Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 17:1-6 דברי הימים ב י״ז:א׳-ו׳
Part of: Chapter 17
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וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָט בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו וַיִּתְחַזֵּק עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And Yehoshafat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Yisra᾽el.
And Yehoshafat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Yisra᾽el.
וַיִּתֶּן־חַיִל בְּכׇל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה הַבְּצֻרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן נְצִיבִים בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וּבְעָרֵי אֶפְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לָכַד אָסָא אָבִֽיו׃
And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Yehuda, and set garrisons in the land of Yehuda, and in the cities of Efrayim, which Asa his father had taken.
And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Yehuda, and set garrisons in the land of Yehuda, and in the cities of Efrayim, which Asa his father had taken.
וַיְהִי יְהֹוָה עִם־יְהוֹשָׁפָט כִּי הָלַךְ בְּדַרְכֵי דָּוִיד אָבִיו הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְלֹא דָרַשׁ לַבְּעָלִֽים׃
And the Lord was with Yehoshafat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and did not seek the Be῾alim;
And the Lord was with Yehoshafat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and did not seek the Be῾alim;
Rashi
ולא דרש לבעלים. כמעשה ישראל שבימיו כי אחאב היה בימיו שעבד את הבעלים הוא וישראל שבימיו:
and did not inquire of the baalim like the practice of Israel in his time, for Ahab, who was in his time, worshipped the baalim, as did Israel in his time.
כִּי לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו דָּרָשׁ וּבְמִצְוֺתָיו הָלָךְ וְלֹא כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
but he sought the God of his father, and followed his commandments, and not like the doings of Yisra᾽el.
but he sought the God of his father, and followed his commandments, and not like the doings of Yisra᾽el.
וַיָּכֶן יְהֹוָה אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ כׇל־יְהוּדָה מִנְחָה לִיהֽוֹשָׁפָט וַיְהִי־לוֹ עֹשֶׁר־וְכָבוֹד לָרֹֽב׃
Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand; and all Yehuda brought tribute to Yehoshafat; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand; and all Yehuda brought tribute to Yehoshafat; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
וַיִּגְבַּהּ לִבּוֹ בְּדַרְכֵי יְהֹוָה וְעוֹד הֵסִיר אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִים מִיהוּדָֽה׃ {פ}
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and the asherim out of Yehuda.
And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and the asherim out of Yehuda.
Rashi
ויגבה לבו בדרכי ה'. גבה לבו בדבר זה שלא הלך כי אם בדרכי ה' דוגמא (שמות ל״ה:כ״ו) אשר נשא לבן אתנה בחכמה:
And his heart was uplifted in the ways of the Lord His heart was lifted up in this matter, that he went only in the ways of the Lord. An example of this is (Exod. 35:26): “whose hearts had uplifted them in wisdom.”
בדרכי דוד אביו הראשנים. ולא האחרונים שפשע במעשה בת שבע וגם הסית אותו שטן למנות את ישראל ועיקר ויש מפרשים ראשונים ראש לשלמה ורחבעם שלמה נשיו הטו לבבו באחרית ימיו ובנה במה לכמוש תועבת מואב ולמולך שקוץ בני עמון ורחבעם כתיב (לעיל ב יב) ויהי כהכין מלכות רחבעם וכחזקתו עזב את תורת ה' ולא כאביו שכתוב בו במלכים (א' ט') ולא היה לבו שלם עם ה' אלהיו ולא כאסא שלא נשען בה' אלא כדוד אביו שלא היה לו אלא לב אחד לאביו שבשמים:
in the first ways of David, his father But not the last ways, when he sinned in the incident of Bathsheba, and when the Adversary enticed him to count Israel. This is the most accurate interpretation, but others explain “first” as meaning superior to Solomon and Rehoboam. Regarding Solomon, it is written (I Kings 11:4): “his wives turned away his heart” at the end of his days, and he built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.” Regarding Rehoboam, it is written (above 12:1): “And when he became strong, he abandoned the Law of the Lord.” [Jehoshaphat was also not] like Abijam, about whom it is written (I Kings 15:2): “and his heart was not complete with the Lord, his God,” or like Asa, who did not rely on the Lord; [Jehoshaphat] resembled his father, David, who had only one heart for his Father in heaven.