2 Chronicles · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
2 Chronicles 34 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Josías tenía ocho años cuando comenzó a reinar y reinó treinta y un años en Jerusalén.
1 Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.
2 Hizo lo recto ante el Señor. Siguió el ejemplo de su antepasado David, sin desviarse a la derecha ni a la izquierda.
2 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and walked in the ways of David his father, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left.
3 En el octavo año de su reinado, cuando aún era joven, comenzó a buscar al Dios de su antepasado David. En el año doce empezó a quitar de Judá y Jerusalén los santuarios en los lugares altos, las columnas y las imágenes de madera y metal.
3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images.
4 En su presencia derribaron los altares de los baales. Cortó las imágenes del sol que estaban sobre ellos, rompió los postes de Asera y las imágenes de metal, y los redujo a polvo. Esparció el polvo sobre las tumbas de quienes les habían ofrecido sacrificios.
4 They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and he cut down the incense altars that were on high above them. He broke the Asherah poles, the engraved images, and the molten images in pieces, made dust of them, and scattered it on the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
5 Mandó quemar los huesos de los sacerdotes sobre sus altares. Así purificó Judá y Jerusalén.
5 He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.
6 En todas las ciudades de Manasés, Efraín y Simeón, hasta Neftalí, devastó las casas de los alrededores.
6 He did this in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, even to Naphtali, around in their ruins.
7 Derribó los altares y los postes de Asera, redujo a polvo las imágenes y cortó todas las imágenes del sol en toda la tierra de Israel. Después regresó a Jerusalén.
7 He broke down the altars, beat the Asherah poles and the engraved images into powder, and cut down all the incense altars throughout all the land of Israel, then returned to Jerusalem.
8 En el año dieciocho de su reinado, cuando ya había purificado la tierra y el templo, envió a Safán, hijo de Azalías; a Maasías, gobernador de la ciudad; y a Joa, hijo de Joacaz, el cronista, para reparar el templo del Señor su Dios.
8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of Yahweh his God.
9 Ellos fueron al sumo sacerdote Hilcías y le entregaron todo el dinero que se había llevado al templo de Dios. Los levitas porteros lo habían recogido de Manasés, Efraín y los israelitas que no habían sido llevados cautivos, y de todo Judá, Benjamín y los habitantes de Jerusalén.
9 They came to Hilkiah the high priest and delivered the money that was brought into God’s house, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered from the hands of Manasseh, Ephraim, of all the remnant of Israel, of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
10 Entregaron el dinero a los supervisores de las obras del templo del Señor. Ellos lo dieron a los trabajadores que reparaban el templo,
10 They delivered it into the hands of the workmen who had the oversight of Yahweh’s house; and the workmen who labored in Yahweh’s house gave it to mend and repair the house.
11 a los carpinteros y albañiles, para comprar piedra labrada y madera para unir la estructura y hacer tablas para los edificios que los reyes de Judá habían dejado arruinar.
11 They gave it to the carpenters and to the builders to buy cut stone and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.
12 Los trabajadores cumplían bien su tarea. Los supervisaban los levitas Jahat y Abdías, descendientes de Merari, y Zacarías y Mesulam, descendientes de Coat. Otros levitas, expertos en instrumentos musicales,
12 The men did the work faithfully. Their overseers were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to give direction; and others of the Levites, who were all skillful with musical instruments.
13 dirigían a los que transportaban las cargas y a todos los que hacían cualquier clase de trabajo. Entre los levitas también había secretarios, supervisores y porteros.
13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and directed all who did the work in every kind of service. Of the Levites, there were scribes, officials, and gatekeepers.
14 Mientras sacaban el dinero que se había llevado al templo del Señor, el sacerdote Hilcías encontró el libro de la ley del Señor, dada por medio de Moisés.
14 When they brought out the money that was brought into Yahweh’s house, Hilkiah the priest found the book of Yahweh’s law given by Moses.
15 Hilcías le dijo al secretario Safán: «He encontrado el libro de la ley en el templo del Señor». Le entregó el libro a Safán.
15 Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” So Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
16 Safán lo llevó al rey y le informó: «Tus servidores están cumpliendo todo lo que les has encargado.
16 Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, “All that was committed to your servants, they are doing.
17 Han sacado el dinero del templo del Señor y lo han entregado a los supervisores y a los trabajadores».
17 They have emptied out the money that was found in Yahweh’s house, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and into the hand of the workmen.”
18 El secretario Safán también le dijo al rey: «El sacerdote Hilcías me ha dado un libro». Comenzó a leer parte de él ante el rey.
18 Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “Hilkiah the priest has delivered me a book.” Shaphan read from it to the king.
