Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 15:10-19 דברי הימים ב ט״ו:י׳-י״ט
Part of: Chapter 15
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וַיִּקָּבְצוּ יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִשִׁי לִשְׁנַת חֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה לְמַלְכוּת אָסָֽא׃
So they gathered themselves together at Yerushalayim in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
So they gathered themselves together at Yerushalayim in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
וַיִּזְבְּחוּ לַֽיהֹוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מִן־הַשָּׁלָל הֵבִיאוּ בָּקָר שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וְצֹאן שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִֽים׃
And they offered to the Lord at the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
And they offered to the Lord at the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
Rashi
וַיָּבֹאוּ בַבְּרִית לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם בְּכׇל־לְבָבָם וּבְכׇל־נַפְשָֽׁם׃
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יִדְרֹשׁ לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל יוּמָת לְמִן־קָטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל לְמֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּֽׁה׃
that whoever would not seek the Lord God of Yisra᾽el should be put to death, whether young or old, whether man or woman.
that whoever would not seek the Lord God of Yisra᾽el should be put to death, whether young or old, whether man or woman.
וַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ לַֽיהֹוָה בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וּבִתְרוּעָה וּבַחֲצֹצְרוֹת וּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃
And they swore to the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with shofarot.
And they swore to the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with shofarot.
וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כׇל־יְהוּדָה עַל־הַשְּׁבוּעָה כִּי בְכׇל־לְבָבָם נִשְׁבָּעוּ וּבְכׇל־רְצוֹנָם בִּקְשֻׁהוּ וַיִּמָּצֵא לָהֶם וַיָּנַח יְהֹוָה לָהֶם מִסָּבִֽיב׃
And all Yehuda rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
And all Yehuda rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
וְגַֽם־מַעֲכָה אֵם ׀ אָסָא הַמֶּלֶךְ הֱסִירָהּ מִגְּבִירָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָה לָאֲשֵׁרָה מִפְלָצֶת וַיִּכְרֹת אָסָא אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּהּ וַיָּדֶק וַיִּשְׂרֹף בְּנַחַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃
And also Ma῾akha the mother of Asa the king, did he remove from being queen, because she had made a monstrous image for an ashera: and Asa cut down her image, and ground it, and burnt it in the wadi Qidron.
And also Ma῾akha the mother of Asa the king, did he remove from being queen, because she had made a monstrous image for an ashera: and Asa cut down her image, and ground it, and burnt it in the wadi Qidron.
Rashi
וגם מעכה אם אסא המלך הסירה מגבירה. לפי שעשתה לאשרה מפלצת מפליא ליצנותא זכרות עשתה לו לצל' והיתה נבעלת לו:
And also Maacah, King Asa’s mother he deposed from [being] the queen because she had made a frightful image for an asherah to gratify her lust. [מִפְלֶצֶת means] מַפְלֵא לֵצוּתָא. It carried lasciviousness to an extreme. She made herself a phallus for the image, and would copulate with it.
וְהַבָּמוֹת לֹא־סָרוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל רַק לְבַב־אָסָא הָיָה שָׁלֵם כׇּל־יָמָֽיו׃
But the high places were not taken away out of Yisra᾽el: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
But the high places were not taken away out of Yisra᾽el: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
Rashi
והבמות לא סרו. במות יחיד שהורגלו להקריב עליהם לשמים משחרבה שילה עד שנבנה הבית והיו עונשים עליהם כרת:
The high places, however, were not removed private high places, upon which they had become accustomed to sacrificing to Heaven from the time that Shiloh was destroyed until the Temple was built. [Those who worshipped there] were punishable by כָּרֵת, premature death.
וַיָּבֵא אֶת־קׇדְשֵׁי אָבִיו וְקׇדָשָׁיו בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב וְכֵלִֽים׃
And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
וּמִלְחָמָה לֹא הָיָתָה עַד שְׁנַת־שְׁלֹשִׁים וְחָמֵשׁ לְמַלְכוּת אָסָֽא׃ {פ}
And there was no more war until the thirty fifth year of the reign of Asa.
And there was no more war until the thirty fifth year of the reign of Asa.
