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15:25 猶大王亞撒第二年，耶羅波安的兒子拿答登基作以色列王共二年，
15:26 拿答行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，行他父親所行的，犯他父親使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪。
15:27 以薩迦人亞希雅的兒子巴沙背叛拿答，在非利士的基比頓殺了他。那時拿答和以色列眾人正圍困基比頓。
15:28 在猶大王亞撒第三年巴沙殺了他，篡了他的位。
15:29 巴沙一作王就殺了耶羅波安的全家，凡有氣息的沒有留下一個，都滅盡了，正應驗耶和華藉他僕人示羅人亞希雅所說的話。
15:30 這是因為耶羅波安所犯的罪使以色列人陷在罪裡，惹動耶和華─以色列上帝的怒氣。
15:31 拿答其餘的事，凡他所行的，都寫在以色列諸王記上。
15:32 亞撒和以色列王巴沙在世的日子常常爭戰。
15:33 猶大王亞撒第三年，亞希雅的兒子巴沙在得撒登基作以色列眾人的王共二十四年。
15:34 他行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，行耶羅波安所行的道，犯他使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪。

 

 ²⁵ Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. ²⁶ He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of his father and committing the same sin his father had caused Israel to commit.

²⁷ Baasha son of Ahijah from the tribe of Issachar plotted against him, and he struck him down at Gibbethon, a Philistine town, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging it. ²⁸ Baasha killed Nadab in the third year of Asa king of Judah and succeeded him as king.

²⁹ As soon as he began to reign, he killed Jeroboam’s whole family. He did not leave Jeroboam anyone that breathed, but destroyed them all, according to the word of the Lord given through his servant Ahijah the Shilonite. ³⁰ This happened because of the sins Jeroboam had committed and had caused Israel to commit, and because he aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel.

³¹ As for the other events of Nadab’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? ³² There was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel throughout their reigns.

³³ In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah became king of all Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned twenty-four years. ³⁴ He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the ways of Jeroboam and committing the same sin Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit.

 

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     上帝對耶羅波安的懲罰終於實現了，是藉由先知亞希雅的兒子巴沙來實現！因為，「拿答行耶和華眼中看為惡的事，行他父親所行的，犯他父親使以色列人陷在罪裡的那罪。以薩迦人亞希雅的兒子巴沙背叛拿答，在非利士的基比頓殺了他。」

 

    而巴沙地做為正如先知亞希雅所說，「巴沙一作王就殺了耶羅波安的全家，凡有氣息的沒有留下一個，都滅盡了，正應驗耶和華藉他僕人示羅人亞希雅所說的話。」

 

    可見上帝的旨意是必定成就的，更重要的是上帝是公義的，必定懲治作惡不順從祂旨意的王，要是他們聽了上帝所差遣的先知警戒之後仍然不悔改，上帝必定追討，祂一定要讓以色列人的王知道「行公義」的重要性！

 

    也因為這樣，基督徒不可以認為上帝只是慈愛的上帝，要以上帝的公義為警戒，不可以存心悖逆上帝，違背上帝的旨意，不行上帝的律法中的道德律，尤其是今日，道德律更是基督徒行為的指引和準則！這也是為什麼馬丁路德的《基督徒學要》和《韋斯敏斯德要裡問答》中會要求基督徒遵守十誡的原因。