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2Ch 25:1-4.
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2Ch 25:1-4.
AMAZIAH BEGINS TO REIGN WELL.
1. Amaziah was twenty and five years old, &c.--(See
2Ki 14:1-6).
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2Ch 25:5-10.
2Ch 25:5-10.
亞瑪謝雇用以色列人攻打以東人；因先知的話，損失一百他連得並遣散他們。
5. 亞瑪謝……設立軍長等語——由於凡能拿兵器的人都須服役，在編造名冊時按各家族分類、並從同一地區任命各團的軍官，是頗為自然的事；如此一個團的兵丁都是兄弟、親屬、朋友。這樣希伯來的軍隊緊密相連，有強烈的動機保持陣容穩定。
精兵三十萬——這只是約沙法軍隊的四分之一
（2Ch 17:14-19）， 顯示猶大國在八十二年間，因外戰及內部腐敗而人口驟減。但亞瑪謝軍隊的全數未必在此完全列出。
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2Ch 25:5-10.
HAVING HIRED AN ARMY OF ISRAELITES AGAINST THE EDOMITES, AT THE WORD OF A PROPHET HE LOSES A HUNDRED TALENTS AND DISMISSES THEM.
5. Amaziah . . . made captains, &c.--As all who were capable of bearing arms were liable to serve, it was quite natural in making up the muster-roll to class them according to their respective families and to appoint the officers of each corps from the same quarter; so that all the soldiers who formed a regiment were brothers, relatives, friends. Thus the Hebrew troops were closely linked together, and had strong inducements to keep steady in their ranks.
found them three hundred thousand choice men--This was only a fourth part of Jehoshaphat's army
(2Ch 17:14-19),
showing how sadly the kingdom of Judah had, in the space of eighty-two years, been reduced in population by foreign wars, no less than by internal corruptions. But the full amount of Amaziah's troops may not be here stated.
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6. 他又用一百他連得銀子，雇了十萬大能的勇士——這筆款子是付入約哈斯的庫中——並非作為傭兵的賞金，因傭兵有義務在君王徵召時服役，其報酬只是擄獲之物。約合五萬英鎊，每人十先令，軍官在內——與本國士兵所得賞金相比，微薄至極。但須知古時戰役短暫，服役的危險相對較小。
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6. He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour . . . for an hundred talents of silver--This sum was paid into the treasury of Jehoahaz--not given as bounty to the mercenaries who were obliged to serve at the sovereign's call; their remuneration consisting only in the booty they might obtain. It was about £50,000 sterling, being 10s. per man, including officers--a very paltry pay, compared with the bounty given for a soldier in this country. But it must be remembered that in ancient times campaigns were short and the hazards of the service comparatively small.
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7, 8. 有一個神人來——奉差遣勸阻亞瑪謝所行的路線，理由是「耶和華不與以色列同在」。這話對王而言完全明白。但寫於多年之後的史家認為可能需要解釋，故加註說：「以及以法蓮的眾子」。偶像崇拜久已是那國的盛行宗教，以法蓮是其大本營。至於先知勸告的另一部分
（2Ch 25:8）， 按現有經文頗為晦澀；因此一些優秀學者建議在中句補入「不」字，使本節作：「但你若要去〔單獨去〕，去吧，當為戰事奮勇；上帝必不使你在仇敵面前跌倒。」
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7, 8. there came a man of God--sent to dissuade Amaziah from the course he was following, on the ground that "the Lord is not with Israel." This statement was perfectly intelligible to the king. But the historian, writing long after, thought it might require explanation, and therefore added the comment, "with all the children of Ephraim." Idolatry had long been the prevailing religion in that kingdom, and Ephraim its headquarters. As to the other part of the prophet's advice
(2Ch 25:8),
considerable obscurity hangs over it, as the text stands; and hence some able critics have suggested the insertion of "not" in the middle clause, so that the verse will be thus: "But if thou wilt go [alone], do, be strong for the battle; God shall not make thee fall before the enemy."
