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Kinh Thánh Bản Truyền Thống ⇄ NET Bible
The people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem.
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
研读Khoản cống nạp nặng nề — 'Truất ngôi người tại Giê-ru-sa-lem' ở đây có nghĩa là Nê-cô đã áp đặt một khoản tiền phạt/cống nạp lên Giu-đa: 100 ta lâng bạc và một ta lâng vàng. Điều này cho thấy Giu-đa hiện đã phục dịch cho Ê-díp-tô. Vua Ê-díp-tô đang đối xử với quốc gia này như một chư hầu bị chinh phục.The king of Egypt prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem and imposed on the land a special tax of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
The king of Egypt made Jehoahaz’s brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Necho seized his brother Jehoahaz and took him to Egypt.
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God.
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar took some of the items in the Lord’s temple to Babylon and put them in his palace there.
The rest of the events of Jehoiakim’s reign, including the horrible sins he committed and his shortcomings, are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Israel and Judah. His son Jehoiachin replaced him as king.
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the Lord.
研读Chú, không phải anh em — Sê-đê-kia là chú của Giê-hô-gia-kin, không phải là anh em ruột; từ Hê-bơ-rơ chỉ 'anh em' cũng có thể có nghĩa là một người bà con gần. Ký thuật song song xác định ông là anh em của cha Giê-hô-gia-kin và ghi lại tên mới của ông.(2KI 24:17)At the beginning of the year King Nebuchadnezzar ordered him to be brought to Babylon, along with the valuable items in the Lord’s temple. In his place he made his relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.
Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem.
He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord’s spokesman.
研读Lời thề với Ba-by-lôn — Nê-bu-cát-nết-sa đã bắt Sê-đê-kia thề trung thành nhân danh Đức Chúa Trời. Phản nghịch lại Ba-by-lôn cũng là phá vỡ lời thề trước mặt Đức Chúa Trời — không chỉ đơn thuần là vấn đề chính trị. Ê-xê-chi-ên gọi điều này là khinh dể lời thề bằng cách phá vỡ giao ước.(EZK 17:18)He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return to the Lord God of Israel.
All the leaders of the priests and people became more unfaithful and committed the same horrible sins practiced by the nations. They defiled the Lord’s temple which he had consecrated in Jerusalem.
研读Dậy sớm và thường xuyên — 'Hằng sai sứ giả' là thành ngữ Hê-bơ-rơ 'dậy sớm và sai đi'—Đức Chúa Trời sai các tiên tri một cách bền bỉ, với sự quan tâm. Câu này nhấn mạnh lòng thương xót của Ngài; câu tiếp theo cho thấy sự chối bỏ của dân chúng đã hoàn toàn đến mức nào.The Lord God of their ancestors continually warned them through his messengers, for he felt compassion for his people and his dwelling place.
But they mocked God’s messengers, despised his warnings, and ridiculed his prophets. Finally the Lord got very angry at his people and there was no one who could prevent his judgment.
He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered their young men in their temple. He did not spare young men or women, or even the old and aging. God handed everyone over to him.
He carried away to Babylon all the items in God’s temple, whether large or small, as well as what was in the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the king and his officials.
They burned down the Lord’s temple and tore down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned all its fortified buildings and destroyed all its valuable items.
He deported to Babylon all who escaped the sword. They served him and his sons until the Persian kingdom rose to power.
研读Bảy mươi năm an nghỉ — Giê-rê-mi đã tiên tri về 70 năm lưu đày. 'Xứ được hưởng các năm sa-bát' ám chỉ mạng lệnh của Đức Chúa Trời về việc đất phải nghỉ ngơi mỗi năm thứ bảy. Vì Y-sơ-ra-ên đã phớt lờ sự nghỉ ngơi đó, cuộc lưu đày đã mang lại cho đất những năm sa-bát mà nó đã bỏ lỡ.(JER 25:11)This took place to fulfill the Lord’s message delivered through Jeremiah. The land experienced its sabbatical years; it remained desolate for seventy years, as prophesied.
研读Si-ru đã được báo trước — Ê-sai đã tiên tri rằng Si-ru sẽ xây dựng lại Giê-ru-sa-lem, vì vậy 'Đức Giê-hô-va cảm động lòng' là một lời hứa đang được thực hiện. Đức Chúa Trời có thể lay động ngay cả lòng của một vị vua ngoại quốc để làm trọn lời Ngài.(ISA 44:28)In the first year of the reign of King Cyrus of Persia, in fulfillment of the promise he delivered through Jeremiah, the Lord moved King Cyrus of Persia to issue a written decree throughout his kingdom.
It read: “This is what King Cyrus of Persia says: ‘The Lord God of the heavens has given to me all the kingdoms of the earth. He has appointed me to build for him a temple in Jerusalem in Judah. May the Lord your God energize you who belong to his people, so you may be able to go back there!”
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