man you are searching for. And he took them to Samaria.
19 Después les dijo Eliseo: No es este el camino, ni es esta la ciudad; seguidme, que yo os guiaré al hombre que buscáis. Y guiólos á Samaria.
20 And when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.
20 Y así que llegaron á Samaria, dijo Eliseo: Jehová, abre los ojos de éstos, para que vean. Y Jehová abrió sus ojos, y miraron, y halláronse en medio de Samaria.
21 And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?
21 Y cuando el rey de Israel los hubo visto, dijo á Eliseo: ¿Herirélos, padre mío?
22 But he said in answer, You are not to put them to death; have you any right to put to death those whom you have not taken prisoner with your sword and your bow? put bread and water before them, so that they may have food and drink and go to their master.
22 Y él le respondió: No los hieras; ¿herirías tú á los que tomaste cautivos con tu espada y con tu arco? Pon delante de ellos pan y agua, para que coman y beban, y se vuelvan á sus señores.
23 So he made ready a great feast for them, and when they had had food and drink, he sent them away and they went back to their master. And no more bands of Aramaeans came into the land of Israel.
23 Entonces les fué aparejada grande comida: y como hubieron comido y bebido, enviólos, y ellos se volvieron á su señor. Y nunca más vinieron cuadrillas de Siria á la tierra de Israel.
24 Now after this, Ben-hadad, king of Aram, got together all his army and went up to make an attack on Samaria, shutting the town in on all sides with his forces.
24 Después de esto aconteció, que Ben-adad rey de Siria juntó todo su ejército, y subió, y puso cerco á Samaria.
25 And they became very short of food in Samaria; for they kept it shut in till the price of an ass's head was eighty shekels of silver, and a small measure of doves' droppings was five shekels of silver.
25 Y hubo grande hambre en Samaria, teniendo ellos cerco sobre ella; tanto, que la cabeza de un asno era vendida por ochenta [piezas] de plata, y la cuarta de un cabo de estiércol de palomas por cinco [piezas] de plata.
26 And when the king of Israel was going by on the wall, a woman came crying out to him, and said, Help! my lord king.
26 Y pasando el rey de Israel por el muro, una mujer le dió voces, y dijo: Salva, rey señor mío.
27 And he said, If the Lord does not give you help, where am I to get help for you? from the grain-floor or the grape-crusher?
27 Y él dijo: Si no te salva Jehová, ¿de dónde te tengo de salvar yo? ¿del alfolí, ó del lagar?
28 And the king said to her, What is troubling you? And she said in answer, This woman said to me, Give your son to be our food today, and we will have my son tomorrow.
28 Y díjole el rey: ¿Qué tienes? Y ella respondió: Esta mujer me dijo: Da acá tu hijo, y comámoslo hoy, y mañana comeremos el mío.
29 So, boiling my son, we had a meal of him; and on the day after I said to her, Now give your son for our food; but she has put her son in a secret place.
29 Cocimos pues mi hijo, y le comimos. El día siguiente yo le dije: Da acá tu hijo, y comámoslo. Mas ella ha escondido su hijo.
30 Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.
30 Y como el rey oyó las palabras de aquella mujer, rasgó sus vestidos, y pasó [así] por el muro: y llegó á ver el pueblo el saco que traía interiormente sobre su carne.
31 Then he said, May God's punishment come on me if Elisha, the son of Shaphat, keeps his head on his body after this day.
31 Y él dijo: Así me haga Dios, y así me añada, si la cabeza de Eliseo hijo de Saphat quedare sobre él hoy.
32 But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?
32 Estaba á la sazón Eliseo sentado en su casa, y con él estaban sentados los ancianos: y el rey envió á él un hombre. Mas antes que el mensajero viniese á él, dijo él á los ancianos: ¿No habéis visto cómo este hijo del homicida me envía á quitar la cabeza? Mirad pues, y cuando viniere el mensajero, cerrad la puerta, é impedidle la entrada: ¿no viene tras él el ruido de los pies de su amo?
33 While he was still talking to them, the king came down and said, This evil is from the Lord; why am I to go on waiting any longer for the Lord?
33 Aun estaba él hablando con ellos, y he aquí el mensajero que descendía á él; y dijo: Ciertamente este mal de Jehová viene. ¿Para qué tengo de esperar más á Jehová?
