Lìdaìzhìxià 13

1 Yé Luóbōān wáng shí bā nián , Yàbǐyǎ dēng jī zuò Yóudà wáng ,
2 Zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng zuò wáng sān nián . tā mǔqin míng jiào Mǐgāiyà ( yòu zuò Mǎjiā ) , shì jī bǐ yà rén wū liè de nǚér . Yàbǐyǎ cháng yǔ Yéluóbōān zhēng zhàn .
3 Yǒu yī cì Yàbǐyǎ shuaìlǐng tiānxuǎn de bīng sì shí wàn bǎi zhèn , dōu shì yǒnggǎn de zhànshì . Yéluóbōān yĕ tiānxuǎn dà néng de yǒng shì bā shí wàn , duì Yàbǐyǎ bǎi zhèn .
4 Yàbǐyǎ zhàn zaì Yǐfǎlián shān dì zhōng de xǐ mǎ liǎn shān shàng , shuō , Yéluóbōān hé Yǐsèliè zhòngrén nǎ , yào tīng wǒ shuō .
5 Yēhéhuá Yǐsèliè de shén céng lì yán yuē ( yán jí bú feì huaì de yìsi ) , jiāng Yǐsèliè guó yǒngyuǎn cìgĕi Dàwèi hé tāde zǐsūn , nǐmen bù zhīdào ma .
6 Wúnaì Dàwèi érzi Suǒluómén de chénpú , Níbá érzi Yéluóbōān qǐlai beìpàn tāde zhǔrén .
7 Yǒu xiē wú laì de fĕi tú jùjí gēn cóng tā , chĕng qiáng gōngjī Suǒluómén de érzi Luóbōān . nàshí Luóbōān hái yòu ruò , bùnéng dǐdǎng tāmen .
8 Xiànzaì nǐmen yǒu yì kàng jù Dàwèi zǐsūn shǒu Xiàsuǒ zhì Yēhéhuá de guó , nǐmen de rén yĕ shén duō , nǐmen nàli yòu yǒu Yéluóbōān wèi nǐmen suǒ zào dāng zuò shén de jīn niúdú .
9 Nǐmen bú shì qū zhú Yēhéhuá de jìsī Yàlún de hòuyì hé Lìwèi rén ma . bú shì zhào zhe waìbāngrén de è sú wèi zìjǐ lì jìsī ma . wúlùn hé rén qiā yī zhǐ gōngniú dú , qī zhǐ gōng miányáng jiāng zìjǐ fēnbié chūlai , jiù kĕ zuò xū wú zhī shén de jìsī .
10 Zhìyú wǒmen , Yēhéhuá shì wǒmen de shén , wǒmen bìng méiyǒu lí qì tā . wǒmen yǒu shìfèng Yēhéhuá de jìsī , dōu shì Yàlún de hòuyì , bìng yǒu Lìwèi rén gè jǐn qí zhí ,
11 Mĕi rì zǎo wǎn xiàng Yēhéhuá xiàn Fánjì , shāo mĕi xiāng , yòu zaì jīng jīn de zhuōzi shàng bǎi chénshèbǐng . yòu yǒu jīn dēngtái hé dēng zhǎn , mĕi wǎn diǎn qǐ , yīnwei wǒmen zūnshǒu Yēhéhuá wǒmen shén de méng . wéiyǒu nǐmen lí qì le tā .
12 Shuaìlǐng wǒmen de shì shén , wǒmen zhèlǐ yĕ yǒu shén de jìsī ná hào xiàng nǐmen chuī chū dàshēng . Yǐsèliè rén nǎ , búyào yǔ Yēhéhuá nǐmen lièzǔ de shén zhēng zhàn , yīn nǐmen bì bùnéng hēng tōng .
13 Yé Luóbōān què zaì Yóudà rén de hòutou shè fú bīng . zhèyàng , Yǐsèliè rén zaì Yóudà rén de qiántou , fú bīng zaì Yóudà rén de hòutou .
14 Yóudà rén huí tóu guānkàn , jiàn qián hòu dōu yǒu dí bīng , jiù hū qiú Yēhéhuá , jìsī yĕ chuīhào .
15 Yúshì Yóudà rén nà hǎn . Yóudà rén nà hǎn de shíhou , shén jiù shǐ Yéluóbōān hé Yǐsèliè zhòngrén baì zaì Yàbǐyǎ yǔ Yóudà rén miànqián .
16 Yǐsèliè rén zaì Yóudà rén miànqián taópǎo , shén jiāng tāmen jiāo zaì Yóudà rén shǒu lǐ .
17 Yàbǐyǎ hé tāde jūn bīng dàdà shā lù Yǐsèliè rén , Yǐsèliè rén pú dǎo sǐwáng de jīng bīng yǒu wǔ shí wàn .
18 Nàshí , Yǐsèliè rén beì zhìfú le , Yóudà rén déshèng , shì yīn yǐkào Yēhéhuá tāmen lièzǔ de shén .
19 Yàbǐyǎ zhuīgǎn Yéluóbōān , gōng qǔ le tāde jǐ zuò chéng , jiù shì Bótèlì hé shǔ Bótèlì de zhèn shì , yé shā ná hé shǔ yé shā ná de zhèn shì , Yǐfǎ là yīn ( huò zuò Yǐfú lún ) hé shǔ Yǐfǎ là yīn de zhèn shì .
20 Yàbǐyǎ zaì shì de shíhou , Yéluóbōān bùnéng zaì qiángshèng . Yēhéhuá gōngjī tā , tā jiù sǐ le .
21 Yàbǐyǎ què jiànjiàn qiángshèng , qǔ qī qiè shí sì gè , shēng le èr shí èr gè érzi , shí liù gè nǚér .
22 Yàbǐyǎ qíyú de shì hé tāde yán xíng dōu xiĕ zaì xiānzhī Yìduō de chuán shàng .

Lìdaìzhìxià 13 Commentary

Chapter 13

Abijah overcomes Jeroboam.

- Jeroboam and his people, by apostacy and idolatry, merited the severe punishment Abijah was permitted to execute upon them. It ( 1 Kings. 15:3 ) not himself truly religious, yet he encouraged himself from the religion of his people. It is common for those that deny the power of godliness, to boast of the form of it. Many that have little religion themselves, value it in others. But it was true that there were numbers of pious worshippers in Judah, and that theirs was the more righteous cause. In their distress, when danger was on every side, which way should they look for deliverance unless upward? It is an unspeakable comfort, that our way thither is always open. They cried unto the Lord. Earnest prayer is crying. To the cry of prayer they added the shout of faith, and became more than conquerors. Jeroboam escaped the sword of Abijah, but God struck him; there is no escaping his sword.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 13

This chapter begins with the reign of Abijah, 2Ch 13:1,2, gives an account of a battle between him and Jeroboam, previous to which Abijah made a speech to Jeroboam and his army, to vindicate his own cause, encourage his own soldiers, and intimidate the enemy, and dissuade them from fighting, 2Ch 13:3-12 and in the mean while Jeroboam laid an ambush for him, which greatly distressed him, 2Ch 13:13,14, nevertheless he obtained a complete victory over him, 2Ch 13:15-20, and the chapter is concluded with some account of his family and reign, 2Ch 13:21,22.

Lìdaìzhìxià 13 Commentaries

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