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1Ki 9:1-9.
英文原文
1Ki 9:1-9.
GOD'S COVENANT IN A SECOND VISION WITH SOLOMON.
1. And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house--This first verse is connected with
1Ki 9:11,
all that is contained between
1Ki 9:2-10
being parenthetical.
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2. 那——更應作「因為」。
耶和華顯現——這次顯現,與先前在基遍的那次一樣,極可能是在超然的異象中,在聖殿奉獻之後的當夜
(2Ch 7:12)。
其內容也與這一看法相符,因為它是對他那莊嚴的獻殿禱告的直接回應
(1Ki 9:3
是回應 1Ki 8:29;
1Ki 9:4, 5
是回應 1Ki 8:25, 26;
1Ki 9:6-9
是回應 1Ki 8:33-46;
另見
De 29:22-24)。
英文原文
2. That--rather, "For."
the Lord appeared--This appearance was, like the former one at Gibeon, most probably made in a supernatural vision, and on the night immediately following the dedication of the temple
(2Ch 7:12).
The strain of it corresponds to this view, for it consists of direct answers to his solemn inaugural prayer
(1Ki 9:3 is in answer to 1Ki 8:29;
1Ki 9:4, 5 is in answer to 1Ki 8:25, 26;
1Ki 9:6-9 to 1Ki 8:33-46;
see also
De 29:22-24).
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8. 這殿雖然甚高——「甚高」,或指地勢而言,因它建在山上,所以每個觀望的人都看得見;或指特權、尊榮、聲望而言;或說這「至高者的殿」,儘管美輪美奐、富麗堂皇,卻必被毀,淪為荒涼屈辱之地,成為神公義審判的觸目記號。這第二次異象的記載——其中重申了神與所羅門所立之約的條件,以及違約的後果——在此插入,正可作為接下來要記述的、這王種種商業事業與追求世俗榮耀之野心的合宜引子;因為這王鼓勵外人湧入、助長對外來奢華的喜好,迅速敗壞了自己和臣民的心,使他們和自己的兒女都偏離了神
(1Ki 9:6)。
英文原文
8. this house, which is high--"high," either in point of situation, for it was built on a hill, and therefore conspicuous to every beholder; or "high" in respect to privilege, honor, and renown; or this "house of the Most High," notwithstanding all its beauty and magnificence, shall be destroyed, and remain in such a state of ruin and degradation as to be a striking monument of the just judgment of God. The record of this second vision, in which were rehearsed the conditions of God's covenant with Solomon and the consequences of breaking them, is inserted here as a proper introduction to the narrative about to be given of this king's commercial enterprises and ambitious desire for worldly glory; for this king, by encouraging an influx of foreign people and a taste for foreign luxuries, rapidly corrupted his own mind and that of this subjects, so that they turned from following God, they and their children
(1Ki 9:6).
10
1Ki 9:10-23.
1Ki 9:10-23.
所羅門與希蘭互相饋贈
10. 所羅門建造耶和華殿和王宮,這二十年纔完畢了——建殿用了七年半,建王宮用了十二年半或十三年
(1Ki 7:1;
2Ch 8:1)。
本節不過是
1Ki 9:1
的重述,為的是在敘事中接回前後的脈絡。
英文原文
1Ki 9:10-23.
THE MUTUAL PRESENTS OF SOLOMON AND HIRAM.
10. at the end of twenty years--Seven and a half years were spent in building the temple, and twelve and a half or thirteen in the erection of his palace
(1Ki 7:1; 2Ch 8:1).
This verse is only a recapitulation of
1Ki 9:1,
necessary to recover the thread of connection in the narrative.
