Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 32:24-33 דברי הימים ב ל״ב:כ״ד-ל״ג
Part of: Chapter 32
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בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם חָלָה יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ עַד־לָמוּת וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ וּמוֹפֵת נָתַן לֽוֹ׃
In those days Yeĥizqiyyahu fell mortally sick, and he prayed to the Lord: and he spoke to him, and he gave him a sign.
In those days Yeĥizqiyyahu fell mortally sick, and he prayed to the Lord: and he spoke to him, and he gave him a sign.
Rashi
ויאמר לו. מה האות:
and he spoke to him What is the sign?
ומופת נתן לו. וזה לך האות הכל מפורש שם:
and he gave him a sign (ibid. verse 9ff.) “This is your sign, etc.” Everything is delineated there.
וְלֹֽא־כִגְמֻל עָלָיו הֵשִׁיב יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ כִּי גָבַהּ לִבּוֹ וַֽיְהִי עָלָיו קֶצֶף וְעַל־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
But Yeĥizqiyyahu did not pay back according to the benefit done to him; for his heart was proud: therefore wrath came upon him, and upon Yehuda and Yerushalayim.
But Yeĥizqiyyahu did not pay back according to the benefit done to him; for his heart was proud: therefore wrath came upon him, and upon Yehuda and Yerushalayim.
Rashi
ולא כגמול עליו השיב. לא כמו שגמל הקב"ה על יחזקיהו שרפאוהו השיב לו יחזקיהו:
But...did not repay Him according to that which He had bestowed upon him Hezekiah did not repay the Holy One, blessed be He in accordance with that which He had bestowed upon him by healing him.
כי גבה לבו. שהראה את כל בית נכותו וגו' עד ובכל ממשלתו:
for his heart became haughty as it is written (ibid. 20:13): “and he showed them his entire treasure-house...and in all his kingdom.”
ויהי עליו קצף ועל יהודה וירושלים. על זאת והכותב הספר הזה קצרו כאן לפי שכתוב במלכים ובישעיה:
and there was wrath upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem because of this, and the author of this Book abridged it here because it is described in II Kings (20) and in Isaiah (39).
וַיִּכָּנַע יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּגֹבַהּ לִבּוֹ הוּא וְיוֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְלֹא־בָא עֲלֵיהֶם קֶצֶף יְהֹוָה בִּימֵי יְחִזְקִיָּֽהוּ׃
Nevertheless Yeĥizqiyyahu did humble himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Yeĥizqiyyahu.
Nevertheless Yeĥizqiyyahu did humble himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, so that the wrath of the Lord did not come upon them in the days of Yeĥizqiyyahu.
Rashi
ויכנע יחזקיהו בגובה לבו. כדכתיב שם ויאמר חזקיה אל ישעיה טוב וגומר וכשנכנע לא בא עליהם הקצף בימיו:
And Hezekiah became humbled when his heart was haughty as it is written there: “And Hezekiah said to Isaiah: [The word of the Lord that you have spoken is] good.” And when he became humble, the wrath did not come upon them in his days.
וַיְהִי לִיחִזְקִיָּהוּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד וְאֹצָרוֹת עָֽשָׂה־לוֹ לְכֶסֶף וּלְזָהָב וּלְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה וְלִבְשָׂמִים וּלְמָגִנִּים וּלְכֹל כְּלֵי חֶמְדָּֽה׃
And Yeĥizqiyyahu had very much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of choice vessels;
And Yeĥizqiyyahu had very much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of choice vessels;
Rashi
ולכל כלי חמדה. עשה מיני אוצרות:
and for all precious vessels he made various kinds of treasure-houses.
וּמִסְכְּנוֹת לִתְבוּאַת דָּגָן וְתִירוֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר וְאֻֽרָוֺת לְכׇל־בְּהֵמָה וּבְהֵמָה וַעֲדָרִים לָאֲוֵרֹֽת׃
storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stables for all manner of beasts, and folds for sheep.
storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil; and stables for all manner of beasts, and folds for sheep.
Rashi
ומסכנות לתבואת. על אוצרות התבואה נופל לומר מסכנות בכל מקום כמו (שמות א) ערי מסכנות לפרעה וכן לעיל (ב ח) ויבן תדמר במדבר ואת כל ערי מסכנות אשר בנה בחמת ועל כרחך לצורך תבואה שבמדבר לא היה לו לאצור זהב וכסף:
And storehouses for the increase Regarding storehouses of increase [of grain] it is appropriate to use the term מִסְכְּנוֹת, storehouses, in all places, like (Exod. 1:11): “store cities (עָרֵי מִסְכְּנוֹת) for Pharaoh,” and so, (above 8:4): “And he built Tadmor in the desert and all the store cities (עָרֵי מִסְכְּנוֹת) that he built in Hamath,” and perforce, they were for grain, because in the desert he did not have to store gold and silver.
