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1Ch 13:1-8.
英文原文
1Ch 13:1-8.
DAVID FETCHES THE ARK FROM KIRJATH-JEARIM.
1-3. David consulted . . . And let us bring again the ark of our God--Gratitude for the high and splendid dignity to which he had been elevated would naturally, at this period, impart a fresh animation and impulse to the habitually fervent piety of David; but, at the same time, he was animated by other motives. He fully understood his position as ruler under the theocracy, and, entering on his duties, he was resolved to fulfil his mission as a constitutional king of Israel. Accordingly, his first act as a sovereign related to the interests of religion. The ark being then the grand instrument and ornament of it, he takes the opportunity of the official representatives of the nation being with him, to consult them about the propriety of establishing it in a more public and accessible locality. The assembly at which he spoke of this consisted of the Sheloshim, princes of thousands
(2Sa 6:1).
During the reign of the late king, the ark had been left in culpable neglect. Consequently the people had, to a great extent, been careless about the ordinances of divine worship, or had contented themselves with offering sacrifices at Gibeon, without any thought of the ark, though it was the chief and most vital part of the tabernacle. The duty and advantages of this religious movement suggested by the king were apparent, and the proposal met with universal approval.
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2. 你们若以为美,而且……这事出乎耶和华——即:若得到你们衷心的赞同,我便断定我所心系的这一举措是合乎神心意的。
我们要差遣人往以色列各处去——他希望将此事通告全国,好使全国有一普遍的集会,并按适合于这一庄严典礼之揭幕的规模与方式进行预备。
也通知他们的祭司和利未人……住在城邑和郊野的——(参
Nu 35:2)。
原文「让我们差遣」一语,含有立即执行之意;而且毫无疑问,王令一经颁布,随即就会为所设想的盛典指定一个临近的日期,若非因非利士人突然入侵而耽延——非利士人两次被击退,损失惨重
(2Sa 5:17),
随后耶路撒冷被攻取,政府驻地迁至该城。然而不久之后,既见太平、王位稳固,他便恢复将约柜运至京城的预备工作。
英文原文
2. If it seem good unto you, and . . . it be of the Lord--that is, I shall conclude that this favorite measure of mine is agreeable to the mind of God, if it receive your hearty concurrence.
let us send abroad to our brethren everywhere--He wished to make it known throughout the country, in order that there might be a general assembly of the nation, and that preparations might be made on a scale and of a kind suitable to the inauguration of the august ceremonial.
with them also to the priests and Levites . . . in their cities and suburbs--(See on
Nu 35:2).
The original terms, "Let us send," imply immediate execution; and, doubtless, the publication of the royal edict would have been followed by the appointment of an early day for the contemplated solemnity, had it not been retarded by a sudden invasion of the Philistines, who were twice repulsed with great loss
(2Sa 5:17),
by the capture of Jerusalem, and the transference of the seat of government to that city. Finding, however, soon after, peace restored and his throne established, he resumed his preparations for removing the ark to the metropolis.
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5. 从埃及的西曷河——
(Jos 15:4, 47; Nu 34:5; 1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 24:7; 2Ch 7:8);
一条流入地中海的小河,在今阿里什附近,构成巴勒斯坦的南界。
直到哈马口——叙利亚山脉之间的隘口,也是巴勒斯坦极北的边界。
英文原文
5. from Shihor of Egypt--
(Jos 15:4, 47; Nu 34:5; 1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 24:7; 2Ch 7:8);
a small brook flowing into the Mediterranean, near the modern El-arish, which forms the southern boundary of Palestine.
unto the entering of Hemath--the defile between the mountain ranges of Syria and the extreme limit of Palestine on the north.
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6-14. 大卫和以色列众人上到巴拉——(参
2Sa 6:1-11)。
他的名在其中被称呼——不如译作「他在那里受人敬拜」
(2Sa 6:2)。
英文原文
6-14. David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah--(See on
2Sa 6:1-11).
whose name is called on it--rather, "who is worshipped there"
(2Sa 6:2).
1Ch 13:1-8.
大卫从基列耶琳运回约柜
1-3. 大卫……商议……我们要把神的约柜运到我们这里来——对于自己所蒙提升的高贵荣耀地位心存感恩,自然会在此时为大卫素来热切的敬虔注入新的活力与动力;但与此同时,他也受其他动机所激励。他充分明白自己作为神权政体下统治者的身份,在就任之际,决心履行以色列合宪君王的使命。因此,他作为君王的第一项举措便与宗教利益相关。约柜既是当时宗教的主要器物与装饰,他便趁全国的官方代表与他同在之机,就将其安置于更为公开、更易接近之处的适宜性征询他们的意见。他发表这番话的集会,由千夫长等首领所组成
(2Sa 6:1)。
在前王治下,约柜一直被咎慢地搁置。结果百姓在很大程度上漠视了敬拜神的典章,或仅满足于在基遍献祭,毫不顾念约柜——尽管它乃是会幕首要且最核心的部分。王所提议的这项宗教举措,其本分与益处显而易见,因此这一建议获得了普遍的赞同。