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11. 所羅門將加利利地的二十座城給了希蘭——據約瑟夫所記,這些城位於加利利西北、鄰近推羅之處。它們雖在應許之地的疆界之內
(Ge 15:18;
Jos 1:4),
卻從未被征服,直到那時仍住著迦南異族人
(Jud 4:2-13;
2Ki 15:29)。
它們大概給了希蘭——因他的轄地不大——作為對他供應工匠、材料,以及為聖殿和其他建築提供大量精製金子
(1Ki 9:14)
等重要服務的酬報〔MICHAELIS〕。
不過,另有人認為,這些金子可能是希蘭因無法解答所羅門在二人私下通信中以謎語和箴言互相戲答——據約瑟夫所記——而付給所羅門的罰金。希蘭拒絕了這些城,大概是因它們地處內陸,不適合他那些以航海和經商為業的百姓;所羅門便以別的方式補償盟友;而他自己接管這些城後,先修補了破損的城牆,然後以希伯來人移居其中
(2Ch 8:2)。
英文原文
11. Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee--According to JOSEPHUS, they were situated on the northwest of it, adjacent to Tyre. Though lying within the boundaries of the promised land
(Ge 15:18; Jos 1:4),
they had never been conquered till then, and were inhabited by Canaanite heathens
(Jud 4:2-13; 2Ki 15:29).
They were probably given to Hiram, whose dominions were small, as a remuneration for his important services in furnishing workmen, materials, and an immense quantity of wrought gold
(1Ki 9:14)
for the temple and other buildings [MICHAELIS]. The gold, however, as others think, may have been the amount of forfeits paid to Solomon by Hiram for not being able to answer the riddles and apothegms, with which, according to JOSEPHUS, in their private correspondence, the two sovereigns amused themselves. Hiram having refused these cities, probably on account of their inland situation making them unsuitable to his maritime and commercial people, Solomon satisfied his ally in some other way; and, taking these cities into his own hands, he first repaired their shattered walls, then filled them with a colony of Hebrews
(2Ch 8:2).
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15-24. 王所徵集的夫役是為這緣故——徵集既指人也指錢;所羅門之所以有此需要,是因他所興建的許多浩大工程。
米羅——錫安山上耶路撒冷堡壘的一部分
(2Sa 5:9;
1Ch 11:8),
或指環繞錫安山的一排石造稜堡,米羅是那城牆的大角塔
(1Ki 11:27;
2Ch 32:5)。
耶路撒冷的城牆——或是修補其中一些破口
(1Ki 11:27),
或是加以擴展,將錫安山圈入其中。
夏瑣——因是國家北部邊境上重要的城邑而設防。
米吉多——(今萊瓊)——位於埃及與大馬色之間的大商隊道上,是西部平原通往巴勒斯坦北部的鑰匙,故設防。
基色——位於以法蓮西面邊境,雖是利未人的城,卻為迦南人所佔。它因被埃及王攻取——不知何故——而按征服權歸於埃及王,又被他作為嫁妝賜給女兒,由所羅門加以修築。
英文原文
15-24. this is the reason of the levy--A levy refers both to men and money, and the necessity for Solomon making it arose from the many gigantic works he undertook to erect.
Millo--part of the fort of Jerusalem on Mount Zion
(2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8),
or a row of stone bastions around Mount Zion, Millo being the great corner tower of that fortified wall
(1Ki 11:27; 2Ch 32:5).
the wall of Jerusalem--either repairing some breaches in it
(1Ki 11:27),
or extending it so as to enclose Mount Zion.
Hazor--fortified on account of its importance as a town in the northern boundary of the country.
Megiddo--(now Leijun)--Lying in the great caravan road between Egypt and Damascus, it was the key to the north of Palestine by the western lowlands, and therefore fortified.
Gezer--on the western confines of Ephraim, and, though a Levitical city, occupied by the Canaanites. Having fallen by right of conquest to the king of Egypt, who for some cause attacked it, it was given by him as a dowry to his daughter, and fortified by Solomon.
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17. 下伯和崙——位於從約帕到耶路撒冷和基遍的路上;因處於如此公共的大道上,需要重兵駐守。
英文原文
17. Beth-horon the nether--situated on the way from Joppa to Jerusalem and Gibeon; it required, from so public a road, to be strongly garrisoned.
