Lìdaìzhìxià 8

1 Suǒluómén jiànzào Yēhéhuá diàn hé wánggōng , èr shí nián cái wánbì le .

2 Yǐhòu Suǒluómén chóngxīn xiū zhú Xīlán sòng gĕi tāde nàxiē chéngyì , shǐ Yǐsèliè rén zhù zaì nàli .

3 Suǒluómén wǎng Hāmǎsuǒbā qù , gōng qǔ le nà dìfang .

4 Suǒluómén jiànzào kuàngyĕ lǐ de Dámò , yòu jiànzào Hāmǎ suǒyǒude jī huò chéng ,

5 Yòu jiànzào shàng Bǎihélún , xià Bǎihélún zuòwéi bǎo zhàng , dōu yǒu qiáng , yǒu mén , yǒu shuān .

6 Yòu jiànzào Bālā hé suǒyǒude jī huò chéng , bìng tún chēliàng mǎ bīng de chéng , yǔ Yēlùsǎlĕng , Lìbānèn , yǐjí zìjǐ zhìlǐ de quán guó zhōng suǒ yuànyì jiànzào de .

7 Zhìyú guó zhōng suǒ shèngxia bù shǔ Yǐsèliè rén de Hèrén , Yàmólìrén , Bǐlìxǐrén , Xīwèirén , Yēbùsīrén ,

8 Jiù shì Yǐsèliè rén wèicéng mièjué de , Suǒluómén tiāo qǔ tāmende hòuyì zuò fù kǔ de núpú , zhídào jīnrì .

9 Wéiyǒu Yǐsèliè rén , Suǒluómén bú shǐ tāmen dāng núpú zuò gōng , nǎi shì zuò tāde zhànshì , jūnzhǎng de Tǒng lǐng , chē bīng zhǎng , mǎ bīng zhǎng .

10 Suǒluómén wáng yǒu èr bǎi wǔ shí dū gōng de , jiān guǎn gōngrén .

11 Suǒluómén jiāng fǎlǎo de nǚér daì chū Dàwèi chéng , shang dào wèi tā jiànzào de gōng lǐ . yīn Suǒluómén shuō , Yēhéhuá yuē guì suǒ dào zhī chù dōu wèi shèng dì , suǒyǐ wǒde qī bùkĕ zhù zaì Yǐsèliè wáng Dàwèi de gōng lǐ .

12 Suǒluómén zaì Yēhéhuá de tán shang , jiù shì zaì lángzi qián tā suǒ zhú de tán shàng , yǔ Yēhéhuá xiàn Fánjì .

13 Yòu zūn zhe Móxī de fēnfu zaì ānxīrì , yuè shuò , bìng yī nián sān jié , jiù shì Chújiàojié , qī qī jié , zhù péng jié , xiàn mĕi rì suǒ dāng xiàn de jì .

14 Suǒluómén zhào zhe tā fù Dàwèi suǒ déng de lì , paì déng jìsī de bāncì , shǐ tāmen gè gōng jǐ shì , yòu shǐ Lìwèi rén gè jìn qí zhí , zànmĕi Yēhéhuá , zaì jìsī miànqián zuò mĕi rì suǒ dāng zuò de . yòu paì shǒu mén de àn zhe bāncì kānshǒu gè mén , yīnwei shén rén Dàwèi shì zhèyàng fēnfu de .

15 Wáng suǒ fēnfu zhòng jìsī hé Lìwèi rén de , wúlùn shì guǎn fǔ kù huò bàn biéde shì , tāmen dōu bù wéibeì .

16 Suǒluómén jiànzào Yēhéhuá de diàn , cóng lì gēnjī zhídào chénggōng de rìzi , gōng liào jū beì . zhèyàng , Yēhéhuá de diàn quán rán wánbì .

17 Nàshí , Suǒluómén wǎng Yǐdōng dì kào hǎi de Yǐxúnjiābiéhé Yǐlù qù .

18 Xīlán chāiqiǎn tāde chénpú , jiāng chuán zhǐ hé shú xī fàn hǎi de púrén sòng dào Suǒluómén nàli . tāmen tóng zhe Suǒluómén de púrén dào le éfĕi , dé le sì bǎi wǔ shí tā lián dé jīnzi , yùn dào Suǒluómén wáng nàli .

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Lìdaìzhìxià 8 Commentary

Chapter 8

Solomon's buildings and trade.

- It sometimes requires more wisdom and resolution to govern a family in the fear of God, than to govern a kingdom with reputation. The difficulty is increased, when a man has a hinderance instead of a help meet in the wife of his bosom. Solomon kept up the holy sacrifices, according to the law of Moses. In vain had the altar been built, in vain had fire come down from heaven, if sacrifices had not been constantly brought. Spiritual sacrifices are required of us, which we are to bring daily and weekly; it is good to be in a settled method of devotion. When the service of the temple was put into good order, it is said, The house of the Lord was perfected. The work was the main matter, not the place; the temple was unfinished till all this was done. Canaan was a rich country, and yet must send to Ophir for gold The Israelites were a wise people, but must be beholden to the king of Tyre for men that had knowledge of the seas. Grace, and not gold, is the best riches, and acquaintance with God and his law, the best knowledge. Leaving the children of this world to scramble for the toys of this world, may we, as the children of God, lay up our treasure in heaven, that where our treasure is, our hearts also may be.

Taken from Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise)