Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 34:29-33 דברי הימים ב ל״ד:כ״ט-ל״ג
Part of: Chapter 34
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וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֶּאֱסֹף אֶת־כׇּל־זִקְנֵי יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Yehuda and Yerushalayim.
Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Yehuda and Yerushalayim.
וַיַּעַל הַמֶּלֶךְ בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וְכׇל־אִישׁ יְהוּדָה וְיֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם וְכׇל־הָעָם מִגָּדוֹל וְעַד־קָטָן וַיִּקְרָא בְאׇזְנֵיהֶם אֶת־כׇּל־דִּבְרֵי סֵפֶר הַבְּרִית הַנִּמְצָא בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃
And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Yehuda, and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, old and young: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.
And the king went up into the house of the Lord, and all the men of Yehuda, and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, old and young: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the Lord.
Rashi
וַיַּעֲמֹד הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־עׇמְדוֹ וַיִּכְרֹת אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה וְלִשְׁמוֹר אֶת־מִצְוֺתָיו וְעֵדְוֺתָיו וְחֻקָּיו בְּכׇל־לְבָבוֹ וּבְכׇל־נַפְשׁוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַבְּרִית הַכְּתוּבִים עַל־הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּֽה׃
And the king stood in his place, and made the covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
And the king stood in his place, and made the covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
Rashi
בכל לבבו ובכל נפשו וגו'. אשר מצא שם כתוב (שם ל') ושבת עד ה' אלהיך בכל לבבך ובכל נפשך:
with all his heart and with all his soul as he found written there, (Deut. 30:2): “And you will return to the Lord your God, etc. with all your heart and with all your soul.”
ויעמוד המלך על עמדו. ל' נצבים:
in his place An expression of נִצָּבִים, standing.
וַיַּעֲמֵד אֵת כׇּל־הַנִּמְצָא בִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וּבִנְיָמִן וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ יוֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם כִּבְרִית אֱלֹהִים אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
And he caused all who were present in Yerushalayim and Binyamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Yerushalayim did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
And he caused all who were present in Yerushalayim and Binyamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Yerushalayim did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
Rashi
כברית אלהים אלהי אבותיהם. ככל אותן שכתוב שם אלהי אבותיהם לפיכך כתיב כאן אלהי אבותיהם שכרת לאבותם במדבר וכל ברית שלשם על עבודת כוכבים דכתיב (שם כט) ותראו את שקוציהם וגו' עד פונה היום מעם ה' לפיכך ויסר יאשיהו את כל התועבות וגו':
according to the covenant of God, the God of their forefathers According to all that which is written there: “the God of their forefathers.” Therefore, it is written here, “the God of their forefathers,” which He enacted for their forefathers in the desert. And every covenant that is there concerns idolatry, as it is written (Deut. 29:16f.): “And you saw their abominations and their depravities, etc....turns away today from the Lord.” Therefore, Josiah “removed all the abominations, etc.”
וַיָּסַר יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ אֶת־כׇּל־הַתֹּעֵבוֹת מִֽכׇּל־הָאֲרָצוֹת אֲשֶׁר לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיַּעֲבֵד אֵת כׇּל־הַנִּמְצָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲבוֹד אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם כׇּל־יָמָיו לֹא סָרוּ מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ {ס}
And Yoshiyyahu removed all the abominations out of all the territories that belonged to the children of Yisra᾽el and he enforced all that were present in Yisra᾽el to serve the Lord their God. And all his days they departed not from following the Lord, the God of their fathers.
And Yoshiyyahu removed all the abominations out of all the territories that belonged to the children of Yisra᾽el and he enforced all that were present in Yisra᾽el to serve the Lord their God. And all his days they departed not from following the Lord, the God of their fathers.
ספר הברית. הרי כל החרדה שחרד המלך על שנמצא כתוב (שם) יולך ה' אותך וראה שקראה התורה אותה ברית (שם) אלה דברי הברית ולכך אף הוא כרת ברית וראה כתוב בסמוך אחריו (שם ל"ט) ושמרתם את דברי וגו' ושמרתם אותם גם ראה יאשיהו כתוב בסמוך אתם נצבים היום כולכם וגו' עד טפכם נשיכם עד לעברך בברית עד כורת עמך היום אמר אף באותו דוגמא אכרות אף אני ברית ששם כתוב אתם נצבים וגו' אף אני ויעמד כל העם הנמצא בירושלים מקטן ועד גדול:
the Scroll of the Covenant All the fright that the king experienced was due to the words (Deut. 28: 36): “The Lord will lead you,” and he saw that the Torah called it a covenant: “These are the words of the covenant.” Therefore, he too enacted a covenant and saw written immediately following it (ibid. 29:8): “And you shall keep the words, etc., and practice them.” Josiah also saw written immediately following (ibid. verses 9ff.): “You are standing today, all of you, etc....your children, your wives...that you should pass into the covenant...enacts with you today.” He said, “In such a manner, I too shall enact a covenant, for there it is written: ‘You are standing, etc.’ I too [will do so], ‘And he caused all those found in Jerusalem, both small and great, to stand.’”