耶何耶大立约阿施为犹大王

23 第七年,耶何耶大发愤图强,召来一些百夫长与他们立约。他们是耶罗罕的儿子亚撒利雅,约哈难的儿子以实玛利,俄备得的儿子亚撒利雅,亚大雅的儿子玛西雅,以及细基利的儿子以利法。 他们走遍犹大各城,把利未人和以色列的各族长召集到耶路撒冷。 全体会众到上帝的殿中与王立约。耶何耶大对他们说:“王的儿子当做王!这是耶和华对大卫子孙的应许。 你们要这样做,三分之一在安息日值班的祭司和利未人要把守各门, 三分之一要把守王宫,三分之一要把守基址门,所有民众要留在耶和华殿的院子里。 只有祭司和供职的利未人可以进耶和华的殿,因为他们是圣洁的。其他人一律不准进殿。所有的人都要遵守耶和华的吩咐。 利未人要手持兵器护卫在王周围。凡擅自进殿的,一律处死。无论王去哪里,你们都要紧随左右。”

于是,利未人和所有犹大人遵照耶何耶大祭司的命令而行,各自带来在安息日值班和休班的属下,因为耶何耶大祭司没有让他们休班。 耶何耶大祭司把上帝殿中大卫王的矛枪和大小盾牌交给百夫长。 10 耶何耶大安排众民手持兵器,从殿右到殿左,在祭坛和殿周围护卫王, 11 然后他们领王子出来,给他戴上王冠,把律法书交给他。耶何耶大及其众子膏立王子为王。众人高呼:“愿王万岁!”

亚她利雅被处死

12 亚她利雅听到人们奔走称颂王的声音,便走进耶和华的殿,众人都聚集在那里。 13 她看见王站在门口的柱旁,百夫长和吹号的人侍立在王左右,众民都欢呼吹号,歌乐手用各种乐器带领众人唱歌颂扬,便撕裂衣服,喊道:“反了!反了!” 14 耶何耶大祭司认为不可在耶和华的殿里处死亚她利雅,便命令带兵的百夫长出来,对他们说:“把她带出去。要用刀杀死所有跟随她的人。” 15 他们抓住她,把她带到马匹进出王宫的入口,在那里杀了她。

耶何耶大的改革

16 耶何耶大让民众和王与他一起立约,要做耶和华的子民。 17 于是,民众出去拆毁了巴力庙,砸碎祭坛和偶像,在坛前杀了巴力的祭司玛坦。 18 耶何耶大照大卫的吩咐让利未祭司负责耶和华殿里的事务。大卫曾吩咐利未祭司在耶和华的殿中司职,照摩西的律法向耶和华献燔祭,欢呼歌唱。 19 耶何耶大还派门卫把守耶和华殿的各门,禁止一切不洁净的人入内。 20 他率领百夫长、贵族、首领和全体民众护送王从耶和华的殿里下来,经上门进入王宫,拥立王登上王位。 21 民众都欢喜快乐,城里安定,因为亚她利雅已死在刀下。

推翻亚她利雅(A)

23 第七年,耶何耶大奋勇自强,叫了耶罗罕的儿子亚撒利雅约哈难的儿子以实玛利俄备得的儿子亚撒利雅亚大雅的儿子玛西雅,和细基利的儿子以利沙法等众百夫长,与他们立约。 他们走遍犹大,从犹大各城召集利未人和以色列的众族长到耶路撒冷来。 全会众在 神殿里与王立约。耶何耶大对他们说:“看哪,王的儿子必作王,正如耶和华指着大卫子孙所应许的。 你们要这样做:在安息日值班的祭司和利未人,三分之一要把守各门, 三分之一要在王宫,三分之一要在根基门;众百姓都要在耶和华殿的院内。 除了祭司和供职的利未人之外,不准别人进耶和华的殿;只有他们可以进去,因为他们是神圣的。众百姓都要遵守耶和华所吩咐的。 利未人要手中各拿兵器,四围保护王;凡擅自进殿的,要被处死。王出入的时候,你们当跟随他。”

利未人和犹大众人都照着耶何耶大祭司一切所吩咐的去做,各带自己的人,无论安息日值班或不值班的都来,因为耶何耶大祭司不许他们下班。 耶何耶大祭司就把 神殿里所藏大卫王的枪和大小盾牌交给百夫长, 10 又分派众百姓手中各拿兵器,在祭坛和殿那里,从殿南到殿北,站在王的四围; 11 他们领约阿施[a]出来,给他戴上冠冕,把律法书交给他,立他作王。耶何耶大和他的儿子们膏他,他们说:“愿王万岁!”

