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2 Kings, 2

1. This is what happened when Yahweh took Elijah up to heaven in the whirlwind: Elijah and Elisha set out from Gilgal,

1. Now when the LORD was about to take Eli'jah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Eli'jah and Eli'sha were on their way from Gilgal.

2. and Elijah said to Elisha, 'You stay here, for Yahweh is only sending me to Bethel.' But Elisha replied, 'As Yahweh lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you!' and they went down to Bethel.

2. And Eli'jah said to Eli'sha, "Tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel." But Eli'sha said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

3. The brotherhood of prophets living at Bethel came out to meet Elisha and said, 'Do you know that Yahweh will carry your lord and master away today?' 'Yes, I know,' he said, 'be quiet.'

3. And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Eli'sha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over you?" And he said, "Yes, I know it; hold your peace."

4. Elijah said, 'Elisha, you stay here, Yahweh is only sending me to Jericho.' But he replied, 'As Yahweh lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you!' and they went on to Jericho.

4. Eli'jah said to him, "Eli'sha, tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho.

5. The brotherhood of prophets living at Jericho went up to Elisha and said, 'Do you know that Yahweh will carry your lord and master away today?' 'Yes, I know,' he said, 'be quiet.'

5. The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Eli'sha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over you?" And he answered, "Yes, I know it; hold your peace."

6. Elijah said, 'Elisha, you stay here, Yahweh is only sending me to the Jordan.' But he replied, 'As Yahweh lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you!' And they went on together.

6. Then Eli'jah said to him, "Tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.

7. Fifty of the brotherhood of prophets followed them, halting some distance away as the two of them stood beside the Jordan.

7. Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan.

8. Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water; and the water divided to left and right, and the two of them crossed over dry-shod.

8. Then Eli'jah took his mantle, and rolled it up, and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.

9. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, 'Make your request. What can I do for you before I am snatched away from you?' Elisha answered, 'Let me inherit a double share of your spirit.'

9. When they had crossed, Eli'jah said to Eli'sha, "Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you." And Eli'sha said, "I pray you, let me inherit a double share of your spirit."

10. 'Your request is difficult,' Elijah said. 'If you see me while I am being snatched away from you, it will be as you ask; if not, it will not be so.'

10. And he said, "You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if you do not see me, it shall not be so."

11. Now as they walked on, talking as they went, a chariot of fire appeared and horses of fire coming between the two of them; and Elijah went up to heaven in the whirlwind.

11. And as they still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Eli'jah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

12. Elisha saw it, and shouted, 'My father! My father! Chariot of Israel and its chargers!' Then he lost sight of him, and taking hold of his own clothes he tore them in half.

12. And Eli'sha saw it and he cried, "My father, my father! the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.

13. He picked up Elijah's cloak which had fallen, and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.

13. And he took up the mantle of Eli'jah that had fallen from him, and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.

14. He took Elijah's cloak and struck the water. 'Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?' he cried. As he struck the water it divided to right and left, and Elisha crossed over.

14. Then he took the mantle of Eli'jah that had fallen from him, and struck the water, saying, "Where is the LORD, the God of Eli'jah?" And when he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to the other; and Eli'sha went over.

15. The brotherhood of prophets saw him in the distance, and said, 'The spirit of Elijah has come to rest on Elisha'; they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

15. Now when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him over against them, they said, "The spirit of Eli'jah rests on Eli'sha." And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.

16. 'Look,' they said, 'your servants have fifty strong men with them, let them go and look for your master; the Spirit of Yahweh may have taken him up and thrown him down on a mountain or into a valley.' 'Send no one,' he replied.

16. And they said to him, "Behold now, there are with your servants fifty strong men; pray, let them go, and seek your master; it may be that the Spirit of the LORD has caught him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley." And he said, "You shall not send."

17. But they so shamed him with their insistence that he consented. So they sent fifty men who searched for three days without finding him.

17. But when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, "Send." They sent therefore fifty men; and for three days they sought him but did not find him.

18. They then came back to Elisha who had stayed in Jericho; he said, 'Didn't I tell you not to go?'

18. And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho, and he said to them, "Did I not say to you, Do not go?"

19. The people of the city said to Elisha, 'The city is pleasant to live in, as my lord indeed can see, but the water is foul and the country suffers from miscarriages.'

19. Now the men of the city said to Eli'sha, "Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful."

20. 'Bring me a new bowl,' he said, 'and put some salt in it.' They brought it to him.

20. He said, "Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it." So they brought it to him.

21. Then he went to the source of the water, threw salt into it and said, 'Yahweh says this, "I make this water wholesome: neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it any more." '

21. Then he went to the spring of water and threw salt in it, and said, "Thus says the LORD, I have made this water wholesome; henceforth neither death nor miscarriage shall come from it."

22. And the water became wholesome, as it is today, exactly as Elisha had said it would.

22. So the water has been wholesome to this day, according to the word which Eli'sha spoke.

23. From there he went up to Bethel, and while he was on the road, some small boys came out of the town and jeered at him. 'Hurry up, baldy!' they shouted. 'Come on up, baldy!'

23. He went up from there to Bethel; and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, "Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!"

