Lièwángjìxià 15

1 Yǐsèliè wáng Yéluóbōān èr shí qī nián , Yóudà wáng yà mǎ xiè de érzi Yàsālìyǎ dēng jī ,
2 Tā dēng jī de shíhou nián shí liù suì , zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng zuò wáng wǔ shí èr nián . tā mǔqin míng jiào yé kĕ lì yǎ , shì Yēlùsǎlĕng rén .
3 Yàsālìyǎ xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wéi zhēng de shì , xiàofǎ tā fùqin yà mǎ xiè yīqiè suǒ xíng de .
4 Zhǐshì qiū tán hái méiyǒu feì qù , bǎixìng réng zaì nàli xiànjì shāoxiāng .
5 Yēhéhuá jiàng zāi yǔ wáng , shǐ tā zhǎngdà má fēng , zhídào sǐ rì , tā jiù zhù zaì biéde gōng lǐ . tāde érzi Yuētǎn guǎnlǐ jiā shì , zhìlǐ guó mín .
6 Yàsālìyǎ qíyú de shì , fán tā suǒ xíng de dōu xiĕ zaì Yóudà liè wáng jì shàng .
7 Yàsālìyǎ yǔ tā lièzǔ tóng shuì , zàng zaì Dàwèi chéng tā lièzǔ de fùndì lǐ . tā érzi Yuētǎn jiēxù tā zuò wáng .
8 Yóudà wáng Yàsālìyǎ sān shí bā nián , Yéluóbōān de érzi sǎ jiā lì yǎ zaì sǎ Mǎlìyà zuò Yǐsèliè wáng liù gè yuè .
9 Tā xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wéi è de shì , xiàofǎ tā lièzǔ suǒ xíng de , bù líkāi ní bā de érzi Yéluóbōān shǐ Yǐsèliè rén xiàn zaì zuì lǐ de nà zuì .
10 Yǎ bǐ de érzi Shālóng beìpàn tā , zaì bǎixìng miànqián jī shā tā , cuàn le tāde wèi .
11 Sǎ jiā lì yǎ qíyú de shì dōu xiĕ zaì Yǐsèliè zhū wáng jì shàng .
12 Zhè shì cóng qián Yēhéhuá yīngxǔ yé hù shuō , nǐde zǐsūn bì zuò Yǐsèliè de guó wèi zhídào sì daì . zhè huà guǒrán yìngyàn le .
13 Yóudà wáng Wūxīyǎ ( jiù shì Yàsālìyǎ ) sān shí jiǔ nián , yǎ bǐ de érzi Shālóng dēng jī zaì sǎ Mǎlìyà zuò wáng yī gè yuè .
14 Jiā dǐ de érzi mǐ ná xiàn cóng dé sǎ shàng sǎ Mǎlìyà , shā le yǎ bǐ de érzi Shālóng , cuàn le tāde wèi .
15 Shālóng qíyú de shì hé tā beìpàn de qíng xíng dōu xiĕ zaì Yǐsèliè zhū wáng jì shàng .
16 Nàshí mǐ ná xiàn cóng dé sǎ qǐ gōngdǎ tí fĕi sà hé qí sì jìng , jī shā chéng zhōng yīqiè de rén , pōu kāi qízhōng suǒyǒude yùn fù , dōu yīn tāmen méiyǒu gĕi tā kāi chéng .
17 Yóudà wáng Yàsālìyǎ sān shí jiǔ nián , jiā dǐ de érzi mǐ ná xiàn dēng jī , zaì sǎ Mǎlìyà zuò Yǐsèliè wáng shí nián .
18 Tā xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wéi è de shì , zhōng shēn bù líkāi ní bā de érzi Yéluóbōān shǐ Yǐsèliè rén xiàn zaì zuì lǐ de nà zuì .
19 Yàshù wáng pǔ lè lái gōngjī Yǐsèliè guó , mǐ ná xiàn gĕi tā yī qiā tā lián dé yínzi , qǐng pǔ lè bāngzhu tā jiāndéng guó wèi .
20 Mǐ ná xiàn xiàng Yǐsèliè yīqiè dà fù hù suǒ yào yínzi , shǐ tāmen gè chū wǔ shí Shĕkèlè , jiù gĕi le Yàshù wáng . yúshì Yàshù wáng huí qù , bú zaì guó zhōng tíng liú .
21 Mǐ ná xiàn qíyú de shì , fán tā suǒ xíng de dōu xiĕ zaì Yǐsèliè zhū wáng jì shàng .
22 Mǐ ná xiàn yǔ tā lièzǔ tóng shuì . tā érzi bǐ jiā xiá jiēxù tā zuò wáng .
23 Yóudà wáng Yàsālìyǎ wǔ shí nián , mǐ ná xiàn de érzi bǐ jiā xiá zaì sǎ Mǎlìyà dēng jī zuò Yǐsèliè wáng Ěr nián .
24 Tā xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wéi è de shì , bù líkāi ní bā de érzi Yéluóbōān shǐ Yǐsèliè rén xiàn zaì zuì lǐ de nà zuì .
25 Bǐ jiā xiá de jiāng jūn , lì mǎ lì de érzi bǐ jiā beìpàn tā , zaì sǎ Mǎlìyà wánggōng lǐ de wèi suǒ shā le tā . yà Ěr gē bǎi hé yà lì yé bìng Jīliè de wǔ shí rén bāngzhu bǐ jiā . bǐ jiā jī shā tā , cuàn le tāde wèi .
26 Bǐ jiā xiá qíyú de shì , fán tā suǒ xíng de dōu xiĕ zaì Yǐsèliè zhū wáng jì shàng .
27 Yóudà wáng Yàsālìyǎ wǔ shí èr nián , lì mǎ lì de érzi bǐ jiā zaì sǎ Mǎlìyà dēng jī zuò Yǐsèliè wáng Ěr shí nián .
28 Tā xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wéi è de shì , bù líkāi ní bā de érzi Yéluóbōān shǐ Yǐsèliè rén xiàn zaì zuì lǐ de nà zuì .
29 Yǐsèliè wáng bǐ jiā nián jiān , Yàshù wáng tí gé là pí liè sè lái duó le yǐ yún , Yàbó bǎi Mǎjiā , yà nuó , Jīdīsī , Xiàsuǒ , Jīliè , Jiālìlì , hé Náfútālì quán dì , jiāng zhèxie dìfang de jūmín dōu lǔ dào Yàshù qù le .
30 Wū xī yǎ de érzi Yuētǎn èr shí nián , Yǐlā de érzi hé xì yà beìpàn lì mǎ lì de érzi bǐ jiā , jī shā tā , cuàn le tāde wèi .
31 Bǐ jiā qíyú de shì , fán tā suǒ xíng de dōu xiĕ zaì Yǐsèliè zhū wáng jì shàng .
32 Yǐsèliè wáng lì mǎ lì de érzi bǐ jiā dì èr nián , Yóudà wáng Wūxīyǎ de érzi Yuētǎn dēng jī .
33 Tā dēng jī de shíhou nián èr shí wǔ suì , zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng zuò wáng shí liù nián . tā mǔqin míng jiào yé lù shā , shì Sādū de nǚér .
34 Yuētǎn xíng Yēhéhuá yǎn zhōng kàn wéi zhēng de shì , xiàofǎ tā fùqin Wūxīyǎ yīqiè suǒ xíng de .
35 Zhǐshì qiū tán hái méiyǒu feì qù , bǎixìng réng zaì nàli xiànjì shāoxiāng . Yuētǎn jiànlì Yēhéhuá diàn de shàng mén .
36 Yuētǎn qíyú de shì , fán tā suǒ xíng de dōu xiĕ zaì Yóudà liè wáng jì shàng .
37 Zaì nàxiē rìzi , Yēhéhuá cái shǐ Yàlán wáng Lìxùn hé lì mǎ lì de érzi bǐ jiā qù gōngjī Yóudà .
38 Yuētǎn yǔ tā lièzǔ tóng shuì , zàng zaì tā zǔ Dàwèi chéng tā lièzǔ de fùndì lǐ . tā érzi Yàhāsī jiēxù tā zuò wáng .

