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歷代志下 14
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
歷代志下 14
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
亞撒王擊敗古實人
14 亞比雅與祖先同眠後，葬在大衛城中，他兒子亞撒繼位。亞撒執政期間，國中太平十年。 2 亞撒做他的上帝耶和華看為好、視為正的事， 3 拆除外族神明的邱壇和神廟，打碎神柱，砍倒亞舍拉神像， 4 命令猶大人尋求他們祖先的上帝耶和華，遵行祂的律法和誡命。 5 他除掉猶大各城邑的邱壇和香壇，那時國中太平。 6 他還在猶大修築堅城，那些年國中太平，沒有戰事，因為耶和華賜他平安。 7 他對猶大人說：「我們要修築城邑，在四周建造城牆和望樓，裝置大門和門閂。我們仍擁有這片土地，是因為我們尋求我們的上帝耶和華；我們尋求祂，祂就賜我們四境平安。」於是，他們修築城邑，凡事順利。 8 亞撒的軍隊中有三十萬持大盾牌和矛槍的猶大人，二十八萬持小盾牌和弓箭的便雅憫人。他們都是英勇的戰士。
9 古實王謝拉率領一百萬大軍和三百輛戰車攻打猶大，到了瑪利沙。 10 亞撒出兵迎敵，雙方在瑪利沙的洗法谷擺開陣勢。 11 亞撒呼求他的上帝耶和華說：「耶和華啊，唯有你才能幫助弱小的勝過強大的。我們的上帝耶和華啊，求你幫助我們，因為我們依靠你，奉你的名迎戰這大軍。耶和華啊，你是我們的上帝，不要讓人勝過你。」
12 於是，耶和華使古實人敗在亞撒和猶大人面前，古實人潰逃。 13 亞撒率領軍隊乘勝追擊，直追到基拉耳。古實人在耶和華和祂的軍兵面前大敗，傷亡慘重，一蹶不振。猶大人擄走了許多財物， 14 攻陷了基拉耳四周的城邑，因為這些城裡的人都懼怕耶和華。他們洗劫各城，因為城中有大量財物。 15 他們毀壞牲畜的圍欄，搶走許多羊和駱駝，然後返回耶路撒冷。
2 Chronicles 14
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2 Chronicles 14
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Chapter 14
Asa’s Initial Reforms. 1 (A)Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord, his God. 2 He removed the illicit altars and the high places, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the asherahs. 3 He told Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to observe the law and the commandment. 4 He removed the high places and incense stands from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom had peace. 5 He built fortified cities in Judah, for the land had peace and no war was waged against him during these years, because the Lord had given him rest. 6 He said to Judah: “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls, towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, for we have sought the Lord, our God; we sought him, and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
The Ethiopian Invasion.[a] 7 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand shield- and lance-bearers from Judah, and from Benjamin two hundred and eighty thousand who carried bucklers and were archers, all of them valiant warriors. 8 Zerah the Ethiopian advanced against them with a force of one million men and three hundred chariots, and he came as far as Mareshah.(B) 9 Asa went out to meet him and they drew up for battle in the valley of Zephathah, near Mareshah. 10 Asa called upon the Lord, his God: “Lord, there is none like you to help the powerless against the strong. Help us, Lord, our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. You are the Lord, our God; do not let men prevail against you.”(C) 11 And so the Lord defeated the Ethiopians before Asa and Judah, and the Ethiopians fled. 12 Asa and those with him pursued them as far as Gerar, and the Ethiopians fell until there were no survivors, for they were crushed before the Lord and his army, which carried away enormous spoils. 13 Then the Judahites conquered all the cities around Gerar, for the fear of the Lord was upon them; they plundered all the cities, for there was much plunder in them. 14 They also attacked the tents of the cattle-herders and carried off a great number of sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 14:7–14 This Ethiopian invasion of Judah is not mentioned in 1 Kings. The account is likely a legend intended to show the pious King Asa being rewarded with divine assistance. It could, however, reflect an incursion by nomads from the Negeb in Asa’s time.
2 Chronicles 14
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2 Chronicles 14
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14 [a]And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.
Asa King of Judah(A)
2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.(B) 3 He removed the foreign altars(C) and the high places, smashed the sacred stones(D) and cut down the Asherah poles.[b](E) 4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord,(F) the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. 5 He removed the high places(G) and incense altars(H) in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him. 6 He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the Lord gave him rest.(I)
7 “Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest(J) on every side.” So they built and prospered.
8 Asa had an army of three hundred thousand(K) men from Judah, equipped with large shields and with spears, and two hundred and eighty thousand from Benjamin, armed with small shields and with bows. All these were brave fighting men.
9 Zerah the Cushite(L) marched out against them with an army of thousands upon thousands and three hundred chariots, and came as far as Mareshah.(M) 10 Asa went out to meet him, and they took up battle positions in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.
11 Then Asa called(N) to the Lord his God and said, “Lord, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us,(O) Lord our God, for we rely(P) on you, and in your name(Q) we have come against this vast army. Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail(R) against you.”
12 The Lord struck down(S) the Cushites before Asa and Judah. The Cushites fled, 13 and Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar.(T) Such a great number of Cushites fell that they could not recover; they were crushed(U) before the Lord and his forces. The men of Judah carried off a large amount of plunder.(V) 14 They destroyed all the villages around Gerar, for the terror(W) of the Lord had fallen on them. They looted all these villages, since there was much plunder there. 15 They also attacked the camps of the herders and carried off droves of sheep and goats and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 In Hebrew texts 14:1 is numbered 13:23, and 14:2-15 is numbered 14:1-14.
- 2 Chronicles 14:3 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles
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