2Reis 9

A mensagem de Eliseu a Jeú. Jeú é ungido rei de Israel

1 Chamou o profeta Eliseu a um dos *2Rs 2.3filhos dos profetas e disse-lhe: *2Rs 4.29Cinge os teus lombos, *1Sm 10.1;16.1;1Rs 1.39toma na mão este vaso de óleo e vai a *2Rs 8.28-29Ramote-Gileade. 2 Quando lá chegares, procura a *2Rs 9.14,20;1Rs 19.16-17Jeú, filho de Josafá, filho de Ninsi; entra, e *2Rs 9.5,11faze-o levantar-se dentre os seus irmãos, e leva-o para uma câmara interior. 3 Tomando o vaso de óleo, derrama-lho sobre a cabeça e dize: Assim diz Jeová: *2Cr 22.7Acabo de ungir-te rei sobre Israel. Então, abre a porta, foge e não te demores. 4 Assim, foi o mancebo, *2Rs 9.1o jovem profeta, a Ramote-Gileade. 5 Quando chegou, eis que estavam sentados os capitães do exército; ele disse: Capitão, tenho que te dar uma mensagem. Perguntou-lhe Jeú: A qual de todos nós? Respondeu ele: A ti, capitão. 6 Jeú levantou-se e entrou na casa; o mancebo derramou-lhe o óleo sobre a cabeça e disse: Assim diz Jeová, Deus de Israel: *2Rs 9.3Acabo de ungir-te rei sobre o povo de Jeová, sobre Israel. 7 Ferirás a casa de Acabe, teu amo, para *Dt 32.35,43que eu vingue da *2Rs 9.32-37mão de Jezabel *1Rs 18.4;21.15,21,25o sangue dos profetas, meus servos, e o sangue de todos os servos de Jeová. 8 Pois perecerá toda a casa de Acabe; e *2Rs 10.17;1Rs 21.21exterminarei da casa de Acabe *1Sm 25.22todo homem, *2Rs 14.26;Dt 32.36tanto escravo como livre em Israel. 9 *1Rs 14.10-11;15.29Farei a casa de Acabe *1Rs 16.3-5,11-12como a casa de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, e como a casa de Baasa, filho de Aías. 10 *2Rs 9.35-36;1Rs 21.23Os cães comerão a Jezabel no campo de Jezreel, e não haverá quem a enterre. Então, ele abriu a porta e fugiu.

11 Saindo Jeú aos servos do seu amo, um deles lhe perguntou: *2Rs 9.17,19,22Vai tudo bem? Para que te veio a ti *Jr 29.26;Os 9.7;Mc 3.21este louco? Ele lhes respondeu: Vós conheceis o homem e o que me diria. 12 Eles replicaram: É falso; dize-no-lo, te pedimos. Tornou-lhes Jeú: Assim e assim me falou, dizendo: Assim diz Jeová: Acabo de ungir-te rei sobre Israel. 13 Então, *Mt 21.7-8;Mc 11.7-8se apressaram e, tomando cada um o seu vestido, os puseram debaixo dele em cima dos degraus, e *2Sm 15.10;1Rs 1.34,39tocaram a trombeta, e disseram: Jeú é rei!

Jeú mata ao rei Jeorão

14 Jeú, filho de Josafá, filho de Ninsi, conspirou contra Jeorão. (*2Rs 8.28;1Rs 22.3Ora Jeorão defendia a Ramote-Gileade, ele e todo o Israel, por causa de Hazael, rei da Síria. 15 porém *2Rs 8.29o rei Jeorão tinha voltado para se curar em Jezreel das feridas que os siros lhe fizeram, quando pelejava contra Hazael, rei da Síria.). Disse Jeú: Se isso é o vosso parecer, não escape ninguém, nem saia da cidade para ir dar a nova em Jezreel. 16 Subiu Jeú a um carro e foi a Jezreel; porque Jeorão estava de cama ali. *2Rs 8.29Acazias, rei de Judá, tinha descido a visitar a Jeorão.

17 Ora, a sentinela estava na torre em Jezreel, e viu a tropa de Jeú que vinha, e disse: Eu vejo uma tropa. Disse Jeorão: Toma um cavaleiro e envia ao seu encontro, para que pergunte: Há paz? 18 Foi-lhe o cavaleiro ao encontro e disse: Assim diz o rei: Há paz? Respondeu Jeú: *2Rs 9.19,22Que tens tu com a paz? Passa para trás de mim. A sentinela deu aviso, dizendo: O mensageiro chegou a eles, porém não volta. 19 Então, Jeorão enviou segundo cavaleiro, que chegou a eles e disse: Assim diz o rei: Há paz? Respondeu Jeú: Que tens tu com a paz? Passa para trás de mim. 20 A sentinela deu aviso, dizendo: Chegou até eles e não volta; e o *2Sm 18.27guiar do carro parece como o de *1Rs 19.17Jeú, filho de Ninsi, porque guia furiosamente.