וארות לכל בהמה ובהמה. איצטבלאות גדולות:
and stalls for all kinds of beasts - Heb. וְאֻרָוֹת, large stables.
וְעָרִים עָשָׂה לוֹ וּמִקְנֵה־צֹאן וּבָקָר לָרֹב כִּי נָֽתַן־לוֹ אֱלֹהִים רְכוּשׁ רַב מְאֹֽד׃
Moreover he provided cities, and possessions of flocks and herds for himself in abundance: for God had given him very great substance.
Moreover he provided cities, and possessions of flocks and herds for himself in abundance: for God had given him very great substance.
וְהוּא יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ סָתַם אֶת־מוֹצָא מֵימֵי גִיחוֹן הָֽעֶלְיוֹן וַֽיַּישְּׁרֵם לְמַֽטָּה־מַּעְרָבָה לְעִיר דָּוִיד וַיַּצְלַח יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּכׇֽל־מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃
This same Yeĥizqiyyahu also stopped up the upper watercourse of Giĥon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Yeĥizqiyyahu prospered in all his works.
This same Yeĥizqiyyahu also stopped up the upper watercourse of Giĥon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Yeĥizqiyyahu prospered in all his works.
Rashi
ויישרם למטה מערבה. הנהיגם דרך ישר למטה מערבה לעיר דוד:
and he led them straight down on the west He led them along a straight way down on the west to the City of David.
וְכֵן בִּמְלִיצֵי ׀ שָׂרֵי בָבֶל הַֽמְשַׁלְּחִים עָלָיו לִדְרֹשׁ הַמּוֹפֵת אֲשֶׁר הָיָה בָאָרֶץ עֲזָבוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים לְנַסּוֹתוֹ לָדַעַת כׇּל־בִּלְבָבֽוֹ׃
Howbeit in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Bavel, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Howbeit in the matter of the ambassadors of the princes of Bavel, who sent to him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.
Rashi
וכן במליצי. שלוחי דוגמא (ראשית מ"ב) כי המליץ בינותם על שם שהשליח מליץ בין השולח למשתלח ונופל על פסוק שאמר ויצלח יחזקיהו בכל מעשיו ואחר כל הטוב הזה שהצליחו הקב"ה עזבו האלהים לנסותו לדעת כל בלבבו ביד מליצי שרי בבל המשלחים אליו:
And so, because of the emissaries of Heb. בִּמְלִיצֵי, messengers, similar to (Gen. 42:23): “for the interpreter (הַמֵּלִיץ) was between them” because the messenger is the liaison between the sender and the one to whom he is sent. This is related to the verse that states: “and Hezekiah prospered in all his work,” and after all this good, which the Holy One, blessed be He, had bestowed on him, God forsook him to test him, to know what was in his heart through the emissaries of the officers of Babylon, who were sent to him.
לדרוש המופת אשר היה בארץ. לא עמד בנסיון והראה להם את כל בית נכותו ומסיפיה לרישיה נדרש:
to seek the sign that was in the land He did not stand up to the test, and he showed them the weakness of his whole house. The verse is to be explained as if the phrases are reversed.
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ וַחֲסָדָיו הִנָּם כְּתוּבִים בַּחֲזוֹן יְשַׁעְיָהוּ בֶן־אָמוֹץ הַנָּבִיא עַל־סֵפֶר מַלְכֵֽי־יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Now the rest of the acts of Yeĥizqiyyahu, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Yesha῾yahu the prophet, the son of Amoż, and in the book of the kings of Yehuda and Yisra᾽el.
Now the rest of the acts of Yeĥizqiyyahu, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Yesha῾yahu the prophet, the son of Amoż, and in the book of the kings of Yehuda and Yisra᾽el.
וַיִּשְׁכַּב יְחִזְקִיָּהוּ עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּֽמַעֲלֵה קִבְרֵי בְנֵי־דָוִיד וְכָבוֹד עָשׂוּ־לוֹ בְמוֹתוֹ כׇּל־יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַיִּמְלֹךְ מְנַשֶּׁה בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ {פ}
And Yeĥizqiyyahu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the tombs of the sons of David: and all Yehuda and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim did him honour at his death. And Menashshe his son reigned in his stead.
And Yeĥizqiyyahu slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the tombs of the sons of David: and all Yehuda and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim did him honour at his death. And Menashshe his son reigned in his stead.
Rashi
במעלה. במיטב כמפורש בסוף פרק קמא דבבא קמא:
in the best - Heb. בְּמַעֲלֵה, in the best, as is explained at the end of the first chapter of Baba Kamma (16b).
ויתפלל אל ה'. כדמפורש במלכים:
and he prayed to the Lord as is delineated in II Kings (20:3).