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16:1

בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֵׁשׁ לְמַלְכוּת אָסָא עָלָה בַּעְשָׁא מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַל־יְהוּדָה וַיִּבֶן אֶת־הָרָמָה לְבִלְתִּי תֵּת יוֹצֵא וָבָא לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

In the thirty sixth year of the reign of Asa Ba῾asha king of Yisra᾽el came up against Yehuda, and built Rama, so as to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Yehuda.

In the thirty sixth year of the reign of Asa Ba῾asha king of Yisra᾽el came up against Yehuda, and built Rama, so as to prevent anyone from going out or coming in to Asa king of Yehuda.

16:2

וַיֹּצֵא אָסָא כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב מֵאֹצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהֹוָה וּבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶל־בֶּן־הֲדַד מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם הַיּוֹשֵׁב בְּדַרְמֶשֶׂק לֵאמֹֽר׃

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who dwelt at Darmeseq saying,

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who dwelt at Darmeseq saying,

Rashi

בדרמשק. ובמלכים (ב' טז) כתיב דמשק ובפסוק אחר דומשק וכולן א' היה ודוגמא שוט שבט שרביט:

in Damascus And in I Kings (15:18) it is written, “Damesek,” and in another verse (II Kings 16: 10) it is written, “Dumesek.” It is all the same, an example being שׁוֹט, שֵׁבֶט, שַׁרְבִיט, whip, rod, scepter.

16:3

בְּרִית בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶךָ וּבֵין אָבִי וּבֵין אָבִיךָ הִנֵּה שָׁלַחְתִּֽי לְךָ כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב לֵךְ הָפֵר בְּרִֽיתְךָ אֶת־בַּעְשָׁא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיַעֲלֶה מֵעָלָֽי׃

There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy alliance with Ba῾asha king of Yisra᾽el that he may depart from me.

There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy alliance with Ba῾asha king of Yisra᾽el that he may depart from me.

16:4

וַיִּשְׁמַע בֶּן־הֲדַד אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אָסָא וַיִּשְׁלַח אֶת־שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ אֶל־עָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־עִיּוֹן וְאֶת־דָּן וְאֵת אָבֵל מָיִם וְאֵת כׇּֽל־מִסְכְּנוֹת עָרֵי נַפְתָּלִֽי׃

And Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Yisra᾽el; and they smote ῾Iyyon, and Dan, and Avel-mayim, and all the store cities of Naftali.

And Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Yisra᾽el; and they smote ῾Iyyon, and Dan, and Avel-mayim, and all the store cities of Naftali.

16:5

וַֽיְהִי כִּשְׁמֹעַ בַּעְשָׁא וַיֶּחְדַּל מִבְּנוֹת אֶת־הָרָמָה וַיַּשְׁבֵּת אֶת־מְלַאכְתּֽוֹ׃ {ס}        

And it came to pass, when Ba῾asha heard it, that he left off building Rama, and let his work come to a halt.

And it came to pass, when Ba῾asha heard it, that he left off building Rama, and let his work come to a halt.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Koren Jerusalem Bible · License: CC-BY-NC
  • Hebrew: On Your Way · License: PD
  • English: The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg · License: CC-BY

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