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Ben-hadad
King of Aram who besieged Samaria with thirty-two kings, was spared and made a treaty by Ahab, later besieged Samaria again, and was smothered by Hazael while sick.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 20:1; 1 Kings 20:34; 2 Kings 6:24
Cross references (33)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Kings 2:3; Isaiah 54:2–3; 1 Samuel 19:20; 1 Kings 20:35; Joshua 17:14
- 2 1 Corinthians 9:6; 1 Timothy 6:6; 1 Thessalonians 2:9; Acts 18:3; 2 Thessalonians 3:8
- 3 Judges 4:8; 2 Kings 5:23; Judges 19:6; Job 6:28
- 4 Deuteronomy 19:5; Deuteronomy 29:11
- 5 2 Kings 6:15; Ecclesiastes 10:10; Revelation 18:10; 2 Kings 3:10; Psalm 37:21
- 6 2 Kings 2:21; Mark 8:23–25; Exodus 15:25; 2 Kings 4:41; Mark 7:33–34
- 7 2 Kings 4:36; 2 Kings 4:7; Exodus 4:4; Luke 7:15; Acts 9:41
- 8 2 Kings 6:24; Proverbs 20:18; Proverbs 21:30; 1 Kings 22:31; Job 5:12–13
- 9 Amos 3:7; 2 Kings 4:27; Revelation 1:1; 2 Kings 6:12; 1 Kings 20:13
- 10 Amos 7:1–6; 2 Kings 5:14; Acts 27:24; Hebrews 11:7; Exodus 9:20–21
- 11 1 Samuel 22:8; Isaiah 57:20–21; Psalm 48:4–5; 1 Samuel 28:21; Job 18:7–11
- 12 Daniel 2:28–30; Amos 3:7; Daniel 2:22–23; 2 Kings 6:9–10; Ecclesiastes 10:20
- 13 Genesis 37:17; John 11:47–53; Acts 23:12–27; Psalm 37:12–14; Psalm 37:32–33
- 14 2 Kings 18:17; Matthew 26:55; 1 Samuel 24:2; John 18:3–6; 1 Samuel 23:26
- 15 Matthew 8:26; 2 Chronicles 20:12; Exodus 24:13; Psalm 53:5; 2 Kings 6:5
- 16 Romans 8:31; Isaiah 41:10–14; 1 John 4:4; 2 Chronicles 32:7–8; Acts 18:9–10
- 17 Psalm 68:17; Psalm 34:7; Zechariah 6:1–7; Hebrews 1:14; Acts 26:18
- 18 Acts 13:11; John 12:40; Genesis 19:11; Job 5:14; John 9:39
- 19 2 Samuel 16:18–19; Mark 8:34; Matthew 16:24; Luke 24:16; Luke 9:23
- 20 2 Kings 6:17; Luke 24:31; Luke 16:23; Judges 20:40–42
- 21 2 Kings 5:13; 2 Kings 8:9; 2 Kings 2:12; 1 Samuel 24:19; 1 Samuel 24:4
- 22 Genesis 48:22; Romans 12:20–21; Hosea 2:18; Deuteronomy 20:11–16; 2 Chronicles 28:8–15
- 23 2 Kings 5:2; 2 Kings 24:2; Luke 6:35; 2 Kings 6:8–9; Luke 10:29–37
- 24 1 Kings 20:1; 2 Kings 17:5; 1 Kings 22:31; Ecclesiastes 9:14; Deuteronomy 28:52
- 25 Jeremiah 52:6; Jeremiah 14:18; 2 Kings 6:28–29; Jeremiah 14:13–15; Jeremiah 32:24
- 26 2 Samuel 14:4; Isaiah 10:3; Luke 18:3; Acts 21:28
- 27 Psalm 118:8–9; Psalm 124:1–3; Psalm 146:3; Psalm 62:8; Jeremiah 17:5
- 28 2 Samuel 14:5; Leviticus 26:29; Judges 18:23; Lamentations 4:10; Luke 23:29
- 29 Deuteronomy 28:53; Leviticus 26:29; Deuteronomy 28:57; 1 Kings 3:26; Isaiah 66:13
- 30 1 Kings 21:27; Isaiah 58:5–7; 2 Kings 5:7; 2 Kings 19:1
- 31 Ruth 1:17; 1 Kings 19:2; Acts 23:12–13; Jeremiah 38:4; 1 Kings 2:23
- 32 Ezekiel 14:1; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 20:1; 1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 18:13–14
- 33 Job 2:9; Isaiah 8:21; Isaiah 50:10; Psalm 37:9; Job 1:21
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And he cut down a tree, and cast it in there, and the iron floated." This was a sign that souls should be borne aloft (anagoges psuchon) through the instrumentality of wood, upon which He suffered who can lead those souls aloft that follow His ascension.