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2Ki 9:1-23.
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英語原文
2Ki 9:1-23.
JEHU IS ANOINTED.
1. Ramoth-gilead--a city of great importance to the Hebrew people, east of Jordan, as a fortress of defense against the Syrians. Jehoram had regained it
(2Ki 8:29).
But the Israelitish army was still encamped there, under the command of Jehu.
Elisha . . . called one of the children of the prophets--This errand referred to the last commission given to Elijah in Horeb
(1Ki 19:16).
box of oil--(See
1Sa 10:1).
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2. 領他進入內室——既為確保使者的安全，也為防止在執行此項使命時遭遇一切阻礙。
英語原文
2. carry him to an inner chamber--both to ensure the safety of the messenger and to prevent all obstruction in the execution of the business.
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3. 我膏你作以色列王——這只是信息的一部分；完整的宣告記於
(王下 9:7-10)。
逃跑，不可遲延——因怕被朝廷的探子或僕役發覺而追趕上。
英語原文
3. I have anointed thee king over Israel--This was only a part of the message; the full announcement of which is given
(2Ki 9:7-10).
flee, and tarry not--for fear of being surprised and overtaken by the spies or servants of the court.
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4-6. 於是那少年人……往拉末去了——他欣然承擔這項微妙而危險的使命，是他敬虔與順服的顯著明證。受膏之禮既由奉差的先知執行，便是神對他受封君權的神聖指示。但有時受膏之事遠在實際登上寶座之前便已進行
(撒上 16:13)；
同樣地，這次委任也早已於許久以前賜給以利亞
[王上 19:16]，
他因正當緣故將之交託以利沙；他乃等候神的時候與命令才執行 [POOLE]。
英語原文
4-6. So the young man . . . went to Ramoth-gilead--His ready undertaking of this delicate and hazardous mission was an eminent proof of his piety and obedience. The act of anointing being done through a commissioned prophet, was a divine intimation of his investiture with the sovereign power. But it was sometimes done long prior to the actual possession of the throne
(1Sa 16:13);
and, in like manner, the commission had, in this instance, been given also a long time before to Elijah
[1Ki 19:16],
who, for good reasons, left it in charge to Elisha; and he awaited God's time and command for executing it [POOLE].
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10. 在耶斯列的田間——即從前拿伯葡萄園所在的那塊地。
英語原文
10. in the portion of Jezreel--that is, that had formerly been the vineyard of Naboth.
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*11. 這狂妄的人來見你作甚麼？*云云——耶戶的隨從憑那人的衣著、舉止與稱呼方式，認出他是先知門類的人；像他們這樣的軍人，很容易斷定這類人是瘋子，不僅因他們對自己儀容的邋遢疏忽、對世俗的公然輕看，也因他們畢生所從事的宗教追求，以及他們常常表演的怪異舉動（參
耶 29:26)。
英語原文
11. Is all well? &c.--Jehu's attendants knew that the stranger belonged to the order of the prophets by his garb, gestures, and form of address; and soldiers such as they very readily concluded such persons to be crackbrained, not only from the sordid negligence of their personal appearance and their open contempt of the world, but from the religious pursuits in which their whole lives were spent, and the grotesque actions which they frequently performed (compare
Jer 29:26).
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13. 他們急忙各人將自己的衣服鋪在上層——即把外衣鋪在地上，作為向他們那位傑出統帥致敬的記號
(太 21:7)。
臺階頂上——即先知私下膏耶戶那個房間的所在。耶戶回到公開的廳堂與同僚會合；同僚們一知道他即將高升，便立即帶他上到通往屋頂的臺階頂上。這是東方建築中可選的最顯眼的位置，正位於城門樓的頂端，在樓前空地上的百姓與軍兵都可清楚看見 [KITTO]。 耶戶在軍中既如此得人心，便有助於神護理的計畫，使他得以立即被熱烈擁立為王；而臺階頂便被當作最方便的寶座替代品。
英語原文
13. they hasted, and took every man his garment--the upper cloak which they spread on the ground, as a token of their homage to their distinguished commander
(Mt 21:7).
