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2Ki 14:1-6.
英文原文
2Ki 14:1-6.
AMAZIAH'S GOOD REIGN OVER JUDAH.
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無標題
3-6. 他行耶和華眼中看為正的事，只是不如他祖大衛——他登基之初極為優秀，因他按著神的律法作了立憲君王當盡的本分，然而卻不是全心誠懇地行（參
代下 25:2）。 正如他父親約阿施的情形一樣，他早年的應許被日後個人所走的偏差路線所違背（參見
代下 20:14）， 也為他在國中所容許的種種公開失規所否定。
英文原文
3-6. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father--The beginning of his reign was excellent, for he acted the part of a constitutional king, according to the law of God, yet not with perfect sincerity of heart (compare
2Ch 25:2).
As in the case of his father Joash, the early promise was belied by the devious course he personally followed in later life (see
2Ch 20:14),
as well as by the public irregularities he tolerated in the kingdom.
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5. 國一在他手中堅立——為被弒的父親報仇，既是盡孝，也是行公義。但顯然那兩名弒君者必具有相當的權勢與影響力，因為王不得不留他們在朝廷效力，且因懼怕他們的黨羽支持者，直到自己的權勢完全穩固之後，才敢對他們採取行動。
英文原文
5. as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand--It was an act of justice no less than of filial piety to avenge the murder of his father. But it is evident that the two assassins must have possessed considerable weight and influence, as the king was obliged to retain them in his service, and durst not, for fear of their friends and supporters, institute proceedings against them until his power had been fully consolidated.
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6. 卻沒有殺死弒君者的兒女——這分節制受摩西律法所啟發
(申 24:16)，
顯示了這位君王良好的品格；因為他對弒君者家屬所採取的處置方式，與古時盛行的習俗正好相反——按那些習俗，凡與罪犯有關連的人都被定罪、毫不留情地滅盡。
英文原文
6. But the children of the murderers he slew not--This moderation, inspired by the Mosaic law
(De 24:16),
displays the good character of this prince; for the course thus pursued toward the families of the regicides was directly contrary to the prevailing customs of antiquity, according to which all connected with the criminals were doomed to unsparing destruction.
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2Ki 14:7.
王下 14:7.
亞瑪謝擊敗以東
7. 他在鹽谷擊殺了以東人一萬——約蘭在位年間，以東人曾經叛變（見
王下 8:20)。
但亞瑪謝決心要使他們重新臣服，便對他們發動戰事，在其中擊潰了他們的軍隊，攻取了他們的首都。
鹽谷——即亞拉巴的一部分，位於死海以南的鹽沙平原。
西拉——原文意為「磐石」，一般認為即彼特拉。
約帖——意為「神所賜」或「被神攻克」。這次征伐的歷史有更詳細的記載
(代下 25:6-16)。
英文原文
2Ki 14:7.
HE SMITES EDOM.
7. He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand--In the reign of Joram the Edomites had revolted (see
2Ki 8:20).
But Amaziah, determined to reduce them to their former subjection, formed a hostile expedition against them, in which he routed their army and made himself master of their capital.
the valley of salt--that part of the Ghor which comprises the salt and sandy plain to the south of the Dead Sea.
Selah--literally, "the rock"; generally thought to be Petra.
Joktheel--that is, "given" or "conquered by God." See the history of this conquest more fully detailed
(2Ch 25:6-16).
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2Ki 14:8-16.
王下 14:8-16.
約阿施擊敗亞瑪謝
8. 亞瑪謝差遣使者去見以色列王約哈斯的兒子約阿施——這大膽狂妄的挑戰，最可能是出於要為以色列被遣散的援軍
(代下 25:13)
在回程沿路所犯的暴行尋求補償，以及要為耶戶
(王下 9:1-37)
屠殺他祖先之事報復；毫無疑問，這份挑戰是因他勝過以東人而生的驕傲與自信。
英文原文
2Ki 14:8-16.
JOASH DEFEATS HIM.
8. Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel--This bold and haughty challenge, which was most probably stimulated by a desire of satisfaction for the outrages perpetrated by the discharged auxiliaries of Israel
(2Ch 25:13)
on the towns that lay in their way home, as well as by revenge for the massacre of his ancestors by Jehu
(2Ki 9:1-37)
sprang, there is little doubt, from pride and self-confidence, inspired by his victory over the Edomites.
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9. 以色列王約阿施差人去見亞瑪謝——東方人常用比喻的形式表達自己的見解，尤其是當他們想傳達不受歡迎的真相或帶輕蔑的嘲諷時。約阿施在回覆中所講這則訓誡式的寓言正有此用意。荊棘這矮小的灌木，可被選來代表亞瑪謝這位小國之君；香柏樹代表以色列這位強大的君主；而把荊棘踐踏在地的野獸，則代表以色列能用以蹂躪猶大的壓倒性軍隊。但或許不必作如此細緻的對應，這比喻可以概括地解釋，生動地描繪驕傲與野心超越其自然範圍後必有的結果——必會突然倒塌、成為廢墟。這寓言的寓意見於
王下 14:10。
英文原文
9. Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah--People in the East very often express their sentiments in a parabolic form, especially when they intend to convey unwelcome truths or a contemptuous sneer. This was the design of the admonitory fable related by Joash in his reply. The thistle, a low shrub, might be chosen to represent Amaziah, a petty prince; the cedar, the powerful sovereign of Israel, and the wild beast that trampled down the thistle the overwhelming army with which Israel could desolate Judah. But, perhaps, without making so minute an application, the parable may be explained generally, as describing in a striking manner the effects of pride and ambition, towering far beyond their natural sphere, and sure to fall with a sudden and ruinous crash. The moral of the fable is contained in
2Ki 14:10.