24. He turned round and looked at them; and he cursed them in the name of Yahweh. And two bears came out of the forest and savaged forty-two of the boys.

24. And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. And two she-bears came out of the woods and tore forty-two of the boys.

25. From there he went on to Mount Carmel and then returned to Samaria.

25. From there he went on to Mount Carmel, and thence he returned to Sama'ria.



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2:1-2 - Elías sabe que su partida al cielo está cerca, y su discípulo Eliseo insiste en acompañarlo. Esto refleja la lealtad de Eliseo y su deseo de continuar la misión profética (véase también Lucas 9:61-62 y 1 Reyes 19:19-21).

2:8-10 - Elías abre las aguas del Jordán con su manto, demostrando el poder de Dios obrando a través de él. Eliseo solicita una doble porción del espíritu de Elías, buscando continuar la obra con el mismo poder (véanse también Éxodo 14:21 y 2 Reyes 4:29).

2:11-12 - Elías es llevado al cielo en un torbellino en un carro de fuego, un acontecimiento único que reafirma el carácter sagrado de su misión y la cercanía de Dios a sus profetas (véase también Génesis 5,24 y Hebreos 11,5).

2:13-14 - Eliseo recibe el manto de Elías y realiza su primer milagro al dividir el Jordán, demostrando que el poder de Dios ahora está sobre él. Esto confirma su sucesión como profeta de Israel (véanse también Hechos 1:8 y 2 Reyes 3:11).

2:23-25 - Unos jóvenes se burlan de Eliseo, y él los maldice en nombre del Señor, lo que resulta en su muerte a manos de dos osas. Este incidente nos enseña sobre el respeto que se debe brindar a los siervos de Dios y las consecuencias de la irreverencia (véanse también Proverbios 9:10 y 2 Crónicas 36:16).

Versos relacionados con 2 Kings, 2:

2 Reyes capítulo 2 informa la ascensión de Elías al cielo. ¿Cómo se transmite el manto profético? Este extraordinario texto describe el viaje final de Elías, su separación de Eliseo y la dramática transferencia de poder espiritual. El capítulo explora temas como la sucesión espiritual, el poder del Espíritu de Dios y la continuidad del ministerio profético. La narración también establece a Eliseo como el nuevo líder espiritual de Israel. Considere con nosotros cinco pasajes bíblicos que aclaran los principios eternos manifestados en este capítulo transformador.

Mateo 17:3: "Moisés y Elías aparecieron ante ellos hablando con Jesús." - Este pasaje muestra a Elías después de su ascensión, que se describe en 2 Reyes 2.

Hebreos 11:5: "Por la fe Enoc fue arrebatado, para no experimentar la muerte; 'no fue encontrado, porque Dios se lo había llevado', porque antes de ser llevado recibió el testimonio de que había agradado a Dios." - Este versículo sobre Enoc hace eco de la ascensión de Elías en 2 Reyes 2, otro ejemplo de alguien que no experimentó la muerte.

Lucas 1:17: "E irá delante del Señor, en el espíritu y poder de Elías, para volver el corazón de los padres hacia sus hijos y a los desobedientes a la sabiduría de los justos, para dejar un pueblo preparado para el Señor." - Esta profecía sobre Juan el Bautista hace referencia al "espíritu y poder de Elías", que se transmite a Eliseo en 2 Reyes 2.

Juan 1:21: "Le preguntaron: 'Entonces, ¿quién eres? ¿Es Elías? Él dijo: "No lo soy". '¿Es el Profeta?' Él respondió: 'No'." - Este pasaje refleja la expectativa judía del regreso de Elías, basada en su ascensión en 2 Reyes 2.

Zacarías 13:4: "En aquel día todo profeta se avergonzará de su visión profética. No usará el manto de pelo del profeta para engañar." - El manto de profeta mencionado aquí recuerda el manto de Elías pasado a Eliseo en 2 Reyes 2.

FAQ:

¿Qué le pasó a Elías en 2 Reyes 2?

Elías fue llevado al cielo en un torbellino, sin experimentar la muerte, en un evento espectacular que marcó el fin de su ministerio y la ascensión de Eliseo. (2 Reyes 2:11-12)

¿Cómo recibió Eliseo el manto de Elías?

Eliseo le pidió a Elías una doble porción de su espíritu, y tras la ascensión de Elías, Eliseo recibió su manto, lo que marcó la transferencia del ministerio profético. (2 Reyes 2:9-14)

¿Qué pasó cuando Eliseo cruzó el Jordán?

Eliseo, vestido con el manto de Elías, golpeó el río Jordán y dividió las aguas, permitiéndole cruzar en seco, confirmando así su nuevo rol como profeta. (2 Reyes 2:13-14)

¿Cómo se burlaron los jóvenes de Eliseo en 2 Reyes 2?

Algunos jóvenes se burlaron de Eliseo, llamándolo «calvo», pero él los maldijo en nombre de Dios, y dos osos salieron del bosque y despedazaron a 42 de ellos. (2 Reyes 2:23-25)

¿Cuál fue el significado del torbellino para Elías?

El torbellino fue señal de que Elías fue llevado directamente a Dios sin experimentar la muerte, lo que subraya el honor y la singularidad de su misión (2 Reyes 2:11).


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