Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 7 דברי הימים ב ז׳
Part of: Petuchah, II Chronicles 7:1Petuchah, II Chronicles 7:12Setumah, II Chronicles 7:5Setumah, II Chronicles 7:7
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וּכְכַלּוֹת שְׁלֹמֹה לְהִתְפַּלֵּל וְהָאֵשׁ יָֽרְדָה מֵֽהַשָּׁמַיִם וַתֹּאכַל הָעֹלָה וְהַזְּבָחִים וּכְבוֹד יְהֹוָה מָלֵא אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת׃
Now when Shelomo had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
Now when Shelomo had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the house.
וְלֹא יָֽכְלוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים לָבוֹא אֶל־בֵּית יְהֹוָה כִּֽי־מָלֵא כְבוֹד־יְהֹוָה אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃
And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.
And the priests could not enter into the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord’s house.
וְכֹל ׀ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רֹאִים בְּרֶדֶת הָאֵשׁ וּכְבוֹד יְהֹוָה עַל־הַבָּיִת וַיִּכְרְעוּ אַפַּיִם אַרְצָה עַל־הָרִֽצְפָה וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ וְהֹדוֹת לַֽיהֹוָה כִּי טוֹב כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃
And when all the children of Yisra᾽el saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and prostrated themselves, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever.
And when all the children of Yisra᾽el saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and prostrated themselves, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever.
וְהַמֶּלֶךְ וְכׇל־הָעָם זֹבְחִים זֶבַח לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס}
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.
Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord.
וַיִּזְבַּח הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־זֶבַח הַבָּקָר עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנַיִם אֶלֶף וְצֹאן מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים אָלֶף וַֽיַּחְנְכוּ אֶת־בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכׇל־הָעָֽם׃
And king Shelomo offered as a sacrifice twenty two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people consecrated the house of God.
And king Shelomo offered as a sacrifice twenty two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people consecrated the house of God.
וְהַכֹּהֲנִים עַל־מִשְׁמְרוֹתָם עֹמְדִים וְהַלְוִיִּם בִּכְלֵי־שִׁיר יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה דָּוִיד הַמֶּלֶךְ לְהֹדוֹת לַֽיהֹוָה כִּֽי־לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ בְּהַלֵּל דָּוִיד בְּיָדָם וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים (מחצצרים) [מַחְצְרִים] נֶגְדָּם וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹמְדִֽים׃ {ס}
And the priests stood at their posts: the Levites also with the instruments of music of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his steadfast love endures for ever; with the praises of David in their hands; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Yisra᾽el stood.
And the priests stood at their posts: the Levites also with the instruments of music of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, because his steadfast love endures for ever; with the praises of David in their hands; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Yisra᾽el stood.
Rashi
להודות. בכלי שיר שהיו אומרים הודו לה' כי טוב כי לעולם חסדו:
to give thanks with musical instruments, for they recited (Ps. 136): “Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for His loving kindness is eternal.”
בהלל דויד. הכלי שיר שהיו אומרין בו הלל של דוד וההודיות בידם של לוים:
with David’s praise The musical instruments with which they recited David’s praise and the thanksgivings were in the Levites’ hands.
והכהנים. מחצרים נגדם שעליהם לשורר בחצוצרות שנאמר ובני אהרן הכהנים יתקעו וגו' (מדבר י'):
and the priests were sounding the trumpets opposite them For it was incumbent upon them to play music with the trumpets, as it is said (Num. 10: 8): “And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow [with the trumpets].”
וַיְקַדֵּשׁ שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־תּוֹךְ הֶחָצֵר אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי בֵית־יְהֹוָה כִּי־עָשָׂה שָׁם הָעֹלוֹת וְאֵת חֶלְבֵי הַשְּׁלָמִים כִּֽי־מִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה לֹא יָכוֹל לְהָכִיל אֶת־הָעֹלָה וְאֶת־הַמִּנְחָה וְאֶת־הַחֲלָבִֽים׃
Moreover Shelomo hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Shelomo had made was not able to contain the burnt offerings, and the meal offerings, and the fat.
Moreover Shelomo hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the Lord: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Shelomo had made was not able to contain the burnt offerings, and the meal offerings, and the fat.
Rashi
ויקדש שלמה את תוך החצר. רבותינו חולקין בדבר זה (זבחים נ"ט) רבי יהודה אומר קדש את רצפת העזרה בקדושת מזבח להקטיר על הרצפה כי מזבח הנחשת קטן מהכיל שרבו קרבנות להביא אמר לו רבי יוסי והלא כבר נאמר (לעיל ב' ח') אלף עולות יעלה שלמה על מזבח שעשה משה וכשאתה מגיע לחשבון אמות ומנין עולות תמצא שזה של אבנים גדול משל משה שהמזבח של משה מקום מערכתו אמה על אמה ושל שלמה מקום מערכתו כ"ד על כ"ד הרי של שלמה חמשה מאות ושבעים ושש כשל משה א"כ מה הוא קדש המלך את תוך החצר שקבע בו מזבח של אבנים מחובר ברצפה:
And Solomon consecrated the interior of the court Our Sages differ in this matter (Zeb. 59): Rabbi Judah says: He consecrated the floor of the forecourt with the sanctity of the altar to burn offerings on the floor, because the copper altar was too small to contain [the offerings], because they brought many sacrifices. Rabbi Jose said to him: Was it not already stated (1:6): “And he offered up on it a thousand burnt offerings” on the altar that Moses had made? When you compute the number of cubits and the number of burnt offerings, you will find that this one of stones was larger than that of Moses, for on Moses’ altar, the place of its pyre was a cubit by a cubit, whereas on Solomon’s, the place of its pyre was twenty-four by twenty-four. The result is that Solomon’s [altar] was 576 times as large as that of Moses. If so, what is the meaning of (I Kings 8:64): “the king consecrated the interior of the court”? That he set the stone altar into it, fastened to the floor.
לא יכול להכיל. בשל משה הוא אומר כאדם האומר ננס פלוני ופסול לעבודה:
could not contain He is talking about Moses’ [altar], like a person who says, “So and so is a dwarf and is disqualified from performing the sacrificial service.”
וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־הֶחָג בָּעֵת הַהִיא שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּוֹ קָהָל גָּדוֹל מְאֹד מִלְּבוֹא חֲמָת עַד־נַחַל מִצְרָֽיִם׃
Also at that time Shelomo kept the feast for seven days, and all Yisra᾽el with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Ḥamat to the wadi of Miżrayim.
Also at that time Shelomo kept the feast for seven days, and all Yisra᾽el with him, a very great congregation, from the entrance of Ḥamat to the wadi of Miżrayim.
Rashi
מלבוא חמת. שהוא בצפון של ארץ ישראל:
from the entrance of Hamath which is in the north of the land of Israel.
עד נחל מצרים. שהיא כנגדו כמפורש באלה מסעי:
to the brook of Egypt which is opposite it, as is delineated in אֵלֶּה מַסְעֵי (ibid. verse 5).
וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי עֲצָרֶת כִּי ׀ חֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ עָשׂוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְהֶחָג שִׁבְעַת יָמִֽים׃
And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the consecration of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
And on the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the consecration of the altar for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
וּבְיוֹם עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁלֹשָׁה לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי שִׁלַּח אֶת־הָעָם לְאׇהֳלֵיהֶם שְׂמֵחִים וְטוֹבֵי לֵב עַל־הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה לְדָוִיד וְלִשְׁלֹמֹה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּֽוֹ׃
And on the twenty third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, glad and merry in heart for the bounty that the Lord had bestowed on David, and to Shelomo, and to Yisra᾽el his people.
And on the twenty third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, glad and merry in heart for the bounty that the Lord had bestowed on David, and to Shelomo, and to Yisra᾽el his people.
Rashi
וביום עשרים ושלשה לחדש השביעי שלח את העם. שהוא ט' לחנוכת הבית ובמלכים (א' ח') כתוב וביום השמיני שהוא כ"ב לחדש פתרון ביום ח' נתן להם רשות לילך לאחר החג ולמחר כשיצא החג אז הלכו כולם יחד, ע"א ביום ח' נתן להם רשות ושלח אותם היושבים בתוך תחום שבת וכל מי שירצה ליסע ולילך באותו היום באותו התחום ולמחר שלח כל העם כולו ובב"ר מפרש נטלו רשות ממנו והמתינו עוד שם יום אחד וחזרו ונטלו רשות עוד למחר פעם שניה לכך נאמר ביום כ"ג בחדש:
And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he dismissed the people which was the ninth [day] of the inauguration of the Temple, but in I Kings (8:66) it is written: “On the eighth day,” which was the twenty-second of the month. The meaning is: On the eighth day he gave them permission to leave after the Feast, and on the morrow, when the Feast was over, they all went [home] together. Another meaning: On the eighth day he gave them permission and dismissed those who lived within the Sabbath limits and whoever wished to travel and go on that day in that limit, and on the following day, he dismissed the entire populace. In Genesis Rabbah (35:3) it is explained that they took his leave but waited there one more day and then they repeated [this procedure] and took leave again a second time; therefore it is said: “on the twenty-third day of the month.”