19 Cuando el rey oyó las palabras de la ley, se rasgó la ropa en señal de dolor.
19 When the king had heard the words of the law, he tore his clothes.
20 Dio esta orden a Hilcías, a Ahicam, hijo de Safán; a Abdón, hijo de Mica; a Safán, el secretario; y a Asaías, servidor del rey:
20 The king commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Abdon the son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant, saying,
21 «Vayan a consultar al Señor por mí, por los que quedan en Israel y por Judá, acerca de las palabras del libro que se ha encontrado. La ira del Señor que se ha derramado sobre nosotros es grande, porque nuestros antepasados no obedecieron su palabra ni hicieron lo que está escrito en este libro».
21 “Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept Yahweh’s word, to do according to all that is written in this book.”
22 Hilcías y los enviados del rey fueron a consultar a la profetisa Hulda, esposa de Salum, hijo de Tocat y nieto de Hasra, encargado de la ropa. Ella vivía en el segundo barrio de Jerusalén. Le hablaron de este asunto.
22 So Hilkiah and those whom the king had commanded went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter), and they spoke to her to that effect.
23 Ella les respondió: «Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: Díganle al hombre que los envió a mí:
23 She said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel says: ‘Tell the man who sent you to me,
24 “Así dice el Señor: Enviaré desgracias sobre este lugar y sus habitantes, todas las maldiciones escritas en el libro que se ha leído ante el rey de Judá.
24 “Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I will bring evil on this place and on its inhabitants, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.
25 Me han abandonado, han quemado ofrendas a otros dioses y han provocado mi ira con todo lo que han hecho sus manos. Por eso mi ira se ha derramado sobre este lugar y no se apagará”.
25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath is poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.’”’
26 Al rey de Judá que los envió a consultar al Señor díganle: “Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: Has escuchado mis palabras.
26 But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, you shall tell him this, ‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says: “About the words which you have heard,
27 Tu corazón se conmovió y te humillaste ante Dios al oír lo que dije contra este lugar y sus habitantes. Lloraste y mostraste tu dolor al humillarte ante mí. Por eso yo te he escuchado, dice el Señor Dios.
27 because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God when you heard his words against this place and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says Yahweh.
28 Te reuniré con tus antepasados y serás sepultado en paz. No verás todas las desgracias que enviaré sobre este lugar y sus habitantes”». Los enviados llevaron la respuesta al rey.
28 “Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes won’t see all the evil that I will bring on this place and on its inhabitants.”’” They brought back this message to the king.
29 El rey convocó a todos los ancianos de Judá y Jerusalén.
29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.
30 Fue al templo del Señor con todos los hombres de Judá, los habitantes de Jerusalén, los sacerdotes, los levitas y todo el pueblo, pequeños y grandes. Ante ellos leyó el libro de la ley que se había encontrado en el templo del Señor.
30 The king went up to Yahweh’s house with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem—the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small—and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house.
31 El rey se puso junto a la columna e hizo un pacto ante el Señor. Se comprometió a seguirlo y cumplir sus mandamientos, decisiones y normas de todo corazón y con toda el alma, y a cumplir las palabras del pacto escritas en ese libro.
31 The king stood in his place and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, his testimonies, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.
32 Hizo que todos los habitantes de Jerusalén y Benjamín se comprometieran a cumplirlo. Los habitantes de Jerusalén cumplieron el pacto de Dios, el Dios de sus antepasados.
32 He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
33 Josías quitó todos los ídolos repugnantes de las tierras de los israelitas e hizo que todos los que estaban en Israel sirvieran al Señor su Dios. Durante toda su vida fueron fieles al Señor, Dios de sus antepasados.
