列王纪下 15
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
亚撒利雅做犹大王
15 以色列王耶罗波安执政第二十七年，犹大王亚玛谢的儿子亚撒利雅登基。 2 他十六岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政五十二年。他母亲叫耶可利雅，是耶路撒冷人。 3 亚撒利雅效法他父亲亚玛谢，做耶和华视为正的事。 4 然而，他没有拆除丘坛，人们仍在那里献祭烧香。 5 耶和华惩罚他，使他终生患麻风病。他另住别宫，他儿子约坦摄政，掌管宫中事务，治理国家。 6 亚撒利雅其他的事及其一切所作所为都记在犹大的列王史上。 7 亚撒利雅与祖先同眠后，葬在大卫城他的祖坟里。他儿子约坦继位。
撒迦利雅做以色列王
8 犹大王亚撒利雅执政第三十八年，耶罗波安的儿子撒迦利雅在撒玛利亚登基做以色列王，执政六个月。 9 他做耶和华视为恶的事，重蹈祖先的覆辙，没有离开尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 10 雅比的儿子沙龙谋反，当众杀了撒迦利雅，篡位做了以色列王。 11 撒迦利雅其他的事都记在以色列的列王史上。 12 这件事应验了从前耶和华对耶户的应许：“你的子孙必做以色列王，一直到第四代。”
沙龙做以色列王
13 犹大王乌西雅执政第三十九年，雅比的儿子沙龙登基，在撒玛利亚执政一个月。 14 迦底的儿子米拿现从得撒去撒玛利亚杀了沙龙，篡位做了以色列王。 15 沙龙其他的事及其谋反的经过都记在以色列的列王史上。
米拿现做以色列王
16 那时，米拿现从得撒起兵攻打提斐萨及其四境。因为城中的居民不肯打开城门投降，他就杀光他们，剖开所有孕妇的肚腹。 17 犹大王亚撒利雅执政第三十九年，迦底的儿子米拿现在撒玛利亚登基做以色列王，执政十年。 18 他做耶和华视为恶的事，一生没有离开尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 19 亚述王普勒犯境，米拿现献给他三十七吨银子，以获得他的支持并巩固自己的王权。 20 这些银子是米拿现向以色列的所有富户征收来的，每人五百五十克。于是亚述王从以色列境内退兵回国。 21 米拿现其他的事及其一切所作所为都记在以色列的列王史上。 22 米拿现与祖先同眠后，他儿子比加辖继位。
比加辖做以色列王
23 犹大王亚撒利雅执政第五十年，米拿现的儿子比加辖在撒玛利亚登基做以色列王，执政两年。 24 他做耶和华视为恶的事，没有离开尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。 25 比加辖的一名将军、利玛利的儿子比加谋反，率领五十名基列人在撒玛利亚王宫里刺杀了比加辖、亚珥歌伯和亚利耶。比加篡位做了以色列王。 26 比加辖其他的事及其一切所作所为都记在以色列的列王史上。
比加做以色列王
27 犹大王亚撒利雅执政第五十二年，利玛利的儿子比加在撒玛利亚登基做以色列王，执政二十年。 28 他做耶和华视为恶的事，没有离开尼八的儿子耶罗波安使以色列人犯的那些罪。
29 以色列王比加执政期间，亚述王提革拉·毗列色来犯，夺取了以云、亚伯·伯·玛迦、亚挪、基低斯和夏琐，占领了基列、加利利及拿弗他利全境，把那里的居民掳往亚述。 30 乌西雅的儿子约坦执政第二十年，以拉的儿子何细亚谋反，杀了利玛利的儿子比加，篡位做了以色列王。 31 比加其他的事及其一切所作所为都记在以色列的列王史上。
约坦做犹大王
32 利玛利的儿子以色列王比加执政第二年，犹大王乌西雅的儿子约坦登基。 33 他二十五岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政十六年。他母亲叫耶路莎，是撒督的女儿。 34 约坦效法他父亲乌西雅，做耶和华视为正的事， 35 但没有拆毁丘坛，人们仍在那里献祭烧香。他执政期间，曾建造耶和华殿的上门。 36 约坦其他的事及作为都记在犹大的列王史上。 37 那时，耶和华差遣亚兰王利汛和利玛利的儿子比加攻打犹大。 38 约坦与祖先同眠后，葬在大卫城他的祖坟里。他儿子亚哈斯继位。
2 Kings 15
Contemporary English Version
King Azariah of Judah
(2 Chronicles 26.1-23)
15 Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah in Jeroboam's twenty-seventh year as king of Israel. 2 He was only 16 years old when he became king, and he ruled 52 years from Jerusalem, which was also the hometown of his mother Jecoliah.
