历代志下 25
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
犹大王亚玛谢
25 亚玛谢二十五岁登基，在耶路撒冷执政二十九年。他母亲叫约耶但，是耶路撒冷人。 2 他做耶和华视为正的事，只是没有全心去做。 3 他巩固了王位后，立即处死了杀他父王的臣仆， 4 但没有处死他们的孩子，遵行了耶和华在摩西律法书中的吩咐：“不可因孩子犯罪而处死父亲，也不可因父亲犯罪而处死孩子。各人要自负罪责。”
与西珥人交战
5 亚玛谢召集犹大人，按着犹大和便雅悯宗族设立千夫长和百夫长，并数点二十岁以上、能使用盾牌矛枪且有作战能力的精兵，共有三十万人。 6 他又用三点四吨银子从以色列雇来十万精兵。 7 一位上帝的仆人来对他说：“王啊，不要让以色列的军队与你同去，因为耶和华不与以色列人——以法莲的子孙同在。 8 你若一定要去，即使你奋勇争战，上帝也必使你败在敌人面前，因为上帝有能力帮助，也有能力倾覆。” 9 亚玛谢问上帝的仆人：“我付给以色列军队的三点四吨银子怎么办？”上帝的仆人回答说：“耶和华能赐给你更多的银子。” 10 于是，亚玛谢解散从以法莲雇来的军队，让他们回家去。他们非常恼怒犹大人，怒气冲冲地回家去了。
11 亚玛谢鼓起勇气，率领本国军队去盐谷，杀了一万西珥人， 12 又把生擒的一万人推下山崖摔得粉身碎骨。 13 可是，那些被亚玛谢遣返、未能出征的以色列军队侵入从撒玛利亚到伯·和仑一带的犹大各城，杀了三千人，抢了大批财物。
14 亚玛谢杀败以东人[a]后，带回了他们的神像，立为自己的神明，向它们祭拜烧香。 15 因此，耶和华向亚玛谢发怒，祂派一个先知去见他，说：“这些神明既然不能从你手中救自己的人民，你为什么还要祭拜它们呢？” 16 先知的话还没有说完，王就打断他，说：“住口！谁立你做王的谋士了？你要自取灭亡吗？”先知停了一下，又说：“我知道上帝已定意要毁灭你，因为你做了这事，不听我的忠告。”
与以色列交战
17 犹大王亚玛谢与群臣商议后，就派人对耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子、以色列王约阿施说：“来，我们战场上见。” 18 以色列王约阿施派人回复犹大王亚玛谢说：“黎巴嫩的蒺藜派使者去对黎巴嫩的香柏树说，‘将你的女儿嫁给我儿子吧。’后来黎巴嫩的一只野兽经过，把那蒺藜践踏在脚下。 19 你打败了以东人就趾高气扬。你还是待在家里吧，何必惹祸上身，使你和犹大一同灭亡呢？”
20 但亚玛谢不理会他的劝告。原来这事出于上帝，要把他们交在约阿施手中，因为他们求告以东的神明。 21 于是，以色列王约阿施起兵攻打犹大王亚玛谢，两王会战于犹大的伯·示麦。 22 犹大人被以色列人打败，兵将都各自逃回家去了。 23 以色列王约阿施在伯·示麦擒获约哈斯的孙子、约阿施的儿子、犹大王亚玛谢，把他带到耶路撒冷，又拆毁从以法莲门到角门约一百八十米长的耶路撒冷城墙， 24 抢走俄别·以东在上帝殿中看守的所有金银和器皿以及王宫里的财宝，并带着人质返回撒玛利亚。
25 约哈斯的儿子以色列王约阿施死后，约阿施的儿子犹大王亚玛谢又活了十五年。 26 亚玛谢其他的事自始至终都记在犹大与以色列的列王史上。 27 亚玛谢背弃耶和华后，耶路撒冷有人谋反，他就逃到拉吉，但叛党派人追到那里杀了他。 28 有人用马将他的尸体驮回耶路撒冷，葬在犹大城他的祖坟里。
Footnotes
- 25:14 以东人又称西珥人。
2 Chronicles 25
1599 Geneva Bible
25 Amaziah putteth him to death which slew his father. 10 He sendeth back them of Israel. 11 He overcometh the Edomites. 14 He falleth to idolatry. 17 And Joash king of Israel overcometh Amaziah. 27 He is slain by a conspiracy.
