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2 Kings Capítulo 24
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2Ki 24:1-7.
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Original en inglés
2Ki 24:1-7.
JEHOIAKIM PROCURES HIS OWN RUIN.
1, 2. Nebuchadnezzar--the son of Nabopolassar, the founder of the Chaldee monarchy. This invasion took place in the fourth year of Jehoiakim's, and the first of Nebuchadnezzar's reign
(Jer 25:1;
compare
Jer 46:2).
The young king of Assyria being probably detained at home on account of his father's demise, despatched, along with the Chaldean troops on his border, an army composed of the tributary nations that were contiguous to Judea, to chastise Jehoiakim's revolt from his yoke. But this hostile band was only an instrument in executing the divine judgment
(2Ki 24:2)
denounced by the prophets against Judah for the sins of the people; and hence, though marching by the orders of the Assyrian monarch, they are described as sent by the Lord
(2Ki 24:3).
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4. 耶和华仍不肯赦免——(参
2Ki 23:26;
Jer 15:1)。
Original en inglés
4. the Lord would not pardon--(see on
2Ki 23:26;
Jer 15:1).
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6. 约雅敬与他列祖同睡——这话只能指他死了;因为他并未与王室列祖同葬;无论他是死于战场,还是尸体遭受死后侮辱,按照预言
(Jer 22:19),
他并未得享葬礼之荣
(Jer 36:30)。
他儿子约雅斤接续他作王——这君王在位极短,只有三个月,期间不过是亚述人的卑微藩属,几乎不值一提,因此与对其父所发的预言威吓
(Jer 36:30)
并不矛盾。
Original en inglés
6. Jehoiakim slept with his fathers--This phraseology can mean nothing more than that he died; for he was not buried with his royal ancestors; and whether he fell in battle, or his body was subjected to posthumous insults, he was, according to the prediction
(Jer 22:19),
not honored with the rites of sepulture
(Jer 36:30).
Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead--The very brief reign of this prince, which lasted only three months, during which he was a humble vassal of the Assyrians, is scarcely deserving to be taken into account, and therefore is in no way contradictory to the prophetic menace denounced against his father
(Jer 36:30).
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7. 埃及王——即法老尼哥。
Original en inglés
7. the king of Egypt--that is, Pharaoh-nechoh.
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2Ki 24:8, 9.
简体中文
2Ki 24:8, 9.
约雅斤 继位
8. 约雅斤——即「神所立定」,缩写为耶哥尼雅和哥尼雅
(Jer 22:24)。
登基的时候年十八岁——他八岁时,父亲便立他为共同执政者
(2Ch 36:9)。
他十八岁时开始独立执政。
Original en inglés
2Ki 24:8, 9.
JEHOIACHIN SUCCEEDS HIM.
8. Jehoiachin--that is, "God-appointed," contracted into Jeconiah and Coniah
(Jer 22:24).
eighteen years old when he began to reign--At the age of eight his father took him into partnership in the government
(2Ch 36:9).
He began to reign alone at eighteen.
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9. 他行耶和华眼中看为恶的事——他不以经验为鉴,对先知的警告充耳不闻,继续行那给犹大王室和百姓带来诸多灾祸的恶道。这一恶劣的品性,在
(Eze 19:5-7)
中以比喻却强烈地描绘出来。
Original en inglés
9. he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord--Untaught by experience, and deaf to the prophetic warnings, he pursued the evil courses which had brought so many disasters upon the royal family as well as the people of Judah. This bad character is figuratively but strongly depicted
(Eze 19:5-7).
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2Ki 24:10-16.
简体中文
2Ki 24:10-16.
耶路撒冷 被攻取
10-13. 那时——即他登基后三个月之内。时值当年春季
(2Ch 36:10);
他这么早便显出与亚述宗主为敌之意,与埃及结盟。尼布甲尼撒差遣将领们围攻耶路撒冷,正如耶利米所预言
(Jer 22:28; 34:20),
不久他亲自随后赶到。约雅斤见有效抵抗已无指望,便到围攻者的营中投降
(2Ki 24:12),
大概指望能以亚述藩属的身份保住王位。但尼布甲尼撒对犹大诸王的宽厚如今已经耗尽,约雅斤便按耶利米的预言被掳到巴比伦
(Jer 22:24),
同行的有太后(就是在约哈斯之下担任同一尊号的)
(2Ki 23:31),
以及他的将领和臣仆。这事发生在尼布甲尼撒在位第八年,从他与父同秉国政时算起。留下来的主要是贫穷的百姓和没有技能的工人。王宫和圣殿被搜刮一空。较小的金器已在耶路撒冷初次被攻取时被带走,尼布甲尼撒将其放在他神的庙中,作为得胜的标记。伯沙撒在其亵渎的宴席上使用这些器皿
[Da 5:2],
意在以这些战利品犒赏他的军队,其中大概有金灯台、约柜等(参
2Ch 36:7; Da 1:2)。
如今所有较大圣殿器具上的金箔都被剥了下来。
Original en inglés
2Ki 24:10-16.
JERUSALEM TAKEN.
