Tanach
Melachim I 12:25-33 מלכים א י״ב:כ״ה-ל״ג
Part of: Chapter 12
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וַיִּבֶן יָרׇבְעָם אֶת־שְׁכֶם בְּהַר אֶפְרַיִם וַיֵּשֶׁב בָּהּ וַיֵּצֵא מִשָּׁם וַיִּבֶן אֶת־פְּנוּאֵֽל׃
Yerovom built [up] Shechem in the mountain of Ephrayim and lived there; and he went from there and built Penuel.
Yerovom built [up] Shechem in the mountain of Ephrayim and lived there; and he went from there and built Penuel.
וַיֹּאמֶר יָרׇבְעָם בְּלִבּוֹ עַתָּה תָּשׁוּב הַמַּמְלָכָה לְבֵית דָּוִֽד׃
And Yerovom said to himself, “Now the kingdom will return to the House of Dovid.
And Yerovom said to himself, “Now the kingdom will return to the House of Dovid.
אִֽם־יַעֲלֶה ׀ הָעָם הַזֶּה לַעֲשׂוֹת זְבָחִים בְּבֵית־יְהֹוָה בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְשָׁב לֵב הָעָם הַזֶּה אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיהֶם אֶל־רְחַבְעָם מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַהֲרָגֻנִי וְשָׁבוּ אֶל־רְחַבְעָם מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃
If this people will go up to offer sacrifices in the House of Adonoy, in Yerushalayim; the heart of the this people will turn to their master; to Rechavom, king of Yehudah, and they will kill me and return to Rechavom, king of Yehudah.
If this people will go up to offer sacrifices in the House of Adonoy, in Yerushalayim; the heart of the this people will turn to their master; to Rechavom, king of Yehudah, and they will kill me and return to Rechavom, king of Yehudah.
Rashi
וַיִּוָּעַץ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁנֵי עֶגְלֵי זָהָב וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם רַב־לָכֶם מֵעֲלוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם הִנֵּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
The king sought advice, and he made two golden calves, and said to them [to Bnei Yisroel] “It is too much for you to go up to Yerushalayim, these are your gods, Yisroel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
The king sought advice, and he made two golden calves, and said to them [to Bnei Yisroel] “It is too much for you to go up to Yerushalayim, these are your gods, Yisroel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.
וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־הָאֶחָד בְּבֵֽית־אֵל וְאֶת־הָאֶחָד נָתַן בְּדָֽן׃
He placed one of them [the calves] in Beis Eil, and one he placed in Don.
He placed one of them [the calves] in Beis Eil, and one he placed in Don.
וַיְהִי הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְחַטָּאת וַיֵּלְכוּ הָעָם לִפְנֵי הָאֶחָד עַד־דָּֽן׃
This was a sinful deed, but the people traveled to be before the one, even as far as Don.
This was a sinful deed, but the people traveled to be before the one, even as far as Don.
Rashi
עד דן. בסוף גבול הארץ:
Even as far as Dan. At the end of the boundary of the land.6They were so attached to idol worship that they made the long pilgrimage from one end of the land all the way to the altar in Dan in the northernmost part of Yisroel.
וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־בֵּית בָּמוֹת וַיַּעַשׂ כֹּֽהֲנִים מִקְצוֹת הָעָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָיוּ מִבְּנֵי לֵוִֽי׃
And he made the house of altars, and he appointed as priests some of the people, who were not of the sons [tribe] of Leivi.
And he made the house of altars, and he appointed as priests some of the people, who were not of the sons [tribe] of Leivi.
וַיַּעַשׂ יָרׇבְעָם ׀ חָג בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי בַחֲמִשָּֽׁה־עָשָׂר יוֹם ׀ לַחֹדֶשׁ כֶּחָג ׀ אֲשֶׁר בִּיהוּדָה וַיַּעַל עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כֵּן עָשָׂה בְּבֵֽית־אֵל לְזַבֵּחַ לָעֲגָלִים אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה וְהֶֽעֱמִיד בְּבֵית אֵל אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵי הַבָּמוֹת אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה׃
And Yerovom made a festival in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that was held in Yehudah, and he brought up [sacrifices] on the altar. He did the same in Beis Eil, to offer [sacrifices] to the calves that he made; and he established at Beis Eil the priest of the altars, that he had made.
And Yerovom made a festival in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that was held in Yehudah, and he brought up [sacrifices] on the altar. He did the same in Beis Eil, to offer [sacrifices] to the calves that he made; and he established at Beis Eil the priest of the altars, that he had made.
וַיַּעַל עַֽל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ ׀ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה בְּבֵֽית־אֵל בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר יוֹם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁמִינִי בַּחֹדֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּדָא (מלבד) [מִלִּבּוֹ] וַיַּעַשׂ חָג לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעַל עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לְהַקְטִֽיר׃ {פ}
He brought up [offerings] on the altar that he made in Beis Eil, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the month that he thought up out of his own heart; and, he made a festival for the Bnei Yisroel and he went up to the altar to burn incense.
He brought up [offerings] on the altar that he made in Beis Eil, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the month that he thought up out of his own heart; and, he made a festival for the Bnei Yisroel and he went up to the altar to burn incense.
Rashi
בחודש השמיני. דרש להם הוא חדש האסיף, ובו ראוי החג להיות:
Of the eighth month. He expounded to them that this was the month of the harvest, and was, therefore, the proper time for the festival to be.
בדא מלבו. לשון כזב, קונטרובי"ר בלע"ז:
He thought up out of his own heart. An expression of falsehood, controver, in O.F.
אם יעלה העם הזה וגו'. אין ישיבה בעזרה אלא למלכי בית דוד בלבד, ויהיה הוא יושב ואני עומד, ובמוצאי שביעית בזמן הקהל, יקרא את פרשת המלך, שהוא ראש במדינתו, ואני כשאר העם, נמצאתי בזוי (סנהדרין קא ב):
If this people will go up, etc. Sitting in the Temple court is not permitted only for kings of the house of Dovid, therefore, he will be sitting and I will be standing. Moreover, [during Succos] following the Sabbatical Year, at the time of the Assembly, he [is the one who] will read the section [in Devarim] relating to the king,4See Mishnayos Sotah 7:8. for he is the king of his province, whereas I will be [standing] like the rest of the people, and I will, therefore, be degraded.5Maseches Sanhedrin 101b.