2 Kings 17 Free Bible Version
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1 Hoshea, son of Elah, became king of Israel, in the twelfth year of the reign of King Ahaz of Judah. He reigned in Samaria for nine years.
1 EN el año duodécimo de Achâz rey de Judá, comenzó á reinar Oseas hijo de Ela en Samaria sobre Israel; [y reinó] nueve años.
1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah began to reign in Samaria over Israel for nine years.
2 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, but not in the same way as the kings of Israel who were before him.
2 E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, aunque no como los reyes de Israel que antes de él habían sido.
2 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.
3 Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came and attacked him, and Hoshea submitted to him and paid him tribute.
3 Contra éste subió Salmanasar rey de los Asirios; y Oseas fué hecho su siervo, y pagábale tributo.
3 Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against him; and Hoshea became his servant, and brought him tribute.
4 But then the king of Assyria discovered that Hoshea was being disloyal. Hoshea had sent messengers to So, king of Egypt, asking for help, and he also had stopped sending annual tribute to the king of Assyria as he had done previously. So the king of Assyria arrested Hoshea and put him in prison.
4 Mas el rey de Asiria halló que Oseas hacía conjuración: porque había enviado embajadores á So, rey de Egipto, y no pagaba tributo al rey de Asiria, como cada año: por lo que el rey de Asiria le detuvo, y le aprisionó en la casa de la cárcel.
4 The king of Assyria discovered a conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year. Therefore the king of Assyria seized him, and bound him in prison.
5 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole country, and attacked Samaria, besieging it for three years.
5 Y el rey de Asiria partió contra todo el país, y subió contra Samaria, y estuvo sobre ella tres años.
5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.
6 In the ninth year of the reign of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria. He settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River, and in the towns of the Medes.
6 En el año nueve de Oseas tomó el rey de Asiria á Samaria, y trasportó á Israel á Asiria, y púsolos en Hala, y en Habor, junto al río de Gozán, y en las ciudades de los Medos.
6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria and carried Israel away to Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.
7 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God, the one who had led them out of Egypt, saving them from the power of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods,
7 Porque como los hijos de Israel pecasen contra Jehová su Dios, que los sacó de tierra de Egipto de bajo la mano de Faraón rey de Egipto, y temiesen á dioses ajenos,
7 It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,
8 adopting the ways of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites, and the pagan practices introduced by the kings of Israel.
8 Y anduviesen en los estatutos de las gentes que Jehová había lanzado delante de los hijos de Israel, y [en los] de los reyes de Israel, que hicieron;
8 and walked in the statutes of the nations whom Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.
9 Secretly the Israelites did things that were not right against the Lord their God. They built high places in all their towns, from watchtowers to fortified cities.
9 Y como los hijos de Israel paliasen cosas no rectas contra Jehová su Dios, edificándose altos en todas sus ciudades, desde las torres de las atalayas hasta las ciudades fuertes,
9 The children of Israel secretly did things that were not right against Yahweh their God; and they built high places for themselves in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
10 They set up pagan stone pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
10 Y se levantasen estatuas y bosques en todo collado alto, y debajo de todo árbol umbroso,
10 and they set up for themselves pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree;
11 They offered sacrifices on all the high places, just like the nations the Lord drove out before them. They did evil things, angering the Lord.
11 Y quemasen allí perfumes en todos los altos, á la manera de las gentes que había Jehová traspuesto delante de ellos, é hiciesen cosas muy malas para provocar á ira á Jehová,
11 and there they burned incense in all the high places, as the nations whom Yahweh carried away before them did; and they did wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;
12 They worshiped idols, even though the Lord had told them, “You are not to do this.”
12 Pues servían á los ídolos, de los cuales Jehová les había dicho: Vosotros no habéis de hacer esto;
12 and they served idols, of which Yahweh had said to them, “You shall not do this thing.”
13 Yet the Lord had warned Israel and Judah repeatedly through all his prophets and seers, saying, “Leave your wicked ways and keep my commandments and instructions. Follow the whole law that I ordered your forefathers to obey, and gave to you through my servants the prophets.”
13 Jehová protestaba entonces contra Israel y contra Judá, por mano de todos los profetas, y de todos los videntes, diciendo: Volveos de vuestros malos caminos, y guardad mis mandamientos y mis ordenanzas, conforme á todas las leyes que yo prescribí á vuestros padres, y que os he enviado por mano de mis siervos los profetas.
