Lièwángjìxià 14:8

8 Nàshí , yà mǎ xiè chāiqiǎn shǐzhĕ qù jiàn yé hù de sūnzi yuē hā sī de érzi Yǐsèliè wáng yuē a shī , shuō , nǐ lái , wǒmen èr rén xiāng jiàn yú zhàn cháng .

Lièwángjìxià 14:8 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:8

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz the
son of Jehu king of Israel
The occasion of it was this, when Amaziah dismissed the hired soldiers of Israel they were displeased, and fell upon the cities of Judea from Samaria to Bethhoron, slew 3000 men, and took much spoil, ( 2 Chronicles 25:13 ) , wherefore, when Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, being elated with his victories, he sent the following message to the king of Israel, in order to revenge the injuries his soldiers had done; and perhaps retaining an old grudge for what Jehu, the grandfather of the king of Israel, had done to his ancestors, and it may be in hope of reducing the ten tribes to obedience to the house of David:

saying, come, let us look one another in the face;
that is, in battle, as the Targum adds; it was a challenge to meet him in the field of battle, and fight with him, and try each other's courage, and see who was the best man.

Lièwángjìxià 14:8 In-Context

6 Què méiyǒu zhìsǐ shā wáng zhī rén de érzi , shì zhào Móxī lǜfǎ shū shàng Yēhéhuá suǒ fēnfu de shuō , bùkĕ yīn zǐ shā fù , yĕ bùkĕ yīn fù shā zǐ , gèrén yào wèi bĕn shēn de zuì ér sǐ .

7 Yà mǎ xiè zaì yán gǔ shā le Yǐdōng rén yī wàn , yòu gōng qǔ le Xīlā , gǎi míng jiào yuē tiĕ , zhídào jīnrì .

8 Nàshí , yà mǎ xiè chāiqiǎn shǐzhĕ qù jiàn yé hù de sūnzi yuē hā sī de érzi Yǐsèliè wáng yuē a shī , shuō , nǐ lái , wǒmen èr rén xiāng jiàn yú zhàn cháng .

9 Yǐsèliè wáng yuē a shī chāiqiǎn shǐzhĕ qù jiàn Yóudà wáng yà mǎ xiè , shuō , Lìbānèn de jíli chāiqiǎn shǐzhĕ qù jiàn Lìbānèn de xiāng bǎi shù , shuō , jiāng nǐde nǚér gĕi wǒ érzi wèi qī . hòulái Lìbānèn yǒu yī gè yĕshòu jīngguò , bǎ jíli jiàntà le .

10 Nǐ dá baì le Yǐdōng rén jiù xīn gāo qì ào , nǐ yǐ cǐ wèi róngyào , zaì jiā lǐ ān jū jiù bā le , wèihé yào rĕ huò , shǐ zìjǐ hé Yóudà guó yītóng baì wáng ne .