2 Reis 10— comparação

1Ora, Acabe tinha setenta filhos em Samaria. Jeú escreveu cartas e as enviou a Samaria, aos governantes de Jezreel, aos anciãos, e àqueles que criavam os filhos de Acabe, dizendo:

2“Agora, assim que esta carta chegar a vocês, visto que os filhos do seu senhor estão com vocês, e vocês têm carros e cavalos, também uma cidade fortificada e armas,

3escolham o melhor e mais capaz dos filhos do seu senhor, coloquem-no no trono de seu pai, e lutem pela casa do seu senhor.”

4Mas eles ficaram com muito medo, e disseram: “Vejam, os dois reis não resistiram diante dele! Como então nós resistiremos?”

5Aquele que administrava o palácio, e aquele que governava a cidade, também os anciãos, e os tutores das crianças, mandaram dizer a Jeú: “Nós somos seus servos, e faremos tudo o que você nos pedir. Não faremos de nenhum homem rei. Faça o que parecer bem aos seus olhos.”

6Então ele lhes escreveu uma carta pela segunda vez, dizendo: “Se vocês estão do meu lado, e se vão dar ouvidos à minha voz, peguem as cabeças dos homens que são filhos do seu senhor, e venham a mim em Jezreel amanhã a esta hora.”

7Quando a carta chegou a eles, pegaram os filhos do rei e os mataram, todas as setenta pessoas, colocaram suas cabeças em cestos, e as enviaram a ele em Jezreel.

8Um mensageiro veio e lhe disse: “Eles trouxeram as cabeças dos filhos do rei.”

9Pela manhã, ele saiu e ficou de pé, e disse a todo o povo: “Vocês são justos. Eis que eu conspirei contra o meu senhor e o matei, mas quem matou todos estes?

10Saibam agora que nada cairá por terra da palavra do SENHOR, que o SENHOR falou a respeito da casa de Acabe. Pois o SENHOR fez o que ele falou por meio do seu servo Elias.”

11Assim, Jeú feriu todos os que restavam da casa de Acabe em Jezreel, com todos os seus grandes homens, seus amigos íntimos, e seus sacerdotes, até que não lhe deixou nenhum sobrevivente.

12Ele se levantou e partiu, e foi para Samaria. Estando ele na casa de tosquia dos pastores no caminho,

13Jeú encontrou-se com os irmãos de Acazias, rei de Judá, e disse: “Quem são vocês?”

14Ele disse: “Peguem-nos vivos!”

15Tendo partido dali, ele encontrou Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, que vinha ao seu encontro. Ele o saudou, e lhe disse: “O seu coração é reto, assim como o meu coração é com o seu coração?”

16Ele disse: “Venha comigo, e veja o meu zelo pelo SENHOR.” Assim, o fizeram andar no seu carro.

17Quando ele chegou a Samaria, feriu todos os que restavam de Acabe em Samaria, até destruí-los, de acordo com a palavra do SENHOR que ele falou a Elias.

18Jeú reuniu todo o povo, e lhes disse: “Acabe serviu pouco a Baal, mas Jeú o servirá muito.

19Agora, portanto, chamem a mim todos os profetas de Baal, todos os seus adoradores, e todos os seus sacerdotes. Que ninguém falte, pois tenho um grande sacrifício a Baal. Quem faltar, não viverá.” Mas Jeú agiu com engano, com a intenção de destruir os adoradores de Baal.

20Jeú disse: “Santifiquem uma assembleia solene para Baal!”

21Jeú enviou mensageiros por todo o Israel; e todos os adoradores de Baal vieram, de modo que não restou um só homem que não viesse. Eles entraram na casa de Baal; e a casa de Baal ficou cheia de uma extremidade à outra.

22Ele disse àquele que guardava o vestiário: “Traga vestes para todos os adoradores de Baal!”

23Jeú entrou com Jonadabe, filho de Recabe, na casa de Baal. Então ele disse aos adoradores de Baal: “Procurem, e vejam que nenhum dos servos do SENHOR está aqui com vocês, mas apenas os adoradores de Baal.”

24Então eles entraram para oferecer sacrifícios e holocaustos. Ora, Jeú havia designado para si oitenta homens do lado de fora, e disse: “Se escapar algum dos homens que eu entregar nas mãos de vocês, aquele que o deixar ir, a sua vida será pela vida dele.”

25Assim que ele terminou de oferecer o holocausto, Jeú disse aos guardas e aos capitães: “Entrem e matem-nos! Que ninguém escape.” Então eles os feriram ao fio da espada. Os guardas e os capitães jogaram os corpos para fora, e foram ao santuário interior da casa de Baal.

26Eles tiraram as colunas que estavam na casa de Baal e as queimaram.

27Eles derrubaram a coluna de Baal, e derrubaram a casa de Baal, e fizeram dela uma latrina, até o dia de hoje.

28Assim Jeú destruiu Baal de Israel.

