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1 Then Benhadad, the king of Syria, gathered together his entire army. And there were thirty-two kings with him, with horses and chariots. And ascending, he fought against Samaria, and he besieged it.
1 ENTONCES Ben-adad rey de Siria juntó á todo su ejército, y con él treinta y dos reyes, con caballos y carros: y subió, y puso cerco á Samaria, y combatióla.
2 And sending messengers into the city, to Ahab, the king of Israel,
2 Y envió mensajeros á la ciudad á Achâb rey de Israel, diciendo:
3 he said: “Thus says Benhadad: Your silver and your gold is mine. And your wives and your best sons are mine.”
3 Así ha dicho Ben-adad: Tu plata y tu oro es mío, y tus mujeres y tus hijos hermosos son míos.
4 And the king of Israel responded, “In agreement with your word, my lord the king, I am yours, with all that is mine.”
4 Y el rey de Israel respondió, y dijo: Como tú dices, rey señor mío, yo soy tuyo, y todo lo que tengo.
5 And the messengers, returning, said: “Thus says Benhadad, who sent us to you: Your silver and your gold, and your wives and your sons, you shall give to me.
5 Y volviendo los mensajeros otra vez, dijeron: Así dijo Ben-adad: Yo te envié á decir: Tu plata y tu oro, y tus mujeres y tus hijos me darás.
6 Therefore, tomorrow, at this same hour, I will send my servants to you, and they will search your house and the houses of your servants. And all that pleases them, they will put in their hands and take away.”
6 Además mañana á estas horas enviaré yo á ti mis siervos, los cuales escudriñarán tu casa, y las casas de tus siervos; y tomarán con sus manos, y llevarán todo lo precioso que tuvieres.
7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and he said: “Let your souls take heed, and see that he commits treachery against us. For he sent to me for my wives and sons, and for silver and gold. And I did not refuse.”
7 Entonces el rey de Israel llamó á todos los ancianos de la tierra, y díjoles: Entended, y ved ahora cómo éste no busca sino mal: pues que ha enviado á mí por mis mujeres y mis hijos, y por mi plata y por mi oro; y yo no se lo he negado.
8 And all those greater by birth, with all the people, said to him, “You should neither listen, nor acquiesce to him.”
8 Y todos los ancianos y todo el pueblo le respondieron: No le obedezcas, ni hagas lo que te pide.
9 And so, he responded to the messengers of Benhadad: “Tell my lord the king: Everything about which you sent to me in the beginning, I your servant will do. But this thing, I am not able to do.”
9 Entonces él respondió á los embajadores de Ben-adad: Decid al rey mi señor: Haré todo lo que mandaste á tu siervo al principio; mas esto no lo puedo hacer. Y los embajadores fueron, y diéronle la respuesta.
10 And returning, the messengers took this to him, and he sent again and said, “May the gods do these things to me, and may they add these other things, if the dust of Samaria is enough to fill the hands of all the people who follow me.”
10 Y Ben-adad tornó á enviarle á decir: Así me hagan los dioses, y así me añadan, que el polvo de Samaria no bastará á los puños de todo el pueblo que me sigue.
11 And responding, the king of Israel said, “Tell him that one who is girded should not boast the same as one who is ungirded.”
11 Y el rey de Israel respondió, y dijo: Decidle, que no se alabe el que se ciñe, como el que ya se desciñe.
12 Then it happened that, when Benhadad had heard this word, he and the kings were drinking in a pavilion. And he said to his servants, “Encircle the city.” And they encircled it.
12 Y como él oyó esta palabra, estando bebiendo con los reyes en las tiendas, dijo á sus siervos: Poned. Y ellos pusieron contra la ciudad.
13 And behold, one prophet, drawing near to Ahab, the king of Israel, said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Certainly, you have seen this entire exceedingly great multitude? Behold, I will deliver them into your hand today, so that you may know that I am the Lord.”
13 Y he aquí un profeta se llegó á Achâb rey de Israel, y le dijo: Así ha dicho Jehová: ¿Has visto esta grande multitud? he aquí yo te la entregaré hoy en tu mano, para que conozcas que yo soy Jehová.
14 And Ahab said, “By whom?” And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: By the footmen of the leaders of the provinces.” And he said, “Who should begin to do battle?” And he said, “You should.”
14 Y respondió Achâb: ¿Por [mano de] quién? Y él dijo: Así ha dicho Jehová: Por [mano de] los criados de los príncipes de las provincias. Y dijo Achâb: ¿Quién comenzará la batalla? Y él respondió: Tú.
15 Therefore, he took a count of the servants of the leaders of the provinces. And he found the number to be two hundred thirty-two. And he set them in order after the people, all the sons of Israel, who were seven thousand.
15 Entonces él reconoció los criados de los príncipes de las provincias, los cuales fueron doscientos treinta y dos. Luego reconoció todo el pueblo, todos los hijos de Israel, que [fueron] siete mil.
16 And they went out at midday. But Benhadad was drinking; he was inebriated in his pavilion, and the thirty-two kings with him, who had arrived in order to assist him.
16 Y salieron á medio día. Y estaba Ben-adad bebiendo, borracho en las tiendas, él y los reyes, los treinta y dos reyes que habían venido en su ayuda.
17 Then the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out to the first place, at the front. And so, Benhadad sent, and they reported to him, saying: “Men have gone out from Samaria.”
17 Y los criados de los príncipes de las provincias salieron los primeros. Y había Ben-adad enviado quien le dió aviso, diciendo: Han salido hombres de Samaria.
18 And he said: “If they have arrived for peace, apprehend them alive; if to do battle, capture them alive.”
18 El entonces dijo: Si han salido por paz, tomadlos vivos; y si han salido para pelear, tomadlos vivos.
19 Therefore, the servants of the leaders of the provinces went out, and the remainder of the army was following.
19 Salieron pues de la ciudad los criados de los príncipes de las provincias, y en pos de ellos el ejército.
20 And each one struck down the man who came against him. And the Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them. Also, Benhadad, the king of Syria, fled on a horse, with his horsemen.
20 E hirió cada uno al que venía contra sí: y huyeron los Siros, siguiéndolos los de Israel. Y el rey de Siria, Ben-adad, se escapó en un caballo con alguna gente de caballería.
21 But the king of Israel, going out, struck the horses and the chariots, and he struck the Syrians with a great slaughter.
21 Y salió el rey de Israel, é hirió la gente de á caballo, y los carros; y deshizo los Siros con grande estrago.
22 Then a prophet, drawing near to the king of Israel, said to him: “Go and be strengthened. And know and see what you are doing. For in the following year, the king of Syria will rise up against you.”
22 Llegándose luego el profeta al rey de Israel, le dijo: Ve, fortalécete, y considera y mira lo que has de hacer; porque pasado el año, el rey de Siria ha de venir contra ti.
23 Then truly, the servants of the king of Syria said to him: “Their gods are the gods of the mountains; because of this, they have overwhelmed us. But it is better that we fight against them in the plains, and then we will prevail over them.
23 Y los siervos del rey de Siria le dijeron: Sus dioses son dioses de los montes, por eso nos han vencido; mas si peleáremos con ellos en la llanura, [se verá] si no los vencemos.
24 Therefore, you should do this word: Remove each of the kings from your army, and set commanders in their place.
24 Haz pues así: Saca á los reyes cada uno de su puesto, y pon capitanes en lugar de ellos.
25 And replace the number of soldiers who have been cut down of yours, and the horses, in accord with the earlier number of horses, and the chariots, in accord with the number of chariots that you had before. And we will fight against them in the plains, and you will see that we will prevail over them.” And he trusted in their counsel, and he did so.
25 Y tú, fórmate otro ejército como el ejército que perdiste, caballos por caballos, y carros por carros; luego pelearemos con ellos en campo raso, y [veremos] si no los vencemos. Y él les dió oído, é hízolo así.
26 Therefore, after the passing of the year, Benhadad took a count of the Syrians, and he ascended to Aphek, so that he might fight against Israel.
26 Pasado el año, Ben-adad reconoció los Siros, y vino á Aphec á pelear contra Israel.
27 Then the sons of Israel were numbered, and taking provisions, they set out to the opposite side. And they stretched out the camp facing them, like two little flocks of goats. But the Syrians filled the land.
27 Y los hijos de Israel fueron también inspeccionados, y tomando provisiones fuéronles al encuentro; y asentaron campo lo hijos de Israel delante de ellos, como dos rebañuelos de cabras; y los Siros henchían la tierra.
28 And one man of God, drawing near, said to the king of Israel: “Thus says the Lord: Because the Syrians have said, ‘The Lord is the God of the mountains, but he is not the God of the valleys,’ I will deliver this entire great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the Lord.”
28 Llegándose entonces el varón de Dios al rey de Israel, hablóle diciendo: Así dijo Jehová: Por cuanto los Siros han dicho, Jehová es Dios de los montes, no Dios de los valles, yo entregaré toda esta grande multitud en tu mano, para que conozcáis que yo soy Jehová.
29 And for seven days, both sides arranged each of their battle lines. Then, on the seventh day, the war was undertaken. And the sons of Israel struck down, from the Syrians, one hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
29 Siete días tuvieron asentado campo los unos delante de los otros, y al séptimo día se dió la batalla: y mataron los hijos de Israel de los Siros en un día cien mil hombres de á pie.
30 Then those who had remained fled to Aphek, into the city. And the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men of those who had remained. Then Benhadad, fleeing, entered the city, into a room that was inside another room.
30 Los demás huyeron á Aphec, á la ciudad: y el muro cayó sobre veinte y siete mil hombres que habían quedado. También Ben-adad vino huyendo á la ciudad, y [escondíase] de cámara en cámara.
31 And his servants said to him: “Behold, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel show clemency. And so, let us put sackcloth around our waists, and ropes on our heads, and let us go out to the king of Israel. Perhaps he will save our lives.”
31 Entonces sus siervos le dijeron: He aquí, hemos oído de los reyes de la casa de Israel que son reyes clementes: pongamos pues ahora sacos en nuestros lomos, y sogas en nuestras cabezas, y salgamos al rey de Israel: por ventura te salvará la vida.
32 So they wrapped sackcloth around their waists, and they placed ropes on their heads. And they went to the king of Israel, and they said to him: “Your servant, Benhadad, says: ‘I beg you to let my soul live.’ ” And he replied, “If he is still alive, he is my brother.”
32 Ciñeron pues sus lomos de sacos, y sogas á sus cabezas, y vinieron al rey de Israel, y dijéronle: Tu siervo Ben-adad dice: Ruégote que viva mi alma. Y él respondió: Si él vive aún, mi hermano es.
33 The men accepted this as a good sign. And hastily, they took up the word from his mouth, and they said, “Benhadad is your brother.” And he said to them, “Go, and bring him to me.” Therefore, Benhadad went out to him, and he lifted him onto his chariot.
33 Esto tomaron aquellos hombres por buen agüero, y presto tomaron esta palabra de su boca, y dijeron: ¡Tu hermano Ben-adad! Y él dijo: Id, y traedle. Ben-adad entonces se presentó á Achâb, y él le hizo subir en un carro.
34 And he said to him: “The cities that my father took from your father, I will return. And you may make streets for yourself in Damascus, just as my father made in Samaria. And after we have made a pact, I will withdraw from you.” Therefore, he formed a pact with him, and he released him.
34 Y díjole [Ben-adad]: Las ciudades que mi padre tomó al tuyo, yo las restituiré; y haz plazas en Damasco para ti, como mi padre las hizo en Samaria. Y yo, [dijo Achâb], te dejaré partir con esta alianza. Hizo pues con él alianza, y dejóle ir.
35 Then a certain man from the sons of the prophets said to his associate, by the word of the Lord, “Strike me.” But he was not willing to strike.
35 Entonces un varón de los hijos de los profetas dijo á su compañero por palabra de Dios: Hiéreme ahora. Mas el [otro] varón no quiso herirle.
36 And he said to him: “Because you were not willing to heed the voice of the Lord, behold, you will depart from me, and a lion will slay you. And when he had departed a short distance from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
36 Y él le dijo: Por cuanto no has obedecido á la palabra de Jehová, he aquí en apartándote de mí, te herirá un león. Y como se apartó de él, topóle un león, é hirióle.
37 But upon finding another man, he said to him, “Strike me.” And he struck him, and wounded him.
37 Encontróse luego con otro hombre, y díjole: Hiéreme ahora. Y el hombre le dió un golpe, é hízole una herida.
38 Then the prophet departed. And he met the king along the way, and he changed his appearance by sprinkling dust around his mouth and eyes.
38 Y el profeta se fué, y púsose delante del rey en el camino, y disfrazóse con un velo sobre los ojos.
39 And when the king had passed by, he cried out to the king, and he said: “Your servant went out to do battle in close quarters. And when one man had fled, a certain person brought him to me, and he said: ‘Guard this man. For if he slips away, your life will take the place of his life, or you will weigh out one talent of silver.’
39 Y como el rey pasaba, él dió voces al rey, y dijo: Tu siervo salió entre la tropa: y he aquí apartándose uno, trájome un hombre, diciendo: Guarda á este hombre, y si llegare á faltar, tu vida será por la suya, ó pagarás un talento de plata.
40 And while I was distracted, turning one way and another, suddenly, he was not to be seen.” And the king of Israel said to him, “This is your judgment, that which you yourself have decreed.”
40 Y como tu siervo estaba ocupado á una parte y á otra, él desapareció. Entonces el rey de Israel le dijo: Esa será tu sentencia: tú la has pronunciado.
41 Then immediately, he wiped away the dust from his face, and the king of Israel recognized him, that he was one of the prophets.
41 Pero él se quitó de presto el velo de sobre sus ojos, y el rey de Israel conoció que era de los profetas.
42 And he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Because you have released from your hand a man worthy of death, your life will take the place of his life, and your people will take the place of his people.”
42 Y él le dijo: Así ha dicho Jehová: Por cuanto soltaste de la mano el hombre de mi anatema, tu vida será por la suya, y tu pueblo por el suyo.
43 And so the king of Israel returned to his house, unwilling to listen, and a fury entered into Samaria.
43 Y el rey de Israel se fué á su casa triste y enojado, y llegó á Samaria.
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  1. 1 1 Kings 15:18; 1 Kings 22:31; 1 Kings 15:20; Amos 1:4; Isaiah 37:24
  2. 2 2 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 36:2–22; Isaiah 37:9–10
  3. 3 Exodus 15:9; Isaiah 10:13–14
  4. 4 1 Samuel 13:6–7; Deuteronomy 28:48; Leviticus 26:36; 2 Kings 18:14–16; Judges 15:11–13
  5. 6 2 Samuel 24:14; Hosea 13:15; Isaiah 44:9; 1 Samuel 13:19–21; 2 Kings 18:31–32
  6. 7 2 Kings 5:7; Daniel 11:27; Proverbs 11:27; 1 Chronicles 28:1; Proverbs 11:14
  7. 10 1 Kings 19:2; Exodus 11:8; Acts 23:12; Judges 4:10; Isaiah 10:13–14
  8. 11 Proverbs 27:1; Ecclesiastes 9:11; Isaiah 10:15–16; 1 Samuel 17:44–47; Matthew 26:75
  9. 12 1 Kings 16:9; 1 Kings 20:16; Proverbs 31:4–5; Ephesians 5:18; Luke 21:34
  10. 13 1 Kings 20:28; Ezekiel 20:22; Isaiah 37:20; Isaiah 7:1–9; 2 Kings 7:1
  11. 14 Genesis 14:14–16; Judges 7:16–20; 1 Samuel 17:50; 1 Corinthians 1:27–29; 1 Kings 18:44
  12. 15 Psalm 106:40–43; 1 Samuel 14:2; 1 Kings 19:18; Judges 7:16; 1 Samuel 14:6
  13. 16 Proverbs 23:29–32; 1 Kings 16:7; Hosea 4:11; 1 Kings 16:9; Ecclesiastes 10:16–17
  14. 17 1 Kings 20:14–15; 1 Kings 20:19
  15. 18 2 Kings 14:8–12; Proverbs 18:12; 1 Samuel 17:44; 1 Samuel 2:3–4; 1 Samuel 14:11–12
  16. 20 Judges 7:20–22; 2 Kings 7:6–7; 1 Samuel 14:13–15; Ecclesiastes 9:11; 2 Kings 19:36
  17. 21 2 Kings 3:18; 2 Kings 3:24; 1 Samuel 17:52; 1 Samuel 14:20–22; Judges 3:28
  18. 22 2 Samuel 11:1; 1 Kings 20:13; 1 Kings 20:26; 1 Chronicles 20:1; 2 Chronicles 25:8
  19. 23 1 Kings 14:23; 1 Samuel 4:8; 2 Kings 19:12; Isaiah 42:8; Psalm 50:21–22
  20. 24 Proverbs 21:30; 1 Kings 22:31; 1 Kings 20:16; 1 Kings 20:1
  21. 25 Psalm 10:3
  22. 26 2 Kings 13:17; 1 Kings 20:22; 1 Kings 20:30; Joshua 13:4; Judges 1:31
  23. 27 1 Samuel 13:5–8; Judges 6:5; Judges 7:8; Joshua 1:11; Deuteronomy 32:30
  24. 28 1 Kings 20:13; 1 Kings 17:18; Ezekiel 36:21–23; Ezekiel 12:16; Psalm 79:10
  25. 29 2 Chronicles 13:17; Psalm 10:16; Isaiah 37:36; 2 Samuel 10:18; 2 Chronicles 20:23–25
  26. 30 2 Chronicles 18:24; 1 Kings 22:25; 1 Kings 20:26; Luke 13:4; Amos 9:3
  27. 31 Genesis 37:34; 2 Samuel 3:31; 1 Kings 20:23; 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Kings 19:1–2
  28. 32 1 Kings 20:3–6; Job 40:11–12; 1 Kings 20:31; Isaiah 10:12; 1 Kings 20:42
  29. 33 2 Kings 10:15; Acts 8:31; Luke 16:8; Proverbs 25:13
  30. 34 1 Kings 15:20; Isaiah 26:10; 1 Kings 20:42; Isaiah 8:12; 2 Chronicles 16:4
  31. 35 2 Kings 2:15; 1 Kings 13:17–18; 2 Kings 4:1; Matthew 16:24; 2 Kings 4:38
  32. 36 1 Kings 13:26; 1 Samuel 15:22–23; 1 Kings 13:21–24
  33. 37 Exodus 21:12; 1 Kings 20:35
  34. 38 1 Kings 14:2; 2 Samuel 14:2; 1 Kings 22:30; Matthew 6:16
  35. 39 2 Kings 10:24; Proverbs 13:8; 1 Peter 1:18–19; Job 36:18; Proverbs 6:35
  36. 40 Job 15:6; Luke 19:22; Matthew 25:24–27; 2 Samuel 12:5–7; Matthew 21:41–43
  37. 41 1 Kings 20:38; Job 2:8; 2 Samuel 13:19; Jeremiah 6:26
  38. 42 1 Kings 22:31–37; 2 Chronicles 18:33–34; 1 Kings 20:39; 1 Samuel 15:9–11; 2 Kings 8:12
  39. 43 1 Kings 21:4; 1 Kings 22:8; Esther 5:13; Proverbs 19:3; Job 5:2

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