13 Yet Yahweh testified to Israel and to Judah, by every prophet and every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.”
14 But they refused to listen, and they were as stubborn as their forefathers who did not trust the Lord their God.
14 Mas ellos no obedecieron, antes endurecieron su cerviz, como la cerviz de sus padres, los cuales no creyeron en Jehová su Dios.
14 Notwithstanding, they would not listen, but hardened their neck like the neck of their fathers who didn’t believe in Yahweh their God.
15 They gave up on his regulations and the covenant he had made with their forefathers, as well as the decrees he had given them. They followed pointless idols and they became pointless themselves, copying the nations around them that the Lord ordered them not to copy.
15 Y desecharon sus estatutos, y su pacto que él había concertado con sus padres, y sus testimonios que él había protestado contra ellos; y siguieron la vanidad, y se hicieron vanos, y fueron en pos de las gentes que estaban alrededor de ellos, de las cuales les había Jehová mandado que no hiciesen á la manera de ellas:
15 They rejected his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified to them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and followed the nations that were around them, concerning whom Yahweh had commanded them that they should not do like them.
16 They ignored all the commandments of the Lord their God, and they made themselves two metal idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down in worship to the sun, moon, and stars and served Baal.
16 Y dejaron todos los mandamientos de Jehová su Dios, é hiciéronse vaciadizos dos becerros, y también bosques, y adoraron á todo el ejército del cielo, y sirvieron á Baal:
16 They abandoned all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made molten images for themselves, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served Baal.
17 They sacrificed their sons and daughters as pagan burnt offerings, and practiced fortune-telling and witchcraft. They gave themselves over to doing what was evil in the Lord's sight, making him angry.
17 E hicieron pasar á sus hijos y á sus hijas por fuego; y diéronse á adivinaciones y agüeros, y entregáronse á hacer lo malo en ojos de Jehová, provocándole á ira.
17 They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
18 So the Lord was extremely angry with Israel, and he banished them from his presence. Only the tribe of Judah was left,
18 Jehová por tanto se airó en gran manera contra Israel, y quitólos de delante de su rostro; que no quedó sino sólo la tribu de Judá.
18 Therefore Yahweh was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight. There was none left but the tribe of Judah only.
19 but even Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord their God, but followed the idolatry that Israel had introduced.
19 Mas ni aun Judá guardó los mandamientos de Jehová su Dios; antes anduvieron en los estatutos de Israel, los cuales habían ellos hecho.
19 Also Judah didn’t keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.
20 The Lord gave up on all the descendants of Israel. He punished them and handed them over to their enemies, until he had banished them from his presence.
20 Y desechó Jehová toda la simiente de Israel, y afligiólos, y entrególos en manos de saqueadores, hasta echarlos de su presencia.
20 Yahweh rejected all the offspring of Israel, afflicted them, and delivered them into the hands of raiders, until he had cast them out of his sight.
21 When the Lord ripped Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam, son of Nebat, their king. Jeroboam led Israel away from the Lord and made them commit terrible sins.
21 Porque cortó á Israel de la casa de David, y ellos se hicieron rey á Jeroboam hijo de Nabat; y Jeroboam rempujó á Israel de en pos de Jehová, é hízoles cometer gran pecado.
21 For he tore Israel from David’s house; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king; and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Yahweh, and made them sin a great sin.
22 The Israelites continued to practice all the sins that Jeroboam committed. They did not stop doing them,
22 Y los hijos de Israel anduvieron en todos los pecados de Jeroboam que él hizo, sin apartarse de ellos;
22 The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they didn’t depart from them
23 so the Lord eventually expelled them from his presence, just as he had said he would through all his servants, the prophets. So the Israelites were deported from their land and taken to Assyria, where they are to this day.
23 Hasta tanto que Jehová quitó á Israel de delante de su rostro, como lo había él dicho por mano de todos los profetas sus siervos: é Israel fué trasportado de su tierra á Asiria, hasta hoy.
23 until Yahweh removed Israel out of his sight, as he said by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria to this day.
24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria instead of the Israelites. They took over ownership of Samaria and lived in its towns.
