Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 20:14-30 דברי הימים ב כ׳:י״ד-ל׳
Part of: Chapter 20
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וְיַחֲזִיאֵל בֶּן־זְכַרְיָהוּ בֶּן־בְּנָיָה בֶּן־יְעִיאֵל בֶּן־מַתַּנְיָה הַלֵּוִי מִן־בְּנֵי אָסָף הָיְתָה עָלָיו רוּחַ יְהֹוָה בְּתוֹךְ הַקָּהָֽל׃
Then upon Yaĥazi᾽el the son of Zekharyahu, the son of Benaya, the son of Ye῾i᾽el, the son of Mattanya, a Levite of the sons of Asaf, came the spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation;
Then upon Yaĥazi᾽el the son of Zekharyahu, the son of Benaya, the son of Ye῾i᾽el, the son of Mattanya, a Levite of the sons of Asaf, came the spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation;
וַיֹּאמֶר הַקְשִׁיבוּ כׇל־יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְהַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָט כֹּה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה לָכֶם אַתֶּם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַל־תֵּחַתּוּ מִפְּנֵי הֶהָמוֹן הָרָב הַזֶּה כִּי לֹא לָכֶם הַמִּלְחָמָה כִּי לֵאלֹהִֽים׃
and he said, Hearken, all Yehuda, and you inhabitants of Yerushalayim, and thou king Yehoshafat, Thus says the Lord to you, Do not be afraid or dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
and he said, Hearken, all Yehuda, and you inhabitants of Yerushalayim, and thou king Yehoshafat, Thus says the Lord to you, Do not be afraid or dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.
Rashi
כי לא לכם המלחמה כי לאלהים. מוסב על ואנחנו לא נדע והשיב הנביא ודאי כאשר אמרתם שעל הקב"ה עיניכם ובטחונכם להושיעכם כן יעשה כי לא לכם המלחמה כי לאלהים:
for the war is not yours but God’s This refers back to (verse 12) “and we do not know,” and the prophet replied, “It is surely as you have said, that your eyes and your trust are upon the Holy One, blessed be He, to save you.” So will He do, for the war is not yours but God’s.
מָחָר רְדוּ עֲלֵיהֶם הִנָּם עֹלִים בְּמַעֲלֵה הַצִּיץ וּמְצָאתֶם אֹתָם בְּסוֹף הַנַּחַל פְּנֵי מִדְבַּר יְרוּאֵֽל׃
To morrow go down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Żiż; and you shall find them at the end of the wadi, before the wilderness of Yeru᾽el.
To morrow go down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Żiż; and you shall find them at the end of the wadi, before the wilderness of Yeru᾽el.
Rashi
במעלה הציץ. שם מקום:
on the ascent to Haziz the name of a place.
לֹא לָכֶם לְהִלָּחֵם בָּזֹאת הִתְיַצְּבוּ עִמְדוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־יְשׁוּעַת יְהֹוָה עִמָּכֶם יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ וְאַל־תֵּחַתּוּ מָחָר צְאוּ לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיהֹוָה עִמָּכֶֽם׃
You shall not need to fight in this battle: take up your positions, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Yehuda and Yerushalayim: do not fear, or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.
You shall not need to fight in this battle: take up your positions, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Yehuda and Yerushalayim: do not fear, or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you.
Rashi
התיצבו. מוסב על לא לכם המלחמה:
set yourself This refers back to (verse 15) “for the war is not yours.”
וראו את ישועת ה'. מוסב למעלה הלא אתה אלהינו הורשתנו ואמר להם הקב"ה הדין עמכם עלי להחזיקה בידכם:
and see the salvation of the Lord This refers back to the above: “Have You, our God, not caused us to inherit (sic)?” And the Holy One, blessed be He, said to them, “You are right. It is up to Me to preserve it in your hands.”
מחר צאו. ואלחם בעדיכם והם האמינו ונזדרזו וישכימו בבקר:
Tomorrow go forth before them and I shall wage war on your behalf. And they believed, and hurried, and arose early in the morning.
וַיִּקֹּד יְהוֹשָׁפָט אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה וְכׇל־יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם נָֽפְלוּ לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺת לַיהֹוָֽה׃
And Yehoshafat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Yehuda and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim fell before the Lord, prostrating themselves before the Lord.
And Yehoshafat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Yehuda and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim fell before the Lord, prostrating themselves before the Lord.