33 Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that belonged to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they didn’t depart from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Achbor
Son of Micaiah, one of those Josiah sent to inquire of the LORD about the Book of the Law.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:20
Asaiah
The servant of the king, sent with Hilkiah and others to inquire of the LORD about the Book of the Law.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:20
Azaliah
Named as the father of Shaphan the scribe and the son of Meshullam.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:3; 2 Chronicles 34:8
Harhas
Named as the father of Tikvah and grandfather of Shallum, Huldah's husband.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22
Huldah
A prophetess living in Jerusalem's Second District, the wife of Shallum the keeper of the wardrobe, who told Josiah's envoys that calamity would come but that he would be gathered…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Kings 22:15; 2 Chronicles 34:22
Jahath
Merarite Levite who oversaw the repair work on the house of the LORD under Josiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 34:12
Joah
Son of Joahaz, the recorder sent by Josiah to repair the temple.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 34:8
Joahaz
Named as the father of Joah the recorder.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 34:8
Josiah
The boy king who rediscovered the Law and led Judah's last great reform.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22-23; 2 Chron. 34-35; Matt. 1:10-11
Maaseiah
Governor of the city sent by Josiah with Shaphan and Joah to repair the temple.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 34:8
Meshullam
Kohathite Levite who oversaw the repair work on the house of the LORD under Josiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 34:12
Micaiah
Named as the father of Achbor, one of Josiah's officials.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:12; 2 Chronicles 34:20
Obadiah
Merarite Levite who oversaw the repair work on the house of the LORD under Josiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 34:12
Shallum
Son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe and husband of the prophetess Huldah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22
Tikvah
Named as the father of Shallum, Huldah's husband, and the son of Harhas.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22
Zechariah
Kohathite Levite who oversaw the repair work on the house of the LORD under Josiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 34:12
Cross references (31)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Zephaniah 1:1; Jeremiah 1:2; 1 Chronicles 3:14–15; 2 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 33:25
- 2 2 Chronicles 29:2; Joshua 1:7; 2 Chronicles 14:2; Deuteronomy 28:14; Deuteronomy 5:32
- 3 2 Chronicles 33:22; 2 Chronicles 15:2; Proverbs 8:17; 2 Chronicles 33:17; 2 Kings 23:4
- 4 Exodus 32:20; Leviticus 26:30; 2 Kings 23:4–6; Isaiah 27:9; 2 Kings 23:11–12
- 5 1 Kings 13:2; Jeremiah 8:1–2; 2 Kings 23:16; Jeremiah 3:10; Ezekiel 22:24
- 6 Isaiah 7:25; 2 Kings 23:15–20; 2 Chronicles 30:10–11; 2 Chronicles 31:1; 1 Samuel 13:20–21
- 7 2 Chronicles 31:1; Deuteronomy 9:21; 2 Chronicles 34:1
- 8 2 Samuel 8:16; Jeremiah 29:3; Jeremiah 26:24; Jeremiah 1:2–3; Jeremiah 40:11
- 9 2 Chronicles 30:18; 2 Chronicles 30:10; 2 Chronicles 35:8; 2 Chronicles 34:18; Philippians 4:8
- 10 2 Kings 12:11–12; Ezra 3:7; 2 Kings 22:5–6; 2 Kings 12:14
- 11 2 Chronicles 33:4–7; 2 Chronicles 33:22
- 12 2 Kings 12:15; 1 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Kings 22:7; 1 Chronicles 16:4–5
- 13 Nehemiah 4:10; 2 Chronicles 2:18; 1 Chronicles 26:29–30; 1 Chronicles 15:18; 1 Chronicles 9:17
- 14 Ezra 7:10; Leviticus 8:36; Luke 2:39; 2 Chronicles 31:4; 2 Chronicles 12:1
- 16 2 Kings 22:9–10; Jeremiah 36:20–21
- 18 Deuteronomy 17:19; Joshua 1:8; Jeremiah 36:20–21; Psalm 119:46; Psalm 119:97–99
- 19 Joshua 7:6; 2 Kings 22:19; Romans 7:7–11; Joel 2:13; 2 Kings 19:1
- 20 2 Kings 22:12; Jeremiah 26:22; Jeremiah 40:9; 2 Kings 25:22; Jeremiah 26:24
- 21 2 Chronicles 28:6; Ezekiel 14:1–11; Jeremiah 21:2; Isaiah 37:2–4; Deuteronomy 29:18–28
- 22 Exodus 15:20; Luke 2:36; 2 Kings 22:14; Acts 21:9; Luke 1:41–45
- 23 Jeremiah 21:3–7; 2 Kings 22:15–20; Jeremiah 37:7–10
- 24 2 Chronicles 36:14–20; Deuteronomy 28:15–68; Joshua 23:16; Isaiah 5:4–6; Jeremiah 36:31
- 25 Jeremiah 7:20; Mark 9:43–48; Nahum 1:6; Ezekiel 20:48; 2 Chronicles 33:3–9
- 26 2 Chronicles 34:23; 2 Chronicles 34:21
- 27 2 Chronicles 32:26; Psalm 34:18; Ezekiel 9:4; 2 Chronicles 34:19; Isaiah 65:24
- 28 Isaiah 39:8; Psalm 37:37; 2 Chronicles 35:24; Jeremiah 15:1; 1 Kings 21:29
- 29 2 Kings 23:1–3; 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Chronicles 29:2–9; Mark 14:8; 2 Chronicles 30:2
- 30 2 Kings 23:2; Exodus 24:7; Nehemiah 8:1–5; 2 Chronicles 34:18–19; Jeremiah 31:31–32
- 31 2 Chronicles 23:16; 2 Chronicles 15:12; 2 Chronicles 29:10; 2 Chronicles 6:13; 2 Kings 11:14
- 32 2 Chronicles 33:16; 2 Chronicles 29:29; Genesis 18:19; 2 Chronicles 30:12; Jeremiah 3:10
- 33 2 Chronicles 34:3–7; Joshua 24:31; 2 Kings 23:4–20; 1 Kings 11:5–7; Jeremiah 3:10
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences