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1 Chronicles 22 Introduction
英文原文
This chapter, which consists entirely of new matter, helps to fill up the gap which had been left by the earlier authors between 2 Samuel 24 and 1 Kings 1.
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1 Chronicles 22:1
「這就是耶和華神的殿」——這雙重的神蹟——天使顯現與天降之火——使大衛確信，他在此尋得了那「殿」的定址；因為他曾被告知，他的兒子要建造那殿（1 Chronicles 22:10）。因此就有了這公開的宣告。
英文原文
This is the house of the Lord God - The double miracle - that of the angelic appearance and that of the fire from heaven - had convinced David that here he had found the destined site of that "house" which it had been told him that his son should build 1 Chronicles 22:10. Hence, this public announcement.
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1 Chronicles 22:2
「寄居的人」——即外族人，當地的非以色列人口。對照 2 Chronicles 2:17。
英文原文
The strangers - i. e., the aliens the non-Israelite population of the land. Compare 2 Chronicles 2:17.
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1 Chronicles 22:3
「為了關閂」——即夾板或鐵夾——用來把樑木或石料連接在一起的鐵件。
英文原文
For the joinings - i. e., the girders, or cramps - pieces of iron to be used in joining beams or stones together.
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1 Chronicles 22:4
見旁註參考與註釋；1 Chronicles 14:1。
英文原文
See the marginal references and notes; 1 Chronicles 14:1.
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1 Chronicles 22:5
「年幼嬌嫩」——所羅門此時確實的年齡不確定；但不會超過二十四五歲，也可能只有十四五歲。對照 1 Kings 2:2 的註釋。
英文原文
Young and tender - The exact age of Solomon at this time is uncertain; but it cannot have been more than 24 or 25. It may have been as little as 14 or 15. Compare the 1 Kings 2:2 note.
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1 Chronicles 22:8
「耶和華的話臨到我……」——不是藉着拿單（1 Chronicles 17:4-15），而是在另一個場合（1 Chronicles 28:3）。關於大衛爭戰的流血性質，見 2 Samuel 8:2、2 Samuel 8:5；2 Samuel 10:18；2 Samuel 12:31；以及 1 Kings 11:16。
英文原文
The word of the Lord came to me ... - Not by Nathan 1 Chronicles 17:4-15, but on some other occasion 1 Chronicles 28:3. On the bloody character of David's wars, see 2 Samuel 8:2, 2 Samuel 8:5; 2 Samuel 10:18; 2 Samuel 12:31; and 1 Kings 11:16.
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1 Chronicles 22:9
關於所羅門的名字，對照 2 Samuel 12:24 的註釋。前一個名字之所以通用，大概是由於這預言把蒙福的應許連於這名字。
英文原文
For the names of Solomon, compare 2 Samuel 12:24 note. The former name prevailed, probably on account of this prophecy, which attached to the name the promise of a blessing.
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1 Chronicles 22:13
「你當剛強……」——大衛在此採用了摩西對以色列人和對約書亞所說的話（對照旁註參考）。
英文原文
Be strong ... - David adopts the words of Moses to the Israelites (compare the marginal references) and to Joshua.
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1 Chronicles 22:14
「我在困難之中」——見旁註。大衛指的是他作王期間多方的患難，這些患難使他無法積蓄太多的財寶。
「金子十萬他連得……」——我們不知道這個時期希伯來他連得的價值，因此這些數字也可能正確。但若是這樣，我們就必須假設被擄前與被擄後的他連得之間有極大的差異。按被擄後希伯來他連得的價值計算，這裏所說的金子價值將超過十億英鎊，銀子則超過四億英鎊。在當時的情形下，累積到接近這個數目是不可思議的；因此我們要麼必須假設大衛時代的他連得僅為後來他連得的一百分之一多一點，要麼認為本節的數字因訛傳而至少增至百倍。兩者之中，後者無疑是更可能的假設。
英文原文
In my trouble - See the margin. David refers to the manifold troubles of his reign, which had prevented him from accumulating very much treasure.
An hundred thousand talents of gold ... - We do not know the value of the Hebrew talent at this period, and therefore these numbers may be sound. But in that case we must suppose an enormous difference between the pre-Babylonian and the post-Babylonian talents. According to the value of the post-Babylonian Hebrew talent, the gold here spoken of would be worth more than 1 billion of our British pounds sterling, while the silver would be worth ahove 400 million pounds. Accumulations to anything like this amount are inconceivable under the circumstances, and we must therefore either suppose the talents of David's time to have been little more than the 100th part of the later talents, or regard the numbers of this verse as augmentcd at least a hundredfold by corruption. Of the two the latter is certainly the more probable supposition.
本章全由新資料構成，有助於填補早期作者在 2 Samuel 24 與 1 Kings 1 之間留下的空隙。