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11-14. 亞瑪謝卻不肯聽——這答覆中譏誚的語氣更激起了猶大王的心；因為他既處於被審判定為盲目迷惑的景況
(代下 25:20)，
便不可改變地決意要開戰。但約阿施那凌厲的魄力趁他尚未完成備戰便猝然來襲。約阿施率領大軍開進猶大境地，與亞瑪謝正面交鋒，擊潰其軍，將他生擒。然後進軍耶路撒冷
[王下 14:13]，
不但拆毀了部分城牆，還劫掠了王宮與聖殿的財寶。他取了人質以防止猶大再來攪擾，便結束了這場戰爭。他並未在耶路撒冷留下駐軍，便盡速返回本國首都，因他本人與全部兵力都需要用以抵禦敘利亞人不斷的騷擾入侵。
英文原文
11-14. But Amaziah would not hear--The sarcastic tenor of this reply incited the king of Judah the more; for, being in a state of judicial blindness and infatuation
(2Ch 25:20),
he was immovably determined on war. But the superior energy of Joash surprised him ere he had completed his military preparations. Pouring a large army into the territory of Judah, he encountered Amaziah in a pitched battle, routed his army, and took him prisoner. Then having marched to Jerusalem
[2Ki 14:13],
he not only demolished part of the city walls, but plundered the treasures of the palace and temple. Taking hostages to prevent any further molestation from Judah, he terminated the war. Without leaving a garrison in Jerusalem, he returned to his capital with all convenient speed, his presence and all his forces being required to repel the troublesome incursions of the Syrians.
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2Ki 14:17-20.
王下 14:17-20.
亞瑪謝被叛黨所殺
英文原文
2Ki 14:17-20.
HE IS SLAIN BY A CONSPIRACY.
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19, 20. 他們在耶路撒冷圖謀背叛他——亞瑪謝的背道
(代下 25:27)
隨之而來的是全面的亂政，尤其是與以色列之戰的災難性結局。耶路撒冷的殘破、聖殿的被劫、以及兒女被帶去作人質
[王下 14:13、14]，
使他失去的，不僅是達官貴人的尊敬與擁戴，更是已經反叛的全體百姓的尊敬與擁戴。王驚恐地逃往非利士邊城拉吉，在那裏仍被追獲、慘遭殺害。他的朋友們毫無排場儀式地用車把他的屍首運到耶路撒冷，與他列祖同葬。
英文原文
19, 20. they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem--Amaziah's apostasy
(2Ch 25:27)
was followed by a general maladministration, especially the disastrous issue of the war with Israel. The ruinous condition of Jerusalem, the plunder of the temple, and the loss of their children who were taken as hostages
[2Ki 14:13, 14],
lost him the respect and attachment not of the grandees only, but of his subjects generally, who were in rebellion. The king fled in terror to Lachish, a frontier town of the Philistines, where, however, he was traced and murdered. His friends had his corpse brought without any pomp or ceremony, in a chariot to Jerusalem, where he was interred among his royal ancestors.
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2Ki 14:21, 22.
王下 14:21、22.
亞撒利雅繼位
21. 猶大眾民立亞撒利雅——或作烏西雅
(王下 15:30； 代下 26:1)。
百姓的反對本是針對亞瑪謝本人，因他是他們災禍的禍首；但這反對並未波及他的家族或繼承人。
英文原文
2Ki 14:21, 22.
AZARIAH SUCCEEDS HIM.
21. all the people of Judah took Azariah--or Uzziah
(2Ki 15:30; 2Ch 26:1).
The popular opposition had been personally directed against Amaziah as the author of their calamities, but it was not extended to his family or heir.
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22. 亞撒利雅建造以拉他——即鞏固那座海口。它曾隨以東其餘地區一同叛變，如今被烏西雅收復。他父親未完成對以東的征服，便留下這工作給他作。
英文原文
22. He built Elath--fortified that seaport. It had revolted with the rest of Edom, but was now recovered by Uzziah. His father, who did not complete the conquest of Edom, had left him that work to do.
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2Ki 14:23-29.
王下 14:23-29.
耶羅波安在以色列的邪惡治期
23. 以色列王約阿施的兒子耶羅波安——這就是耶羅波安二世；他在收復失地之後，使國度達到極大的政治強盛
(王下 14:25)， 但仍然沿襲以色列諸王一貫喜愛的宗教政策
(王下 14:24)。 神既賜他如此大的國家繁榮與卓越，其理由明確記載
(王下 14:26、27)： 是因聖約的旨意不容十支派國度此時傾覆（見
王下 13:23)。
英文原文
2Ki 14:23-29.
JEROBOAM'S WICKED REIGN OVER ISRAEL.
23. Jeroboam, the son of Joash king of Israel--This was Jeroboam II who, on regaining the lost territory, raised the kingdom to great political power
(2Ki 14:25),
but adhered to the favorite religious policy of the Israelitish sovereigns
(2Ki 14:24).
While God granted him so great a measure of national prosperity and eminence, the reason is expressly stated
(2Ki 14:26, 27)
to be that the purposes of the divine covenant forbade as yet the overthrow of the kingdom of the ten tribes (see
2Ki 13:23).
2Ki 14:1-6.
亞瑪謝 在猶大 行正 的統治