top of the stairs--from the room where the prophet had privately anointed Jehu. That general returned to join his brother officers in the public apartment, who, immediately on learning his destined elevation, conducted him to the top of the stairs leading to the roof. This was the most conspicuous place of an Oriental structure that could be chosen, being at the very top of the gate building, and fully in view of the people and military in the open ground in front of the building [KITTO]. The popularity of Jehu with the army thus favored the designs of Providence in procuring his immediate and enthusiastic proclamation as king, and the top of the stairs was taken as a most convenient substitute for a throne.
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14, 15. 約蘭曾守住拉末——更當譯作「正在守」，即駐守或圍攻那城，率領以色列大部分軍力。王因受傷不得不退出戰場，軍隊便交由耶戶統領。
英語原文
14, 15. Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead--rather, "was keeping," guarding, or besieging it, with the greater part of the military force of Israel. The king's wounds had compelled his retirement from the scene of action, and so the troops were left in command of Jehu.
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16. 於是耶戶坐車往耶斯列去了——他心懷勃勃的野心設計，立即渡過約旦河，去執行他所受關於亞哈家的使命。
英語原文
16. So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel--Full of ambitious designs, he immediately proceeded to cross the Jordan to execute his commission on the house of Ahab.
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17-24. 耶斯列的城樓上有一個守望的——希伯來人的王宮除了建於高處之外，通常附有樓塔，既為賞玩美景，也作有用的觀察哨。耶斯列的古守望樓必可俯瞰以東一帶幾乎直到約旦河的全境。伯善位於其下方約六、七哩、平原狹窄之處的高地上；當耶戶與隨從到達基利波與伯善之間那一點時，樓上的守望者便完全能辨認出他們。消息被報告給下方宮中的約蘭。一名騎馬的使者迅速被差下平原，迎接那支來意不明的隊伍，質問他們前來的目的。「平安麼？」我們可以穩妥地假設，這位使者會在距耶戶三哩或更遠處與他相遇。報告說他被扣留、被轉到仍在推進的軍隊後方之後，第二名使者同樣被差出去，自然會在平原下方一哩或一哩半之處與耶戶相遇。他也被轉到後方之後，守望者如今清楚認出「趕車的勢頭好像寧示的孫子耶戶的趕法，因為他趕得猛烈。」警覺的君王意識到危難臨頭，急忙召集兵力應變。在猶大王亞哈謝陪同之下，二王登上戰車，欲對耶戶凌厲的攻勢作微弱的抵抗；耶戶迅速從平原登上耶斯列所在高地陡峭的北坡，雙方在「耶斯列人拿伯的田間」相遇；在那裏約蘭很快被耶戶強有力的臂膀所射的一箭了結。我們對這位神聖史家顯而易見的精確性印象深刻；那些地點與距離與所述事件自然所需者相符，恰為各事按所記次序發生提供了所需的時間 [HOWE]。
英語原文
17-24. there stood a watchman on the tower of Jezreel--The Hebrew palaces, besides being situated on hills had usually towers attached to them, not only for the pleasure of a fine prospect, but as posts of useful observation. The ancient watchtower of Jezreel must have commanded a view of the whole region eastward, nearly down to the Jordan. Beth-shan stands on a rising ground about six or seven miles below it, in a narrow part of the plain; and when Jehu and his retinue reached that point between Gilboa and Beth-shan, they could be fully descried by the watchman on the tower. A report was made to Joram in his palace below. A messenger on horseback was quickly despatched down into the plain to meet the ambiguous host and to question the object of their approach. "Is it peace?" We may safely assume that this messenger would meet Jehu at the distance of three miles or more. On the report made of his being detained and turned into the rear of the still advancing troops, a second messenger was in like manner despatched, who would naturally meet Jehu at the distance of a mile or a mile and a half down on the plain. He also being turned into the rear, the watchman now distinctly perceived "the driving to be like the driving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously." The alarmed monarch, awakened to a sense of his impending danger, quickly summoned his forces to meet the crisis. Accompanied by Ahaziah, king of Judah, the two sovereigns ascended their chariots to make a feeble resistance to the impetuous onset of Jehu, who quickly from the plain ascended the steep northern sides of the site on which Jezreel stood, and the conflicting parties met "in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite," where Joram was quickly despatched by an arrow from the strong arm of Jehu. We were impressed with the obvious accuracy of the sacred historian; the localities and distances being such as seem naturally to be required by the incidents related, affording just time for the transactions to have occurred in the order in which they are recorded [HOWE].
