Lièwángjìxià 1

1 Yà hā sǐ hòu , Móyē beìpàn Yǐsèliè .

2 Yà hā xiè zaì sǎ Mǎlìyà , yī rì cóng lóu shàng de lán gǎn lǐ diào xià lái , jiù bìng le . yúshì chāiqiǎn shǐzhĕ shuō , nǐmen qù wèn Yǐgélún de shén bā lì xī bo , wǒ zhè bìng néng hǎo bùnéng hǎo .

3 Dàn Yēhéhuá de shǐzhĕ duì dī/tí sī bǐ rén Yǐlìyà shuō , nǐ qǐlai , qù yíng zhe sǎ Mǎlìyà wáng de shǐzhĕ , duì tāmen shuō , nǐmen qù wèn Yǐgélún shén bā lì xī bo , qǐ yīn Yǐsèliè zhōng méiyǒu shén ma .

4 Suǒyǐ Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , nǐ bì bú xià nǐ suǒ shàng de chuáng , bìdéng yào sǐ . Yǐlìyà jiù qù le .

5 Shǐzhĕ huí lái jiàn wáng , wáng wèn tāmen shuō , nǐmen wèishénme huí lái ne .

6 Shǐzhĕ huídá shuō , yǒu yī gèrén yíng zhe wǒmen lái , duì wǒmen shuō , nǐmen huí qù jiàn chāi nǐmen lái de wáng , duì tā shuō , Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , nǐ chāi rén qù wèn Yǐgélún shén bā lì xī bo , qǐ yīn Yǐsèliè zhōng méiyǒu shén ma . suǒyǐ nǐ bì bú Xiàsuǒ shàng de chuáng , bìdéng yào sǐ .

7 Wáng wèn tāmen shuō , yíng zhe nǐmen lái gàosu nǐmen zhè huà de , shì zĕnyàng de rén .

8 Huídá shuō , tā shēn chuān maóyī , yào shù pí daì . wáng shuō , zhè bì shì tí sī bǐ rén Yǐlìyà .

9 Yúshì , wáng chāiqiǎn wǔ shí fú zhǎng , daìlǐng wǔ shí rén qù jiàn Yǐlìyà , tā jiù shàng dào Yǐlìyà nàli . Yǐlìyà zhēng zuò zaì shāndǐng shàng . wǔ shí fú zhǎng duì tā shuō , shén rén nǎ , wáng fēnfu nǐ xià lái .

10 Yǐlìyà huídá shuō , wǒ ruò shì shén rén , yuàn huǒ cóng tiān shàng jiàng xià lái , shāo miè nǐ hé nǐ nà wǔ shí rén . yúshì yǒu huǒ coní tiān shàng jiàng xià lái , shāo miè wǔ shí fú zhǎng hé Tānà wǔ shí rén .

11 Wáng dì èr cì chāiqiǎn yī gè wǔ shí fú zhǎng , daìlǐng wǔ shí rén qù jiàn Yǐlìyà . wǔ shí fú zhǎng duì Yǐlìyà shuō , shén rén nǎ , wáng fēnfu nǐ kuaì kuaì xià lái .

12 Yǐlìyà huídá shuō , wǒ ruò shì shén rén , yuàn huǒ cóng tiān shàng jiàng xià lái , shāo miè nǐ hé nǐ nà wǔ shí rén . yúshì shén de huǒ cóng tiān shàng jiàng xià lái , shāo miè wǔ shí fú zhǎng hé Tānà wǔ shí rén .

13 Wáng dì sān cì chāiqiǎn yī gè wǔ shí fú zhǎng , daìlǐng wǔ shí rén qù . zhè wǔ shí fú zhǎng shàng qù , shuāng xī guì zaì Yǐlìyà miànqián , āi qiú tā shuō , shén rén nǎ , yuàn wǒde xìngméng hé nǐ zhè wǔ shí gè púrén de xìngméng zaì nǐ yǎnqián kàn wéi bǎoguì .

