El panorama
2 Reyes 7 abre con “Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD ; Thus saith the LORD , To morrow about…”, cambia cerca del versículo 10 con “So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came…” y termina con “And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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2 Reyes · Versión King James · 202 Reyes 7:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD ; Thus saith the LORD , To…
2 Reyes 7:1–7 abre con “Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD ; Thus saith the LORD , To morrow about this time…” y llega a “Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Reyes 7 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD ; Thus saith the LORD , To morrow about this time shall a measure of…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
2 Reyes 7:1-7
Versión King James1Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD ; Thus saith the LORD , To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
3And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
4If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
5And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, there was no man there.
6For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, to come upon us.
7Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was, and fled for their life.
2 Reyes 7:8-14
Versículos 8–14: When these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into…
2 Reyes 7:8–14 abre con “And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did…” y llega a “They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Reyes 7 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen house, king’s, porters. Su relación con los versículos 10 y 12 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
2 Reyes 7:8-14
Versión King James8And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried thence also, and went and hid it.
9Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
10So they came and called unto the porter of the city: and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither voice of man, but horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were.
11And he called the porters; and they told it to the king’s house within.
12And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now shew you what the Syrians have done to us. They know that we be hungry; therefore are they gone out of the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the city.
13And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
14They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.
2 Reyes 7:15-20
Versículos 15–20: They went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of…
2 Reyes 7:15–20 abre con “And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels…” y llega a “And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla 2 Reyes 7 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 1 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had…” Nombrar a Jordan y Syrians mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and…” El número two hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
2 Reyes 7:15-20
Versión King James15And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told the king.
16And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD .
17And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
18And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
19And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
20And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
2 Kings 7:1 comienza con “Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD ; Thus saith the LORD , To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
2 Kings 7:9 forma un giro natural: “Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief…”
La nota final
2 Kings 7:20 deja al lector con “And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, king, Syrians, camp, city, gate ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.