旧约 - 撒母耳记下(2 Samuel)第8章

In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines.
David also defeated the Moabites. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought tribute.
Moreover, David fought Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control along the Euphrates River.
David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung all but a hundred of the chariot horses.
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.
He put garrisons in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to him and brought tribute. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
From Tebah and Berothai, towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze.
When Tou king of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,
he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze.
King David dedicated these articles to the LORD, as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:
Edom and Moab, the Ammonites and the Philistines, and Amalek. He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
And David became famous after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites became subject to David. The LORD gave David victory wherever he went.
David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.
Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder;
Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;
Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and Pelethites; and David's sons were royal advisers.
撒母耳记下第八章   第 8 章 

  大卫的仇敌 

  撒下 8:1-5> 人生胜利的基础是在于神的应许,不在于自己力量的大小…… 

  8:1-5 神与大卫所立的约中有这样的应许,就是众仇敌要被打败,不再欺压以色列人( 7:10-11 );神要助大卫打败敌对的列国,以成全祂的应许。本章列出几个敌人的名字:( 1 )摩押人;是罗得的子孙,住在死海以东,军事上与宗教上都是以色列长期的威胁(参民 25:1-3 ;士 3:12-30 ;撒上 14:47 ),大卫曾一度与他们修好。( 2 )琐巴王哈大底谢;大卫将他打败,追奔逐北直到幼发拉底河,成全了神对亚伯拉罕的应许──以色列人要控制那地(参创 15:18 )。( 3 )以东是以扫的后裔(参创 36:1 ),也是以色列人的主要仇敌(参王下 8:20 ;耶 49:7-22 ;结 25:12-14 ;以及创 36:9 的注释)。 

  撒下 8:6> “进贡”的含意是…… 

  8:6 “进贡”是被征服国家对宗主国所纳的税,税款有助以色列政府的财政收入,且显明被征服的国家在以色列人的控制之下。 

  撒下 8:15> 作人岂能面面俱圆,为什么不先把心思放在讨神喜悦的事上? 

  8:15 大卫得众民喜爱( 3:36 ),不在于他讨好人,乃因想讨神喜悦。有些人常极力赢取个人的声望,却从来不能成功。得到百姓的称赞其实并不重要,不要浪费时间与心机,只为赢得大众的赞许,要极力行当行的事,这样,神与人才会看重你。 

  8:15 大卫王朝重在“秉公行义”。公义是指以公平行使和解释律法,施行刑罚的时候以怜悯为念,尊重百姓的权益,并认识人对神所尽的本分。无怪乎所有的人都信任大卫并跟从他。大卫追求公义为什么值得称道呢?( 1 )那是神的命令(参申 16:18-20 ),也是神的特性(参申 32:4 ),神的律法就是为要建立公义的社会。( 2 )为全族的最大好处,人人都需要公义。公义应当成为你与人相处的准则。你待人一定要公平无欺!──《灵修版圣经注释》