3 Azariah obeyed the Lord by doing right, as his father Amaziah had done. 4 But Azariah did not destroy the local shrines,[a] and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.
5 The Lord punished Azariah with leprosy[b] for the rest of his life. He wasn't allowed to live in the royal palace, so his son Jotham lived there and ruled in his place.
6 Everything else Azariah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 7 (A) Azariah died and was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem. His son Jotham then became king.
King Zechariah of Israel
8 Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Azariah's rule in Judah, but he ruled only six months from Samaria. 9 Like his ancestors, Zechariah disobeyed the Lord by following the evil ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
10 Shallum son of Jabesh plotted against Zechariah and killed him in public.[c] Shallum then became king. 11-12 (B) So the Lord had kept his promise to Jehu that the next four kings of Israel would come from his family.[d]
Everything else Zechariah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
King Shallum of Israel
13 Shallum became king of Israel in the thirty-ninth year of Azariah's[e] rule in Judah. But only one month after Shallum became king, 14-16 Menahem son of Gadi came to Samaria from Tirzah and killed him. Menahem then became king. The town of Tiphsah would not surrender to him, so he destroyed it and all the surrounding towns as far as Tirzah. He killed everyone living in Tiphsah, and with his sword he even ripped open pregnant women.
Everything else Shallum did while he was king, including his plot against Zechariah, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
King Menahem of Israel
17 Menahem became king of Israel in Azariah's thirty-ninth year as king of Judah, and he ruled Israel ten years from Samaria. 18 He constantly disobeyed the Lord by following the example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
19 During Menahem's rule, King Tiglath Pileser[f] of Assyria invaded Israel. He agreed to help Menahem keep control of his kingdom, if Menahem would pay him over 34 tons of silver. 20 So Menahem ordered every rich person in Israel to give him at least 50 pieces of silver, and he gave it all to Tiglath Pileser, who stopped his attack and left Israel.
21 Everything else Menahem did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel. 22 Menahem died, and his son Pekahiah became king.
King Pekahiah of Israel
23 Pekahiah became king of Israel in the fiftieth year of Azariah's rule in Judah, and he ruled two years from Samaria. 24 He disobeyed the Lord and caused the Israelites to sin, just as Jeroboam son of Nebat had done.
25 Pekah son of Remaliah was Pekahiah's chief officer, but he made plans to kill the king. So he and 50 men from Gilead broke into the strongest part of the palace in Samaria and murdered Pekahiah, together with Argob and Arieh.[g] Pekah then became king.
26 Everything else Pekahiah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
King Pekah of Israel
27 Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel in Azariah's fifty-second year as king of Judah, and he ruled 20 years from Samaria. 28 He disobeyed the Lord and followed the evil example of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused the Israelites to sin.
29 During Pekah's rule, King Tiglath Pileser of Assyria marched into Israel. He captured the territories of Gilead and Galilee, including the towns of Ijon, Abel-Bethmaacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor, as well as the entire territory of Naphtali. Then he took Israelites from those regions to Assyria as prisoners.[h]
30 In the twentieth year of Jotham's rule in Judah, Hoshea son of Elah plotted against Pekah and murdered him. Hoshea then became king of Israel.
31 Everything else Pekah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Israel.
King Jotham of Judah
(2 Chronicles 27.1-9)
32 Jotham son of Azariah[i] became king of Judah in the second year of Pekah's rule in Israel. 33 Jotham was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled 16 years from Jerusalem. His mother Jerusha was the daughter of Zadok.
34 Jotham followed the example of his father by obeying the Lord and doing right. 35 It was Jotham who rebuilt the Upper Gate that led into the court around the Lord's temple. But the local shrines were not destroyed, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.
36 Everything else Jotham did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah. 37 During his rule, the Lord let King Rezin of Syria and King Pekah of Israel start attacking Judah. 38 Jotham died and was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became king.
Footnotes
- 15.4 local shrines: See the note at 12.3.
- 15.5 leprosy: See the note at 5.1.
- 15.10 in public: Hebrew; some manuscripts of one ancient translation “in Ibleam.”
- 15.11,12 So the Lord … family: See 10.28-31.
- 15.13 Azariah's: The Hebrew text has “Uzziah's,” another spelling of the name.
- 15.19 Tiglath Pileser: The Hebrew text has “Pul,” another name for Tiglath Pileser, who ruled Assyria from 745 to 727 b.c.
- 15.25 together with Argob and Arieh: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
- 15.29 prisoners: The events in this verse probably took place around 733 b.c.
- 15.32 Azariah: See the note at 15.13.
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