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列王纪生命读经 · 第9篇

亚比央和亚撒作犹大王，

The Reigns of Abijam and Asa over Judah
拿答、巴沙、以拉、心利、和暗利作以色列王，以及亚哈作以色列王（一）
and of Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri Over Israel and the Reign of Ahab over Israel (1
1读经：列王纪上14:20下，31下，15—16。
1Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 14:20b, 31b; chs. 15—16
2我们虽然尊重基要派的圣经教训，但新约给我们看见许多事，是超过基要派教训的。我们非常重视传扬福音探访罪人，将他们带到基督里。然而，我们传扬的目标，不是要得著灵魂，或叫人上天堂，乃是要产生基督的肢体，以建造祂生机的身体，这要完成于新耶路撒冷。我们这样作，目标是要达到锡安，得著今日的锡安，以完成神永远的经纶。否则，神无法完成祂的经纶，以终极完成于新耶路撒冷。新约末卷书发出作得胜者的呼召，（启二7，１１，１７，26，三5，12，21，）这些得胜者乃是锡安。（十四１。）这锡安将是新耶路撒冷所是的标准。在新天新地里，新耶路撒冷进来时，锡安将消失，因为整个新耶路撒冷要成为锡安，同著所有的信徒作得胜者。在主恢复里的召会生活必须一再往前，直到我们至少有些人（若非全部）达到锡安。我们若爱主和祂的恢复，我们若要在这恢复里认真实行召会生活，就需要竭力看见所有关于神经纶的异象，其中心和实际乃是基督与召会。在我已过尽职的十年，我一直努力要达到这个高点。这就是为甚么如果没有看见与神的经纶有关的事，我就不喜欢来摸旧约的历史书。在历史书里，有基督与召会的豫表。2我们继续列王纪上、下的生命读经时，该留意这些事。
2Although we respect the fundamental teachings of the Bible, the New Testament shows us many things beyond the fundamental teachings. We are very much for the preaching of the gospel by visiting sinners to bring them into Christ. However, the goal of our preaching is not to “win souls” or to bring people to heaven but to create, to produce, members of Christ for the building up of His organic Body, which will consummate in the New Jerusalem. In doing this, our goal is to reach Zion, to have Zion today, for the fulfillment of God’s eternal economy. Otherwise, God will have no way to fulfill His economy to consummate in the New Jerusalem. The last book of the New Testament sounds out the call to be overcomers (Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21), and these overcomers will be Zion (14:1). This Zion will be the standard of what the New Jerusalem will be. In the new heaven and new earth, when the New Jerusalem comes in, Zion will disappear because the entire New Jerusalem will become Zion, with all the believers as overcomers. The church life in the Lord’s recovery must go on and on until at least some of us, if not all, reach Zion. If we love the Lord and His recovery and if we mean business to practice the church life in the recovery, we need to endeavor to see all the visions concerning God’secon o my, the center and reality of which are Christ and the church. In the last ten years of my ministry, I have been struggling to reach this high point. This is why I do not like to touch the books of history in the Old Testament without seeing what is related to God’secon o my. In the history books Christ and the church are typified. As we continue our life- study of 1 and Kings, we should pay our attention to these things.
3王上十五至十六章说到亚比央和亚撒作犹大王，拿答、巴沙、以拉、心利、和暗利作以色列王，以及亚哈登基作以色列王。在这段记载里都是混乱，而混乱总是来自分裂。那里有分裂，那里就有混乱。
3First Kings 15 and 16 cover the reigns of Abijam and Asa over Judah and of Nadab, Baasha, Elah, Zimri, and Omri over Israel and the beginning of the reign of Ahab over Israel. In this record there is confusion, which always comes out of division. Wherever division is, there is confusion.
