Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 6:1-13 דברי הימים ב ו׳:א׳-י״ג
Part of: Chapter 6
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אָז אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה יְהֹוָה אָמַר לִשְׁכּוֹן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃
Then said Shelomo, The Lord has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Then said Shelomo, The Lord has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Rashi
וַאֲנִי בָּנִיתִי בֵית־זְבֻל לָךְ וּמָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ עוֹלָמִֽים׃
But I have built a house of habitation for Thee, and a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.
But I have built a house of habitation for Thee, and a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.
Rashi
בית זבול. מדור:
a House to dwell in - Heb. בֵית זְבֻל a dwelling.
לשבתך עולמים. שמשנבחרה לא שרתה שכינה במקום אחר ולא הותרו הבמות:
for You to dwell in forever For since it was selected, the Shechinah did not rest elsewhere, and the high places were prohibited.
וַיַּסֵּב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־פָּנָיו וַיְבָרֶךְ אֵת כׇּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכׇל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹמֵֽד׃
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Yisra᾽el: (and all the congregation of Yisra᾽el stood:)
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Yisra᾽el: (and all the congregation of Yisra᾽el stood:)
Rashi
ויברך את כל קהל ישראל. ברכה האמורה בסוף הענין:
and blessed all the congregation of Israel the blessing stated at the end of the episode.
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּפִיו אֵת דָּוִיד אָבִי וּבְיָדָיו מִלֵּא לֵאמֹֽר׃
and he said, Blessed is the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, who has with his hands fulfilled that which he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
and he said, Blessed is the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, who has with his hands fulfilled that which he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
Rashi
אשר דבר בפיו. שיתן לו בן שיבנה לו בית:
Who spoke with His mouth that He would give him a son who would build Him a House.
מלא. קיים דברו הטוב:
has fulfilled He fulfilled His good word.
מִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי אֶת־עַמִּי מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא־בָחַרְתִּֽי בְעִיר מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לִהְיוֹת שְׁמִי שָׁם וְלֹא־בָחַרְתִּֽי בְאִישׁ לִהְיוֹת נָגִיד עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Miżrayim I chose no city among all the tribes of Yisra᾽el to build a house in, that my name might be there; nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over my people Yisra᾽el:
Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Miżrayim I chose no city among all the tribes of Yisra᾽el to build a house in, that my name might be there; nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over my people Yisra᾽el:
Rashi
מן היום אשר הוצאתי. שאף זה דברת אל אבי:
Since the day that I brought forth For this too You spoke to my father.
וָֽאֶבְחַר בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לִהְיוֹת שְׁמִי שָׁם וָאֶבְחַר בְּדָוִיד לִהְיוֹת עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
but I have chosen Yerushalayim, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Yisra᾽el.
but I have chosen Yerushalayim, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Yisra᾽el.
Rashi
ואבחר בירושלים. מוסב על לא בחרתי בעיר:
And I chose Jerusalem This refers to “I chose no city.”
ואבחר בדויד. מוסב על ולא בחרתי באיש:
and I chose David This refers back to “neither did I choose a man.”
וַיְהִי עִם־לְבַב דָּוִיד אָבִי לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־דָּוִיד אָבִי יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־לְבָבְךָ לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לִשְׁמִי הֱֽטִיבוֹתָ כִּי הָיָה עִם־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃
But the Lord said to David my father, Since it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thy heart:
But the Lord said to David my father, Since it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thy heart:
Rashi
הטיבות כי היה עם לבבך. כלומר גם אני בוחר בבית אשר עלה בלבך לבנותו לשכן שמו שם כמו שאמר למעלה:
you did well that it was in your heart i.e., I too choose the House that you thought to build, where My name shall dwell, as is stated above.
רַק אַתָּה לֹא תִבְנֶה הַבָּיִת כִּי בִנְךָ הַיּוֹצֵא מֵחֲלָצֶיךָ הוּא־יִבְנֶה הַבַּיִת לִשְׁמִֽי׃
Yet thou shalt not build the house; but thy son who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
Yet thou shalt not build the house; but thy son who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
וַיָּקֶם יְהֹוָה אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר וָאָקוּם תַּחַת דָּוִיד אָבִי וָאֵשֵׁב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּא יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה וָאֶבְנֶה הַבַּיִת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
The Lord has performed his word which he has spoken: for I am risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Yisra᾽el, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
The Lord has performed his word which he has spoken: for I am risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Yisra᾽el, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
וָאָשִׂים שָׁם אֶת־הָאָרוֹן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם בְּרִית יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת עִם־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And in it I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Yisra᾽el.
And in it I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Yisra᾽el.
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָה נֶגֶד כׇּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפָּֽיו׃
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, and spread out his hands:
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, and spread out his hands:
Rashi
ויפרש כפיו. היה לו לומר כך ויפרוש כפיו השמימה ויאמר וגו' אלא שמפסיק בינתיים להודיע על מה עמד וכן במלכים (א' ח') ויפרש כפיו השמימה ויאמר:
and he spread forth his hands Scripture should have said the following: “and he spread forth his hands toward heaven, and he said, etc.,” but it interrupted in between to inform [us] on what he stood, and so in I Kings (8:22f.): “and he spread forth his hands towards heaven, and he said.”
כִּֽי־עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּתוֹךְ הָעֲזָרָה חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת אׇרְכּוֹ וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת רׇחְבּוֹ וְאַמּוֹת שָׁלוֹשׁ קוֹמָתוֹ וַיַּעֲמֹד עָלָיו וַיִּבְרַךְ עַל־בִּרְכָּיו נֶגֶד כׇּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפָּיו הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ {פ}
for Shelomo had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, and spread out his hands towards heaven,
for Shelomo had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, and spread out his hands towards heaven,
Rashi
כי עשה שלמה. מוסב על נגד כל קהל ישראל כלומר היאך היה גבוה מכולם להשמיע דבריו:
For Solomon had made This refers back to “opposite all the congregation of Israel,” i.e., how was he higher than all of them to make his words heard?
ויעמוד עליו. ועתה יכולין לראותו כל ישראל ומשום שמפסיק הענין צריך לומר כבראשונה נגד כל קהל ישראל וכן ויפרוש כפיו השמימה:
and he stood on it And now, all Israel could see him, and since he interrupted the topic, he had to repeat, “opposite all the congregation of Israel,” and so, “and he spread forth his hands toward heaven.”
אז אמר שלמה. הואיל והבית מלא עשן עכשיו אני יודע שהשכינה שרויה בו בערפל כי כן דרכו דכתיב (שמות כ׳:י״ח) ומשה נגש אל הערפל אשר שם האלהים ודאי שרצונו להתעכב בו ובספרי פירש אז אמר שלמה כשראה הענן אמר עתה אני רואה שהשכינה שרויה בבית אשר בניתי שהרי כך הבטיח לבוא ולשכן בו מתוך ענן וערפל והיכן אמר (ויקרא ט״ז:ב׳) כי בענן אראה על הכפורת:
Then Solomon said Since the House is full of smoke, I now know that the Shechinah is resting in the thick darkness therein, for so is His wont, as it is written (Exod. 20:18): “and Moses drew near to the thick darkness wherein God appeared.” [Therefore, I deduce that] He surely wishes to stay therein, and in Sifre it is explained: Then Solomon said - when he saw the cloud, he said, “Now I see that the Shechinah rests in the House that I have built, for He promised to come and dwell therein out of the midst of the cloud and the thick darkness.” Now where did He say this? (Lev. 16:2): “for in the cloud I shall appear on the Ark cover.”