Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 14:1-6 דברי הימים ב י״ד:א׳-ו׳
Part of: Chapter 14
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וַיַּעַשׂ אָסָא הַטּוֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:
וַיָּסַר אֶת־מִזְבְּחוֹת הַנֵּכָר וְהַבָּמוֹת וַיְשַׁבֵּר אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבוֹת וַיְגַדַּע אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִֽים׃
for he took away the altars of the foreign gods, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the asherim:
for he took away the altars of the foreign gods, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and cut down the asherim:
וַיֹּאמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם וְלַעֲשׂוֹת הַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃
and he commanded Yehuda to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to carry out the Tora and the commandment.
and he commanded Yehuda to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to carry out the Tora and the commandment.
Rashi
וַיָּסַר מִכׇּל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת וְאֶת־הַחַמָּנִים וַתִּשְׁקֹט הַמַּמְלָכָה לְפָנָֽיו׃
Also he took away out of all the cities of Yehuda the high places and the sun images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
Also he took away out of all the cities of Yehuda the high places and the sun images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מְצוּרָה בִּֽיהוּדָה כִּֽי־שָׁקְטָה הָאָרֶץ וְאֵין־עִמּוֹ מִלְחָמָה בַּשָּׁנִים הָאֵלֶּה כִּֽי־הֵנִיחַ יְהֹוָה לֽוֹ׃
And he built fortified cities in Yehuda: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.
And he built fortified cities in Yehuda: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.
וַיֹּאמֶר לִיהוּדָה נִבְנֶה ׀ אֶת־הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְנָסֵב חוֹמָה וּמִגְדָּלִים דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִיחִים עוֹדֶנּוּ הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֵינוּ כִּי דָרַשְׁנוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ דָּרַשְׁנוּ וַיָּנַֽח־לָנוּ מִסָּבִיב וַיִּבְנוּ וַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃ {פ}
Therefore he said to Yehuda, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
Therefore he said to Yehuda, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought him, and he has given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
Rashi
עודנו הארץ לפנינו. בעוד שהמלכות נכונה לפנינו שאם נצרכו להם יהיו לנו למנוס וכל אלה היה בעשר שנים שכתוב בימיו שקטה הארץ ולאחר אותן עשר שנים היתה מלחמה בינו ובין בעשא כל ימיהם כי בשנת שלש לאסא מלך בעשא וז' שנים היו שלום ביניהם וכן מוכח אף כאן אין עמו מלחמה בשנים האלה אבל בשנים אחרים היתה עמו מלחמה ולמטה (ט"ו) כתיב ומלחמה לא היתה עד שנת ל"ה למלכות אסא אבל יכולים אנו לפרש אותה מלחמה שהיתה לו עם הכושי' לא היתה עד שנת שלשים וחמש למלכותו אבל זה קשה לי שכתוב למטה (ט"ז) בשנת ל"ו למלכות אסא עלה בעשא וגו' עד נסכלת על זאת כי מעתה יהיו לך מלחמות משמע שקודם לכן לא היו לו מלחמות והוא לאחר כן כי אם ג' שנים ובמלכים (א ט"ו) כתיב ומלחמה היתה בין אסא ובין בעשא כל ימיהם ובסדר עולם מפרש הטיב:
as long as the land is before us As long as the kingdom is established before us, so that if we need them, they will be a refuge for us. And all this happened in the ten years about which it is written (above 13:23): “in his time the land was tranquil.” But after those ten years, there was a war between him and Baasha all their lives, for in the third year of Asa, Baasha reigned, and seven years there was peace between them, and so it is proven here as well (verse 5): “and there was no war with him in these years.” But in the other years there was war with him, and below (15:19) it is written: “And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.” We can, however, explain that the war that he had with the Cushites was not until the thirty-fifth year of his reign, but this is difficult to me, for it is written below (16:1): “In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha...advanced,” until (verse 9): “you have dealt foolishly concerning this, for from now on there will be wars with you.” It appears from here that prior to this, he did not have wars, and he lived after that only five years, and in I Kings 15:32, it is written: “And there was war between Asa and Baasha, etc. all their lives.” In Seder Olam (ch. 16) it is explained clearly.
כי דרשנו את ה' אלהינו דרשנו וגו'. לפי שדרשנוהו הניח לנו מסביב:
for we sought the Lord our God; we sought [Him] Since we sought Him, He gave us peace from round about.
ויבנו. ערים:
So they built cities.
ויצליחו. ודוגמא (לעיל י"ב) ובראות ה' כי נכנע וגו':
and prospered And a similar instance is (above 12:7): “And when the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, etc.”
ויאמר ליהודה לדרוש. ולא כעשרה שבטים שדרשו לאלהים אחרים חדשים מקרוב באו ואת אלהי אבותם לא דרשו:
And he commanded Judah to seek unlike the Ten Tribes, who sought other, new Gods, which came up of late, and did not seek the God of their fathers.