14 Yǐjing yǒu huǒ cóng tiān shàng jiàng xià lái , shāo miè qián liǎng cì lái de wǔ shí fú zhǎng hé tāmen gèzì daì de wǔ shí rén . xiànzaì yuàn wǒde xìngméng zaì nǐ yǎnqián kàn wéi bǎoguì .

15 Yēhéhuá de shǐzhĕ duì Yǐlìyà shuō , nǐ tóng zhe tā xià qù , búyào pà tā . Yǐlìyà jiù qǐlai , tóng zhe tā xià qù jiàn wáng ,

16 Duì wáng shuō , Yēhéhuá rúcǐ shuō , nǐ chāi rén qù wèn Yǐgélún shén bā lì xī bo , qǐ yīn Yǐsèliè zhōng méiyǒu shén kĕyǐ qiú wèn ma . suǒyǐ nǐ bì bú Xiàsuǒ shàng de chuáng , bìdéng yào sǐ .

17 Yà hā xiè guǒrán sǐ le , zhēng rú Yēhéhuá jiè Yǐlìyà suǒ shuō de huà . yīn tā méiyǒu érzi , tā xiōngdi Yuēlán jiēxù tā zuò wáng , zhèngzaì Yóudà wáng Yuēshāfǎ de érzi Yuēlán dì èr nián .

18 Yà hā xiè qíyú suǒ xíng de shì dōu xiĕ zaì Yǐsèliè zhū wáng jì shàng .

Lièwángjìxià 1 Commentary

Chapter 1

The revolt of Moab-Sickness of Ahaziah, king of Israel. (1-8) Fire called from heaven by Elijah-Death of Ahaziah. (9-18)

Verses 1-8 When Ahaziah rebelled against the Lord, Moab revolted from him. Sin weakens and impoverishes us. Man's revolt from God is often punished by the rebellion of those who owe subjection to him. Ahaziah fell through a lattice, or railing. Wherever we go, there is but a step between us and death. A man's house is his castle, but not to secure him against God's judgments. The whole creation, which groans under the burden of man's sin, will, at length, sink and break under the weight like this lattice. He is never safe that has God for his enemy. Those that will not inquire of the word of God for their comfort, shall hear it to their terror, whether they will or no.

Verses 9-18 Elijah called for fire from heaven, to consume the haughty, daring sinners; not to secure himself, but to prove his mission, and to reveal the wrath of God from heaven, against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. Elijah did this by a Divine impulse, yet our Saviour would not allow the disciples to do the like, ( Luke 9:54 ) . The dispensation of the Spirit and of grace by no means allowed it. Elijah was concerned for God's glory, those for their own reputation. The Lord judges men's practices by their principles, and his judgment is according to truth. The third captain humbled himself, and cast himself upon the mercy of God and Elijah. There is nothing to be got by contending with God; and those are wise for themselves, who learn submission from the fatal end of obstinacy in others. The courage of faith has often struck terror into the heart of the proudest sinner. So thunderstruck is Ahaziah with the prophet's words, that neither he, nor any about him, offer him violence. Who can harm those whom God shelters? Many who think to prosper in sin, are called hence like Ahaziah, when they do not expect it. All warns us to seek the Lord while he may be found.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS

\\COMMONLY CALLED THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KINGS\\

This, and the preceding book, are properly but one book divided into two parts, because of the size of it, as the book of Samuel; it is a continuation of the history of the kings of Israel and Judah; and for a further account of it the reader is referred to the title of the preceding book.

\\INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 1\\

This chapter begins with the rebellion of Moab against Israel, 2Ki 1:1, relates a fall of the king of Israel in his house, which brought on him a sickness, about which he sent messengers to inquire of the god of Ekron, who were stopped by Elijah, and bid to return, as they did; and upon the king's examination of them about the cause of their return, he perceived it was Elijah that forbad them, 2Ki 1:2-8, upon which the king sent to him two captains, with fifty men each, one after another, to bring him to him, but fire came down from heaven and consumed them, 2Ki 1:9-12, but a third with fifty men sent to him were spared, and he is bid to go along with them with a message to the king, as he did, 2Ki 1:13-16 and the chapter is closed with the death of Ahaziah, 2Ki 1:17,18.