壹 、亚比央作犹大王
I. The Reign Of Abijam Over Judah
一 、是押比沙龙的女儿所生的
A. Born of the Daughter of Abishalom
4亚比央是押比沙龙的女儿所生的。（十五２下。）
4Abijam was born of the daughter of Abishalom (15:2b
二 、在耶路撒冷作王三年
B. Reigning Three Years in Jerusalem
5以色列王耶罗波安十八年，亚比央登基作犹大王，在耶路撒冷作王三年。（十四３１下～十五２上。）三、行他父亲罗波安所行的一切罪亚比央行他父亲罗波安所行的一切罪，他心不像他祖大卫的心，纯全的向著耶和华他的神。（３。）
5Abijam began to reign over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam king of Israel and reigned three years in Jerusalem (14:31b—15:2a). C. Walking in All the Sins of His Father Rehoboam Abijam walked in all the sins of his father Rehoboam, and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah like the heart of David his forefather (v. 3
四 、耶和华因大卫的缘故，仍使大卫在耶路撒冷有灯
D. For David’sS ake Jehovah Giving David a Lamp in Jerusalem
6耶和华因大卫的缘故，仍使大卫在耶路撒冷有灯，兴起他儿子接续他，并坚立耶路撒冷；因为大卫除了赫人乌利亚那件事，一生都是行耶和华眼中看为正的事，没有偏离耶和华一切所吩咐他的。（４～５。）
6For David’ss ake Jehovah gave David a lamp in Jerusalem, raising up his son after him and establishing Jerusalem. Jehovah did this because David did what was upright in the sight of Jehovah, not turning aside from anything that Jehovah had commanded him all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite (vv. 4-5
五 、与耶罗波安争战
E. Fighting with Jeroboam
7亚比央与耶罗波安常争战；他与他列祖同睡，葬在大卫的城里。（７下～８上。）
7Abijam fought with Jeroboam, slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David (vv. 7b-8a
贰 、亚撒作犹大王
II. The Reign Of Asa Over Judah
8八节下半至二十四节上半说到亚撒作犹大王。亚撒是个好王，可能是犹大八个好王中最好的。
8Verses 8b through 24a speak of the reign of Asa over Judah. Asa was a good king, perhaps the best among the eight good kings of Judah
一 、在耶路撒冷作王四十一年
A. Reigning for Forty-one Years in Jerusalem
9以色列王耶罗波安二十年，亚撒登基作犹大王，在耶路撒冷作王四十一年。（８下～１０上。）
9Asa began to reign over Judah in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel and reigned for forty-one years in Jerusalem (vv. 8b-10a
二 、行耶和华眼中看为正的事，
B. Doing What Was Upright in the Sight of Jehovah
一生向耶和华存纯全的心
with a Perfect Heart All His Days
10亚撒行耶和华眼中看为正的事，一生向耶和华存纯全的心，像他祖大卫一样。亚撒从国中除去娈童，又除掉他列祖所造的一切偶像；并且贬了祖母玛迦太后的位，因她为亚舍拉造了可憎的像；亚撒砍下她那可憎的像，烧在汲沦溪边。（１１～１４。）
10Asa did what was upright in the sight of Jehovah with a perfect heart all his days, as David his forefather had done. Asa put away the male cult prostitutes out of the land and removed all the idols that his forefathers had made. He also removed his grandmother Maacah from being queen mother. She had made an abominable image for Asherah, but Asa cut it down and burned it at the brook Kidron (vv. 11-14).
三 、将分别为圣的物件，奉到耶和华的殿里
C. Bringing Sanctified Things into the House of Jehovah
11亚撒将他父亲所分别为圣，与自己所分别为圣的物件，都奉到耶和华的殿里。（１５。）
11Asa brought into the house of Jehovah the things his father had sanctified and also the things that he himself had sanctified to God (v. 15
四 、亚撒和以色列王巴沙在世的日子，时常争战
D. War Being Waged between Asa and Baasha King of Israel All Their Days
12亚撒和以色列王巴沙在世的日子，时常争战。亚撒与叙利亚王便哈达立约，战胜巴沙。（１６～２２。）
12War was waged between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. Asa made an alliance with Ben-hadad, the king of Syria, in order to overcome Baasha (vv. 16-22
五 、年老的时候，脚上有病
E. Being Diseased in His Feet in His Old Age
13亚撒年老的时候，脚上有病。亚撒与他列祖同睡，在大卫城里，与他们同葬。（２３～２４上。）
13Asa was diseased in his feet in his old age. He slept with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of David (vv. 23-24a
参 、拿答作以色列王
III. The Reign Of Nadab Over Israel
一 、作北方以色列王共二年
A. Reigning over the Northern Kingdom of Israel for Two Years
14拿答接续他父亲耶罗波安作北方以色列王共二年。犹大王亚撒第二年，他登基作王。（十四２０下，十五２５。）
