2 Reyes 21
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Manasés, rey de Judá(A)(B)
21 Manasés tenía doce años cuando ascendió al trono, y reinó en Jerusalén cincuenta y cinco años. Su madre era Hepsiba. 2 Manasés hizo lo que ofende al Señor, pues practicaba las repugnantes ceremonias de las naciones que el Señor había expulsado delante de los israelitas. 3 Reconstruyó los altares paganos que su padre Ezequías había destruido; además, erigió otros altares en honor de Baal e hizo una imagen de la diosa Aserá, como había hecho Acab, rey de Israel. Se postró ante todos los astros del cielo y los adoró. 4 Construyó altares en el templo del Señor, lugar del cual el Señor había dicho: «Jerusalén será el lugar donde yo habite».[a] 5 En ambos atrios del templo del Señor construyó altares en honor de los astros del cielo. 6 Sacrificó en el fuego a su propio hijo, practicó la magia y la hechicería, y consultó a nigromantes y a espiritistas. Hizo continuamente lo que ofende al Señor, provocando así su ira.
7 Tomó la imagen de la diosa Aserá que él había hecho y la puso en el templo, lugar del cual el Señor había dicho a David y a su hijo Salomón: «En este templo en Jerusalén, la ciudad que he escogido de entre todas las tribus de Israel, he decidido habitar[b] para siempre. 8 Nunca más dejaré que los israelitas anden perdidos fuera de la tierra que les di a sus antepasados, siempre y cuando tengan cuidado de cumplir todo lo que yo les he ordenado, es decir, toda la ley que les dio mi siervo Moisés». 9 Pero no hicieron caso; Manasés los descarrió, de modo que se condujeron peor que las naciones que el Señor destruyó delante de ellos.
10 Por lo tanto, el Señor dijo por medio de sus siervos los profetas: 11 «Como Manasés, rey de Judá, ha practicado estas repugnantes ceremonias y se ha conducido peor que los amorreos que le precedieron, haciendo que los israelitas pequen con los ídolos que él hizo, 12 así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: “Voy a enviar tal desgracia sobre Jerusalén y Judá que a todo el que oiga de ella le quedará retumbando en los oídos. 13 Extenderé sobre Jerusalén el mismo cordel con que medí a Samaria y la misma plomada con que señalé a la familia de Acab. Voy a tratar a Jerusalén como se hace con un plato que se restriega y se pone boca abajo. 14 Abandonaré al resto de mi heredad, entregando a mi pueblo en manos de sus enemigos, que lo saquearán y lo despojarán. 15 Porque los israelitas han hecho lo que me ofende, y desde el día en que sus antepasados salieron de Egipto hasta hoy me han provocado”».
16 Además del pecado que hizo cometer a Judá, haciendo así lo que ofende al Señor, Manasés derramó tanta sangre inocente que inundó Jerusalén de un extremo a otro.
17 Los demás acontecimientos del reinado de Manasés, y todo lo que hizo, incluso el pecado que cometió, están escritos en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá. 18 Manasés murió y fue sepultado en su palacio, en el jardín de Uza. Y su hijo Amón le sucedió en el trono.
Amón, rey de Judá(C)
19 Amón tenía veintidós años cuando ascendió al trono, y reinó en Jerusalén dos años. Su madre era Mesulémet hija de Jaruz, oriunda de Jotba. 20 Amón hizo lo que ofende al Señor, como había hecho su padre Manasés. 21 En todo siguió el mal ejemplo de su padre, adorando e inclinándose ante los ídolos que este había adorado. 22 Así que abandonó al Señor, Dios de sus antepasados, y no anduvo en el camino del Señor.
23 Los ministros del rey Amón conspiraron contra él y lo asesinaron en su palacio. 24 Entonces el pueblo mató a todos los que habían conspirado contra el rey Amón, y en su lugar proclamaron rey a su hijo Josías.
25 Los demás acontecimientos del reinado de Amón están escritos en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá. 26 Amón fue sepultado en su sepulcro, en el jardín de Uza. Y su hijo Josías lo sucedió en el trono.