Lièwángjìxià 15 Commentary

Chapter 15

Reign of Azariah, or Uzziah, king of Judah. (1-7) The latter kings of Israel. (8-31) Jotham, king of Judah. (32-38)

Verses 1-7 Uzziah did for the most part that which was right. It was happy for the kingdom that a good reign was a long one.

Verses 8-31 This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy, compared with the state of Israel. The imperfections of true believers are very different from the allowed wickedness of ungodly men. Such is human nature, such are our hearts, if left to themselves, deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. We have reason to be thankful for restraints, for being kept out of temptation, and should beg of God to renew a right spirit within us.

Verses 32-38 Jotham showed great respect to the temple. If magistrates cannot do all they would, for the suppressing of vice and profaneness, let them do the more to support and advance piety and virtue.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 15

This chapter begins with the reign of Azariah king of Judah, 2Ki 15:1-7, and then gives a short account of the several kings of Israel, to the last of them; of Zachariah, 2Ki 15:8-12, of Shallum, 2Ki 15:13,14,15 of Menahem, 2Ki 15:16-22 of Pekahiah, 2Ki 15:23-26, of Pekah, succeeded by Hoshea, the last of them, 2Ki 15:27-31, and is included with the reign of Jotham king of Judah, 2Ki 15:32-38.

Lièwángjìxià 15 Commentaries

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