10-13. At that time--within three months after his accession to the throne. It was the spring of the year
(2Ch 36:10);
so early did he indicate a feeling hostile to the interests of his Assyrian liege lord, by forming a league with Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar sent his generals to besiege Jerusalem, as Jeremiah had foretold
(Jer 22:28; 34:20),
and soon after he followed in person. Convinced of the hopelessness of making any effectual resistance, Jehoiachin, going to the camp of the besiegers, surrendered
(2Ki 24:12),
in the expectation, probably, of being allowed to retain his throne as a vassal of the Assyrian empire. But Nebuchadnezzar's clemency towards the kings of Judah was now exhausted, so that Jehoiachin was sent as a captive to Babylon, according to Jeremiah's prediction
(Jer 22:24),
accompanied by the queen mother (the same who had held that dignity under Jehoahaz)
(2Ki 23:31),
his generals, and officers. This happened in the eighth year of Nebuchadnezzar's reign, computing from the time when he was associated with his father in the government. Those that were left consisted chiefly of the poorer sort of people and the unskilled workmen. The palace and the temple were ransacked. The smaller golden vessels had been taken on the first capture of Jerusalem and placed by Nebuchadnezzar in the temple of his god as tokens of victory. They were used by Belshazzar at his impious feast
[Da 5:2],
for the purpose of rewarding his army with these trophies, among which were probably the golden candlesticks, the ark, &c. (compare
2Ch 36:7; Da 1:2).
Now the gold plating was torn off all the larger temple furniture.
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13-16. 正如耶和华所说的——(参
2Ki 20:17; Isa 39:6; Jer 15:13; 17:3)。
全国的精英,无论在地位、实用还是道德价值上,凡在巴比伦可用、或在巴勒斯坦危险的人,都被掳到巴比伦,共有一万人
(2Ki 24:14)。
这些人的分类如下
(2Ki 24:15, 16):
勇士七千;工匠和铁匠一千;王的妻妾、官员和首领,以及祭司和先知
(Jer 29:1; Eze 1:1)
二千;合计被掳共一万人。
Original en inglés
13-16. as the Lord had said--(compare
2Ki 20:17; Isa 39:6; Jer 15:13; 17:3).
The elite of the nation for rank, usefulness, and moral worth, all who might be useful in Babylon or dangerous in Palestine, were carried off to Babylon, to the number of ten thousand
(2Ki 24:14).
These are specified
(2Ki 24:15, 16),
warriors, seven thousand; craftsmen and smiths, one thousand; king's wives, officers, and princes, also priests and prophets
(Jer 29:1; Eze 1:1),
two thousand; equal to ten thousand captives in all.
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2Ki 24:17-20.
简体中文
2Ki 24:17-20.
西底家 行恶 的统治
17-19. 巴比伦王立他叔父玛探雅代替他作王——尼布甲尼撒遵其维持君主制表象的既有政策,任命约西亚的第三子、也是最年幼的儿子
(1Ch 3:15),
即约哈斯的同母兄弟、被掳的约雅斤之叔。但按照征服者更改其战俘中显贵之名的惯例,作为其至高主权的标记,他给他起了新名
西底家——即「神的公义」。这既然是纯粹的希伯来文名,看来他是允许这位傀儡王自选其名,并加以确认。他对神的心与约雅敬一样——不悔改,无视神的话语。
Original en inglés
2Ki 24:17-20.
ZEDEKIAH'S EVIL REIGN.
17-19. the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, his father's brother, king in his stead--Adhering to his former policy of maintaining a show of monarchy, Nebuchadnezzar appointed the third and youngest son of Josiah
(1Ch 3:15),
full brother of Jehoahaz, and uncle of the captive Jehoiachin. But, according to the custom of conquerors, who changed the names of the great men they took captives in war, in token of their supremacy, he gave him the new name of
Zedekiah--that is, "The righteous of God." This being a purely Hebrew name, it seems that he allowed the puppet king to choose his own name, which was confirmed. His heart towards God was the same as that of Jehoiakim, impenitent and heedless of God's word.
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20. 因耶和华的怒气……将他们从自己面前赶出去——即在神公义的 providence 中,他作王的政策将证明对他的国家是毁灭性的。
西底家背叛巴比伦王——受邻国使臣的怂恿,这些使臣前来祝贺他登基(参
Jer 17:3,
与 Jer 28:1),同时要争取他加入共同联盟,以摆脱亚述的轭。虽然耶利米警告他不可如此行,那执迷不悟且背信弃义
(Eze 17:13)
的西底家仍执意叛变。
Original en inglés
20. through the anger of the Lord . . . he cast them out from his presence--that is, in the course of God's righteous providence, his policy as king would prove ruinous to his country.
Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon--instigated by ambassadors from the neighboring states who came to congratulate him on his ascension to the throne (compare
Jer 17:3, with Jer 28:1),
and at the same time get him to join them in a common league to throw off the Assyrian yoke. Though warned by Jeremiah against this step, the infatuated and perjured
(Eze 17:13)
Zedekiah persisted in his revolt.
2Ki 24:1-7.
约雅敬 招致 自身的 灭亡
1、2. 尼布甲尼撒——乃尼波普拉撒之子,后者是迦勒底王朝的奠基者。此次入侵发生在约雅敬第四年、尼布甲尼撒元年
(Jer 25:1;
参
Jer 46:2)。
年轻的亚述王可能因父王驾崩而滞留本国,便差遣边境上的迦勒底军队,以及一支由与犹大相邻的藩属国组成的联军,前往惩治约雅敬背叛他的轭。但这支敌军不过是执行神判刑罚的器皿
(2Ki 24:2),
这刑罚是众先知因百姓的罪而向犹大所宣告的;因此他们虽是奉亚述王的命令出兵,却被描述为耶和华所差遣的
(2Ki 24:3)。