שמחים וטובי לב וגו'. לדויד ולשלמה כי מה שדבר בפיו (לעיל כ"ח) בנך שלמה הוא יבנה בית לשמי מלא בידו שנתן לו בן יושב על כסאו שבנה הבית לשם ה' ובב"ר מפרש א"ר לוי כתיב כי חנוכת וגו' שמחים מוסב על אשר אמר ה' לדוד שקיים מה שנדר לשלמה שבחר בו מכל אחיו כי חכם הוא:
rejoicing and delighted of heart, etc. for David, for Solomon For that which He spoke with His mouth above (I Chron 28:6): “Your son Solomon - he shall build My House,” He fulfilled with His hand, for He gave him a son sitting on his throne, who built a House in the name of the Lord. And in Genesis Rabbah it is explained: Said Rabbi Levi: It is written: “for the inauguration of, etc.” “Rejoicing” refers to “that the Lord had wrought for David,” viz. that He fulfilled that which He had vowed to Solomon, that He chose him from all his brothers because he was wise.
ולישראל עמו. כדכתיב במלכים (א' ח') לא נפל דבר אחד וגו', ע"א ולישראל עמו שהיה להם מושל שהיו יושבין בבטחון ובהשקט כדכתיב וישב יהודה וישראל וגו' (שם ה'):
and for Israel His people it is written in I Kings (8:56): “there has not failed one word, etc.” Another explanation: “and for Israel His people” - they had a ruler, so that they dwelt safely and tranquilly, as it is written (ibid. 5:5): “And Judah and Israel dwelt, etc.”
וַיְכַל שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת כׇּל־הַבָּא עַל־לֵב שְׁלֹמֹה לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּבֵית־יְהֹוָה וּבְבֵיתוֹ הִצְלִֽיחַ׃ {פ}
Thus Shelomo finished the house of the Lord, and the king’s house: and all that came into Shelomo’s heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he carried out successfully.
Thus Shelomo finished the house of the Lord, and the king’s house: and all that came into Shelomo’s heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in his own house, he carried out successfully.
וַיֵּרָא יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה בַּלָּיְלָה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֶךָ וּבָחַרְתִּי בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה לִי לְבֵית זָֽבַח׃
And the Lord appeared to Shelomo by night, and said to him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.
And the Lord appeared to Shelomo by night, and said to him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for a house of sacrifice.
Rashi
וירא ה' אל שלמה בלילה. בחזיון לילה:
And the Lord appeared to Solomon at night in a vision of the night.
שמעתי את תפלתך. בלשון שאמר שלמה ושמעת השיב הקב"ה שמעתי תפלתך הוא התפלל בהעצר השמים השיב הקב"ה הן אעצור, הוא התפלל רעב וארבה והקב"ה משיבו והן אצוה על חגב, הוא התפלל על דבר והקב"ה משיבו ואם אשלח דבר בעמי:
I have heard your prayer With the wording that Solomon used, “And You shall hear.” The Holy One, blessed be He, answered him: “I have heard your prayer.” He prayed, (above 6:26): “When heaven is closed up.” And the Holy One, blessed be He, answered him, “If I close up.” He prayed concerning famine and locusts, and the Holy One, blessed be He, answered him, “if I command locusts.” He prayed concerning pestilence, and the Holy One, blessed be He, answered him, “or if I send pestilence upon My people.
ויכנעו עמי. במה שיתפללו ויבקשו פני וישובו מדרכיהם הרעים הרי ג' כנגד ג':
and My people... humble themselves” by praying and seeking My presence and repenting of their evil ways. Hence we have three [responses] corresponding to three [entreaties].
הֵן אֶעֱצֹר הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה מָטָר וְהֵן־אֲצַוֶּה עַל־חָגָב לֶאֱכוֹל הָאָרֶץ וְאִם־אֲשַׁלַּח דֶּבֶר בְּעַמִּֽי׃
If I shut up the heaven so that there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
If I shut up the heaven so that there is no rain, or if I command the grasshopper to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;
Rashi
הן אעצור. והן אצוה ואם אשלח כנגד ג' תפילות ואני אשמע ואסלח לחטאתם וארפא את ארצם:
If I shut up... if I command...or if I send corresponding to three prayers, “I shall hear...and forgive their sin, and heal their land.”
וְיִכָּנְעוּ עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר נִֽקְרָא־שְׁמִי עֲלֵיהֶם וְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ וִיבַקְשׁוּ פָנַי וְיָשֻׁבוּ מִדַּרְכֵיהֶם הָרָעִים וַֽאֲנִי אֶשְׁמַע מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֶסְלַח לְחַטָּאתָם וְאֶרְפָּא אֶת־אַרְצָֽם׃
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.
if my people, who are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.
