Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 11 דברי הימים ב י״א
Part of: Petuchah, II Chronicles 11:2Petuchah, II Chronicles 11:5Setumah, II Chronicles 10:19Setumah, II Chronicles 11:13
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וַיָּבֹא רְחַבְעָם יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וַיַּקְהֵל אֶת־בֵּית יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן מֵאָה וּשְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף בָּחוּר עֹשֵׂה מִלְחָמָה לְהִלָּחֵם עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהָשִׁיב אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה לִרְחַבְעָֽם׃ {פ}
And when Reĥav῾am was come to Yerushalayim, he gathered of the house of Yehuda and Binyamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Yisra᾽el, that he might bring the kingdom back to Reĥav῾am.
And when Reĥav῾am was come to Yerushalayim, he gathered of the house of Yehuda and Binyamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Yisra᾽el, that he might bring the kingdom back to Reĥav῾am.
Rashi
וַֽיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁמַעְיָהוּ אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹֽר׃
But the word of the Lord came to Shema῾yahu the man of God, saying,
But the word of the Lord came to Shema῾yahu the man of God, saying,
אֱמֹר אֶל־רְחַבְעָם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וְאֶל כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּיהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן לֵאמֹֽר׃
Speak to Reĥav῾am the son of Shelomo, king of Yehuda, and to all Yisra᾽el in Yehuda and Binyamin, saying,
Speak to Reĥav῾am the son of Shelomo, king of Yehuda, and to all Yisra᾽el in Yehuda and Binyamin, saying,
כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה לֹא־תַעֲלוּ וְלֹא־תִלָּחֲמוּ עִם־אֲחֵיכֶם שׁוּבוּ אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ כִּי מֵאִתִּי נִֽהְיָה הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי יְהֹוָה וַיָּשֻׁבוּ מִלֶּכֶת אֶל־יָרׇבְעָֽם׃ {פ}
Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up, or fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing was done by me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Yorov῾am.
Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up, or fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing was done by me. And they obeyed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Yorov῾am.
Rashi
עם אחיכם. והלא אחיכם בני איש אחד:
with your brothers Are they not your brothers, the sons of one man?
וַיֵּשֶׁב רְחַבְעָם בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַיִּבֶן עָרִים לְמָצוֹר בִּיהוּדָֽה׃
And Reĥav῾am dwelt in Yerushalayim, and built cities for defence in Yehuda.
And Reĥav῾am dwelt in Yerushalayim, and built cities for defence in Yehuda.
Rashi
ויבן ערים למצור. ערים קטנים בנה וסבב כל סביבותם מים משום חוזק וזה מצור כדאמרינן (בישעיהו ל״ז:כ״ה-כ״ו) אני קרתי ושתיתי מים ואחריב בכף פעמי כל יאורי מצור ועתה הוצרך לכך כי פשעו בו ישראל:
and he built cities for fortification - Heb. לְמָצוֹר. He built small cities and surrounded them with water for strength, and this is [called] מָצוֹר as it is written in Isaiah (37:25): “I dug and drank water, and I dried up with the soles of my feet all rivers of fortification (מַָצוֹר).” And this was now necessary because Israel rebelled against him.
וַיִּבֶן אֶת־בֵּֽית־לֶחֶם וְאֶת־עֵיטָם וְאֶת־תְּקֽוֹעַ׃
For he built Bet-leĥem, and ῾Etam, and Teqo῾a,
For he built Bet-leĥem, and ῾Etam, and Teqo῾a,
וְאֶת־בֵּֽית־צוּר וְאֶת־שׂוֹכוֹ וְאֶת־עֲדֻלָּֽם׃
and Bet-żur, and Sokho, and ῾Adullam,
and Bet-żur, and Sokho, and ῾Adullam,
וְאֶת־גַּת וְאֶת־מָרֵשָׁה וְאֶת־זִֽיף׃
and Gat, and Maresha, and Zif,
and Gat, and Maresha, and Zif,
וְאֶת־אֲדוֹרַיִם וְאֶת־לָכִישׁ וְאֶת־עֲזֵקָֽה׃
and Adorayim, and Lakhish, and ῾Azeqa,
and Adorayim, and Lakhish, and ῾Azeqa,
וְאֶת־צׇרְעָה וְאֶת־אַיָּלוֹן וְאֶת־חֶבְרוֹן אֲשֶׁר בִּֽיהוּדָה וּבְבִנְיָמִן עָרֵי מְצֻרֽוֹת׃
and Żor῾a, and Ayyalon, and Ḥevron, which are in Yehuda and in Binyamin, fortified cities.
and Żor῾a, and Ayyalon, and Ḥevron, which are in Yehuda and in Binyamin, fortified cities.
וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־הַמְּצוּרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן בָּהֶם נְגִידִים וְאֹצְרוֹת מַאֲכָל וְשֶׁמֶן וָיָֽיִן׃
And he strengthened the fortresses, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and of oil and wine.