12 亚她利雅听见百姓奔走赞美王的声音,就进耶和华的殿,到百姓那里。 13 她观看,看哪,王站在殿门的柱旁,百夫长和号手在王旁边,国中的众百姓都欢乐吹号,又有歌唱的人用乐器领人歌唱赞美。亚她利雅就撕裂衣服,喊着说:“反了!反了!” 14 耶何耶大祭司带领管军兵的百夫长出来,对他们说:“把她从行列之间赶出去,凡跟随她的必用刀杀死!”因为祭司说:“不可在耶和华殿里杀她。” 15 他们就下手拿住她;她进入通往王宫的马门,他们就在那里把她杀了。

耶何耶大的改革(B)

16 耶何耶大与众百姓,又与王立约,要作耶和华的子民。 17 于是众百姓到巴力庙去,拆毁了庙,打碎祭坛和偶像,又在坛前把巴力的祭司玛坦杀了。 18 耶何耶大派官员在利未家的祭司手下看守耶和华的殿,他们是大卫所分派的,在耶和华殿中照摩西律法上所写,献燔祭给耶和华,又按大卫所定的,欢乐歌唱。 19 耶何耶大又设立守卫把守耶和华殿的各门,无论因何事而不洁净的人,都不准进去。 20 他又率领百夫长和贵族,与民间的官长,以及国中的众百姓,请王从耶和华的殿下来,由上门正中进入王宫,使王坐在国度的王位上。 21 国中的众百姓都欢乐,合城也都平静。他们已将亚她利雅用刀杀了。

Footnotes

  1. 23.11 “约阿施”:原文是“王的儿子”。

23 But in the seventh year Jehoiada boldly formed a conspiracy with the following unit commanders: Jeroham’s son Azariah, Jehohanan’s son Ishmael, Obed’s son Azariah, Adaiah’s son Maaseiah, and Zichri’s son Elishaphat. They went throughout Judah recruiting the Levites from all the cities of Judah, as well as the family heads of Israel, who then came to Jerusalem. The entire assembly made a covenant with the king in God’s temple. Jehoiada said, “Look! Here is the king’s son. He must be king, just as the Lord promised about David’s descendants. This is what you must do: A third of you priests and Levites coming on sabbath duty will guard the gates, another third will be at the royal palace, and another third will be at the Foundation Gate. Meanwhile, all the people will be in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple. Don’t enter the Lord’s temple, because only the priests or Levites on duty can do that. They are allowed to enter because they are holy, but the rest of the people must follow the Lord’s requirements. The Levites must surround the king, each with his weapons drawn. Whoever comes near your ranks must be killed; stay near the king wherever he goes.”

The Levites and all Judah did everything that the priest Jehoiada ordered. They each took charge of those men reporting for duty on the Sabbath, as well as those going off duty, since Jehoiada hadn’t released any divisions from duty. Then the priest Jehoiada gave the unit commanders King David’s spears and large and small shields that were kept in God’s temple. 10 He positioned all the people, each with their weapons drawn, near the altar and the temple, stretching from the south side of the temple to the north side, so as to protect the king. 11 Then they brought out the king’s son, crowned him, gave him the royal law,[a] and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him as everyone cried out, “Long live the king!”

12 When Athaliah heard the noise made by the people running and cheering the king, she went to the people at the Lord’s temple 13 and saw the king standing by the royal pillar at the entrance, with the commanders and trumpeters beside the king. All the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers accompanied by musical instruments were leading the praise. Athaliah ripped her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”

14 Then the priest Jehoiada brought out the unit commanders who were in charge of the army. “Take her out under guard,”[b] he told them, “and kill anyone who follows her.” This was because the priest had said, “She must not be executed in the Lord’s temple.” 15 They arrested her when she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate at the royal palace. She was executed there.

