Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 34:1-7 דברי הימים ב ל״ד:א׳-ז׳
Part of: Chapter 34
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בֶּן־שְׁמוֹנֶה שָׁנִים יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ בְמׇלְכוֹ וּשְׁלֹשִׁים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
Yoshiyyahu was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Yerushalayim for thirty one years.
Yoshiyyahu was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Yerushalayim for thirty one years.
וַיַּעַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּדַרְכֵי דָּוִיד אָבִיו וְלֹא־סָר יָמִין וּשְׂמֹֽאול׃
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and followed in the ways of David his father, declining neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and followed in the ways of David his father, declining neither to the right hand, nor to the left.
וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶה שָׁנִים לְמׇלְכוֹ וְהוּא עוֹדֶנּוּ נַעַר הֵחֵל לִדְרוֹשׁ לֵאלֹהֵי דָּוִיד אָבִיו וּבִשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הֵחֵל לְטַהֵר אֶת־יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מִן־הַבָּמוֹת וְהָאֲשֵׁרִים וְהַפְּסִלִים וְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Yehuda and Yerushalayim of the high places, and the asherim, and the carved idols, and the molten images.
For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Yehuda and Yerushalayim of the high places, and the asherim, and the carved idols, and the molten images.
Rashi
החל לטהר את יהודה וירושלם. מן הבמות והאשרים שעשה מנשה וחדשה אמון בנו כדלמעלה (ב' ל"ג) וישב ויבן את הבמות אשר נתץ יחזקיהו אביו וגו':
he started to purge Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the asherim that Manasseh had made and that Amon his son had renewed, as above (33:3): “And he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had demolished, etc.”
וַיְנַתְּצוּ לְפָנָיו אֵת מִזְבְּחוֹת הַבְּעָלִים וְהַחַמָּנִים אֲשֶׁר־לְמַעְלָה מֵעֲלֵיהֶם גִּדֵּעַ וְהָאֲשֵׁרִים וְהַפְּסִלִים וְהַמַּסֵּכוֹת שִׁבַּר וְהֵדַק וַיִּזְרֹק עַל־פְּנֵי הַקְּבָרִים הַזֹּבְחִים לָהֶֽם׃
And they broke down the altars of the Be῾alim in his presence; and the sun images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the asherim, and the carved idols, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
And they broke down the altars of the Be῾alim in his presence; and the sun images, that were on high above them, he cut down; and the asherim, and the carved idols, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it upon the graves of those who had sacrificed to them.
Rashi
והחמנים. צורות חמה:
and the sun images images of the sun.
אשר למעלה. שהושיבו למעלה מהם גבוה כנגד החמה ומשתחוי' לו כל זה עשה מנשה כדכתיב לעיל (שם) וישתחוה לכל צבא השמים ויעבוד אות':
that were above That they had placed above them, on high, opposite the sun, and they would prostrate themselves to it. Manasseh had done all this, as it is written above (33:3): “and he prostrated himself to the entire host of the heaven, and he worshipped them.”
ויזרוק על פני הקברים. כאן נתקיים מה שאמר לירבעם (במלכים א' י"ג) כה אמר ה' הנה בן נולד לבית דוד יאשיהו שמו וזבח עליך עצמות אדם את כהני הבמות המקטרים:
and he cast them upon the graves Here was fulfilled what he said to Jeroboam, (I Kings 13:2): “so said the Lord, ‘Behold a son will be born to the house of David, Josiah will be his name, and upon you will he sacrifice, etc., and human bones, etc.’”
וְעַצְמוֹת כֹּֽהֲנִים שָׂרַף עַל־[מִזְבְּחוֹתָם] (מזבחותים) וַיְטַהֵר אֶת־יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Yehuda and Yerushalayim.
And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Yehuda and Yerushalayim.
וּבְעָרֵי מְנַשֶּׁה וְאֶפְרַיִם וְשִׁמְעוֹן וְעַד־נַפְתָּלִי (בחר בתיהם) [בְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶם] סָבִֽיב׃
And so he did in the cities of Menashshe, and Efrayim, and Shim῾on even to Naftali, in their ruins round about.
And so he did in the cities of Menashshe, and Efrayim, and Shim῾on even to Naftali, in their ruins round about.
Rashi
ובערי מנשה ואפרים וגו'. מאותן עוללות שנשתיירו מחרב ומשבי סנחריב:
And in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim, etc. from those “gleanings” [survivors] who survived the sword and the captivity of Sennacherib.
בחרבותיהם. בהר בתיהם כתוב לפי שלא היו כי אם עוללות מעט נתייראו לישב בשפלה כי אם לקבוע בהר בתיהם:
with their instruments of destruction Since they were but few “gleanings,” they feared to live in the lowland and established their houses on the mountain (בְּחַר בָּתֵּיהֶם).
וַיְנַתֵּץ אֶת־הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִים וְהַפְּסִלִים כִּתַּת לְהֵדַק וְכׇל־הַחַמָּנִים גִּדַּע בְּכׇל־אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּשׇׁב לִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ {פ}
And when he had broken down the altars and the asherim, and had beaten the carved idols into dust, and cut down all the sun images throughout all the land of Yisra᾽el, he returned to Yerushalayim.
And when he had broken down the altars and the asherim, and had beaten the carved idols into dust, and cut down all the sun images throughout all the land of Yisra᾽el, he returned to Yerushalayim.
והוא עודנו נער החל לדרוש. פתרון אע"פ שהיה נער החל לדרוש אלהי דוד אביו דוגמת (ראשית ל"ו) והוא נער את בני בלהה ויבא יוסף את דבתם רעה ואין תימה בדבר אבל אם היה בן שלשים שנה לא היה עושה וזה תימה שהיה נער ואף ע"פ כן החל לדרוש וגו':
when he was still a youth, he started to seek The meaning is that although he was still a youth, he started to seek after the God of David his father. This is similar to (Gen. 37:2): “and as a youth, with the sons of Bilhah, etc., Joseph brought evil reports of them,” and this is not surprising, but if he were thirty years old, he would not have done it. It is, however, surprising, that he (Josiah) was a youth, and nevertheless, he started to seek, etc.