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2Ch 31:1-10.
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2Ch 31:1-10.
THE PEOPLE FORWARD IN DESTROYING IDOLATRY.
1. all Israel . . . present went out to the cities of Judah--The solemnities of this paschal season left a deep and salutary impression on the minds of the assembled worshippers; attachment to the ancient institutions of their country was extensively revived; ardor in the service of God animated every bosom; and under the impulse of the devout feelings inspired by the occasion, they took measures at the close of the passover for extirpating idolatrous statues and altars out of every city, as at the beginning of the festival they had done in Jerusalem.
Judah and Benjamin--denote the southern kingdom.
Ephraim also and Manasseh--refer to the northern kingdom. This unsparing demolition of the monuments of idolatry would receive all encouragement from the king and public authorities of the former; and the force of the popular movement was sufficient to effect the same results among the tribes of Israel, whatever opposition the power of Hoshea or the invectives of some profane brethren might have made. Thus the reign of idolatry being completely overthrown and the pure worship of God re-established throughout the land, the people returned every one to his own home, in the confident expectation that, through the divine blessing, they would enjoy a happy future of national peace and prosperity.
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2-5. 希西家派定祭司的班次等——王如今转而注意圣殿敬拜的有秩序进行——将祭司和利未人按班次排列，给各人指派合宜的位置和职任——并颁布谕旨，使圣所收入所赖的那些供奉得以照常缴纳。为了给臣民树立好榜样，他自己当纳的份额首先宣告，因为坛上经常和临时一切献祭的费用，理当由王从内库中支付
(Nu 28:3, 4, 9, 11, 19)；
希西家从自己的财物中作出这样的奉献，也是追随了大卫和所罗门在他以前所行的（参
2Ch 8:14； 1Ki 9:25）。
随后他又重新规定百姓当纳给圣殿的供物；既须为此颁发王的命令，可见这圣捐要么早已完全被忽略，要么（因拜偶像的诸王众所周知地将其挪为私用）百姓在许多情形下拒绝或规避了这义务。但公众心态既已改善，希西家的命令便得到乐意遵行，初熟的土产和十分之一从犹大全地、也从以色列，以极丰盛的捐输源源而来。甚至某些不宜献为祭物的出产
(Le 2:11)，
如蜜（边注作「蜜枣」）的初熟之物，也都归给祭司
(Nu 18:12, 13； De 18:4)。
十分之一
(Le 27:31)
则是为供养整个利未支派而设的
(Nu 18:8, 20, 24)。
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2-5. Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests, &c.--The king now turned his attention to provide for the orderly performance of the temple-worship--arranging the priests and Levites in their courses, assigning to every one his proper place and functions--and issuing edicts for the regular payment of those dues from which the revenues of the sanctuary were derived. To set a proper example to his subjects, his own proportion was announced in the first instance, for to the king it belonged, out of his privy purse, to defray the expenses of the altar, both stated and occasional
(Nu 28:3, 4, 9, 11, 19);
and in making this contribution from his own means, Hezekiah followed the course which David and Solomon had taken before him (see
2Ch 8:14; 1Ki 9:25).
Afterwards he reappointed the people's dues to the temple; and from its being necessary to issue a royal mandate in reference to this matter, it appears that the sacred tribute had been either totally neglected, or (as the idolatrous princes were known to appropriate it to their own purposes) the people had in many cases refused or evaded the duty. But with the improved state of public feeling, Hezekiah's commandment was readily obeyed, and contributions of first-fruits and tithes were poured in with great liberality from all parts of Judah, as well as from Israel. The first-fruits, even of some articles of produce that were unfit for sacrifice
(Le 2:11),
such as honey (Margin, "dates"), were appropriated to the priests
(Nu 18:12, 13; De 18:4).
The tithes
(Le 27:31)
were intended for the support of the whole Levitical tribe
(Nu 18:8, 20, 24).
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6, 7. 堆成堆——这些供物在逾越节庆典之后不久便开始送来，逾越节是在二月中旬守的。王的命令传遍全国各处，需要一些时日。麦收在第三个月，所以麦捆先于其他谷物献上，便成为圣殿谷仓「根基」——最下的一层。他们陆续送来的地土初熟之物，整个夏天直到果子与葡萄收获的季末——即第七个月——继续堆上加堆。
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6, 7. and laid them by heaps--The contributions began to be sent in shortly after the celebration of the passover, which had taken place in the middle of the second month. Some time would elapse before the king's order reached all parts of the kingdom. The wheat harvest occurred in the third month, so that the sheaves of that grain, being presented before any other, formed "the foundation," an under-layer in the corn stores of the temple. The first-fruits of their land produce which were successively sent in all the summer till the close of the fruit and vintage season, that is, the seventh month, continued to raise heap upon heap.