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10. 將他們……以法蓮來的軍兵……分別出來……他們向猶大人怒氣大發——亞瑪謝深知自己是耶和華的代理者，遵從先知的勸告，情願損失以色列兵的雇金，將他們遣散。他們惱羞成怒，決意為所失的預期擄物自取補償，於是在歸途中一路劫掠所經城鎮，造成人命與財物的大浩劫，且無人攔阻——因為猶大王與其軍隊已出發遠征了
（2Ki 14:7）。
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10. separated them . . . the army . . . out of Ephraim . . . their anger was greatly kindled against Judah--Amaziah, who knew his position as the Lord's viceroy, complied with the prophet's counsel, and, consenting to forfeit the purchase money of the Israelitish soldiers, discharged them. Exasperated at this treatment, they resolved to indemnify themselves for the loss of their expected booty, and so on their return home they plundered all the towns in their way, committing great havoc both of life and property without any stoppage, as the king of Judah and his army had set out on their expedition
(2Ki 14:7).
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11. 鹽谷——這峽谷位於死海以南。亞瑪謝的兵器因他遵行上帝旨意而蒙勝利——一萬以東人在戰場上被殺，另有同樣數目的人被俘，被「從磐石頂上」摔下而死
〔2Ch 25:12〕。 這磐石可能位於戰場附近，但更可能是西拉（即彼得拉，以東人的京城）那些高聳險峻的懸崖之一——亞瑪謝從鹽谷直取該城並將其攻陷
（2Ki 14:7）。 施加於他們的殘酷，或是為報復希伯來人曾受的類似暴行，或是為了向這叛逆之民将来起懾嚇之效。這種摔在石頭上的處決方式
（Ps 137:9）， 在許多古代民族中甚為常見。
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11. valley of salt--This ravine lies to the south of the Dead Sea. The arms of Amaziah, in reward for his obedience to the divine will, were crowned with victory--ten thousand of the Edomites were slain on the field, and as many taken prisoners, who were put to death by precipitation "from the top of the rock"
[2Ch 25:12].
This rock might be situated in the neighborhood of the battlefield, but more probably it formed one of the high craggy cliffs of Selah (Petra), the capital of the Edomites, whither Amaziah marched directly from the Valley of Salt, and which he captured
(2Ki 14:7).
The savage cruelty dealt out to them was either in retaliation for similar barbarities inflicted on the Hebrews, or to strike terror into so rebellious a people for the future. The mode of execution, by dashing against stones
(Ps 137:9),
was common among many ancient nations.
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14-16. 亞瑪謝……帶回西珥人的神像——以東人在不同的形式下、以各樣的禮儀敬拜太陽。但在祭壇上燒香是主要的敬拜行為，而這正是亞瑪謝以奇特的迷醉所行的。不論他是被神像的華美所吸引，還是希望藉尊崇那些神明來平息它們因他征服並苛待其信眾而生的怒氣，他在耶路撒冷設立這些敬拜對象之舉，是愚昧、無知且極其冒犯上帝的；上帝便差遣一位先知責備他的背道，並警告他不久後便臨到的災禍。
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14-16. Amaziah . . . brought the gods of the children of Seir--The Edomites worshipped the sun under different forms and with various rites. But burning incense upon altars was a principal act of worship, and this was the very thing Amaziah is described as having with strange infatuation performed. Whether he had been captivated with the beauty of the images, or hoped by honoring the gods to disarm their spite at him for his conquest and harsh treatment of their votaries, his conduct in establishing these objects of religious homage in Jerusalem was foolish, ignorant, and highly offensive to God, who commissioned a prophet to rebuke him for his apostasy, and threaten him with the calamity that soon after befell him.
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16. 他和王說話的時候等語——凡受先知之職者，有資格勸諫君王。亞瑪謝若非因不受歡迎的真理而惱怒，本會承認這先知的資格——他大概就是與以東爭戰之前曾勸諫他的那位。但勝利使他飄飄然，心眼蒙蔽。
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16. as he talked with him, &c.--Those who were invested with the prophetic character were entitled to counsel kings. Amaziah, had he not been offended by unwelcome truths, would have admitted the claim of this prophet, who was probably the same that had given him counsel previous to the war with Edom. But victory had elated and blinded him.
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2Ch 25:17.
2Ch 25:17.
他挑釁約阿施，導致自己敗亡。
17. 亞瑪謝……差遣使者去見約阿施……說：你來，我們彼此面對面——（參
2Ki 14:8-20）。
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2Ch 25:17.
HE PROVOKES JOASH TO HIS OVERTHROW.
17. Then Amaziah . . . sent to Joash . . . Come, let us see one another in the face--(See on
2Ki 14:8-20).
2Ch 25:1-4.
亞瑪謝初年行善道。
1. 亞瑪謝登基的時候年二十五歲等語——（參
2Ki 14:1-6）。