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2 Kings 18:1-16
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Hezekiah Reigns in Judah(A)

18 Now it came to pass in the third year of (B)Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that (C)Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was (D)Abi[a] the daughter of Zechariah. 3 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.

4 (E)He removed the [b]high places and broke the sacred pillars, cut down the [c]wooden image and broke in pieces the (F)bronze serpent that Moses had made; for until those days the children of Israel burned incense to it, and called it [d]Nehushtan. 5 He (G)trusted in the Lord God of Israel, (H)so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor who were before him. 6 For he (I)held fast to the Lord; he did not depart from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the Lord had commanded Moses. 7 The Lord (J)was with him; he (K)prospered wherever he went. And he (L)rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. 8 (M)He [e]subdued the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory, (N)from watchtower to fortified city.

9 Now (O)it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria and besieged it. 10 And at the end of three years they took it. In the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is, (P)the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria was taken. 11 (Q)Then the king of Assyria carried Israel away captive to Assyria, and put them (R)in Halah and by the Habor, the River of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes, 12 because they (S)did not obey the voice of the Lord their God, but transgressed His covenant and all that Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded; and they would neither hear nor do them.

13 And (T)in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. 14 Then Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria at Lachish, saying, “I have done wrong; turn away from me; whatever you impose on me I will pay.” And the king of Assyria assessed Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold. 15 So Hezekiah (U)gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king’s house. 16 At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave [f]it to the king of Assyria.

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  1. 2 Kings 18:2 Abijah, 2 Chr. 29:1ff.
  2. 2 Kings 18:4 Places for pagan worship
  3. 2 Kings 18:4 Heb. Asherah, a Canaanite goddess
  4. 2 Kings 18:4 Lit. Bronze Thing, also similar to Heb. nahash, serpent
  5. 2 Kings 18:8 Lit. struck
  6. 2 Kings 18:16 Lit. them
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列 王 紀 下 18:1-16
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)

18 以 色 列 王 以 拉 的 兒 子 何 細 亞 第 三 年 ， 猶 大 王 亞 哈 斯 的 兒 子 希 西 家 登 基 。

2 他 登 基 的 時 候 年 二 十 五 歲 ， 在 耶 路 撒 冷 作 王 二 十 九 年 。 他 母 親 名 叫 亞 比 ， 是 撒 迦 利 雅 的 女 兒 。

3 希 西 家 行 耶 和 華 眼 中 看 為 正 的 事 ， 效 法 他 祖 大 衛 一 切 所 行 的 。

4 他 廢 去 邱 壇 ， 毀 壞 柱 像 ， 砍 下 木 偶 ， 打 碎 摩 西 所 造 的 銅 蛇 ， 因 為 到 那 時 以 色 列 人 仍 向 銅 蛇 燒 香 。 希 西 家 叫 銅 蛇 為 銅 塊 ( 或 作 人 稱 銅 蛇 為 銅 像 ) 。

5 希 西 家 倚 靠 耶 和 華 ─ 以 色 列 的 神 ， 在 他 前 後 的 猶 大 列 王 中 沒 有 一 個 及 他 的 。

6 因 為 他 專 靠 耶 和 華 ， 總 不 離 開 ， 謹 守 耶 和 華 所 吩 咐 摩 西 的 誡 命 。

7 耶 和 華 與 他 同 在 ， 他 無 論 往 何 處 去 盡 都 亨 通 。 他 背 叛 、 不 肯 事 奉 亞 述 王 。

8 希 西 家 攻 擊 非 利 士 人 ， 直 到 迦 薩 ， 並 迦 薩 的 四 境 ， 從 瞭 望 樓 到 堅 固 城 。

9 希 西 家 王 第 四 年 ， 就 是 以 色 列 王 以 拉 的 兒 子 何 細 亞 第 七 年 ， 亞 述 王 撒 縵 以 色 上 來 圍 困 撒 瑪 利 亞 ；

10 過 了 三 年 就 攻 取 了 城 。 希 西 家 第 六 年 ， 以 色 列 王 何 細 亞 第 九 年 ， 撒 瑪 利 亞 被 攻 取 了 。

11 亞 述 王 將 以 色 列 人 擄 到 亞 述 ， 把 他 們 安 置 在 哈 臘 與 歌 散 的 哈 博 河 邊 ， 並 瑪 代 人 的 城 邑 ；

12 都 因 他 們 不 聽 從 耶 和 華 ─ 他 們 神 的 話 ， 違 背 他 的 約 ， 就 是 耶 和 華 僕 人 摩 西 吩 咐 他 們 所 當 守 的 。

13 希 西 家 王 十 四 年 ， 亞 述 王 西 拿 基 立 上 來 攻 擊 猶 大 的 一 切 堅 固 城 ， 將 城 攻 取 。

14 猶 大 王 希 西 家 差 人 往 拉 吉 去 見 亞 述 王 ， 說 ： 我 有 罪 了 ， 求 你 離 開 我 ； 凡 你 罰 我 的 ， 我 必 承 當 。 於 是 亞 述 王 罰 猶 大 王 希 西 家 銀 子 三 百 他 連 得 ， 金 子 三 十 他 連 得 。

15 希 西 家 就 把 耶 和 華 殿 裡 和 王 宮 府 庫 裡 所 有 的 銀 子 都 給 了 他 。

16 那 時 ， 猶 大 王 希 西 家 將 耶 和 華 殿 門 上 的 金 子 和 他 自 己 包 在 柱 上 的 金 子 都 刮 下 來 ， 給 了 亞 述 王 。

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Hezekiah King of Judah(A)(B)(C)

18 In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah(D) son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years.(E) His mother’s name was Abijah[a] daughter of Zechariah. 3 He did what was right(F) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David(G) had done. 4 He removed(H) the high places,(I) smashed the sacred stones(J) and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke into pieces the bronze snake(K) Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had been burning incense to it. (It was called Nehushtan.[b])

5 Hezekiah trusted(L) in the Lord, the God of Israel. There was no one like him among all the kings of Judah, either before him or after him. 6 He held fast(M) to the Lord and did not stop following him; he kept the commands the Lord had given Moses. 7 And the Lord was with him; he was successful(N) in whatever he undertook. He rebelled(O) against the king of Assyria and did not serve him. 8 From watchtower to fortified city,(P) he defeated the Philistines, as far as Gaza and its territory.

9 In King Hezekiah’s fourth year,(Q) which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and laid siege to it. 10 At the end of three years the Assyrians took it. So Samaria was captured in Hezekiah’s sixth year, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. 11 The king(R) of Assyria deported Israel to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan on the Habor River and in towns of the Medes.(S) 12 This happened because they had not obeyed the Lord their God, but had violated his covenant(T)—all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.(U) They neither listened to the commands(V) nor carried them out.

13 In the fourteenth year(W) of King Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah(X) and captured them. 14 So Hezekiah king of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish:(Y) “I have done wrong.(Z) Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand of me.” The king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents[c] of silver and thirty talents[d] of gold. 15 So Hezekiah gave(AA) him all the silver that was found in the temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the royal palace.

16 At this time Hezekiah king of Judah stripped off the gold with which he had covered the doors(AB) and doorposts of the temple of the Lord, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 18:2 Hebrew Abi, a variant of Abijah
  2. 2 Kings 18:4 Nehushtan sounds like the Hebrew for both bronze and snake.
  3. 2 Kings 18:14 That is, about 11 tons or about 10 metric tons
  4. 2 Kings 18:14 That is, about 1 ton or about 1 metric ton
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