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Listen & read in about 10-15 minutes a day! 2nd Kings 1: God Judges Ahaziah - Parent Category: 2nd Kings: The Divided Kingdoms of Judah and Israel - Category: 2nd Kings 1-3: Reign of Jehoram 2 Kings 1 God Judges Ahaziah 1Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. 2Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.” 3But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’ 4Now therefore, thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” So Elijah departed. 5And when the messengers returned to him, he said to them, “Why have you come back?” 6So they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and say to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ ” ’ ” 7Then he said to them, “What kind of man was it who came up to meet you and told you these words?” 8So they answered him, “A hairy man wearing a leather belt around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.” 9Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty men. So he went up to him; and there he was, sitting on the top of a hill. And he spoke to him: “Man of God, the king has said, ‘Come down!’ 10So Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, “If I am a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. 11Then he sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty men. And he answered and said to him: “Man of God, thus has the king said, ‘Come down quickly!’ 12So Elijah answered and said to them, “If I am a man of God, let fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men.” And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty. 13Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight. 14Look, fire has come down from heaven and burned up the first two captains of fifties with their fifties. But let my life now be precious in your sight.” 15And the angel of the Lord said to Elijah, “Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.” So he arose and went down with him to the king. 16Then he said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone up, but you shall surely die.’ 17So Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. Because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. 18Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 2nd Kings 2: Elijah Ascends to Heaven - Parent Category: 2nd Kings: The Divided Kingdoms of Judah and Israel - Category: 2nd Kings 1-3: Reign of Jehoram 2 Kings 2 Elijah Ascends to Heaven 2And it came to pass, when the Lord was about to take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel. 3Now the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” And he said, “Yes, I know; keep silent!” 4Then Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Jericho.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they came to Jericho. 5Now the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over you today?” So he answered, “Yes, I know; keep silent!” 6Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So the two of them went on. 7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan. 8Now Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water; and it was divided this way and that, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground. 9And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.” 10So he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.” 11Then it happened, as they continued on and talked, that suddenly a chariot of fire appeared with horses of fire, and separated the two of them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. 13He also took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan. 14Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” And when he also had struck the water, it was divided this way and that; and Elisha crossed over. 15Now when the sons of the prophets who were from Jericho saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him. 16Then they said to him, “Look now, there are fifty strong men with your servants. Please let them go and search for your master, lest perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley.” And he said, “You shall not send anyone.” 