16 Jehoiada then made a covenant between himself, all the people, and the king, that they would be the Lord’s people. 17 Then all the people went to Baal’s temple and tore it down, smashing its altars and images into pieces. They executed Baal’s priest Mattan in front of the altars. 18 Jehoiada appointed the priests and[c] Levites in charge of the Lord’s temple, and then appointed the divisions of the priests and Levites[d] that David had assigned to the Lord’s temple to offer entirely burned sacrifices to the Lord, as written in the Instruction from Moses, with rejoicing and singing, just as David had ordered. 19 He posted guards at the gates of the Lord’s temple so that no one who was unclean in any way could enter. 20 Then he took the unit commanders, the officials, the rulers of the people, and all the people of the land, and they led the king down from the Lord’s temple, processing through the Upper Gate to the palace, where the king sat upon the royal throne. 21 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was at peace now that Athaliah had been executed at the palace.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 23:11 Or testimony; MT lacks royal.
  2. 2 Chronicles 23:14 Heb uncertain
  3. 2 Chronicles 23:18 LXX; MT levitical priests
  4. 2 Chronicles 23:18 LXX; MT lacks and then appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites.

耶何耶大等人立约辅助王子(A)

23 到了第七年,耶何耶大奋勇图强,召来耶罗罕的儿子亚撒利雅、约哈难的儿子以实玛利、俄备得的儿子亚撒利雅、亚大雅的儿子玛西雅和细基利的儿子以利沙法等几位百夫长,和他们立约。 他们就走遍犹大,从犹大各城召集利未人和以色列各家族的首领;他们就来到耶路撒冷。 全体会众在 神的殿里与王立约。耶何耶大对他们说:“王的儿子应当按照耶和华应许大卫的子孙的话作王。 你们要这样行:你们中间每逢安息日来值班的祭司和利未人,三分之一要把守各门; 三分之一要在王宫,三分之一要在基址门;全体人民都要在耶和华殿的院子里。 除了祭司和供职的利未人以外,任何人不得进入耶和华的殿,只有他们可以进去,因为他们是分别为圣的;全体人民都要遵守耶和华的吩咐。 利未人要在周围环绕君王,各人手里拿着武器;擅自进殿的,都必被处死;王出入的时候,你们都要随着他。” 利未人和犹大众人都照着耶何耶大祭司吩咐的一切去行;他们各人带着在安息日值班或在安息日下班的人来,因为耶何耶大祭司不准他们下班。 于是耶何耶大祭司把 神的殿里,原本属于大卫王的矛枪、大盾和小盾,交给了众百夫长; 10 他又分派众民,手中各拿兵器,守在祭坛和殿的四周,从殿的右面到殿的左面,环绕着王。 11 于是他们把王子领出来,给他戴上王冠,又把约书交给他,立他为王;耶何耶大和他的众子用膏膏他,并且说:“愿王万岁!”

亚他利雅被杀(B)

12 亚他利雅听见人民奔跑和赞美王的声音,就进了耶和华的殿,到众民那里去。 13 她一观看,见王站在殿门口的柱旁,众官长和吹号的人在王的周围;国民都欢乐吹号,又有歌唱的人用各种乐器领导众人歌颂。于是亚他利雅撕裂衣服,说:“反了!反了!” 14 耶何耶大祭司把管辖军队的众百夫长叫出来,对他们说:“把她从各班次中间赶出去;跟随她的人,都要用刀杀死。”因为祭司说:“不可在耶和华的殿内杀死她。” 15 她走到王宫的马门入口的时候,众兵就把她拿住,在那里把她杀死了。

耶何耶大的改革(C)

