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1 Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
1 DESPUÉS de la muerte de Achâb rebelóse Moab contra Israel.
2 Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this sickness.”
2 Y Ochôzías cayó por las celosías de una sala [de la casa] que tenía en Samaria; y estando enfermo envió mensajeros, y díjoles: Id, y consultad á Baal-zebub dios de Ecrón, si tengo de sanar de esta mi enfermedad.
3 But Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and tell them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you go to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron?
3 Entonces el ángel de Jehová habló á Elías Thisbita, [diciendo]: Levántate, y sube á encontrarte con los mensajeros del rey de Samaria, y les dirás: ¿No hay Dios en Israel, que vosotros vais á consultar á Baal-zebub dios de Ecrón?
4 Now therefore Yahweh says, “You will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.”’” Then Elijah departed.
4 Por tanto así ha dicho Jehová: Del lecho en que subiste no descenderás, antes morirás ciertamente. Y Elías se fué.
5 The messengers returned to him, and he said to them, “Why is it that you have returned?”
5 Y como los mensajeros se volvieron al rey, él les dijo: ¿Por qué pues os habéis vuelto?
6 They said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, “Yahweh says, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’”’”
6 Y ellos le respondieron: Encontramos un varón que nos dijo: Id, y volveos al rey que os envió, y decidle: Así ha dicho Jehová: ¿No hay Dios en Israel, que tú envías á consultar á Baal-zebub dios de Ecrón? Por tanto, del lecho en que subiste no descenderás, antes morirás de cierto.
7 He said to them, “What kind of man was he who came up to meet you and told you these words?”
7 Entonces él les dijo: ¿Qué hábito era el de aquel varón que encontrasteis, y os dijo tales palabras?
8 They answered him, “He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It’s Elijah the Tishbite.”
8 Y ellos le respondieron: Un varón velloso, y ceñía sus lomos con un cinto de cuero. Entonces él dijo: Elías Thisbita es.
9 Then the king sent a captain of fifty with his fifty to him. He went up to him; and behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He said to him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’”
9 Y envió luego á él un capitán de cincuenta con sus cincuenta, el cual subió á él; y he aquí que él estaba sentado en la cumbre del monte. Y él le dijo: Varón de Dios, el rey ha dicho que desciendas.
10 Elijah answered to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
10 Y Elías respondió, y dijo al capitán de cincuenta: Si yo soy varón de Dios, descienda fuego del cielo, y consúmate con tus cincuenta. Y descendió fuego del cielo, que lo consumió á él y á sus cincuenta.
11 Again he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. He answered him, “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down quickly!’”
11 Volvió el rey á enviar á él otro capitán de cincuenta con sus cincuenta; y hablóle, y dijo: Varón de Dios, el rey ha dicho así: Desciende presto.
12 Elijah answered them, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from the sky and consume you and your fifty!” Then God’s fire came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
12 Y respondióle Elías, y dijo: Si yo soy varón de Dios, descienda fuego del cielo, y consúmate con tus cincuenta. Y descendió fuego del cielo, que lo consumió á él y á sus cincuenta.
13 Again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. The third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and begged him, and said to him, “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty of your servants be precious in your sight.
13 Y volvió á enviar el tercer capitán de cincuenta con sus cincuenta: y subiendo aquel tercer capitán de cincuenta, hincóse de rodillas delante de Elías, y rogóle, diciendo: Varón de Dios, ruégote que sea de valor delante de tus ojos mi vida, y la vida de estos tus cincuenta siervos.
14 Behold, fire came down from the sky and consumed the last two captains of fifty with their fifties. But now let my life be precious in your sight.”
14 He aquí ha descendido fuego del cielo, y ha consumido los dos primeros capitanes de cincuenta, con sus cincuenta; sea ahora mi vida de valor delante de tus ojos.
15 Yahweh’s angel said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Don’t be afraid of him.” Then he arose and went down with him to the king.
15 Entonces el ángel de Jehová dijo á Elías: Desciende con él; no hayas de él miedo. Y él se levantó, y descendió con él al rey.
16 He said to him, “Yahweh says, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? Therefore you will not come down from the bed where you have gone up, but you will surely die.’”
16 Y díjole: Así ha dicho Jehová: Pues que enviaste mensajeros á consultar á Baal-zebub dios de Ecrón, ¿no hay Dios en Israel para consultar en su palabra? No descenderás, por tanto, del lecho en que subiste, antes morirás de cierto.
17 So he died according to Yahweh’s word which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son.
17 Y murió conforme á la palabra de Jehová que había hablado Elías: y reinó en su lugar Joram, en el segundo año de Joram, hijo de Josaphat rey de Judá; porque [Ochôzías] no tenía hijo.
18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
18 Y lo demás de los hechos de Ochôzías, ¿no está escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
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Jehoram
Ahab's son, who succeeded his brother Ahaziah, reigned twelve years in Samaria, removed Baal's sacred pillar yet clung to Jeroboam's sins, campaigned against Moab with…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 1:17; 2 Kings 3:1; 2 Kings 3:8
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- 1 2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Kings 8:20; 2 Kings 3:4–5; Psalm 60:8; Numbers 24:7
- 2 2 Kings 1:16; 2 Kings 8:7–10; Mark 3:22; Matthew 10:25; Isaiah 37:19
- 3 1 Kings 17:1; Jonah 2:8; Acts 12:7–11; Psalm 76:1; Jeremiah 2:11–13
- 4 Ezekiel 18:4; Genesis 3:4; Genesis 2:17; 2 Kings 1:16; Proverbs 11:19
- 6 Psalm 16:4; 2 Kings 1:2–4; Isaiah 41:22–23; 1 Chronicles 10:13–14
- 7 Judges 8:18; 1 Samuel 28:14
- 8 Matthew 3:4; Zechariah 13:4; Mark 1:6; Matthew 11:8; Revelation 11:3
- 9 Hebrews 11:36; 2 Kings 6:13–14; Luke 6:11–12; Amos 7:12; Matthew 26:68
- 10 Luke 9:54; Daniel 3:25; 1 Kings 18:36–38; Daniel 3:22; Psalm 106:18
- 11 John 18:5–12; Isaiah 26:11; Jeremiah 5:3; 1 Samuel 22:17–19; Numbers 16:41
- 12 2 Kings 1:9–10
- 13 Isaiah 1:5; Psalm 72:14; Proverbs 27:22; Isaiah 66:2; Psalm 102:17
- 14 Acts 20:24; Psalm 116:15; Psalm 49:8; 2 Kings 1:10–11; Matthew 16:25–26
- 15 Isaiah 51:12; Ezekiel 2:6; Jeremiah 1:17; Genesis 15:1; 2 Kings 1:3
- 16 2 Kings 1:2–4; 1 Kings 21:18–24; Exodus 4:22–23; 1 Kings 14:6–13; Psalm 132:3
- 17 2 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 22:51; 2 Kings 8:16–17
- 18 1 Kings 14:19; 1 Kings 22:39
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