17But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, “Send them!” Therefore they sent fifty men, and they searched for three days but did not find him. 18And when they came back to him, for he had stayed in Jericho, he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?” Elisha Performs Miracles 19Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren.” 20And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. 21Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ” 22So the water remains healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke. 23Then he went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” 24So he turned around and looked at them, and pronounced a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the youths. 25Then he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. 2nd Kings 3: Moab Rebels Against Israel - Parent Category: 2nd Kings: The Divided Kingdoms of Judah and Israel - Category: 2nd Kings 1-3: Reign of Jehoram 2 Kings 3 Moab Rebels Against Israel 3Now Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 2And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. 3Nevertheless he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had made Israel sin; he did not depart from them. 4Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepbreeder, and he regularly paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams. 5But it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6So King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel. 7Then he went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” And he said, “I will go up; I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” 8Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the Wilderness of Edom.” 9So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched on that roundabout route seven days; and there was no water for the army, nor for the animals that followed them. 10And the king of Israel said, “Alas! For the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” 11But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?” So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” 12And 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. 13Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No, for the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.” 14And Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you. 15But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. 16And he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ 17For thus says the Lord: ‘You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.’ 18And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. 19Also you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall cut down every good tree, and stop up every spring of water, and ruin every good piece of land with stones.” 20Now it happened in the morning, when the grain offering was offered, that suddenly water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water. 21And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to bear arms and older were gathered; and they stood at the border. 22Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood. 23And they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely struck swords and have killed one another; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!” 24So when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they entered their land, killing the Moabites. 25Then they destroyed the cities, and each man threw a stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. But they left the stones of Kir Haraseth intact. However the slingers surrounded and attacked it. 26And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not. 27Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall; and there was great indignation against Israel. So they departed from him and returned to their own land.
