Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 17:7-11 דברי הימים ב י״ז:ז׳-י״א
Part of: Chapter 17
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וּבִשְׁנַת שָׁלוֹשׁ לְמׇלְכוֹ שָׁלַח לְשָׂרָיו לְבֶן־חַיִל וּלְעֹבַדְיָה וְלִזְכַרְיָה וְלִנְתַנְאֵל וּלְמִיכָיָהוּ לְלַמֵּד בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, to Ben-ĥayil, and to ῾Ovadya, and to Zekharya, and to Netan᾽el, and to Mikhayahu, to teach in the cities of Yehuda.
Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, to Ben-ĥayil, and to ῾Ovadya, and to Zekharya, and to Netan᾽el, and to Mikhayahu, to teach in the cities of Yehuda.
Rashi
ללמד בערי יהודה. תורה ולהורות בני ישראל:
to teach in the cities of Judah [i.e., to teach] the Torah and to instruct the Children of Israel.
וְעִמָּהֶם הַלְוִיִּם שְֽׁמַעְיָהוּ וּנְתַנְיָהוּ וּזְבַדְיָהוּ וַעֲשָׂהאֵל (ושמרימות) [וּשְׁמִירָמוֹת] וִיהוֹנָתָן וַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּ וְטוֹבִיָּהוּ וְטוֹב אֲדוֹנִיָּה הַלְוִיִּם וְעִמָּהֶם אֱלִישָׁמָע וִיהוֹרָם הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃
And with them he sent Levites, Shema῾yahu, and Netanyahu, and Zevadyahu, and Asa᾽el, and Shemiramot, and Yehonatan, and Adoniyyahu, and Toviyyahu, and Tov-adoniyya, Levites; and with them Elishama and Yehoram, priests.
And with them he sent Levites, Shema῾yahu, and Netanyahu, and Zevadyahu, and Asa᾽el, and Shemiramot, and Yehonatan, and Adoniyyahu, and Toviyyahu, and Tov-adoniyya, Levites; and with them Elishama and Yehoram, priests.
Rashi
ועמהם. מן הלוים שמעיהו ונתניהו וגומר:
And with them of the Levites were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, etc.
ועמהם אלישמע ויהורם הכהנים. כי על הכהנים והלוים ללמד ולהורות כדכתיב (דברים כ״ד:ח׳) ככל אשר יורו אתכם הכהנים והלוים והשרים הלכו עמהם לפי שלא ימרו את פיהם ולהכריחם לשמוע להם ולשמור לעשות כמצות השופטים דוגמת (שם ט"ז) שופטים ושוטרים תתן לך שופטים לשפוט את העם ושוטרים להכריחם ולעשות צווי השופטים:
and with them were Elishama and Jehoram, the priests because it is incumbent upon the priests and the Levites to teach and to instruct, as it is written (Deut. 24:8): “in accordance with everything the priests, the Levites teach you.” The officers went with them because they [the people] would not disobey their orders, and [the officers went] to coerce them [the people] to heed them [the priests] and to observe [and] to do in accordance with the order of the judges. An example (ibid. 15:18): “Judges and law-enforcing officials shall you appoint for yourself”: Judges to judge the people, and law-enforcing officials to coerce them to comply with the orders of the judges.
וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ בִּיהוּדָה וְעִמָּהֶם סֵפֶר תּוֹרַת יְהֹוָה וַיָּסֹבּוּ בְּכׇל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ בָּעָֽם׃
And they taught in Yehuda, and had the book of the Tora of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Yehuda, and taught the people.
And they taught in Yehuda, and had the book of the Tora of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Yehuda, and taught the people.
וַיְהִי ׀ פַּחַד יְהֹוָה עַל כׇּל־מַמְלְכוֹת הָאֲרָצוֹת אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹת יְהוּדָה וְלֹא נִלְחֲמוּ עִם־יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Yehuda, so that they made no war against Yehoshafat.
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Yehuda, so that they made no war against Yehoshafat.
Rashi
ויהי פחד ה' על כל ממלכות הארצות. בזכות שלמדו תורה:
And the fear of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the lands in the merit of having studied Torah.
וּמִן־פְּלִשְׁתִּים מְבִיאִים לִיהוֹשָׁפָט מִנְחָה וְכֶסֶף מַשָּׂא גַּם הָעַרְבִיאִים מְבִיאִים לוֹ צֹאן אֵילִים שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וּתְיָשִׁים שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁבַע מֵאֽוֹת׃ {פ}
Also some of the Pelishtim brought Yehoshafat presents, and tribute of silver; and the ῾Arvi᾽im brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he goats.
Also some of the Pelishtim brought Yehoshafat presents, and tribute of silver; and the ῾Arvi᾽im brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he goats.
Rashi
וכסף משא. משאות של כסף דוגמא (ישעיה מ"ז) היו נשואותיכם עמוסות משא:
and loads of silver - Heb. וְכֶסֶף מַשָּׂא, loads of silver. An example (Isa. 46:1): “נְשֻׂאתֵיכֶם עֲמוּסוֹת מַשָּׂא: the things that you carried are made a load.”
שלח לשריו לבן חיל. כך היה שמו ויש מפרשים שלח לשריו כל שר בן חיל וקשיא לי א"כ לא היה לומר אלא לעובדיה אלא ממה שאמר ולעובדיה מכלל לבן חיל שם אדם הוא:
Ben Hail That was his name. Others explain: he sent to his officers, every officer a valiant man. But I have difficulty with this interpretation because, if so, it should have only said, “Obadiah.” The fact that it says, “to Obadiah” proves that Ben Hail was a person’s name.