1 Amaziah was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned nine and twenty years in (A)Jerusalem, and his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
2 And he did [a]uprightly in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.
3 And when the kingdom was established unto him, he slew his servants, that had slain the king his father.
4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the Law, and in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, (B)The fathers shall not die for the [b]children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
5 ¶ And Amaziah assembled Judah, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from [c]twenty years old and above, and found among them three hundred thousand chosen men, to go forth to the war, and to handle spear and shield.
6 He hired also an hundred thousand valiant men [d]out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
7 But a man of God came to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee: for the Lord is not [e]with Israel, neither with all the house of Ephraim.
8 If [f]not, go thou on, do it, make thyself strong to the battle, but God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
9 And Amaziah said to the man of GOD, What shall we do then for the hundred talents, which I have given to the host of Israel? Then the man of God answered, The Lord is able to [g]give thee more than this.
10 So Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to return to their place: wherefore their wrath was kindled greatly against Judah, and they returned to their places with great anger.
11 Then Amaziah was encouraged, and led forth his people, and went to the salt valley, and smote of the children of [h]Seir, ten thousand.
12 And other ten thousand did the children of Judah take alive, and carried them to the top of a [i]rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, and they all burst to pieces.
13 But the men of the [j]army, which Amaziah sent away, that they should not go with his people to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria unto Beth Horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
14 Now after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and [k]worshipped them, and burned incense unto them.
15 Wherefore the Lord was wroth with Amaziah, and sent unto him a Prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought the gods of the people, which were not able to [l]deliver their own people out of thine hand?
16 And as he talked with him, [m]he said unto him, Have they made thee the King’s counselor? cease thou: why should they [n]smite thee? And the Prophet ceased, but said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not obeyed my counsel.
17 ¶ Then Amaziah King of Judah took counsel, and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, Come, [o]let us see one another in the face.
18 But Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that is in Lebanon, sent to the cedar that is in Lebanon, saying, (C)Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and the wild beast that was in Lebanon went and trode down the thistle.
19 Thou thinkest: lo, thou hast smitten Edom, and thine heart lifteth thee up to brag: abide now at home: why dost thou provoke to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, and Judah with thee?
20 But Amaziah would not hear: for [p]it was of God, that he might deliver them into his hand, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
21 So Joash the king of Israel went up: and he and Amaziah king of Judah saw one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which is in Judah.
22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tents.
23 But Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, in Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with [q]Obed Edom, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and the children that were in hostage, and returned to Samaria.
25 ¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, fifteen years.
26 Concerning the rest of the acts of Amaziah first and last, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
27 Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from the Lord, (D)they wrought treason against him in Jerusalem: and when he was fled to Lachish, they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there.
28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 25:2 Meaning, in respect of his predecessors albeit he had his imperfections.
- 2 Chronicles 25:4 That is, for that fault wherefore the child is punished, except he be culpable of the same.
- 2 Chronicles 25:5 So many as were able men to bear weapons and go to the war.
- 2 Chronicles 25:6 That is, out of the ten tribes, which had separated themselves before, both from God and their true king.
- 2 Chronicles 25:7 And therefore to think to have help of them, whom the Lord favoreth not, is to cast off the help of the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 25:8 If thou wilt not give credit to my words.
- 2 Chronicles 25:9 He showeth that if we depend only upon God, we shall not need to be troubled with these worldly respects, for he will give at all times that which shall be necessary, if we obey his word.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11 For the Idumeans whom David had brought to subjection, rebelled under Jehoram Jehoshaphat’s son.
- 2 Chronicles 25:12 In 2 Kings 14:7, this rock is called the city Sela.
- 2 Chronicles 25:13 That is, the hundred thousand of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 25:14 Thus where he should have given the praise to God for his benefits and great victory, he fell from God, and did most vilely dishonor him.
- 2 Chronicles 25:15 He proveth that whatsoever cannot save himself nor his worshippers, is no God but an idol.
- 2 Chronicles 25:16 Meaning, the King.
- 2 Chronicles 25:16 So hard it is, for the carnal man to be admonished of his fault, that he contemneth, mocketh, and threateneth him that warneth him: yea, imprisoneth him and putteth him to death, 2 Chron. 16:10 and 18:26 and 24:21.
- 2 Chronicles 25:17 That is, let us try the matter hand to hand: for he was offended, that the army of the Israelites, whom he had in wages, and dismissed by the counsel of the Prophet, had destroyed certain of the cities of Judah.
- 2 Chronicles 25:20 Thus God oft times plagueth by those means wherein men most trust, to teach them to have their recourse only to him, and to show his judgments, moveth their hearts to follow that which shall be their destruction.
- 2 Chronicles 25:24 Meaning, the successors of Obed Edom: for the house bare the name of the chief father.
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