Tanach
Melachim I 11:29-39 מלכים א י״א:כ״ט-ל״ט
Part of: Chapter 11
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וַֽיְהִי בָּעֵת הַהִיא וְיָרׇבְעָם יָצָא מִירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וַיִּמְצָא אֹתוֹ אֲחִיָּה הַשִּׁילֹנִי הַנָּבִיא בַּדֶּרֶךְ וְהוּא מִתְכַּסֶּה בְּשַׂלְמָה חֲדָשָׁה וּשְׁנֵיהֶם לְבַדָּם בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃
At that time Yerovom had gone out of Yerushalayim, and Achiyoh ha Shiloni, the prophet, found him on the road. He [the prophet] was wearing a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the field.
At that time Yerovom had gone out of Yerushalayim, and Achiyoh ha Shiloni, the prophet, found him on the road. He [the prophet] was wearing a new garment, and the two of them were alone in the field.
וַיִּתְפֹּשׂ אֲחִיָּה בַּשַּׂלְמָה הַחֲדָשָׁה אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו וַיִּקְרָעֶהָ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר קְרָעִֽים׃
And Achiyoh took hold of the new garment that was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
And Achiyoh took hold of the new garment that was on him and tore it into twelve pieces.
וַיֹּאמֶר לְיָֽרׇבְעָם קַח־לְךָ עֲשָׂרָה קְרָעִים כִּי כֹה אָמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הִנְנִי קֹרֵעַ אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה מִיַּד שְׁלֹמֹה וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ אֵת עֲשָׂרָה הַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃
And he said to Yerovom, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for so has said Adonoy, God of Yisroel ‘I am going to tear the kingdom from the hand of Shlomo and give you ten tribes.
And he said to Yerovom, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for so has said Adonoy, God of Yisroel ‘I am going to tear the kingdom from the hand of Shlomo and give you ten tribes.
וְהַשֵּׁבֶט הָאֶחָד יִֽהְיֶה־לּוֹ לְמַעַן ׀ עַבְדִּי דָוִד וּלְמַעַן יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתִּי בָהּ מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
One tribe will remain his for the sake of My servant, Dovid, and for the sake of Yerushalayim, the city that I chose from [among] all the tribes of Yisroel.
One tribe will remain his for the sake of My servant, Dovid, and for the sake of Yerushalayim, the city that I chose from [among] all the tribes of Yisroel.
יַעַן ׀ אֲשֶׁר עֲזָבוּנִי וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְעַשְׁתֹּרֶת אֱלֹהֵי צִדֹנִין לִכְמוֹשׁ אֱלֹהֵי מוֹאָב וּלְמִלְכֹּם אֱלֹהֵי בְנֵֽי־עַמּוֹן וְלֹא־הָלְכוּ בִדְרָכַי לַעֲשׂוֹת הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינַי וְחֻקֹּתַי וּמִשְׁפָּטַי כְּדָוִד אָבִֽיו׃
Because they abandoned Me and bowed down to Ashtores, god of the Tsidonim, to Chemosh, god of Moav and to Milcom, god of the children of Amon; and they did not follow in My ways, to do that what is upright in My eyes, to keep My statutes and My judgements as did Dovid, his father.
Because they abandoned Me and bowed down to Ashtores, god of the Tsidonim, to Chemosh, god of Moav and to Milcom, god of the children of Amon; and they did not follow in My ways, to do that what is upright in My eyes, to keep My statutes and My judgements as did Dovid, his father.
וְלֹא־אֶקַּח אֶת־כׇּל־הַמַּמְלָכָה מִיָּדוֹ כִּי ׀ נָשִׂיא אֲשִׁתֶנּוּ כֹּל יְמֵי חַיָּיו לְמַעַן דָּוִד עַבְדִּי אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתִּי אֹתוֹ אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַר מִצְוֺתַי וְחֻקֹּתָֽי׃
However, I will not take any part of the kingdom from his hand, for I will make him king all the days of his life, for the sake of Dovid, My servant, whom I have chosen, who preserved My Mitzvos and My statutes.
However, I will not take any part of the kingdom from his hand, for I will make him king all the days of his life, for the sake of Dovid, My servant, whom I have chosen, who preserved My Mitzvos and My statutes.
וְלָקַחְתִּי הַמְּלוּכָה מִיַּד בְּנוֹ וּנְתַתִּיהָ לְּךָ אֵת עֲשֶׂרֶת הַשְּׁבָטִֽים׃
But I will take the the kingdom from the hand of his son, and give it to you, the ten tribes.
But I will take the the kingdom from the hand of his son, and give it to you, the ten tribes.
