2 Reyes 21
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Reinado de Manasés(A)
21 Manasés tenía doce años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén cincuenta y cinco años. Su madre se llamaba Hepsibá. 2 Pero Manasés hizo lo malo a los ojos del Señor,(B) pues siguió las prácticas repugnantes de las naciones que el Señor había arrojado de la presencia de los israelitas; 3 además, reconstruyó los altares en los montes que Ezequías su padre había derribado, y erigió altares a Baal; hizo una imagen de Asera, como lo había hecho el rey Ajab de Israel, y adoró y rindió culto a todo el ejército de los cielos. 4 De igual manera, construyó altares en el templo del Señor, del cual el Señor había dicho: «Yo pondré mi nombre en Jerusalén»,(C) 5 y en los dos atrios del templo del Señor construyó altares para todo el ejército de los cielos. 6 Además, a su hijo lo lanzó al fuego como sacrificio, y se entregó al estudio de los tiempos, y fue agorero, e instituyó encantadores y adivinos, con lo que multiplicó la maldad a los ojos del Señor, para provocarlo a ira. 7 Él mismo hizo una imagen de Asera, y la puso en el templo del Señor, del cual había dicho a David y a su hijo Salomón:
«Yo pondré mi nombre para siempre en este templo, y en Jerusalén, ciudad que yo escogí de entre todas las tribus de Israel. 8 Jamás volveré a permitir que Israel sea llevado lejos de la tierra que di a sus padres, siempre y cuando cumplan todo lo que yo les he mandado, y sigan todo lo que está en la ley que mi siervo Moisés les dio.»(D)
9 Pero los israelitas no obedecieron, y Manasés los indujo a que hicieran lo malo, más que las naciones que el Señor destruyó delante de ellos.
10 El Señor habló por medio de sus siervos, los profetas, y dijo:
11 «Puesto que Manasés, rey de Judá, ha incurrido en estas cosas tan repugnantes y sus actos han sido peores que todo lo que hicieron los amorreos antes de él, y puesto que con sus ídolos ha hecho pecar a Judá, 12 yo, el Señor y Dios de Israel, declaro: “Voy a traer sobre Jerusalén y sobre Judá tal calamidad, que a quien lo oiga le zumbarán los oídos. 13 Voy a medir a Jerusalén con el mismo cordel y la misma plomada con que medí a Samaria y a la dinastía de Ajab. Voy a limpiar a Jerusalén como se limpia un plato: voy a fregarla y a ponerla boca abajo. 14 Voy a desamparar al resto de mi pueblo. Voy a entregarlos en manos de sus enemigos, para que sean presa y botín de guerra de todos sus adversarios, 15 pues desde el día que sus padres salieron de Egipto y hasta el día de hoy han hecho lo malo delante de mis ojos, y me han provocado a ira.”»
16 Por si fuera poco, y además de haber hecho pecar a Judá induciéndolos a hacer lo malo a los ojos del Señor, Manasés derramó tanta sangre inocente que llenó a Jerusalén de cadáveres de un extremo al otro.
17 Los demás hechos de Manasés, y todas sus obras y los pecado que cometió, se hallan registrados en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá. 18 Cuando Manasés fue a reunirse con sus antepasados, fue sepultado en el huerto de su casa, es decir, en el huerto de Uzá, y en su lugar reinó su hijo Amón.
Reinado de Amón(E)
19 Amón tenía veintidós años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén dos años. Su madre se llamaba Mesulemet hija de Jarús, y era de Jotbá. 20 Pero Amón hizo lo malo a los ojos del Señor, como lo había hecho Manasés, su padre, 21 pues siguió su mal ejemplo y rindió culto a los ídolos que su padre había adorado, 22 y se apartó del Señor, el Dios de sus padres, y no siguió por el camino del Señor. 23 Un día, los siervos del rey Amón conspiraron contra él, y lo mataron dentro de su mismo palacio. 24 Entonces la gente del 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 hechos de Amón se hallan registrados en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá. 26 Amón fue sepultado en su sepulcro en el huerto de Uzá, y en su lugar reinó su hijo Josías.
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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