24 Y trajo el rey de Asiria gente de Babilonia, y de Cutha, y de Ava, y de Hamath, y de Sepharvaim, y púsolos en las ciudades de Samaria, en lugar de los hijos de Israel; y poseyeron á Samaria, y habitaron en sus ciudades.
24 The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, from Cuthah, from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria and lived in its cities.
25 When they first started living there they did not worship the Lord, so he sent lions there among them, killing some of them.
25 Y aconteció al principio, cuando comenzaron á habitar allí, que no temiendo ellos á Jehová, envió Jehová contra ellos leones que los mataban.
25 So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn’t fear Yahweh. Therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.
26 The king of Assyria was told, “The people that you brought and settled in the towns of Samaria they don't know the rules of the God of the land. As a result, he has sent lions among them, which are killing them off because they don't know what the God of the land requires.”
26 Entonces dijeron ellos al rey de Asiria: Las gentes que tú traspasaste y pusiste en las ciudades de Samaria, no saben la costumbre del Dios de aquella tierra, y él ha echado leones en ellos, y he aquí los matan, porque no saben la costumbre del Dios de la tierra.
26 Therefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The nations which you have carried away and placed in the cities of Samaria don’t know the law of the god of the land. Therefore he has sent lions among them; and behold, they kill them, because they don’t know the law of the god of the land.”
27 The king of Assyria gave the order: “Send back one of the priests you deported from Samaria, and let him go back and live there and teach the rules of the God of the land.”
27 Y el rey de Asiria mandó, diciendo: Llevad allí á alguno de los sacerdotes que trajisteis de allá, y vayan y habiten allí, y enséñenles la costumbre del Dios del país.
27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Carry there one of the priests whom you brought from there; and let him go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land.”
28 So one of the priests who had been deported from Samaria returned to live in Bethel, and taught them how to worship the Lord.
28 Y vino uno de los sacerdotes que habían trasportado de Samaria, y habitó en Beth-el, y enseñóles cómo habían de temer á Jehová.
28 So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Yahweh.
29 But the people of the different nations went on making their own gods in the towns where they had settled, and they placed them in the shrines of the high places that the people of Samaria had made.
29 Mas cada nación se hizo sus dioses, y pusiéronlos en los templos de los altos que habían hecho los de Samaria; cada nación en su ciudad donde habitaba.
29 However every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities in which they lived.
30 Those from Babylon made Sukkoth Benoth, those from Kuthah made Nergal, and those from Hamath made Ashima.
30 Los de Babilonia hicieron á Succoth-benoth, y los de Cutha hicieron á Nergal, y los de Hamath hicieron á Asima;
30 The men of Babylon made Succoth Benoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,
31 The Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites sacrificed their children as burnt offerings to their gods Adrammelech and Anammelech.
31 Los Heveos hicieron á Nibhaz y á Tharthac; y los de Sepharvaim quemaban sus hijos al fuego á Adra-melech y á Anamelech, dioses de Sepharvaim.
31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.
32 While they worshiped the Lord, they also appointed priests from all kinds of their own people to offer sacrifices for them in the shrines of the high places.
32 Y temían á Jehová; é hicieron del pueblo bajo sacerdotes de los altos, quienes sacrificaban para ellos en los templos de los altos.
32 So they feared Yahweh, and also made from among themselves priests of the high places for themselves, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
33 So even though they worshiped the Lord, they also worshiped their own gods following the practices of the nations they had come from.
33 Temían á Jehová, y honraban á sus dioses, según la costumbre de las gentes de donde habían sido trasladados.
33 They feared Yahweh, and also served their own gods, after the ways of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.
34 Even to this day they are still following their former practices. None of them truly worships the Lord or observes the regulations, requirements, laws, and commandments that the Lord gave to the descendants of Jacob, the one he named Israel.
34 Hasta hoy hacen como primero; que ni temen á Jehová, ni guardan sus estatutos, ni sus ordenanzas, ni hacen según la ley y los mandamientos que prescribió Jehová á los hijos de Jacob, al cual puso el nombre de Israel;
34 To this day they do what they did before. They don’t fear Yahweh, and they do not follow the statutes, or the ordinances, or the law, or the commandment which Yahweh commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;
35 For the Lord had made an agreement with the Israelites, ordering them, “Don't worship other gods or bow down to them; don't serve them or offer sacrifices to them.
