2Reis 3

Eliseu salva três reis com os seus exércitos

1 Ora, Jorão, filho de Acabe, começou a reinar sobre Israel, em Samaria, no *2Rs 1.17décimo oitavo ano de Josafá, rei de Judá, e reinou doze anos. 2 Fez o mal aos olhos de Jeová; porém não tanto como seu pai nem sua mãe, pois *2Rs 10.18,26-28;Êx 23.24tirou a coluna de Baal que *1Rs 16.31-32seu pai tinha feito. 3 Todavia, *1Rs 12.28-32se apegou aos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, *1Rs 14.9,16com que este fez pecar a Israel; não se apartou deles.

4 Ora, Mesa, rei de Moabe, era criador de ovelhas e *2Sm 8.2;Is 16.1-2pagava seu tributo ao rei de Israel com a lã de cem mil cordeiros e de cem mil carneiros. 5 *2Rs 1.1Quando, porém, Acabe morreu, rebelou-se o rei de Moabe contra o rei de Israel. 6 O rei Jorão saiu, nesse tempo, de Samaria e fez revista de todo o Israel. 7 Mandou dizer a Josafá, rei de Judá: O rei de Moabe rebelou-se contra mim; irás comigo à guerra contra Moabe? Respondeu ele: Subirei; *1Rs 22.4como tu és, sou eu; o meu povo, como teu povo; os meus cavalos, como os teus cavalos. 8 Então, perguntou Jorão: Por que caminho havemos de subir? Respondeu ele: Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom. 9 *2Rs 3.1Partiram o rei de Israel, o *2Rs 3.7rei de Judá e o *1Rs 22.47rei de Edom; e andaram rodeando com uma marcha de sete dias; não havia água para o exército nem para as bestas que os seguiam. 10 Disse o rei de Israel: Ai! Jeová chamou estes três reis para os entregar nas mãos de Moabe. 11 Perguntou, porém, Josafá: *1Rs 22.7Não há aqui algum profeta de Jeová, para, por meio dele, consultarmos a Jeová? Respondeu um dos servos do rei de Israel: Aqui está *2Rs 2.25Eliseu, filho de Safate, *1Rs 19.21;Jo 13.4-5,13-14que derramava água sobre as mãos de Elias. 12 Disse Josafá: A palavra de Jeová está com ele. Desceram a estar com ele o rei de Israel, o rei de Judá e o rei de Edom.

O conselho de Eliseu

13 *Ez 14.3-5Eliseu disse ao rei de Israel: Que tenho eu contigo? *1Rs 18.19;22.6-11,22-25Vai ter com os profetas de teu pai e com os profetas de tua mãe. Respondeu-lhe o rei de Israel: Não; porque Jeová chamou estes três reis para os entregar nas mãos de Moabe. 14 Disse Eliseu: *2Rs 5.16;1Rs 17.1Pela vida de Jeová, em cuja presença estou, se não fosse respeitar eu a presença de Josafá, rei de Judá, sem dúvida, não te daria atenção, nem te veria. 15 Agora, porém, *1Sm 16.23;1Cr 25.1trazei-me um menestrel. Quando o menestrel tocava, veio *1Rs 18.46;Ez 1.3a mão de Jeová sobre Eliseu. 16 Ele disse: Assim diz Jeová: Enchei este vale de covas. 17 Pois assim diz Jeová: Não sentireis vento, nem vereis chuva; contudo, este vale se encherá de água; e bebereis vós, e os vossos servos, e as vossas bestas. 18 Isso é ainda pouco aos olhos de Jeová; ele também entregará os moabitas nas vossas mãos. 19 *2Rs 3.25Ferireis todas as cidades fortalecidas e todas as cidades escolhidas, e cortareis todas as árvores boas, e entupireis todas as fontes de água, e danificareis com pedras todos os terrenos bons. 20 Pela manhã, *Êx 29.39-40ao tempo de se oferecer a oblação, eis que vinham as águas pelo caminho de Edom, e a terra se encheu de água.

Mesa é derrotado

21 Quando todos os moabitas ouviram que os reis haviam subido para pelejarem contra eles, convocaram-se a si mesmos, a saber, todos os que estavam em idade de pegar armas e mesmo para cima, e esperaram nas fronteiras. 22 Levantando-se de madrugada, e raiando o sol sobre as águas, viram os moabitas diante de si as águas vermelhas como sangue. 23 Disseram: É sangue; sem dúvida, os reis são destruídos e, de parte a parte, se mataram; agora, ó Moabe, à presa. 24 Tendo os moabitas chegado ao arraial de Israel, levantaram-se os israelitas e feriram-nos, de modo que fugiram diante deles; e os israelitas entraram na terra, ferindo aos moabitas. 25 *2Rs 3.19Arrasaram as cidades; sobre todos os bons terrenos, lançaram cada um a sua pedra, e os entulharam; entupiram todas as fontes de água e cortaram todas as boas árvores, até que só a *Is 16.7;Jr 48.31,36Quir-Haresete lhe deixaram ficar as pedras. Contudo, os fundeiros a cercaram e a feriram. 26 Vendo o rei de Moabe que a peleja lhe ia sendo adversa, tomou consigo setecentos homens que puxavam de espada, para abrir caminho até o rei de Edom; porém não puderam. 27 Então, ele tomou seu filho primogênito, que havia de reinar em seu lugar, e o *Am 2.1;Mq 6.7ofereceu em holocausto sobre o muro. Suscitou-se grande ira contra Israel; retiraram-se dele e voltaram para sua terra.

1 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. 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.*3.2 image: Heb. statue 3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

4 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. 5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. 7 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. 8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. 9 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.*3.9 that…: Heb. at their feet 10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! 11 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. 12 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. 13 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. 14 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. 15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. 16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. 17 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. 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.*3.19 mar: Heb. grieve

20 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.

21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.*3.21 gathered: Heb. were cried together*3.21 put on…: Heb. gird himself with a girdle 22 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: 23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.*3.23 slain: Heb. destroyed 24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.*3.24 they went…: or, they smote in it even smiting 25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.*3.25 only in…: Heb. until he left its stones in Kir-haraseth

26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not. 27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.