עַתָּה עֵינַי יִהְיוּ פְתֻחוֹת וְאׇזְנַי קַשֻּׁבוֹת לִתְפִלַּת הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
Now my eyes shall be open and my ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
Now my eyes shall be open and my ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
וְעַתָּה בָּחַרְתִּי וְהִקְדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה לִֽהְיוֹת־שְׁמִי שָׁם עַד־עוֹלָם וְהָיוּ עֵינַי וְלִבִּי שָׁם כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃
For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
For now I have chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and my eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
Rashi
והיו עיני ולבי. תרגם יונתן ותהי שכינתי שריא ביה אם רעותי מתעבדא תמן כל יומיא, והיו עיני שם אם לבי וחפצי שם:
and My eyes and heart will be Jonathan renders (I Kings 9:3): “and My presence will rest there if My will is performed there at all times.” My eyes will be there if My heart and My will are there.
וְאַתָּה אִם־תֵּלֵךְ לְפָנַי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ דָּוִיד אָבִיךָ וְלַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ וְחֻקַּי וּמִשְׁפָּטַי תִּשְׁמֽוֹר׃
And for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
And for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
וַהֲקִימוֹתִי אֵת כִּסֵּא מַלְכוּתֶךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר כָּרַתִּי לְדָוִיד אָבִיךָ לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵת לְךָ אִישׁ מוֹשֵׁל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Yisra᾽el.
then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom, as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Yisra᾽el.
וְאִם־תְּשׁוּבוּן אַתֶּם וַֽעֲזַבְתֶּם חֻקּוֹתַי וּמִצְוֺתַי אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶם וַהֲלַכְתֶּם וַֽעֲבַדְתֶּם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם לָהֶֽם׃
But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them:
But if you turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them:
וּנְתַשְׁתִּים מֵעַל אַדְמָתִי אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָהֶם וְאֶת־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי לִשְׁמִי אַשְׁלִיךְ מֵעַל פָּנָי וְאֶתְּנֶנּוּ לְמָשָׁל וְלִשְׁנִינָה בְּכׇל־הָעַמִּֽים׃
then I will pluck them up from my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
then I will pluck them up from my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
Rashi
אשליך מעל פני. כתנאי שביני וביניכם ואם לא תשמעו לי (ויקרא כ״ו:י״ד) מה נאמר והשימותי את מקדשיכם:
I shall cast from before Me according to the condition between Me and you, viz. (Lev. 26: 14): “But if you do not heed Me.” What does it say there? (verse 31): “And I shall make your sanctuaries desolate.”
ואתננו למשל ולשנינה. כענין שמושלים משל על מי שאירע לו דבר פגע:
and I shall make it a proverb as people compose a proverb about someone who was befallen by misfortune.
ולשנינה. כמו (דברים ו׳:ז׳) ושננתם לבנך ותתנינון לשון סיפור רעות וכן תרגום ויספר ואשתעי ולשועי:
and a byword - Heb. וְלִשְׁנִינָה, like (Deut. 6:7): וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ, “and you shall teach them.” [It is] an expression of recounting misfortunes. Similarly, the Targum of (Gen. 37:10) וַיְסַפֵּר “And he told,” is וְאִשְׁתָּעֵי, and [the Targum of] וְלִשְׁנִינָה is וּלְשׁוּעֵי.
וְהַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עֶלְיוֹן לְכׇל־עֹבֵר עָלָיו יִשֹּׁם וְאָמַר בַּמֶּה עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה כָּכָה לָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְלַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one who passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house?
And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one who passes by it; so that he shall say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land, and to this house?
Rashi
לכל עובר עליו ישום. כלומר יחרב הבית ואז כל עובר עליו ישום כמו (איוב י"ח) על יומו נשמו אחרונים:
every passerby will be astounded i.e., The Temple will be destroyed, and every passerby will then be astounded (יִשֹּׁם), like (Job 18:20): “Concerning his day - the later people shall be astonished (נָשַׁמּוּ).”
במה עשה ה'. כמו על מה עשה ה' (דברים כ"ט) וכן כתיב (במלכים א' ט'):
Why has the Lord done בַּמֶּה, like (Deut. 29:23): “Why (עַל מֶה) has the Lord done thus,” and so it is written in I Kings (9:9).
וְאָמְרוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר עָזְבוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה ׀ אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיאָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַֽיַּחֲזִיקוּ בֵּאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לָהֶם וַיַּעַבְדוּם עַל־כֵּן הֵבִיא עֲלֵיהֶם אֵת כׇּל־הָרָעָה הַזֹּֽאת׃ {פ}
Then they will say, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Miżrayim, and laid hold of other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore he brought all this evil upon them.
Then they will say, Because they forsook the Lord God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Miżrayim, and laid hold of other gods, and worshipped them, and served them: therefore he brought all this evil upon them.
והכהנים על משמרותם. כאשר חלקן דוד לכ"ד משמרות לשרת כל משמרה ומשמרה שבוע שלה והלוים כמו כן על כ"ד משמרות שלהם:
And the priests...on their watches as David had divided them into twenty-four watches, for each watch to serve its week, and the Levites likewise on their twenty-four watches