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2 राजा अध्याय 3 आहाबका छोरा योराम सामरियामा इस्राएलका राजा भए। यहोशापात यहुदाको राजा हुँदा अठाह्रौं वर्षकोसमयमा उनले शासन शुरू गरे। योरामले बाह्र वर्ष शासन गरे। 2 योरामले ती कामहरू गरे जसलाई परमप्रभुले भूल कार्य भन्नु भएको थियो। तर योराम आफ्ना पिता र माता जस्ता थिएनन् किनभने उनले ती खाँबाहरू उखाले जसलाई उनका पिताले बालको पूजा गर्नका लागि बनाएका थिए। 3 तर उनले नबातका छोरा यरोबामको जस्तो पाप गरिनै रहे। यारोबामले इस्राएलीहरूलाई पाप गर्न लगाए। योरामले यारोबामको पाप गर्न रोकेनन्। 4 मेशा मोआबका राजा थिए। मेशासँग धेरै भेडा थिए। मेशाले एक लाख भेडा र एक लाख भेडाका ऊन इस्राएलका राजालाई दिए। 5 तर जब आहाब मोआबका राजा इस्राएलका राजाको विरूद्धमा बागी भए। 6 तब राजा योराम सामरियाबाट निस्किए अनि इस्राएलका मानिसहरूलाई भेला गरे। 7 योरामले यहूदाका राजा यहोशापात कहाँ दूतहरूलाई पठाए। योरामले भने, “मोआबका राजा मेरो विरूद्धमा बागी भएका छन्। के तिमी मोआबको विरूद्धमा लड्न मसँग जाने छौ?”यहोशापातले भने, “अवश्य, म तिमीसँग जानेछु। मेरो मानिसहरू तिम्रा मानिसहरू जस्तै हुनेछन्। र मेरो घोडाहरू तिम्रा घोडाहरू जस्तै हुनेछन्।” 8 यहोशापातले योरामलाई सोधे, “हामी कुन बाटोबाट जाऊँ?”योरामले जवाफ दिए, “हामी एदोमको मरूभूमिबाट जानुपर्छ।” 9 यसकारण इस्राएलका राजा यहूदा र एदोमका राजाहरूसँगै गए। तिनीहरूलाई यात्रा गर्न सात दिन लाग्यो, त्यहाँ सेना र अरू पशुहरूका लागि पर्याप्त पानी थिएन। 10 अन्तमा, इस्राएलका राजा योरामले भने, “हाय, मेरो विचारमा मोआबीलीहरूबाट परास्त गर्नका लागि परमप्रभुले हामी तीन जना राजाहरूलाई एउटा ठाउँमा ल्याउनुभयो।” 11 तर यहोशापातले भने, “के यहाँ परमप्रभुका कुनै एकजना अगमवक्ताछन् यदि यहाँ छन भने हामी अगमवक्तालाई सोध्नु पर्छ जे परमप्रभु भन्नु हुन्छ हामीले त्यही गर्नु पर्छ।”इस्राएलका राजाका सेवकहरूमध्ये एक जनाले भने, “शापातका छोरा एलीशा यहाँ छन्। एलीशा एलियाका सेवक थिए।” 12 यहोशापातले भने, “परमप्रभुको वाणी एलीशासँग छ।”यसकारण इस्राएलका राजा योराम, यहोशापात अनि एदोमका राजा एलीशालाई भेट्न गए। 13 एलीशाले इस्राएलका राजा (योरामलाई) भने, “तपाईं मबाट के चाहनुहुन्छ? आफ्ना माता-पिताका अगमवक्ताहरूकहाँ जानुहोस्!”इस्राएलका राजाले एलीशालाई भने, “होइन, हामी तपाईसँग भेट्न आएका छौं किनभने परमप्रभुले हामी तीन जना राजाहरूलाई सँगै भेला हुन बोलाउनु भएको छ ताकि मोआबीहरूले हामीलाई परास्त गर्न नसकोस्।” 14 एलीशाले भने, “यहूदाका राजा यहोशापातको म सम्मान गर्छु अनि म सर्वशक्तिमान परमप्रभुको सेवा गर्दछु। उनी जिउँदै छन् भनेर नै म यहोशापातसँग मात्र भेट्न यहाँ आएँ। म तिम्रो अघि साँचो कुरा भन्छु, यदि यहोशापात यहाँ नभए, म तिमी प्रति ध्यान दिने थिईंन। म सम्पूर्ण रूपमा तिम्रो अवहेलना गर्ने थिएँ। 15 तर अब मकहाँ यस्तो मानिस ल्याऊ जसले वीणा बजाउँछ।”जब मानिसले वीणा बजायो, एलीशामा परमप्रभुको आत्मा आउनुभयो। 16 तब एलिशाले भने, “परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छ कन्दरामा दुलो खन। 17 परमप्रभु भन्नुहुन्छः तिमीले हावा देख्ने छैनौं, तिमीले पानी परेको देख्ने छैनौं। तर त्यो बेंसी पानीले भरिने छ। तब तिमी र तिम्रा गाईहरू र अरू पशुहरूले पिउने पानी पाउने छन्। 18 परमप्रभुका लागि यो गर्न सजिलो छ। उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई मोआबीलीहरूलाई जिताउनुहुनेछ। 19 तिमीहरूले प्रत्येक दरिलो शहर अनि प्रत्येक राम्रो शहरमाथि आक्रमण गर्ने छौ। तिमीहरूले प्रत्येक राम्रो रूख काट्ने छौ। तिमीहरूले सबै पानीको श्रोतहरू बन्द गर्ने छौ। तिमीहरूले प्रत्येक राम्रो खेतलाई ढुंङ्गाले नष्ट पार्ने छौ जुन तिमीले फ्याँक्ने छौ।” 20 बिहानै बिहानको बलि दिने समयमा एदोमतिरबाट पानी बग्नथाल्यो अनि बेंसी भरियो। 21 मोआबका मानिसहरूले सुने, राजाहरू तिनीहरूको विरोधमा लडाइँ गर्न आएका छन्। यसकारण मोआबमा मानिसहरूले ती सबै मानिसहरूलाई जो बूढो भए पनि कवच धारणगर्न सक्थे तिनीहरूलाई जम्मा गरे। तिनीहरूले तयार भएर लडाइँका लागि सीमानामा पर्खिने काम गरे। 22 मोआबका मानिसहरू त्यस बिहान सबेरै उठे। उदाउँदै गरेको घाम घाँटीको पानी माथि चम्किरहेको थियो, अनि यो मोआबका मानिसहरूको रगत जस्तो देखिन्थ्यो। 23 मोआबका मानिसहरूले भने, “रगत हेर! राजाहरूले अवश्य नै एक अर्कासँग लडाइँ गरे। तिनीहरूले एक अर्कालाई सर्वनाश पारे होलान्। हामी लाशहरूबाट बहुमूल्य वस्तुहरू लिन जाऔं।” 24 मोआबीली मानिसहरू इस्राएलीहरूको शिबिरमा आए। तर इस्राएलीहरू बाहिर निस्किए अनि मोआबी सेनामाथि आक्रमण गरे। इस्राएलीहरूले मोआबीहरूलाई लखेटे। इस्राएलीहरूले मोआबीसँग लडाइँ गर्न तिनीहरूलाई मोआबसम्म पछ्याए। 25 इस्राएलीहरूले शहरहरू असल पारे। तिनीहरूले मोआबमा प्रत्येक असल खेतमा ढुङ्गा फ्याँके। तिनीहरूले पानीका सबै मुहानहरू बन्दगरे। र तिनीहरूले सबै असल रूख काटेर ढालिदिए। कीरहेरशेत मात्र ढुङ्गाको पर्खालसंग छोडियो। तर घुँयेत्रो हान्ने मानिसहरूले कीरहेरशेतलाई घेरे र त्यसमाथि आक्रमण गरे। 26 मोआबका राजाले थाह पाए, युद्ध जित्न उनकालागि साह्रै नै मुश्किल छ। यसकारण उनले तरवारसमेत सात सय मानिसहरूलाई एदोमका राजाको हत्या गर्न अनि सेनालाई परास्त गर्न पठाए। तर तिनीहरूले एदोमका राजालाई परास्त गर्न सकेनन्। 27 तब मोआबका राजाले आफ्नो जेठो छोरालाई लगे। यो त्यही छोरा थियो जो उनीपछि राजा हुनेवाला थिए। शहरको चारैतिर भित्ताहरूमाथि मोआबका राजाले आफ्नो छोरालाई होमबलिको रूपमा बलि चढाउन तयार भए। ठूलो रीस इस्राएलमाथि पर्यो। यसकारण इस्राएलका मानिसहरू मोआबका राजालाई छोडेर आफ्नो देशतिर फर्किए।