21 Disse Jeorão: Aparelha o carro. Aparelharam-lhe o carro. Saiu *2Cr 22.7Jeorão, rei de Israel, e Acazias, rei de Judá, cada um no seu carro, e saíram ao encontro de Jeú e o acharam *2Rs 9.26;1Rs 21.1-7,15-19no campo de Nabote, jezreelita. 22 Jeorão, tanto que viu a Jeú, perguntou: Há paz, Jeú? Ele respondeu: Que paz, *1Rs 16.30-33;18.19;2Cr 21.13enquanto permanecem tantas fornicações de tua mãe Jezabel e as suas feitiçarias? 23 Então, voltou Jeorão as rédeas, e fugiu, e disse: *2Rs 11.14Há traição, Acazias. 24 *1Rs 22.34Jeú entesou o seu arco com toda a força e feriu a Jeorão por entre as espáduas; a flecha saiu-lhe pelo coração, e ele ficou prostrado no seu carro. 25 Então, disse Jeú ao seu capitão Bidcar: Levanta-o e *1Rs 21.1lança-o no campo da herdade de Nabote, jezreelita, pois lembra-te de como, quando eu e tu, montados, seguíamos a seu pai Acabe, pronunciou *1Rs 21.19,24-29Jeová esta *Is 13.1profecia contra ele: 26 Certamente, *1Rs 21.13vi ontem o sangue de Nabote e o sangue de seus filhos, diz Jeová; e neste campo *2Rs 9.21,25te retribuirei, diz Jeová. Agora, levanta-o e lança-o neste campo, conforme a palavra de Jeová.

Morte de Acazias

27 *2Cr 22.7,9Mas Acazias, rei de Judá, vendo isso, fugiu pelo caminho da casa do jardim. Jeú seguiu após ele e disse: Matai também a este no carro; e feriram-no na subida de Gur, que está junto a *Js 17.11;Jz 1.27Ibleão. Ele fugiu a Megido e ali morreu. 28 *2Rs 23.30Os seus servos levaram-no num carro a Jerusalém e sepultaram-no no seu sepulcro com seus pais, na Cidade de Davi.

29 *2Rs 8.25No ano undécimo de Jeorão, filho de Acabe, começou Acazias a reinar sobre Judá.

Jeú mata a Jezabel

30 Quando Jeú tinha chegado a Jezreel, Jezabel soube disso; *Jr 4.30;Ez 23.40ela pintou os olhos, adornou a cabeça e olhou pela janela. 31 Ao entrar Jeú pela porta, disse ela: *2Rs 9.18-22;1Rs 16.9-20Há paz, assassino do teu amo, Zinri? 32 Jeú levantou o rosto para a janela e disse: Quem está ao meu lado? Quem? Dois ou três eunucos olharam para ele. 33 Ele disse: Lançai-a daí abaixo. Lançaram-na abaixo; foram salpicados do sangue dela a parede e os cavalos; e ele a atropelou. 34 Tendo Jeú entrado, comeu e bebeu; e ele disse: Ide ver *1Rs 21.25aquela mulher maldita e sepultai-a, porque *1Rs 16.31é filha de rei. 35 Foram para a sepultar; porém não acharam dela senão a caveira, e os pés, e as palmas das mãos. 36 Pelo que voltaram e lho disseram. Ele disse: Esta é a palavra de Jeová por meio do seu servo Elias, tesbita, dizendo: *1Rs 21.23No campo de Jezreel, comerão os cães a carne de Jezabel; 37 o *Jr 8.1-3cadáver de Jezabel será como esterco sobre a face da herdade, no campo de Jezreel, de maneira que não dirão: Esta é Jezabel.

1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth-gilead: 2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;*9.2 inner…: Heb. chamber in a chamber 3 Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

4 So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramoth-gilead. 5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. 6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel. 7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel. 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel: 9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah: 10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door, and fled.

11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. 12 And they said, It is false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. 13 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.*9.13 is king: Heb. reigneth 14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria. 15 But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.*9.15 Joram: Heb. Jehoram but not in verse sixteen*9.15 had given: Heb. smote*9.15 let none…: Heb. let no escaper go, etc

16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? 18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again. 19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. 20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.*9.20 driving: or, marching*9.20 furiously: Heb. in madness 21 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.*9.21 Make ready: Heb. Bind*9.21 met: Heb. found 22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many? 23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. 24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.*9.24 drew…: Heb. filled his hand with a bow*9.24 sunk: Heb. bowed 25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his captain, Take up, and cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite: for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him; 26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat of ground, according to the word of the LORD.*9.26 blood: Heb. bloods*9.26 plat: or, portion

27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot. And they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there. 28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David. 29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window.*9.30 painted…: Heb. put her eyes in painting 31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Had Zimri peace, who slew his master? 32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.*9.32 eunuchs: or, chamberlains 33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and some of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot. 34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see now this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king’s daughter. 35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. 36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said, This is the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:*9.36 by: Heb. by the hand of 37 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; so that they shall not say, This is Jezebel.