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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. 你們若以為美,而且……這事出乎耶和華——即:若得到你們衷心的贊同,我便斷定我所心繫的這一舉措是合乎神心意的。
我們要差遣人往以色列各處去——他希望將此事通告全國,好使全國有一普遍的集會,並按適合於這一莊嚴典禮之揭幕的規模與方式進行預備。
也通知他們的祭司和利未人……住在城邑和郊野的——(參
Nu 35:2)。
原文「讓我們差遣」一語,含有立即執行之意;而且毫無疑問,王令一經頒布,隨即就會為所設想的盛典指定一個臨近的日期,若非因非利士人突然入侵而耽延——非利士人兩次被擊退,損失慘重
(2Sa 5:17),
隨後耶路撒冷被攻取,政府駐地遷至該城。然而不久之後,既見太平、王位穩固,他便恢復將約櫃運至京城的預備工作。
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. 從埃及的西曷河——
(Jos 15:4, 47; Nu 34:5; 1Ki 8:65; 2Ki 24:7; 2Ch 7:8)；
這是一條流入地中海的小河，靠近現今的阿里什，構成巴勒斯坦的南界。
直到哈馬口——即敘利亞山脈之間的隘口，是巴勒斯坦北方的極限。
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. 大衛和以色列眾人上到巴拉——（參
2Sa 6:1-11）。
他的名被稱為——更當譯作「在那裏被敬拜的」
(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.
大衛從基列耶琳運回約櫃
1-3. 大衛……商議……我們要把神的約櫃運到我們這裡來——對於自己所蒙提升的高貴榮耀地位心存感恩,自然會在此時為大衛素來熱切的敬虔注入新的活力與動力;但與此同時,他也受其他動機所激勵。他充分明白自己作為神權政體下統治者的身分,在就任之際,決心履行以色列合憲君王的使命。因此,他作為君王的第一項舉措便與宗教利益相關。約櫃既是當時宗教的主要器物與裝飾,他便趁全國的官方代表與他同在之機,就將其安置於更為公開、更易接近之處的適宜性徵詢他們的意見。他發表這番話的集會,由千夫長等首領所組成
(2Sa 6:1)。
在前王治下,約櫃一直被咎慢地擱置。結果百姓在很大程度上漠視了敬拜神的典章,或僅滿足於在基遍獻祭,毫不顧念約櫃——儘管它乃是會幕首要且最核心的部分。王所提議的這項宗教舉措,其本分與益處顯而易見,因此這一建議獲得了普遍的贊同。