Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 16:7-14 דברי הימים ב ט״ז:ז׳-י״ד
Part of: Chapter 16
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וּבָעֵת הַהִיא בָּא חֲנָנִי הָרֹאֶה אֶל־אָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו בְּהִשָּׁעֶנְךָ עַל־מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וְלֹא נִשְׁעַנְתָּ עַל־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ עַל־כֵּן נִמְלַט חֵיל מֶלֶךְ־אֲרָם מִיָּדֶֽךָ׃
And at that time Ḥanani the seer came to Asa king of Yehuda, and said to him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Aram, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore the host of the king of Aram has escaped out of thy hand.
And at that time Ḥanani the seer came to Asa king of Yehuda, and said to him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Aram, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore the host of the king of Aram has escaped out of thy hand.
Rashi
הֲלֹא הַכּוּשִׁים וְהַלּוּבִים הָיוּ לְחַיִל ׀ לָרֹב לְרֶכֶב וּלְפָרָשִׁים לְהַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וּבְהִשָּׁעֶנְךָ עַל־יְהֹוָה נְתָנָם בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃
Were not the Kushim and the Luvim a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thy hand.
Were not the Kushim and the Luvim a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the Lord, he delivered them into thy hand.
כִּי יְהֹוָה עֵינָיו מְשֹׁטְטוֹת בְּכׇל־הָאָרֶץ לְהִתְחַזֵּק עִם־לְבָבָם שָׁלֵם אֵלָיו נִסְכַּלְתָּ עַל־זֹאת כִּי מֵעַתָּה יֵשׁ עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמֽוֹת׃
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect towards him. In this thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect towards him. In this thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.
וַיִּכְעַס אָסָא אֶל־הָרֹאֶה וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ בֵּית הַמַּהְפֶּכֶת כִּֽי־בְזַעַף עִמּוֹ עַל־זֹאת וַיְרַצֵּץ אָסָא מִן־הָעָם בָּעֵת הַהִֽיא׃
Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in a prison house: for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in a prison house: for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
Rashi
בית המהפכת. בית הסוהר שעשוי מלאכת המהפכת גוועלב"ט בלשון אשכנז:
into the prison house - Heb. בֵּית הַמַּהְפֶּכֶת. A prison made of vaultwork, gewelb(e)t in Middle High German, vaulted (prison).
וְהִנֵּה דִּבְרֵי אָסָא הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִים הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר הַמְּלָכִים לִיהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Yehuda and Yisra᾽el.
And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Yehuda and Yisra᾽el.
וַיֶּחֱלֶא אָסָא בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלוֹשִׁים וָתֵשַׁע לְמַלְכוּתוֹ בְּרַגְלָיו עַד־לְמַעְלָה חׇלְיוֹ וְגַם־בְּחׇלְיוֹ לֹא־דָרַשׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָה כִּי בָּרֹפְאִֽים׃
And Asa in the thirty ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease became severe: yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians.
And Asa in the thirty ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease became severe: yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians.
Rashi
עד למעלה חליו. נפח שברגליו עלה מכף רגלו עד קדקדו:
until his ailment spread upward The swelling in his feet spread from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
וַיִּשְׁכַּב אָסָא עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיָּמׇת בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבָּעִים וְאַחַת לְמׇלְכֽוֹ׃
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty first year of his reign.
And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty first year of his reign.
וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְקִבְרֹתָיו אֲשֶׁר כָּרָה־לוֹ בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻהוּ בַּמִּשְׁכָּב אֲשֶׁר מִלֵּא בְּשָׂמִים וּזְנִים מְרֻקָּחִים בְּמִרְקַחַת מַעֲשֶׂה וַיִּשְׂרְפוּ־לוֹ שְׂרֵפָה גְּדוֹלָה עַד־לִמְאֹֽד׃ {פ}
And they buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him on a bier which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer’s art: and they made a very great burning for him.
And they buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him on a bier which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the perfumer’s art: and they made a very great burning for him.
Rashi
וזנים. מיני בשמים הם והבשמים היו מרוקחים במרקחה מעשה רוקח מרקחת וזה פתרון מרוקחים במעשה רוקח:
and divers kinds These are kinds of spices, and the spices were prepared with the perfumer’s art, a mixture. The meaning is: prepared with the perfumer’s art.
וישרפו לו שרפה גדולה. שרפו לו בשמים טובי' לאפר ואותו אפר יזורו עליו ויש מפרשין כמו ששורפין על המלכים ומהו שורפין וכו' ועוקרין על המלכים:
and they kindled an exceedingly great fire They burned good spices for him into ashes, and they scattered those ashes on him. Others explain this like (Abodah Zarah 11a): “We may burn for the kings.” Now what did they burn? Their biers and the utensils they used.
על כן נמלט. שלא יכולת לו למה שלא בטחת בהקב"ה כי אם בטחת בהקב"ה כשנשבעו וכרתו ברית יחד מלך ישראל ומלך ארם עליך כאשר בטחת בו כשבאו עליך הכושים לא נמלטו מידך והיית נוצח לכולם אף לא היית מאבד ממונך שנתת לו כדי להפר בריתו עם בעשא ועתה שלא בטחת בהקב"ה אבדת ממונך וגם מלך ארם נמלט מידך:
therefore...escaped You did not prevail against them. Why not? Because you did not trust in the Holy One, blessed be He. For had you trusted in the Holy One, blessed be He, when the king of Israel and the king of Aram made a treaty against you, as you trusted in Him when the Cushites attacked you, they would not have escaped from your hand, and you would have defeated them all, and you would not have lost your money, which you gave him in order that he abrogate his treaty with Baasha. Now that you did not trust in the Holy One, blessed be He, you lost your money, and the king of Aram escaped from your hand.