14Nadab continued after his father Jeroboam to reign over the northern kingdom of Israel for two years. His reign began from the second year of Asa king of Judah (14:20b; 15:25
二 、行耶和华眼中看为恶的事
B. Doing Evil in the Sight of Jehovah
15拿答行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，行他父亲所行的，犯他父亲使以色列人犯的那罪。（２６。）
15Nadab did evil in the sight of Jehovah and walked in the way of his father and in his sin by which he caused Israel to sin (v. 26
三 、巴沙谋叛拿答
C. Baasha Conspiring against Him
16犹大王亚撒第三年，巴沙谋叛拿答，杀了他和他父亲耶罗波安的全家，篡了拿答的位。（２７～３１。）因此拿答的记载结束于背叛、谋叛、谋杀和篡位。
16In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha conspired against Nadab, killed him and all the house of Jeroboam his father, and usurped the throne (vv. 27- 31). The record of Nadab thus concludes with rebellion, conspiracy, murder, and usurpation of the throne
肆 、巴沙作以色列王
IV. The Reign Of Baasha Over Israel
17十五章三十二节至十六章七节记载巴沙作以色列王。
17In 15:32—16:7 we have an account of the reign of Baasha over Israel
一 、作王共二十四年
A. Reigning for Twenty-four Years
18犹大王亚撒第三年，巴沙登基作以色列王，作王共二十四年。（十五３３。）
18Baasha began to reign over Israel in the third year of Asa king of Judah and reigned for twenty-four years (15:33).
二 、行耶和华眼中看为恶的事
B. Doing Evil in the Sight of Jehovah
19巴沙也行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，行耶罗波安所行的道，犯他使以色列人犯罪的那罪。（３４。）三、申言者耶户来责备巴沙
19Baasha also did evil in the sight of Jehovah and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin by which he caused Israel to sin (v. 34). C. The Prophet Jehu Coming to Rebuke Baasha
20申言者耶户来责备巴沙，告诉他，神必扫除巴沙和他的家，使他的家像耶罗波安的家一样，因为他行耶罗波安所行的道，使神的子民以色列犯罪，惹神发怒，又因他杀了耶罗波安的全家。（十六１～７。）
20The prophet Jehu came to rebuke Baasha and told him that God would sweep up after Baasha and after his house, making his house like the house of Jeroboam because of his walking in the way of Jeroboam, causing God’sp eople to sin and provoking God to anger, and because he had killed all the house of Jeroboam (16:1-7
伍 、以拉作以色列王
V. The Reign Of Elah Over Israel
一 、作王共二年
A. Reigning for Two Years
21犹大王亚撒二十六年，以拉登基作以色列王，作王共二年。（６下，８。）
21Elah was crowned to reign over Israel in the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah and reigned for two years (vv. 6b, 8
二 、心利背叛他
B. Zimri Conspiring against Him
22犹大王亚撒二十七年，有管理他一半战车的臣仆心利背叛以拉，将他杀了。然后心利接续他作王，杀了巴沙的全家。（９～１４。）
22In the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri, the captain of half of Elah’s chariots, conspired against Elah and struck him down. He then reigned in his place and destroyed all the house of Baasha (vv. 9-14
陆 、心利作以色列王
VI. The Reign Of Zimri Over Israel
一 、在得撒作王七日
A. Reigning for Seven Days in Tirzah
23犹大王亚撒二十七年，心利登位，在得撒只作王七日。（１５。）
23Zimri was crowned in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah and reigned for just seven days (v. 15
二 、众民立暗利作以色列王
B. The People Making Omri King over Israel
24众民听说心利杀了王，于是当日在营中立元帅暗利作以色列王。（１６。）
24When the people heard that Zimri had struck down the king, they made Omri, the captain of the army, king over Israel that day in the camp (v. 16
三 、暗利率领以色列众人围攻得撒
C. Omri with All the People of Israel Besieging Tirzah
25暗利率领以色列众人围攻得撒。心利进了王宫的卫所，放火焚烧宫殿，自焚而死，因他行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，行耶罗波安所行的，犯他使以色列人犯罪的那罪。（１７～２０。）
25Omri with all the people of Israel besieged Tirzah. Zimri went up to the citadel of the king’sho use and burned the house over him with fire and committed suicide because he did evil in the sight of Jehovah and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin by which he caused Israel to sin (vv. 17-20).