2 Kings 21
New King James Version
Manasseh Reigns in Judah(A)
21 Manasseh (B)was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, (C)according to the abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the [a]high places (D)which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; he raised up altars for Baal, and made a [b]wooden image, (E)as Ahab king of Israel had done; and he (F)worshiped all [c]the host of heaven and served them. 4 (G)He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, (H)“In Jerusalem I will put My name.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the (I)two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 (J)Also he made his son pass through the fire, practiced (K)soothsaying, used witchcraft, and consulted spiritists and mediums. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. 7 He even set a carved image of [d]Asherah that he had made, in the [e]house of which the Lord had said to David and to Solomon his son, (L)“In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; 8 (M)and I will not make the feet of Israel wander anymore from the land which I gave their fathers—only if they are careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that My servant Moses commanded them.” 9 But they paid no attention, and Manasseh (N)seduced them to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 And the Lord spoke (O)by His servants the prophets, saying, 11 (P)“Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations ((Q)he has acted more wickedly than all the (R)Amorites who were before him, and (S)has also made Judah sin with his idols), 12 therefore thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Behold, I am bringing such calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever hears of it, both (T)his ears will tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem (U)the measuring line of Samaria and the plummet of the house of Ahab; (V)I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 So I will forsake the (W)remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become victims of plunder to all their enemies, 15 because they have done evil in My sight, and have provoked Me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’ ”
16 (X)Moreover Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides his sin by which he made Judah sin, in doing evil in the sight of the Lord.
17 Now (Y)the rest of the acts of (Z)Manasseh—all that he did, and the sin that he committed—are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 18 So (AA)Manasseh [f]rested with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon reigned in his place.
Amon’s Reign and Death(AB)
19 (AC)Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, (AD)as his father Manasseh had done. 21 So he walked in all the ways that his father had walked; and he served the idols that his father had served, and worshiped them. 22 He (AE)forsook the Lord God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord.
23 (AF)Then the servants of Amon (AG)conspired against him, and killed the king in his own house. 24 But the people of the land (AH)executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.
25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 26 And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. Then Josiah his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 21:3 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Kings 21:3 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
- 2 Kings 21:3 The gods of the Assyrians
- 2 Kings 21:7 A Canaanite goddess
- 2 Kings 21:7 Temple
- 2 Kings 21:18 Died and joined his ancestors
2 Kings 21
English Standard Version
Manasseh Reigns in Judah
21 (A)Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hephzibah. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (B)according to the despicable practices of the nations whom the Lord drove out before the people of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the high places (C)that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he erected altars for Baal and made (D)an Asherah, (E)as Ahab king of Israel had done, (F)and worshiped all the host of heaven and served them. 4 (G)And he built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, (H)“In Jerusalem will I put my name.” 5 And he built altars (I)for all the host of heaven in (J)the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 (K)And he burned his son as an offering[a] and (L)used fortune-telling and (M)omens and dealt (N)with mediums and with necromancers. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, provoking him to anger. 7 And the carved image of (O)Asherah that he had made he set in the house of which the Lord said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, (P)and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever. 8 (Q)And I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander anymore out of the land that I gave to their fathers, if only they will be careful to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the Law that my servant Moses commanded them.” 9 But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do more evil than the nations had done whom the Lord destroyed before the people of Israel.
Manasseh's Idolatry Denounced
10 And the Lord said by his servants the prophets, 11 (R)“Because Manasseh king of Judah has committed these abominations and has done things (S)more evil than all that the Amorites did, who were before him, (T)and has made Judah also to sin (U)with his idols, 12 therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Behold, I am bringing upon Jerusalem and Judah such disaster[b] that the ears of everyone who hears of it (V)will tingle. 13 (W)And I will stretch over Jerusalem the measuring line of Samaria, and the plumb line of the house of Ahab, and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of my heritage and give them into the hand of their enemies, and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies, 15 because they have done what is evil in my sight and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.”
16 (X)Moreover, Manasseh shed very much innocent blood, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another, besides the sin (Y)that he made Judah to sin so that they did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
17 (Z)Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh and all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 18 (AA)And Manasseh slept with his fathers and was buried in the garden of his house, (AB)in the garden of Uzza, and Amon his son reigned in his place.
Amon Reigns in Judah
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, (AC)as Manasseh his father had done. 21 He walked in all the way in which his father walked and served (AD)the idols that his father served and worshiped them. 22 (AE)He abandoned the Lord, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord. 23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him and put the king to death in his house. 24 But the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. 25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 26 And he was buried in his tomb (AF)in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 21:6 Hebrew made his son pass through the fire
- 2 Kings 21:12 Or evil
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