Lièwángjìxià 24

1 Yuē yǎ jìng nián jiān , Bābǐlún wáng Níbùjiǎnísǎ shàng dào Yóudà . yuē yǎ jìng fúshì tā sān nián , ránhòu beìpàn tā .

2 Yēhéhuá shǐ Jiālèdǐ jūn , Yàlán jūn , Móyē jūn , hé Yàmén rén de jūn lái gōngjī yuē yǎ jìng , huǐmiè Yóudà , zhēng rú Yēhéhuá jiè tā púrén zhòng xiānzhī suǒ shuō de .

3 Zhè huò líndào Yóudà rén , chéngrán shì Yēhéhuá suǒ méng de , yào jiāng tāmen cóng zìjǐ miànqián gǎn chū , shì yīn Mǎnáxī suǒ fàn de yīqiè zuì .

4 Yòu yīn tā liú wúgū rén de xuè , chōngmǎn le Yēlùsǎlĕng . Yēhéhuá jué bù kĕn shèmiǎn .

5 Yuē yǎ jìng qíyú de shì , fán tā suǒ xíng de dōu xiĕ zaì Yóudà liè wáng jì shàng .

6 Yuē yǎ jìng yǔ tā lièzǔ tóng shuì . tā érzi yuē Yǎjīn jiēxù tā zuò wáng.

7 Āijí wáng bú zaì cóng tā guó zhōng chūlai . yīnwei Bābǐlún wáng jiāng Āijí wáng suǒ guǎn zhī dì , cóng Āijí xiǎo hé zhídào Bólā hé dōu duó qù le .

8 Yuē Yǎjīn dēng jī de shíhou nián shí bā suì , zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng zuò wáng sān gè yuè . tā mǔqin míng jiào ní hù shī tā , shì Yēlùsǎlĕng rén Yǐlìnádān de nǚér .

9 Yuē Yǎjīn xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wèi è de shì , xiàofǎ tā fùqin yīqiè suǒ xíng de .

10 Nàshí , Bābǐlún wáng Níbùjiǎnísǎ de jūn bīng shàng dào Yēlùsǎlĕng , wéi kùn chéng .

11 Dāng tā jūn bīng wéi kùn chéng de shíhou , Bābǐlún wáng Níbùjiǎnísǎ jiù qīnzì lái le .

12 Yóudà wáng yuē Yǎjīn hé tā mǔqin , chénpú , shǒulǐng , taì jiān yītóng chū chéng , tóu jiàng Bābǐlún wáng . Bābǐlún wáng biàn ná zhù tā . nàshí shì Bābǐlún wáng dì bā nián .

13 Bābǐlún wáng jiāng Yēhéhuá diàn hé wánggōng lǐ de bǎowù dōu ná qù le , jiāng Yǐsèliè wáng Suǒluómén suǒ zào Yēhéhuá diàn lǐ de jīnqì dōu huǐhuaì le , zhēng rú Yēhéhuá suǒ shuō de .

14 Yòu jiāng Yēlùsǎlĕng de zhòng mín hé zhòng shǒulǐng , bìng suǒ yǒu dà néng de yǒng shì , gōng yī wàn rén , lián yīqiè mùjiang , tiĕ jiàng dōu lǔ le qù . chúle guó zhōng jí pínqióng de rén yǐwaì , méiyǒu shèngxia de .

15 Bìng jiāng yuē Yǎjīn hé wáng mǔ , hòu fēi , taì jiān , yǔ guó zhōng de dà guān , dōu cóng Yēlùsǎlĕng lǔ dào Bābǐlún qù le .

16 Yòu jiāng yīqiè yǒng shì qī qiā rén hé mùjiang , tiĕ jiàng yī qiā rén , dōu shì néng shàng zhèn de yǒng shì , quán lǔ dào Bābǐlún qù le .

17 Bābǐlún wáng lì yuē Yǎjīn de shūshu mǎ tàn Yǎdaìtì tā zuò wáng , gĕi mǎ tàn yǎ gǎi míng jiào Xīdǐjiā .

18 Xī dǐ jiā dēng jī de shíhou nián èr shí yī suì , zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng zuò wáng shí yī nián . tā mǔqin míng jiào hā mù tā , shì Lìná rén Yēlìmǐ de nǚér .

19 Xī dǐ jiā xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wéi è de shì , shì zhào yuē yǎ jìng yīqiè suǒ xíng de .

20 Yīncǐ Yēhéhuá de nùqì zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng hé Yóudà fā zuò , yǐzhì jiāng rénmín cóng zìjǐ miànqián gǎn chū .

Lièwángjìxià 24 Commentary

Chapter 24

Jehoiakim subdued by Nebuchadnezzar. (1-7) Jehoiachim captive in Babylon. (8-20)

Verses 1-7 If Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had been no worse; but, rebelling against Babylon, he plunged himself into more trouble. See what need nations have to lament the sins of their fathers, lest they smart for them. Threatenings will be fulfilled as certainly as promises, if the sinner's repentance prevent not.

Verses 8-20 Jehoiachin reigned but three months, yet long enough to show that he justly smarted for his fathers' sins, for he trod in their steps. His uncle was intrusted with the government. This Zedekiah was the last of the kings of Judah. Though the judgments of God upon the three kings before him might have warned him, he did that which was evil, like them. When those intrusted with the counsels of a nation act unwisely, and against their true interest, we ought to notice the displeasure of God in it. It is for the sins of a people that God hides from them the things that belong to the public peace. And in fulfilling the secret purposes of his justice, the Lord needs only leave men to the blindness of their own minds, or to the lusts of their own hearts. The gradual approach of Divine judgments affords sinners space for repentance, and believers leisure to prepare for meeting the calamity, while it shows the obstinacy of those who will not forsake their sins.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 24

This chapter relates the rebellion of Jehoiakim against the king of Babylon, which prepared the way for the ruin of the kingdom of Judah, according to the decree of God, and also the death of Jehoiakim, and the conquest the king of Babylon made of part of the land of the king of Egypt, 2Ki 24:1-7 and the short and wicked reign of Jehoiachin his son, when he and the royal family, with great numbers of the inhabitants of the land, were carried captive to Babylon, 2Ki 24:8-16, and his uncle was made king in his room, 2Ki 24:17-20.