Rashi
ומלחמה לא היתה וגו'. תניא בסדר עולם בשנת שלשים ושש למלכות אסא עלה בעשא אפשר לומר כן והלא מת כבר בעשא בשנת כ"ו למלכות אסא כדכתיב (במלכים א ט״ז:ח׳) בשנת כ"ו לאסא מלך אלה בן בעשא אלא מה ת"ל בשנת ל"ו למלך אסא כנגד ל"ו שנים שנתחתן שלמה לבת פרעה שהרי כתב כן במלכים (א' ב') ויברחו שני עבדים לשמעי (שם) עד ויצו המלך את בניהו וילך ויפגע בו וכתיב בסמוך (שם ג') ויתחתן שלמה בבת פרעה כלו' מיד אחר אותן ג' שנים ובשנת ד' לקחה והוא מלך מ' שני' נמצא שהיתה עמו ל"ו שנים וכנגדן ל"ו שנים נגזר' גזירה על מלכי ארם להיות שוטנים על ישראל ובאחרונה ליפול ביד בני דוד לכך נאמר בשנת ל"ו למלך אסא ובשנת י"ו למלכותו מעת שנפל זרח הכושי בידו היא שנת ל"ו משמת שלמה ובשנת י"ו לאסא כרתו ברית מלך ישראל ומלך ארם לעלות ולהתגרות באסא וקלקל אסא שנאמר ויוצא אסא כסף וזהב לאמר כרות ברית ביני ובינך וישמע בן הדד. ולא פסקו מלכי ארם מלהיות שוטנים לישראל עד שמת אחז ובשנת ג' לאחז כרתו ברית מלך ישראל ומלך ארם לעלות ולהתגרות באחז ולא הי' זכות באחז שיפלו בידו ונפלו שניהם ביד תגלת פלאסר מלך אשור:
And there was no war, etc. We learned in Seder Olam (ch. 16): “In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s kingdom, Baasha, the king of Israel, advanced.” Is it possible to say so? Had not Baasha already died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, as it is written (I Kings 16:8): “In the twenty-sixth year of Asa, king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha reigned”? What then is the meaning of “In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s kingdom”? This corresponds to the thirty-six years from the time that Solomon married Pharaoh’s daughter, for so it is written (I Kings 2:39-46): “and two of Shimei’s slaves ran away... And the king commanded Benaiah etc. and he smote (Sic) and fell upon him,” and immediately following this Scripture writes about Solomon’s marriage to Pharaoh’s daughter, i.e., immediately after those three years, and in the fourth year he married her, and he reigned forty years. We find that she was with him thirty-six years, and corresponding to them were the thirty-six years that the decree was issued upon the kings of Aram to be adversaries to Israel and finally to fall into the hand[s] of David’s sons. Therefore, it is stated: “In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s kingdom.” In the sixteenth year of his reign, after Zerah the Cushite fell into his hand[s], that is the thirty-sixth year from Solomon’s death, and in the sixteenth [year] of Asa, the king of Israel and the king of Aram made a treaty to advance and provoke Asa. Asa sinned, as it is stated (16:2f.): “And Asa brought out silver and gold... saying, ‘Make (sic) a treaty between me and you...’ And Ben Hadad heeded.” And the kings of Aram did not cease being adversaries to Israel until Ahaz died, and in the third year of Ahaz, the king of Israel and the king of Aram made a treaty to advance and provoke Ahaz, and Ahaz had no merit that they should fall into his hand[s]; so they both fell into the hand [s] of Tiglath-Pileser, the king of Assyria.
ויזבחו לה' ביום ההוא מן השלל הביאו. פתרון ומן השלל שהביאו זבחו בקר שבע מאות וצאן שבעת אלפים ששבו וממנו הביאו כדלמעלה (ב' י"ד) וגם אהלי מקנה הביאו וישבו צאן לרוב וגומר, ד"א נראה לי ויזבחו לה' ביום ההוא שנצחו ובאו בשלום בירושלים מן השלל הביאו כלומר מן השלל אשר הביאו הביאו בקר שבע מאות וצאן שבעת אלפים:
And they sacrificed to the Lord on that day of the plunder they brought The meaning is: And the plunder that they brought, they sacrificed seven hundred cattle and seven thousand sheep which they had captured, and from that they brought, as above: (14:14): “And they also smote the tents of the livestock, and they captured many sheep. etc.” Another possible explanation is: “And they sacrificed to the Lord on that day” - when they were victorious and came in peace to Jerusalem. “from the plunder they brought” - from the plunder that they had brought, i.e., seven hundred cattle and seven thousand sheep.