16 耶何耶大与众民和王立约,要他们作耶和华的子民。 17 于是众民都去到巴力庙,把庙拆毁,打碎祭坛和偶像,又在祭坛前杀了巴力的祭司玛坦。 18 耶何耶大把看守耶和华殿的责任,交在利未支派的祭司手里;这些利未支派的祭司是大卫分派在耶和华的殿中,照着摩西的律法所记的,给耶和华献燔祭,又照着大卫所定的,欢乐歌唱。 19 他又设立守门的看守耶和华殿的各门,无论为了甚么事,不洁净的人,都不能进去。 20 他率领百夫长、贵族、民间的官长和国民,又把王从耶和华的殿领下来,从“上门”进入王宫,拥立王坐在王位上。 21 于是全国的人民都欢乐,全城也都宁静;因为他们把亚他利雅用刀杀了。

23 And in the seventh year hath Jehoiada strengthened himself, and taketh the heads of the hundreds, even Azariah son of Jeroham, and Ishmael son of Jehohanan, and Azariah son of Obed, and Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri, with him into covenant.

And they go round about in Judah, and gather the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and heads of the fathers of Israel, and come in unto Jerusalem,

and all the assembly make a covenant in the house of God with the king, and he saith to them, `Lo, the son of the king doth reign, as Jehovah spake concerning the sons of David.

`This [is] the thing that ye do: The third of you, going in on the sabbath, of the priests, and of the Levites, [are] for gatekeepers of the thresholds,

and the third [are] at the house of the king, and the third at the gate of the foundation, and all the people [are] in the courts of the house of Jehovah.

`And none doth enter the house of Jehovah except the priests, and those ministering of the Levites (they go in for they [are] holy), and all the people keep the watch of Jehovah:

and the Levites have compassed the king round about, each with his weapon in his hand, and he who hath gone in unto the house is put to death; and be ye with the king in his coming in and in his going out.'

And the Levites and all Judah do according to all that Jehoiada the priest hath commanded, and take each his men going in on the sabbath, with those going out on the sabbath, for Jehoiada the priest hath not let away the courses.

And Jehoiada the priest giveth to the heads of the hundreds the spears, and the shields, and the bucklers that [are] king David's, that [are] in the house of God;

10 and he stationeth the whole of the people, and each his dart in his hand, from the right shoulder of the house unto the left shoulder of the house, at the altar, and at the house, by the king, round about.

11 And they bring out the son of the king, and put upon him the crown, and the testimony, and cause him to reign; and Jehoiada and his sons anoint him, and say, `Let the king live!'

12 And Athaliah heareth the voice of the people who are running, and who are praising the king, and she cometh in unto the people in the house of Jehovah,

13 and seeth, and lo, the king is standing by his pillar in the entrance, and the heads, and the trumpets [are] by the king, and all the people of the land rejoicing and shouting with trumpets, and the singers with instruments of song, and the teachers, to praise, and Athaliah rendeth her garments, and saith, `Conspiracy, conspiracy.'

14 And Jehoiada the priest bringeth out the heads of the hundreds, inspectors of the force, and saith unto them, `Take her out from within the rows, and he who hath gone after her is put to death by the sword;' for the priest said, `Put her not to death [in] the house of Jehovah.'

15 And they make for her sides, and she cometh in unto the entrance of the gate of the horses at the house of the king, and they put her to death there.

16 And Jehoiada maketh a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, to be for a people to Jehovah;

17 and all the people enter the house of Baal, and break it down, yea, his altars and his images they have broken, and Mattan priest of Baal they have slain before the altars.

18 And Jehoiada putteth the offices of the house of Jehovah into the hand of the priests the Levites whom David had apportioned over the house of Jehovah, to cause to ascend the burnt-offerings of Jehovah, as written in the law of Moses, with joy, and with singing, by the hands of David;

19 and he stationeth the gatekeepers over the gates of the house of Jehovah, and the unclean in anything doth not go in.

20 And he taketh the heads of the hundreds, and the honourable ones, and the rulers among the people, and all the people of the land, and bringeth down the king from the house of Jehovah, and they come in through the high gate to the house of the king, and cause the king to sit on the throne of the kingdom.

21 And all the people of the land rejoice, and the city hath been quiet, and Athaliah they have put to death by the sword.