And he strengthened the fortresses, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and of oil and wine.
Rashi
ויתן בהם נגידים. שרים ונציבים לשמור הערים והכרכים:
leaders chiefs and officers to guard the towns and the large cities.
ואוצרות מאכל ושמן ויין. לפי שיהא להם מאכל מזומן אם יעלו בית ישראל למצור:
and storehouses of food, oil, and wine in order to have food prepared for them should the house of Israel march upon them to besiege them.
וּבְכׇל־עִיר וָעִיר צִנּוֹת וּרְמָחִים וַֽיְחַזְּקֵם לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִֽן׃ {ס}
And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Yehuda and Binyamin were on his side.
And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Yehuda and Binyamin were on his side.
וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם אֲשֶׁר בְּכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ עָלָיו מִכׇּל־גְּבוּלָֽם׃
And the priests and the Levites who were in all Yisra᾽el resorted to him out of all their districts.
And the priests and the Levites who were in all Yisra᾽el resorted to him out of all their districts.
כִּֽי־עָזְבוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֶת־מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם וַאֲחֻזָּתָם וַיֵּלְכוּ לִֽיהוּדָה וְלִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם כִּֽי־הִזְנִיחָם יָֽרׇבְעָם וּבָנָיו מִכַּהֵן לַיהֹוָֽה׃
For the Levites left their pasture lands and their estates, and came to Yehuda and Yerushalayim: for Yorov῾am and his sons had cast them out from serving as priests to the Lord:
For the Levites left their pasture lands and their estates, and came to Yehuda and Yerushalayim: for Yorov῾am and his sons had cast them out from serving as priests to the Lord:
Rashi
כי עזבו הלוים את מגרשיהם. שבכל ארץ עשרת השבטים:
For the Levites had abandoned their open land that was in the entire land of the ten tribes.
כי הזניחם ירבעם. הזניחם מלעבוד ומכהן לה':
because Jeroboam...had coerced them to abandon He coerced them to abandon serving and ministering to the Lord.
וַיַּֽעֲמֶד־לוֹ כֹּֽהֲנִים לַבָּמוֹת וְלַשְּׂעִירִים וְלָעֲגָלִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה׃
and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the satyrs, and for the calves which he had made.
and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the satyrs, and for the calves which he had made.
Rashi
כהנים לבמות. כלומר למה הזניח ירבעם הכהנים והלוים לפי שהעמיד כהנים כומרים לשעירים:
priests for the high places i.e., Why did Jeroboam coerce them to abandon [their positions]? Because he stationed pagan priests for the satyrs.
וְאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנֹּֽתְנִים אֶת־לְבָבָם לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּאוּ יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לִזְבּוֹחַ לַֽיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
And after them out of all the tribes of Yisra᾽el such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Yisra᾽el came to Yerushalayim, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
And after them out of all the tribes of Yisra᾽el such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Yisra᾽el came to Yerushalayim, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
Rashi
ואחריהם. של לוים וכהנים:
And after them [i.e., after] the Levites and the priests.
וַֽיְחַזְּקוּ אֶת־מַלְכוּת יְהוּדָה וַֽיְאַמְּצוּ אֶת־רְחַבְעָם בֶּן־שְׁלֹמֹה לְשָׁנִים שָׁלוֹשׁ כִּי הָלְכוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ דָּוִיד וּשְׁלֹמֹה לְשָׁנִים שָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃
So they strengthened the kingdom of Yehuda, and made Reĥav῾am the son of Shelomo strong for three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Shelomo.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Yehuda, and made Reĥav῾am the son of Shelomo strong for three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Shelomo.
וַיִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ רְחַבְעָם אִשָּׁה אֶת־מָחֲלַת (בן) [בַּת־]יְרִימוֹת בֶּן־דָּוִיד אֲבִיהַיִל בַּת־אֱלִיאָב בֶּן־יִשָֽׁי׃
And Reĥav῾am took for himself to wife Maĥalat the daughter of Yerimot the son of David, and Aviĥayil the daughter of Eli᾽av the son of Yishay;
And Reĥav῾am took for himself to wife Maĥalat the daughter of Yerimot the son of David, and Aviĥayil the daughter of Eli᾽av the son of Yishay;
Rashi
אביהיל בת אליאב. כמו ואביהיל לפני שמואל ואמר (שמואל א י״ז:ל״א) אך נגד ה' משיחו זה שהקב"ה עתיד לומר קום נא משחהו כי הוא זה וטעה בו שמואל שראה בתו של אליאב אשת רחבעם מלכה ועל זה הדבר נענש כשמואל כי ששאל לו שאול איזה בית הרואה (שם א' ט') ויאמר שמואל אנכי הרואה שלא ענהו דרך ענוה לומר מה תרצה אמר לו הקב"ה חייך אתה עתיד לראות ולא תדע מה תראה כי טעה באליאב ובתו המלכה:
Abihail the daughter of Eliab Like: and Abihail, similar to (Jer. 11:19): “And I was like a lamb and a bull (כְּכֶבֶשׂ אַלּוּף).” The following was the reason that Samuel the seer erred when Jesse passed Eliab before Samuel, and he [Samuel] said, (I Sam. 16:6): “Surely before the Lord is His anointed.” This is the one about whom the Holy One, blessed be He, is destined to say, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” But Samuel erred about him, for he saw Eliab’s daughter as Rehoboam’s wife, the queen, and because of the following matter, Samuel was punished: When Saul asked him, (ibid. 9: 18) “Which is the house of the seer?” Samuel replied, “I am the seer,” in which case he did not answer him with humility, saying, “What do you wish.” [Therefore,] the Holy One, blessed be He, said to him, “By your life, you are destined to see, and you will not know what you see,” for he erred concerning Eliab and his daughter the queen.
וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ בָּנִים אֶת־יְעוּשׁ וְאֶת־שְׁמַרְיָה וְאֶת־זָֽהַם׃
and she bore him children; Ye῾ush, and Shemarya, and Zaham.
and she bore him children; Ye῾ush, and Shemarya, and Zaham.
וְאַחֲרֶיהָ לָקַח אֶֽת־מַעֲכָה בַּת־אַבְשָׁלוֹם וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת־אֲבִיָּה וְאֶת־עַתַּי וְאֶת־זִיזָא וְאֶת־שְׁלֹמִֽית׃
And after her he took Ma῾akha the daughter of Avshalom; who bore him Aviyya, and ῾Attay, and Ziza, and Shelomit.
And after her he took Ma῾akha the daughter of Avshalom; who bore him Aviyya, and ῾Attay, and Ziza, and Shelomit.
וַיֶּאֱהַב רְחַבְעָם אֶת־מַעֲכָה בַת־אַבְשָׁלוֹם מִכׇּל־נָשָׁיו וּפִילַגְשָׁיו כִּי נָשִׁים שְׁמוֹנֶֽה־עֶשְׂרֵה נָשָׂא וּפִֽילַגְשִׁים שִׁשִּׁים וַיּוֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמוֹנָה בָּנִים וְשִׁשִּׁים בָּנֽוֹת׃
And Reĥav῾am loved Ma῾akha the daughter of Avshalom more than all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines; and begot twenty eight sons, and sixty daughters.)
And Reĥav῾am loved Ma῾akha the daughter of Avshalom more than all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines; and begot twenty eight sons, and sixty daughters.)
וַיַּעֲמֵד לָרֹאשׁ רְחַבְעָם אֶת־אֲבִיָּה בֶֽן־מַעֲכָה לְנָגִיד בְּאֶחָיו כִּי לְהַמְלִיכֽוֹ׃
And Reĥav῾am made Aviyya the son of Ma῾akha the chief, to be prince among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
And Reĥav῾am made Aviyya the son of Ma῾akha the chief, to be prince among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
Rashi
לנגיד באחיו. כדי להמליכו:
as a leader among his brothers in order to make him king.
וַיָּבֶן וַיִּפְרֹץ מִכׇּל־בָּנָיו לְֽכׇל־אַרְצוֹת יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן לְכֹל עָרֵי הַמְּצֻרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם הַמָּזוֹן לָרֹב וַיִּשְׁאַל הֲמוֹן נָשִֽׁים׃
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the districts of Yehuda and Binyamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he sought many wives.
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the districts of Yehuda and Binyamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he sought many wives.
Rashi
ויפרץ. פזר בניו לכל ארצות יהודה דוגמא (לעיל א' ד') ובית אביהם פרצו לרוב:
and he dispersed He scattered his sons to all the lands of Judah. A similar expression is (I Chron. 4:38): “And their fathers’ houses spread (פָּרְצוּ) exceedingly.”
ויקהל את בית יהודה ובנימן. שהיו בתחום יחד וגם ירושלים היתה של שניהם ובית המקדש על תחום שניהם בנוי ובגבולים ביהושע מפרש היאך היה תחומן יחד וגם רבותינו אמרו רצועה יוצאה מחלק בנימין ונכנסת בחלקו של יהודה ועליה מזבח בנוי לכך לא היו יכולין להפרד זה מזה וגם כתוב בסמוך:
and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin who were together on the border. Jerusalem belonged to both of them, and the Temple was built on their common border. In the section dealing with boundaries in Joshua, it explains how their border was shared. Our Rabbis also said (Yoma 12a, Meg. 26a, Zeb. 53b): A strip protruded from the territory of Benjamin and entered the territory of Judah, upon which the altar was built. Therefore, they were inseparable, and they are also mentioned close to one another.