35 Con los cuales había Jehová hecho pacto, y les mandó, diciendo: No temeréis á otros dioses, ni los adoraréis, ni les serviréis, ni les sacrificaréis:
35 with whom Yahweh had made a covenant and commanded them, saying, “You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them;
36 You must worship only the Lord, who led you out of Egypt, helping you with his great power and strong arm. Only bow down to him; only offer sacrifices to him.
36 Mas á Jehová, que os sacó de tierra de Egipto con grande poder y brazo extendido, á éste temeréis, y á éste adoraréis, y á éste haréis sacrificio.
36 but you shall fear Yahweh, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, and you shall bow yourselves to him, and you shall sacrifice to him.
37 Always pay attention to observe the regulations, requirements, laws, and commandments he gave you in writing, and don't worship other gods.
37 Los estatutos y derechos y ley y mandamientos que os dió por escrito, cuidaréis siempre de ponerlos por obra, y no temeréis dioses ajenos.
37 The statutes and the ordinances, and the law and the commandment which he wrote for you, you shall observe to do forever more. You shall not fear other gods.
38 Don't forget the agreement I have made with you, and don't worship other gods.
38 Y no olvidaréis el pacto que hice con vosotros; ni temeréis dioses ajenos:
38 You shall not forget the covenant that I have made with you. You shall not fear other gods.
39 You must worship only the Lord your God, and he will save you from all your enemies.”
39 Mas temed á Jehová vuestro Dios, y él os librará de mano de todos vuestros enemigos.
39 But you shall fear Yahweh your God, and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.”
40 But they refused to listen, and continued their former idolatrous practices.
40 Empero ellos no escucharon; antes hicieron según su costumbre antigua.
40 However they didn’t listen, but they did what they did before.
41 Even while these people from different nations were worshiping the Lord, they were actually worshiping their idols. Their children and grandchildren continue to do as their forefathers did to this day.
41 Así temieron á Jehová aquellas gentes, y juntamente sirvieron á sus ídolos: y también sus hijos y sus nietos, según que hicieron sus padres, así hacen hasta hoy.
41 So these nations feared Yahweh, and also served their engraved images. Their children did likewise, and so did their children’s children. They do as their fathers did to this day.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Elah
Named as the father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 17:1; 2 Kings 18:1
Hoshea
Son of Elah, who conspired against and killed Pekah, reigned nine years in Samaria, became Shalmaneser's vassal, was imprisoned for conspiring with So of Egypt, and in his ninth…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 15:30; 2 Kings 17:1; 2 Kings 17:3
Shalmaneser
King of Assyria who attacked Hoshea, made him a vassal, and besieged Samaria for three years until it fell.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 17:3; 2 Kings 18:9
So
The king of Egypt to whom Hoshea secretly sent envoys, which led the king of Assyria to imprison Hoshea.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 17:4
Places
Samaria
Capital of the northern kingdom from Omri and Ahab until its fall to Assyria in 722 BC. Its name came to denote the whole surrounding region and its people.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 16:24; 1 Kings 16:29; 2 Kings 17:6