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9. 希西家向祭司和利未人查问这些堆——他查问的用意，是要查明这些供应能否使圣职人员得到足够的供养。
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9. Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps--The object of his enquiries was to ascertain whether the supplies afforded the prospect of a sufficient maintenance for the members of the sacred order.
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10. 亚撒利雅……回答说……够了——这人大概即
(2Ch 26:17)
所提之人；他的答覆大意如下：今年丰收，初熟之物和十分之一的流入也相应丰盛；百姓以对神仆人的慷慨，表明他们对那以厚恩加给他们这一年之神的感恩。
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10. Azariah . . . answered . . . we have had enough--This is probably the person mentioned
(2Ch 26:17),
and his reply was to the following purport: There has been an abundant harvest, and a corresponding plenty in the incoming of first-fruits and tithes; the people have testified their gratitude to Him who has crowned the year with His goodness by their liberality towards His servants.
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2Ch 31:11-19.
2Ch 31:11-19.
希西家指派官员分理十分之一
11-18. 希西家吩咐在耶和华殿里预备仓房——即仓库、谷仓或地窖；要么修理那些因疏忽而损坏的旧仓，要么另建新仓。私人将自己的初熟之物亲自带到圣殿；但十分之一由利未人征收，他们在各自的住处保存忠实的账目，并将所定的份额转送给祭司。又委派官员在祭司的各城中，向一切因年迈或其他缘故不能到圣殿的人发放等量的口粮。除三岁以下的孩童——这一例外大概因他们被认为太小、不能吃固体食物——之外，都保存着每个男丁的数目和岁数的名册；祭司按其父家，利未人则从二十岁起（参
Nu 4:3; 28:24； 1Ch 23:24）。
此外，也为他们的妻子、女儿和仆人作了供应。
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2Ch 31:11-19.
HEZEKIAH APPOINTS OFFICERS TO DISPOSE OF THE TITHES.
11-18. Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord--storehouses, granaries, or cellars; either the old ones, which had been allowed through neglect to fall into decay, were to be repaired, or additional ones built. Private individuals brought their own first-fruits to the temple; but the tithes were levied by the Levites, who kept a faithful account of them in their several places of abode and transmitted the allotted proportion to the priests. Officers were appointed to distribute equal rations to all in the cities of the priests who, from age or other reasons, could not repair to the temple. With the exception of children under three years of age--an exception made probably from their being considered too young to receive solid food--lists were kept of the number and age of every male; of priests according to their fathers' house, and Levites from twenty years (see
Nu 4:3; 28:24; 1Ch 23:24).
But, besides, provision was also made for their wives, daughters, and servants.
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18. 他们在职任上分别为圣——这是从圣所收入中为其妻儿供应的理由：祭司既退出他们本可借以养家的世俗事业，便完全献身于事奉的职务。
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18. for in their set office they sanctified themselves--This is the reason assigned for providing for the wives and children out of the revenues of the sanctuary, that priests, withdrawing from those secular pursuits by which they might have maintained their households, devoted themselves entirely to the functions of the ministry.
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2Ch 31:20, 21.
2Ch 31:20, 21.
他的诚心
20. 希西家……行耶和华眼中看为善为正的事——他显示出立宪君主的品质，恢复并维护王国古时的制度；而他为促进真道之事业和臣民的福祉所作的热心不懈的努力，使他堪与最卓越的先王并列
(2Ki 18:15)。
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2Ch 31:20, 21.
HIS SINCERITY OF HEART.
20. Hezekiah . . . wrought that which was good and right--He displayed the qualities of a constitutional king, in restoring and upholding the ancient institutions of the kingdom; while his zealous and persevering efforts to promote the cause of true religion and the best interests of his subjects entitled him to be ranked with the most illustrious of his predecessors
(2Ki 18:15).
2Ch 31:1-10.
百姓热心除灭偶像
1. 以色列众人……都出去，到犹大各城——这逾越节期的盛典，在聚集敬拜之人的心中留下了深刻而有益的印象；对本国古制的热忱大大复兴；事奉神的热诚激动了每一颗心。在当场合所激发的虔诚情感推动之下，他们在逾越节结束时采取了措施，要从各城除灭偶像的雕像和祭坛，正如节期开始时他们在耶路撒冷所作的一样。
犹大和便雅悯——指南方王国。
以法莲和玛拿西——指北方王国。这样毫不留情地拆毁偶像的纪念物，在前者必得到王和官府的全力鼓励；而民意运动的声势也足以在以色列各支派中达成同样的效果，无论何细亚的权势或某些不敬虔同胞的咒骂会怎样反对。如此，偶像崇拜的统治既被彻底推翻，纯粹敬拜神的风气又在全国重新建立起来，百姓便各归各家，满心指望靠着神的赐福，必将享受国中太平昌盛的幸福前途。