וְלִבְנוֹ אֶתֵּן שֵֽׁבֶט־אֶחָד לְמַעַן הֱיֽוֹת־נִיר לְדָֽוִיד־עַבְדִּי כׇּֽל־הַיָּמִים ׀ לְפָנַי בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתִּי לִי לָשׂוּם שְׁמִי שָֽׁם׃
And to his son, I will give one tribe in order that there be a lamp for Dovid, My servant, all the days before Me in Yerushalayim, the city that I chose for Myself, to place My Name there.
And to his son, I will give one tribe in order that there be a lamp for Dovid, My servant, all the days before Me in Yerushalayim, the city that I chose for Myself, to place My Name there.
Rashi
וְאֹתְךָ אֶקַּח וּמָלַכְתָּ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תְּאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁךָ וְהָיִיתָ מֶּלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And I will take you, and you will reign over all that your soul desires. You will be a king over Yisroel.
And I will take you, and you will reign over all that your soul desires. You will be a king over Yisroel.
וְהָיָה אִם־תִּשְׁמַע אֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר אֲצַוֶּךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ בִדְרָכַי וְעָשִׂיתָ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינַי לִשְׁמוֹר חֻקּוֹתַי וּמִצְוֺתַי כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה דָּוִד עַבְדִּי וְהָיִיתִי עִמָּךְ וּבָנִיתִֽי לְךָ בַיִת־נֶֽאֱמָן כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּנִיתִי לְדָוִד וְנָתַתִּי לְךָ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you, and follow in My ways, and do what is upright in My eyes, to preserve My statutes and My Mitzvos as did Dovid, My servant; I will be with you, and I will build for you a house of faithfulness, as I built for Dovid, and I will give you [sovereignty] over Yisroel.
And it will be, that if you listen to all that I command you, and follow in My ways, and do what is upright in My eyes, to preserve My statutes and My Mitzvos as did Dovid, My servant; I will be with you, and I will build for you a house of faithfulness, as I built for Dovid, and I will give you [sovereignty] over Yisroel.
וַאעַנֶּה אֶת־זֶרַע דָּוִד לְמַעַן זֹאת אַךְ לֹא כׇל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ {ס}
And I will afflict Dovid’s descendants because of this, but not for all the days.’ ”
And I will afflict Dovid’s descendants because of this, but not for all the days.’ ”
Rashi
אך לא כל הימים. כי לימות המשיח תשוב המלוכה אליו ובסדר עולם מצאתי: ואענה את זרע דוד למען זאת, כנגד שלשים ושש שנה שנתחתן שלמה את בת פרעה, שנשאה בשנה הרביעית למלכו, וכנגדו נגזרה גזירה על מלכות בית דוד ליחלק, וראויה היתה המלוכה לחזור בימי אסא בשנת שש עשרה למלכו, אלא שקלקל לשלוח שוחד למלך ארם, ולא סמך על הקב"ה, והוא שנאמר בדברי הימים (ב טז א): בשנת שלשים ושש למלכות אסא, בנה בעשא את הרמה, ואי אפשר, שהרי אסא קבר את בעשא בשנת עשרים ושש למלכותו, אלא שש עשרה שנה שלו, הוא קורא שלשים ושש, שהן סוף שלשים ושש לחלוקת המלכות, והגיד הכתוב שבאותה שנה קלקל אסא, אך לא כל הימים, אלא שלושים ושש שנה:
But not for all the days. For in the days of the Mashiach, the kingdom will be restored to him. In Seder Olam I found: “I shall afflict Dovid’s descendants because of this,” corresponding to the thirty-six years that Shlomo was married to Pharaoh’s daughter. For he married her during the fourth year of his reign, and corresponding to this, the decree was promulgated on the kingdom of the House of Dovid to be divided. The kingdom should have been restored, in Asa’s time, in the sixteenth year of his reign. However, he sinned by sending a bribe to the king of Aram, and did not depend on the Holy One Blessed Is He. This is [the meaning] of what is stated in Divrei Hayomim, “In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, etc., Baasha built the high place.”14II Divrei Hayomim 16:1. This is impossible, because Asa buried Baasha in the twenty-seventh year of his reign. Rather, the sixteenth year of his reign, Scripture calls “the thirty-sixth,” for they are the end of thirty-six years since the division of the kingdom, and Scripture tells us that in that year Asa sinned, “but not for all the days,” only for thirty-six years.
ניר. ממשלה, ו'ניר' לשון 'עול':
A lamp. A kingdom. ניר is an expression of a yoke.13The king’s subjects must obey their king, just as the ox must obey the person controlling his yoke. Alternatively, ניר means “a candle [=נר],” just as a candle illuminates its surroundings, so does a king influence his subjects.—Metzudas Dovid