וַיָּקֻמוּ הַלְוִיִּם מִן־בְּנֵי הַקְּהָתִים וּמִן־בְּנֵי הַקׇּרְחִים לְהַלֵּל לַֽיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל לְמָֽעְלָה׃
And the Levites, of the children of the Qehatim, and of the children of the Qorĥim, stood up to praise the Lord God of Yisra᾽el with a loud voice on high.
And the Levites, of the children of the Qehatim, and of the children of the Qorĥim, stood up to praise the Lord God of Yisra᾽el with a loud voice on high.
וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וַיֵּצְאוּ לְמִדְבַּר תְּקוֹעַ וּבְצֵאתָם עָמַד יְהוֹשָׁפָט וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמָעוּנִי יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם הַאֲמִינוּ בַּֽיהֹוָה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם וְתֵאָמֵנוּ הַאֲמִינוּ בִנְבִיאָיו וְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃
And they rose early in the morning, and went out into the wilderness of Teqo῾a: and as they went out, Yehoshafat stood and said, Hear me, O Yehuda, and you inhabitants of Yerushalayim; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall you be established; believe in his prophets, so shall you prosper.
And they rose early in the morning, and went out into the wilderness of Teqo῾a: and as they went out, Yehoshafat stood and said, Hear me, O Yehuda, and you inhabitants of Yerushalayim; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall you be established; believe in his prophets, so shall you prosper.
Rashi
ותאמנו. ותהיו בני אמונה ותצליחו דוגמא (ישעי' ז') לא תאמינו:
and you will be believed Heb. וְתֵאָמֵנוּ. You will be trustworthy and prosper. An example is (Isa. 7: 9) “for you cannot be believed (לֹא תֵאָמֵנוּ).”
וַיִּוָּעַץ אֶל־הָעָם וַיַּעֲמֵד מְשֹֽׁרְרִים לַיהֹוָה וּֽמְהַלְלִים לְהַדְרַת־קֹדֶשׁ בְּצֵאת לִפְנֵי הֶחָלוּץ וְאֹֽמְרִים הוֹדוּ לַיהֹוָה כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to the Lord, who should praise in the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and who should say, Give thanks to the Lord; for his steadfast love endures for ever.
And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers to the Lord, who should praise in the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and who should say, Give thanks to the Lord; for his steadfast love endures for ever.
וּבְעֵת הֵחֵלּוּ בְרִנָּה וּתְהִלָּה נָתַן יְהֹוָה ׀ מְאָֽרְבִים עַל־בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן מוֹאָב וְהַר־שֵׂעִיר הַבָּאִים לִֽיהוּדָה וַיִּנָּגֵֽפוּ׃
And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set an ambush against the children of ῾Ammon, Mo᾽av, and mount Se῾ir, who were come against Yehuda; and they were routed.
And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set an ambush against the children of ῾Ammon, Mo᾽av, and mount Se῾ir, who were come against Yehuda; and they were routed.
Rashi
נתן ה' מארבים. נתן מארבים להשמידם ולהחרימם דוגמא באביה בן רחבעם (לעיל ב' י"ג) וירבעם היסב את המארב כמו כן הסיבם הקב"ה זה בזה ושוב חזר מואב ועזר לבני עמון וקמו שניהם על בני שעיר:
the Lord placed liers-in-wait He placed liers-in-wait to annihilate them and destroy them. An example is found in the case of Abijah the son of Rehoboam (13:13): “And Jeroboam turned the ambush.” Similarly, the Holy One, blessed be He, turned them one against another, and later, Moab returned and aided the children of Ammon, and they both rose up against the children of Seir.
וַיַּעַמְדוּ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן וּמוֹאָב עַל־יֹשְׁבֵי הַר־שֵׂעִיר לְהַחֲרִים וּלְהַשְׁמִיד וּכְכַלּוֹתָם בְּיוֹשְׁבֵי שֵׂעִיר עָזְרוּ אִישׁ־בְּרֵעֵהוּ לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃
For the children of ῾Ammon and Mo᾽av rose against the inhabitants of mount Se῾ir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Se῾ir, they all helped to destroy one another.
For the children of ῾Ammon and Mo᾽av rose against the inhabitants of mount Se῾ir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Se῾ir, they all helped to destroy one another.
Rashi
ויעמדו בני עמון ומואב על יושבי הר שעיר להחרים ולהשמיד וככלותם ביושבי שעיר עזרו איש ברעהו. הסיבן הקב"ה זה אל זה להשחיתם עד כלותם עד שנפלו ההגרים לארץ לאין פליטה:
when they finished with the inhabitants of Seir, each one helped his friend to destroy The Holy One, blessed be He, turned one against the other until they were completely destroyed; until the corpses fell to the ground with no survivors.