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18. 巴拉——巴力比克。
達莫——巴爾米拉,位於大馬色與幼發拉底河之間,被重建並設防,以抵禦來自北亞的入侵。在完成這些以及全國——尤其是北方,他的仇敵大馬色的利遜可能在那裏為患——的各種工程中,他使用了大量迦南人作苦役
(2Ch 2:18),
視他們為戰俘,被迫做粗重勞役,而以色列人則只從事體面的工作。
英文原文
18. Baalath--Baal-bek.
Tadmor--Palmyra, between Damascus and the Euphrates, was rebuilt and fortified as a security against invasion from northern Asia. In accomplishing these and various other works which were carried on throughout the kingdom, especially in the north, where Rezon of Damascus, his enemy, might prove dangerous, he employed vast numbers of the Canaanites as galley slaves
(2Ch 2:18),
treating them as prisoners of war, who were compelled to do the drudgery and hard labor, while the Israelites were only engaged in honorable employment.
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23. 這些是主要的官吏——(參
2Ch 8:10
的註釋)。
英文原文
23. These were the chief of the officers--(See on
2Ch 8:10).
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1Ki 9:24-28.
1Ki 9:24-28.
所羅門每年獻祭
24, 25. 一年三次——即逾越節、五旬節和住棚節
(2Ch 8:13; 31:3)。
這兩節所述的情形,為他各項建築的記載作了恰當的結束,並表明他在耶路撒冷興建這些建築,目的是要補救他登基時存在的缺陷(參
1Ki 3:1-4)。
英文原文
1Ki 9:24-28.
SOLOMON'S YEARLY SACRIFICES.
24, 25. three times in a year--namely, at the passover, pentecost, and feast of tabernacles
(2Ch 8:13; 31:3).
The circumstances mentioned in these two verses form a proper conclusion to the record of his buildings and show that his design in erecting those at Jerusalem was to remedy defects existing at the commencement of his reign (see
1Ki 3:1-4).
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26. 以旬迦別,在以拉附近——這兩個港口相鄰,位於紅海東部(以拉他灣)支灣的頂端。所羅門的船隻由推羅的造船匠和水手在那裏建造和操駕(參
2Ch 8:17, 18
的註釋)。
以旬迦別——意即「巨人的脊骨」;得名於港口入口處的一處礁石。
以拉——即以琳或以拉他;意即「樹木」;海灣頂端至今仍有一片篤耨香樹林。
英文原文
26. Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth--These were neighboring ports at the head of the eastern or Elanitic branch of the Red Sea. Tyrian ship carpenters and sailors were sent there for Solomon's vessels (see on
2Ch 8:17, 18).
Ezion-geber--that is, "the giant's backbone"; so called from a reef of rocks at the entrance of the harbor.
Eloth--Elim or Elath; that is, "the trees"; a grove of terebinths still exists at the head of the gulf.
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28. 俄斐——一個泛稱,如同我們所說的東印度或西印度,泛指當時所知位於非洲、阿拉伯或印度洋上的一切南方地區〔HEEREN〕。
四百二十他連得金子——(參
2Ch 8:18
的註釋)。
以每他連得一百二十五金衡磅、或一千五百盎司計,每盎司約四英鎊計,共計二百六十萬四千英鎊。
英文原文
28. Ophir--a general name, like the East or West Indies with us, for all the southern regions lying on the African, Arabian, or Indian seas, in so far as at that time known [HEEREN].
gold, four hundred and twenty talents--(See on
2Ch 8:18).
At 125 pounds Troy, or 1500 ounces to the talent, and about £4 to the ounce, this would make £2,604,000.
1Ki 9:1-9.
神在第二次異象中與所羅門立約
1. 所羅門建造耶和華的殿完畢——本節第一句與
1Ki 9:11
相連,其間
1Ki 9:2-10
的內容屬插敘性質。