Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 13:10-20 דברי הימים ב י״ג:י׳-כ׳
Part of: Chapter 13
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וַאֲנַחְנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְלֹא עֲזַבְנֻהוּ וְכֹהֲנִים מְשָׁרְתִים לַֽיהֹוָה בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְהַלְוִיִּם בַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃
But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aharon, and the Levites do their work:
But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests who minister to the Lord are the sons of Aharon, and the Levites do their work:
Rashi
וּמַקְטִרִים לַיהֹוָה עֹלוֹת בַּבֹּֽקֶר־בַּבֹּקֶר וּבָעֶֽרֶב־בָּעֶרֶב וּקְטֹֽרֶת־סַמִּים וּמַעֲרֶכֶת לֶחֶם עַל־הַשֻּׁלְחָן הַטָּהוֹר וּמְנוֹרַת הַזָּהָב וְנֵרֹתֶיהָ לְבָעֵר בָּעֶרֶב בָּעֶרֶב כִּֽי־שֹׁמְרִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶרֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְאַתֶּם עֲזַבְתֶּם אֹתֽוֹ׃
and they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: and set out the showbread upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but you have forsaken him.
and they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: and set out the showbread upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but you have forsaken him.
וְהִנֵּה עִמָּנוּ בָרֹאשׁ הָאֱלֹהִים ׀ וְכֹהֲנָיו וַחֲצֹצְרוֹת הַתְּרוּעָה לְהָרִיעַ עֲלֵיכֶם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אַל־תִּלָּחֲמוּ עִם־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־אֲבֹתֵיכֶם כִּי־לֹא תַצְלִֽיחוּ׃
And, behold, God himself is with us at our head, and his priests with sounding trumpets to sound an alarm against you. O children of Yisra᾽el, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.
And, behold, God himself is with us at our head, and his priests with sounding trumpets to sound an alarm against you. O children of Yisra᾽el, do not fight against the Lord God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.
וְיָרׇבְעָם הֵסֵב אֶת־הַמַּאְרָב לָבוֹא מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם וַיִּֽהְיוּ לִפְנֵי יְהוּדָה וְהַמַּאְרָב מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃
But Yorov῾am had set an ambush party to come on them from behind: so they were in front of Yehuda and the ambush party was behind them.
But Yorov῾am had set an ambush party to come on them from behind: so they were in front of Yehuda and the ambush party was behind them.
וַיִּפְנוּ יְהוּדָה וְהִנֵּה לָהֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה פָּנִים וְאָחוֹר וַֽיִּצְעֲקוּ לַיהֹוָה וְהַכֹּהֲנִים (מחצצרים) [מַחְצְרִים] בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃
And when Yehuda looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried to the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
And when Yehuda looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried to the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
וַיָּרִיעוּ אִישׁ יְהוּדָה וַיְהִי בְּהָרִיעַ אִישׁ יְהוּדָה וְהָאֱלֹהִים נָגַף אֶת־יָֽרׇבְעָם וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי אֲבִיָּה וִיהוּדָֽה׃
Then the men of Yehuda gave a shout: and as the men of Yehuda shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Yorov῾am and all Yisra᾽el before Aviyya and Yehuda.
Then the men of Yehuda gave a shout: and as the men of Yehuda shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Yorov῾am and all Yisra᾽el before Aviyya and Yehuda.
וַיָּנוּסוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִפְּנֵי יְהוּדָה וַיִּתְּנֵם אֱלֹהִים בְּיָדָֽם׃
And the children of Yisra᾽el fled before Yehuda: and God delivered them into their hand.
And the children of Yisra᾽el fled before Yehuda: and God delivered them into their hand.
וַיַּכּוּ בָהֶם אֲבִיָּה וְעַמּוֹ מַכָּה רַבָּה וַיִּפְּלוּ חֲלָלִים מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל חֲמֵשׁ־מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף אִישׁ בָּחֽוּר׃
And Aviyya and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Yisra᾽el five hundred thousand chosen men.
And Aviyya and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Yisra᾽el five hundred thousand chosen men.
וַיִּכָּנְעוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּעֵת הַהִיא וַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה כִּי נִשְׁעֲנוּ עַל־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
Thus the children of Yisra᾽el were brought under at that time, and the children of Yehuda prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers.
Thus the children of Yisra᾽el were brought under at that time, and the children of Yehuda prevailed, because they relied upon the Lord God of their fathers.
וַיִּרְדֹּף אֲבִיָּה אַחֲרֵי יָרׇבְעָם וַיִּלְכֹּד מִמֶּנּוּ עָרִים אֶת־בֵּֽית־אֵל וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת־יְשָׁנָה וְאֶת־בְּנוֹתֶיהָ וְאֶת־(עפרון) [עֶפְרַיִן] וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃
And Aviyya pursued after Yorov῾am, and took cities from him, Bet-el with its hamlets, and Yeshana with its hamlets, and ῾Efrayin with its hamlets.
And Aviyya pursued after Yorov῾am, and took cities from him, Bet-el with its hamlets, and Yeshana with its hamlets, and ῾Efrayin with its hamlets.
וְלֹֽא־עָצַר כֹּֽחַ־יָרׇבְעָם עוֹד בִּימֵי אֲבִיָּהוּ וַיִּגְּפֵהוּ יְהֹוָה וַיָּמֹֽת׃ {פ}
Nor did Yorov῾am recover strength again in the days of Aviyyahu: and the Lord struck him, and he died.
Nor did Yorov῾am recover strength again in the days of Aviyyahu: and the Lord struck him, and he died.
Rashi
ולא עצר כח וגו'. ויגפהו ה' לירבעם:
And Jeroboam could muster no more strength, etc., and the Lord smote him i.e., Jeroboam.
וימת. לא שמת מיד אלא הולך וחסר בעבור המלחמות ובב"ר מפורש ויגפהו ה' לאביה:
and he died He did not die immediately, but continuously deteriorated because of the wars, and in Genesis Rabbah (65:20), it is explained that the Lord smote Abijah.
והלוים במלאכת. כלומר במלאכתם זה לשיר וזה לשוער כל איש למלאכתו כאשר הכין דוד:
engage in the work i.e., in their work; this one to sing, and that one to guard the gates, every man to his work, as David prepared it.