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2 Chronicles 13:1
英文原文
The history of Abijah's reign is here related far more fully than in Kings (marginal reference), especially as regards his war with Jeroboam.
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2 Chronicles 13:2
見列王紀上15:2註釋。
英文原文
See the 1 Kings 15:2 note.
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2 Chronicles 13:3
有人提議把這裏和歷代志下13:17的數字分別改為四萬、八萬和五萬——部分原因是這些較小的數字見於武加大譯本的許多早期版本，但主要是因為人們認為較大的數字難以置信。然而，這些數字與大衛年間所行的人口統計（歷代志上21:5），加上作者所記其後北方王國有相當多人口移入南方王國的事實（歷代志下11:13-17），十分吻合。統計之時成年男子的總數為一百五十七萬；如今作戰人員的總數為一百二十萬。這樣，年老和體弱者便有三十七萬，幾乎佔全數的四分之一。而在歷代志下13:17，我們的作者可以被理解為指這是以色列在整場戰爭中的全部損失——這戰爭大概貫穿了亞比雅作王的整個時期。
英文原文
It has been proposed to change the numbers, here and in 2 Chronicles 13:17, into 40,000, 80,000, and 50,000 respectively - partly because these smaller numbers are found in many early editions of the Vulgate, but mainly because the larger ones are thought to be incredible. The numbers accord well, however, with the census of the people taken in the reign of David 1 Chronicles 21:5, joined to the fact which the writer has related 2 Chronicles 11:13-17, of a considerable subsequent emigration from the northern kingdom into the southern one. The total adult male population at the time of the census was 1,570, 000. The total of the fighting men now is 1,200, 000. This would allow for the aged and infirm 370, 000, or nearly a fourth of the whole. And in 2 Chronicles 13:17, our author may be understood to mean that this was the entire Israelite loss in the course of the war, which probably continued through the whole reign of Abijah.
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2 Chronicles 13:9
七隻公綿羊——「一隻公牛犢和兩隻公綿羊」原是神在最初亞倫的兒子們承受聖職時所要求的祭物（出埃及記29:1；利未記8:2）。耶羅波安出於自己的理由增加了祭牲，並在每位祭司承受聖職時都如此要求。
英文原文
Seven rams - "A bullock and two rams" was the offering which God had required at the original consecration of the sons of Aaron Exodus 29:1; Leviticus 8:2. Jeroboam, for reasons of his own, enlarged the sacrifice, and required it at the consecration of every priest.
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2 Chronicles 13:17
被殺的——這個詞嚴格說來意為「被刺透的」，既包括死者，也包括傷者。它在耶利米哀歌2:12中被譯作「受傷的」。
英文原文
Slain - The word means strictly "pierced," and will include both the killed and the wounded. It is translated "wounded" in Lamentations 2:12.
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2 Chronicles 13:18
被制伏了——意為「被降卑」或「被擊敗」，而不是被降為臣屬。
英文原文
Brought under - "Humbled" or "defeated," not reduced to subjection.
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2 Chronicles 13:19
耶沙拿大概就是約瑟夫（Josephus）所記的「伊沙納斯」（Isanas）；在安提柯與希律的戰爭中，那裏曾發生一場戰役；但其位置無法確定。以法拉音見約書亞記18:23註釋。
英文原文
Jeshanah is probably identical with the "Isanas" of Josephus, where a battle took place in the war between Antigonus and Herod; but its situation cannot be fixed. For Ephrain, see Joshua 18:23 note.
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2 Chronicles 13:20
耶羅波安的死是對他罪孽的審判。按年代順序而言，他的死放在這裏並不合適，因為他至少比亞比雅多活了兩年（參邊注及列王紀上15:9）。但作者無意再回頭敘述他的歷史，便自然地把它一直寫到終點。
英文原文
Jeroboam's death was a judgment upon him for his sins. Chronologically speaking, his death is here out of place, for he outlived Abijah at least two years (compare the marginal reference and 1 Kings 15:9); but the writer, not intending to recur to his history, is naturally led to carry it on to its termination.
亞比雅作王的歷史在此敘述得遠比列王紀（邊注）詳細，尤其是他與耶羅波安的戰爭。