Cross references (41)
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- 1 2 Kings 15:30
- 2 2 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 13:11; 2 Chronicles 30:5–11; 2 Kings 15:24; 2 Kings 3:2
- 3 Hosea 10:14; Isaiah 10:11–12; 2 Kings 16:7–8; 2 Kings 18:9–16; 2 Kings 19:36–37
- 4 Psalm 149:7–8; 2 Kings 24:20; 2 Kings 18:14–15; Isaiah 31:1–3; 2 Kings 18:21
- 5 Hosea 13:16; 2 Kings 25:1–3; Jeremiah 52:4–5; 2 Kings 18:9
- 6 Hosea 13:16; 1 Chronicles 5:26; Deuteronomy 28:64; Deuteronomy 29:27–28; Isaiah 21:2
- 7 Joshua 23:16; Exodus 20:2; Jeremiah 10:5; Psalm 106:35–41; Judges 2:14–17
- 8 Leviticus 18:3; Deuteronomy 18:9; 2 Kings 16:3; Jeremiah 10:2; Hosea 5:11
- 9 2 Kings 18:8; Deuteronomy 27:15; Deuteronomy 13:6; Ezekiel 8:12; Job 31:27
- 10 1 Kings 14:23; Micah 5:14; Exodus 34:13; 2 Kings 16:4; Deuteronomy 12:2–3
- 11 2 Kings 21:6; 2 Chronicles 28:25; Jeremiah 44:17; Psalm 78:56–58; 1 Kings 13:1
- 12 Exodus 20:3–5; Deuteronomy 4:23–25; Deuteronomy 12:4; Leviticus 26:1; Exodus 34:14
- 13 1 Samuel 9:9; Jeremiah 35:15; Jeremiah 18:11; Nehemiah 9:29–30; Deuteronomy 31:21
- 14 Deuteronomy 31:27; Acts 7:51; Psalm 78:22; Hebrews 3:7–8; Romans 2:4–5
- 15 Deuteronomy 12:30–31; Deuteronomy 32:21; Jeremiah 2:5; Romans 1:21–23; 1 Kings 16:13
- 16 1 Kings 14:23; 1 Kings 14:15; 1 Kings 16:31; 1 Kings 12:28; Deuteronomy 4:19
- 17 2 Kings 21:6; 2 Kings 16:3; Deuteronomy 18:10–12; Ezekiel 23:37; Psalm 106:37–38
- 18 1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 12:20; Hosea 11:12; 1 Kings 11:32; 1 Kings 11:36
- 19 2 Kings 16:3; 1 Kings 14:22–23; 2 Chronicles 21:11; Jeremiah 3:8–11; Ezekiel 16:51–52
- 20 2 Kings 15:29; Jeremiah 6:30; 2 Kings 13:3; 1 Samuel 16:1; Jonah 1:10
- 21 1 Kings 11:11; 1 Kings 11:31; Isaiah 7:17; 1 Kings 12:28–30; 1 Kings 14:16
- 22 2 Kings 13:11; 2 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 10:29; 2 Kings 10:31; 2 Kings 3:3
- 23 2 Kings 17:6; 2 Kings 17:13; 2 Kings 18:11–12; Hosea 1:4–9; 2 Kings 17:20
- 24 2 Kings 18:34; 2 Kings 17:30–31; Matthew 10:5; 2 Kings 19:13; 2 Kings 18:31
- 25 2 Kings 17:32; 2 Kings 17:34; 2 Kings 17:41; Joshua 22:25; 1 Kings 20:36
- 26 1 Samuel 8:9; 1 Samuel 10:25; 2 Kings 17:27; Amos 8:14
- 27 Judges 17:13; 1 Kings 13:2; 2 Chronicles 11:15; 1 Kings 12:31
- 28 1 Kings 12:29–32; Matthew 15:14; Isaiah 29:13
- 29 1 Kings 12:31; Micah 4:5; Psalm 115:4–8; Isaiah 44:9–20; Hosea 8:5–6
- 30 2 Kings 17:24
- 31 2 Kings 17:24; 2 Kings 17:17; 2 Kings 19:37; Ezra 4:9; Leviticus 18:21
- 32 1 Kings 12:31; 2 Kings 17:29; 1 Kings 13:33; Zephaniah 1:5; 2 Kings 23:19
- 33 Luke 16:13; 2 Kings 17:41; Matthew 6:24; 1 Kings 18:21; Zephaniah 1:5
- 34 Genesis 35:10; Genesis 32:28; 2 Kings 17:33; 1 Kings 18:31; Isaiah 48:1
- 35 Judges 6:10; Joshua 23:7; Joshua 23:16; Exodus 34:12–17; Deuteronomy 4:23–27
- 36 Exodus 6:6; Deuteronomy 6:13; Leviticus 19:32; Exodus 9:15; Deuteronomy 5:15
- 37 Leviticus 19:37; Deuteronomy 5:31–6:2; Nehemiah 9:13–14; Deuteronomy 4:44–45; Deuteronomy 12:32
- 38 Deuteronomy 4:23; Deuteronomy 6:12; Deuteronomy 8:14–18
- 39 Luke 1:74–75; 1 Samuel 12:24; Nehemiah 9:27; Luke 1:50; Jeremiah 10:7
- 40 Jeremiah 13:23; Deuteronomy 4:28; 2 Kings 17:34; 2 Kings 17:12; 2 Kings 17:8
- 41 Matthew 6:24; 1 Kings 18:21; Zephaniah 1:5; 2 Kings 17:32–33; Joshua 24:14–20
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