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Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth* year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve* years.
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And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the imagea of Baal that his father had made.
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Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
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And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
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But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
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And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
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So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
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And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
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But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
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And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
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And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
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And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
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But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
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For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
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And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
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And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and marb every good piece of land with stones.
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And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
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And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gatheredc all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
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And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
2 Reyes 3:1
Joram, hijo de Acab, comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en Samaria en el año dieciocho de Josafat, rey de Judá; y reinó doce años.
English Standard Version ESV
2 Kings 3:1
In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twelve years.
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
2 Reyes 3:1
Y Joram hijo de Acab comenzó a reinar en Samaria sobre Israel el año dieciocho de Josafat rey de Judá; y reinó doce años
New King James Version NKJV
2 Kings 3:1
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
2 Reyes 3:1
Guerra entre Israel y Moab
Joram,
hijo de Acab, comenzó a gobernar Israel durante el año dieciocho del reinado de Josafat en Judá y reinó en Samaria doce años.
Joram,
hijo de Acab, comenzó a gobernar Israel durante el año dieciocho del reinado de Josafat en Judá y reinó en Samaria doce años.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
2 Reyes 3:1
En el año dieciocho de Josafat, rey de Judá, Jorán hijo de Acab ascendió al trono de Israel en Samaria, y reinó doce años.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
2 Reyes 3:1
Y JORAM hijo de Achâb comenzó á reinar en Samaria sobre Israel el año dieciocho de Josaphat rey de Judá; y reinó doce años.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
2 Reyes 3:1
Y Joram hijo de Acab comenzó a reinar en Samaria sobre Israel el año dieciocho de Josafat rey de Judá; y reinó doce años.
Herramientas de Estudio para 2 Kings 3:1-24
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