29No entanto, Jeú não se desviou dos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, com os quais ele fez Israel pecar — os bezerros de ouro que estavam em Betel e que estavam em Dã.

30O SENHOR disse a Jeú: “Porque você fez bem em executar o que é reto aos meus olhos, e fez à casa de Acabe de acordo com tudo o que estava no meu coração, os seus descendentes se assentarão no trono de Israel até a quarta geração.”

31Mas Jeú não teve o cuidado de andar na lei do SENHOR, o Deus de Israel, com todo o seu coração. Ele não se desviou dos pecados de Jeroboão, com os quais ele fez Israel pecar.

32Naqueles dias o SENHOR começou a cortar partes de Israel; e Hazael os feriu em todas as fronteiras de Israel,

33desde o Jordão para o leste, toda a terra de Gileade, os gaditas, os rubenitas, e os manassitas, desde Aroer, que fica junto ao vale do Arnom, até Gileade e Basã.

34Ora, o restante dos atos de Jeú, e tudo o que ele fez, e todo o seu poder, não estão eles escritos no livro das crônicas dos reis de Israel?

35Jeú descansou com seus pais; e eles o sepultaram em Samaria. Jeoacaz, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.

36O tempo que Jeú reinou sobre Israel em Samaria foi de vinte e oito anos.

1Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and to those who brought up Ahab’s sons, saying,

2“Now as soon as this letter comes to you, since your master’s sons are with you, and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armor,

3select the best and fittest of your master’s sons, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.”

4But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, “Behold, the two kings didn’t stand before him! How then shall we stand?”

5He who was over the household, and he who was over the city, the elders also, and those who raised the children, sent to Jehu, saying, “We are your servants, and will do all that you ask us. We will not make any man king. You do that which is good in your eyes.”

6Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, “If you are on my side, and if you will listen to my voice, take the heads of the men who are your master’s sons, and come to me to Jezreel by tomorrow this time.” Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, who brought them up.

7When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and killed them, even seventy people, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him to Jezreel.

8A messenger came and told him, “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” He said, “Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.”

9In the morning, he went out and stood, and said to all the people, “You are righteous. Behold, I conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these?

10Know now that nothing will fall to the earth of Yahweh’s word, which Yahweh spoke concerning Ahab’s house. For Yahweh has done that which he spoke by his servant Elijah.”

11So Jehu struck all that remained of Ahab’s house in Jezreel, with all his great men, his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him no one remaining.

12He arose and departed, and went to Samaria. As he was at the shearing house of the shepherds on the way,

13Jehu met with the brothers of Ahaziah king of Judah, and said, “Who are you?” They answered, “We are the brothers of Ahaziah. We are going down to greet the children of the king and the children of the queen.”

14He said, “Take them alive!” They took them alive, and killed them at the pit of the shearing house, even forty-two men. He didn’t leave any of them.

15When he had departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. He greeted him, and said to him, “Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart?” Jehonadab answered, “It is.” “If it is, give me your hand.” He gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.

16He said, “Come with me, and see my zeal for Yahweh.” So they made him ride in his chariot.

17When he came to Samaria, he struck all who remained to Ahab in Samaria, until he had destroyed them, according to Yahweh’s word which he spoke to Elijah.

18Jehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, “Ahab served Baal a little, but Jehu will serve him much.

19Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal, all of his worshipers, and all of his priests. Let no one be absent, for I have a great sacrifice to Baal. Whoever is absent, he shall not live.” But Jehu did deceptively, intending to destroy the worshipers of Baal.

20Jehu said, “Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal!” So they proclaimed it.

21Jehu sent through all Israel; and all the worshipers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that didn’t come. They came into the house of Baal; and the house of Baal was filled from one end to another.

22He said to him who kept the wardrobe, “Bring out robes for all the worshipers of Baal!” So he brought robes out to them.

23Jehu went with Jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal. Then he said to the worshipers of Baal, “Search, and see that none of the servants of Yahweh are here with you, but only the worshipers of Baal.”

24So they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings. Now Jehu had appointed for himself eighty men outside, and said, “If any of the men whom I bring into your hands escape, he who lets him go, his life shall be for the life of him.”

25As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, “Go in and kill them! Let no one escape.” So they struck them with the edge of the sword. The guard and the captains threw the bodies out, and went to the inner shrine of the house of Baal.

26They brought out the pillars that were in the house of Baal and burned them.

27They broke down the pillar of Baal, and broke down the house of Baal, and made it a latrine, to this day.

28Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

29However, Jehu didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin—the golden calves that were in Bethel and that were in Dan.

30Yahweh said to Jehu, “Because you have done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and have done to Ahab’s house according to all that was in my heart, your descendants shall sit on the throne of Israel to the fourth generation.”

31But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Yahweh, the God of Israel, with all his heart. He didn’t depart from the sins of Jeroboam, with which he made Israel to sin.

32In those days Yahweh began to cut away parts of Israel; and Hazael struck them in all the borders of Israel

33from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

34Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did, and all his might, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

35Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.

36The time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.