וִיהוּדָה בָּא עַל־הַמִּצְפֶּה לַמִּדְבָּר וַיִּפְנוּ אֶל־הֶהָמוֹן וְהִנָּם פְּגָרִים נֹפְלִים אַרְצָה וְאֵין פְּלֵיטָֽה׃
And when Yehuda came to the watchtower in the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.
And when Yehuda came to the watchtower in the wilderness, they looked upon the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none had escaped.
וַיָּבֹא יְהוֹשָׁפָט וְעַמּוֹ לָבֹז אֶת־שְׁלָלָם וַיִּמְצְאוּ בָהֶם לָרֹב וּרְכוּשׁ וּפְגָרִים וּכְלֵי חֲמֻדוֹת וַיְנַצְּלוּ לָהֶם לְאֵין מַשָּׂא וַיִּהְיוּ יָמִים שְׁלוֹשָׁה בֹּזְזִים אֶת־הַשָּׁלָל כִּי רַב־הֽוּא׃
And when Yehoshafat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them abundance of riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering the spoil, it was so much.
And when Yehoshafat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them abundance of riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering the spoil, it was so much.
Rashi
לאין משא. מרוב:
to the extent that they could not carry them away because of the quantity.
וּבַיּוֹם הָרְבִעִי נִקְהֲלוּ לְעֵמֶק בְּרָכָה כִּי־שָׁם בֵּרְכוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה עַל־כֵּן קָרְאוּ אֶת־שֵׁם הַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא עֵמֶק בְּרָכָה עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berakha; (for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Berakha, unto this day.)
And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berakha; (for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Berakha, unto this day.)
Rashi
נקהלו לעמק ברכה. לאותו עמק שלאחר כן נקרא עמק ברכה על שם המעשה כמו שמפורש בסמוך כדאמר כי שם ברכו את ה' והודו על כל הטובה אשר עשה להם שעזרם מעכומ"ז:
they congregated to the valley of Berachah To the valley which was later called the valley of Berachah, because of the incident [that took place there], as is explained immediately following, as Scripture states for there they blessed the Lord and gave thanks for all the good that He had done for them, that He saved them from their enemies.
וַיָּשֻׁבוּ כׇּל־אִישׁ יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וִיהוֹשָׁפָט בְּרֹאשָׁם לָשׁוּב אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בְּשִׂמְחָה כִּֽי־שִׂמְּחָם יְהֹוָה מֵאוֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃
Then they returned, every man of Yehuda and Yerushalayim, and Yehoshafat at their head, to go back to Yerushalayim with joy; for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.
Then they returned, every man of Yehuda and Yerushalayim, and Yehoshafat at their head, to go back to Yerushalayim with joy; for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.
וַיָּבֹאוּ יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בִּנְבָלִים וּבְכִנֹּרוֹת וּבַחֲצֹֽצְרוֹת אֶל־בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃
And they came to Yerushalayim with lutes and lyres and trumpets to the house of the Lord.
And they came to Yerushalayim with lutes and lyres and trumpets to the house of the Lord.
Rashi
ויבאו ירושלים בנבלים ובכנרות ובחצצרות. הרי ג' כלי שיר כנגד ג' כל איש יהודה וירושלים ויהושפט:
And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries, with harps, and with trumpets These three musical instruments correspond to “all the men of Judah and Jerusalem and Jehoshaphat.”
וַֽיְהִי פַּחַד אֱלֹהִים עַל כׇּל־מַמְלְכוֹת הָאֲרָצוֹת בְּשׇׁמְעָם כִּי נִלְחַם יְהֹוָה עִם אוֹיְבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Yisra᾽el.
And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Yisra᾽el.
וַתִּשְׁקֹט מַלְכוּת יְהוֹשָׁפָט וַיָּנַֽח לוֹ אֱלֹהָיו מִסָּבִֽיב׃ {פ}
So the realm of Yehoshafat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
So the realm of Yehoshafat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
אל תיראו ואל תחתו. מוסב על שאמרו אין בנו כח לפני ההמון והנביא אמר להם אף על פי שהם רבים מכם אל תיראו מהם:
You shall not fear, neither shall you be dismayed This refers back to what they said, (verse 12) “we have no strength before this multitude.” The prophet said to them, “Although they outnumber you, do not fear them.”