柒 、暗利作以色列王
VII. The Reign Of Omri Over Israel
26二十一至二十八节上半说到暗利作以色列王。
26Verses 21 through 28a speak of the reign of Omri over Israel.
一 、以色列民分为两半
A. The People of Israel Being Divided into Two
27以色列民分为两半：一半随从提比尼，要立他作王；一半随从暗利。（２１。）
27The people of Israel were divided into two. Half went after Tibni, making him king, and half went after Omri (v. 21
二 、提比尼死后，暗利登基作王
B. Beginning to Reign after the Death of Tibni
28随从暗利的民，胜过随从提比尼的民。提比尼死后，暗利就作了王。（２２。）
28The people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni, and Omri began to reign after the death of Tibni (v. 22
三 、作以色列王共十二年
C. Reigning over Israel for Twelve Years
29犹大王亚撒三十一年，暗利登基作以色列王共十二年；他在得撒作王六年。（２３。）
29In the thirty-first year of Asa king of Judah, Omri reigned over Israel for twelve years, reigning six years in Tirzah (v. 23
四 、买了撒玛利亚山
D. Purchasing the Hill of Samaria
30暗利买了撒玛利亚山，在山上造城，给所造的城起名叫撒玛利亚。（２４。）
30Omri purchased the hill of Samaria and built a city upon the hill and called the name of the city that he built Samaria (v. 24
五 、行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，比他以前的列王作恶更甚
E. Doing Evil in the Sight of Jehovah More than All Who Were before Him
31暗利行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，比他以前的列王作恶更甚。他行耶罗波安所行的，犯他使以色列人犯罪的那罪，以偶像惹耶和华的怒气。（２５～２７。）
31Omri did evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all who were before him and went in all the way of Jeroboam and in his sin by which he caused Israel to sin, provoking Jehovah to anger with their idols (vv. 25-27
六 、葬在撒玛利亚
F. Being Buried in Samaria
32暗利死了，葬在撒玛利亚。（２８上。）
32Omri died and was buried in Samaria (v. 28a
捌 、亚哈作以色列王
VIII. The Reign Of Ahab Over Israel
33在十六章二十八节下半至二十二章四十节上半，我们看见亚哈作以色列王。
33In 16:28b—22:40a we see the reign of Ahab over Israel
一 、作以色列王二十二年
A. Reigning over Israel for Twenty-two Years
34犹大王亚撒三十八年，亚哈登基作以色列王，在撒玛利亚作王二十二年。（十六２８下～２９。）
34In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab began to reign over Israel, and he reigned in Samaria for twenty-two years (16:28b-29
二 、行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，
B. Doing What Was Evil in the Sight of Jehovah
比他以前的列王更甚
More than All Who Were before Him
35亚哈行耶和华眼中看为恶的事，比他以前的列王更甚。（３０～３３。）他犯了耶罗波安所犯的罪还以为轻。（３１上。）他娶了西顿王的女儿耶洗别为妻。然后他去事奉敬拜巴力，在撒玛利亚建造巴力的庙，在庙里为巴力筑坛。（３１下～３２。）不但如此，他又作亚舍拉，他所行的惹耶和华的怒气，比他以前的以色列诸王更甚。（３３。）
35Ahab did what was evil in the sight of Jehovah more than all who were before him (vv. 30-33). He considered it a light thing to walk in the sins of Jeroboam (v. 31a). He took Jezebel, the daughter of the king of the Sidonians, as his wife. Then he went and served Baal and worshipped him, raising up an altar to Baal in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria (vv. 31b-32). Furthermore, he made the Asherah and did more to provoke Jehovah to anger than all the kings of Israel preceding him (v. 33
三 、他在位的时候，有人重修耶利哥城就受了咒诅，正如约书亚所豫言的
C. In His Days the Rebuilding of Jericho Bringing In the Curse to Them as Joshua Had Prophesied
36亚哈在位的时候，有人重修耶利哥城;这带给他们咒诅，正如约书亚所豫言的。（王上十六３４，书六２６。）
36In the days of Ahab, Jericho was rebuilt, and this brought in the curse to them as Joshua had prophesied v. 34; Josh. 6:26