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25. 把他拋在耶斯列人拿伯的田間，云云——按著神權柄對亞哈所宣告的厄運
(王上 21:19)， 但因他的悔改而展延，至終在他兒子身上執行。
英語原文
25. cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite, &c.--according to the doom pronounced by divine authority on Ahab
(1Ki 21:19),
but which on his repentance was deferred to be executed on his son.
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26. 耶和華說：拿伯的血和他眾子的血——雖然他們的死並未明言，但從其產業被沒收一事已清楚暗示（見
王上 21:16)。
英語原文
26. the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith the Lord--Although their death is not expressly mentioned, it is plainly implied in the confiscation of his property (see
1Ki 21:16).
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2Ki 9:27-35.
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王下 9:27-35.
亞哈謝被殺
27. 亞哈謝——是約蘭王的姪孫，亞哈王的曾孫。
以伯蓮——靠近米吉多，在以薩迦支派境內
(書 17:11； 士 1:27)；
而「姑」是鄰近的山岡。
英語原文
2Ki 9:27-35.
AHAZIAH IS SLAIN.
27. Ahaziah--was grandnephew to King Joram, and great-grandson to King Ahab.
Ibleam--near Megiddo, in the tribe of Issachar
(Jos 17:11; Jud 1:27);
and Gur was an adjoining hill.
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30. 耶洗別擦粉——原文作「她的眼睛」，按東方婦女間普遍的習俗，是用磨碎的銻或鉛礦粉末調油，以小刷塗於眼瞼邊緣；藉著這條黑色的鑲邊，眼睛本身的擴大與光彩都被認為更加增強。她的目的，是藉著王者的服飾，不是要迷惑耶戶，而是要使他震懾。
英語原文
30. Jezebel painted her face--literally, "her eyes," according to a custom universal in the East among women, of staining the eyelids with a black powder made of pulverized antimony, or lead ore mixed with oil, and applied with a small brush on the border, so that by this dark ligament on the edge, the largeness as well as the luster of the eye itself was thought to be increased. Her object was, by her royal attire, not to captivate, but to overawe Jehu.
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35. 只尋得她的頭骨、和她的手掌，云云——狗天性不喜啃食人的手掌和腳掌。
英語原文
35. found no more of her than the skull, and the palms of her hands, &c.--The dog has a rooted aversion to prey on the human hands and feet.
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2Ki 9:36, 37.
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王下 9:36、37.
耶洗別被狗所吃
36. 這是耶和華的話——（見
王上 21:23)。 然而耶戶所說的，並非逐字引用，而是對以利亞預言的意譯。
英語原文
2Ki 9:36, 37.
JEZEBEL EATEN BY DOGS.
36. This is the word of the Lord--(See
1Ki 21:23).
Jehu's statement, however, was not a literal but a paraphrased quotation of Elijah's prophecy.
2Ki 9:1-23.
耶戶 受膏 為王
1. 基列的拉末——對希伯來人而言極為重要的一座城邑,位於約旦河東,是抵禦亞蘭人的防禦要塞。約蘭曾將其奪回
(2Ki 8:29)。
但以色列大軍仍駐紮在那裡,由耶戶統帥。
以利沙……召了先知門徒中的一個——這一差事乃是論及昔日以利亞在何烈山所領受的最後一項使命
(1Ki 19:16)。
一膏油的小盒——(參
1Sa 10:1)。