Tanach
Melachim I 13:1-10 מלכים א י״ג:א׳-י׳
Part of: Chapter 13
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וְהִנֵּה ׀ אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים בָּא מִיהוּדָה בִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵל וְיָרׇבְעָם עֹמֵד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לְהַקְטִֽיר׃
Then behold, a man of God came from Yehudah, with the word of Adonoy, to Beis Eil; and Yerovom was standing at the Altar to burn an incense offering.
Then behold, a man of God came from Yehudah, with the word of Adonoy, to Beis Eil; and Yerovom was standing at the Altar to burn an incense offering.
Rashi
וַיִּקְרָא עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה וַיֹּאמֶר מִזְבֵּחַ מִזְבֵּחַ כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה הִנֵּה־בֵן נוֹלָד לְבֵית־דָּוִד יֹאשִׁיָּהֽוּ שְׁמוֹ וְזָבַח עָלֶיךָ אֶת־כֹּהֲנֵי הַבָּמוֹת הַמַּקְטִרִים עָלֶיךָ וְעַצְמוֹת אָדָם יִשְׂרְפוּ עָלֶֽיךָ׃
And [the man] called to the altar with the word of God [prophecy] and said, “Altar, altar, so has Adonoy spoken, ‘Behold, a son is born to the House of Dovid, and Yoshiyohu is his name, and he will slaughter upon you the priests of the altars who burn incense upon you, and the bones of human beings he will burn upon you.’”
And [the man] called to the altar with the word of God [prophecy] and said, “Altar, altar, so has Adonoy spoken, ‘Behold, a son is born to the House of Dovid, and Yoshiyohu is his name, and he will slaughter upon you the priests of the altars who burn incense upon you, and the bones of human beings he will burn upon you.’”
Rashi
מזבח מזבח. שבבית אל ושבדן (מדרש תנחומא תולדות יב):
Altar, altar. [The one] in Beis Eil and [the one] in Dan.2Alternatively, it is common to use repetition when summoning, i.e., “Avrohom, Avrohom [Bereishis 22:1],” etc.—Radak
ועצמות אדם. של ירבעם זה, אלא שחלק לו כבוד (שם):
And the bones of human beings. This refers to Yerovom’s [bones], but he [the prophet] treated him with respect.3Indeed he was prophesying that Yerovom’s bones will be burnt on the same altar where he was standing now and offering sacrifices. However the Torah demands that a king be treated with respect. See Shemos 11:8 and Rashi there.
וְנָתַן בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מוֹפֵת לֵאמֹר זֶה הַמּוֹפֵת אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה הִנֵּה הַמִּזְבֵּחַ נִקְרָע וְנִשְׁפַּךְ הַדֶּשֶׁן אֲשֶׁר־עָלָֽיו׃
And he gave a sign [proof] on that day saying, “This is the sign that Adonoy has spoken; Behold the Altar will split, and the ashes that are upon it will be spilled.”
And he gave a sign [proof] on that day saying, “This is the sign that Adonoy has spoken; Behold the Altar will split, and the ashes that are upon it will be spilled.”
Rashi
ונתן ביום ההוא. הנביא מופת לדבריו ביום שנתנבא, זה לכם האות, המזבח נקרע היום מאליו, ונשפך הדשן לארץ:
And he gave on that day. The prophet [gave] a sign on the day that he prophesied, [saying,] “This is your sign, the altar will split by itself today, and the ashes will be spilled onto the ground.”
וַיְהִי כִשְׁמֹעַ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַר אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר קָרָא עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בְּבֵֽית־אֵל וַיִּשְׁלַח יָרׇבְעָם אֶת־יָדוֹ מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ לֵאמֹר ׀ תִּפְשֻׂהוּ וַתִּיבַשׁ יָדוֹ אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח עָלָיו וְלֹא יָכֹל לַהֲשִׁיבָהּ אֵלָֽיו׃
And when the king heard the word [message] of the man of God, that he proclaimed about the altar in Beis Eil, Yerovom reached out his hand from above the altar, saying, “Seize him;” but his hand dried up [stiffened] with which he reached out toward him, and he was unable to draw it back to himself.
And when the king heard the word [message] of the man of God, that he proclaimed about the altar in Beis Eil, Yerovom reached out his hand from above the altar, saying, “Seize him;” but his hand dried up [stiffened] with which he reached out toward him, and he was unable to draw it back to himself.
Rashi
ותיבש ידו. נקם הקדוש ברוך הוא על כבודו של צדיק יותר מכבודו, עומד ומקטיר לעבודת כוכבים לא יבשה ידו, ובשביל לעז הצדיק יבשה ידו (שם):
But his hand dried up [stiffened]. The Holy One Blessed Is He, avenged the honor of a righteous person more than His own honor. [When] he was standing and offering sacrifices to idols, his hand did not stiffen, yet, because of slandering the righteous person, his hand stiffened.4I.e., his hand became paralyzed. Yerovom had stretched out his hand to signal his servants to seize the man of God.—Metzudas Dovid
וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ נִקְרָע וַיִּשָּׁפֵךְ הַדֶּשֶׁן מִן־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ כַּמּוֹפֵת אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים בִּדְבַר יְהֹוָֽה׃
And the altar split and the ashes spilled from the altar, just as the sign that the man of God gave, by the word of God.
And the altar split and the ashes spilled from the altar, just as the sign that the man of God gave, by the word of God.
וַיַּעַן הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר ׀ אֶל־אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים חַל־נָא אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְהִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעֲדִי וְתָשֹׁב יָדִי אֵלָי וַיְחַל אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה וַתָּשׇׁב יַד־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵלָיו וַתְּהִי כְּבָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃
The king cried out and said to the man of God, “Please beseech Adonoy, your God, and pray for me, that my hand return to me.” The man of God beseeched Adonoy and king’s hand was returned to him, as it was originally.
The king cried out and said to the man of God, “Please beseech Adonoy, your God, and pray for me, that my hand return to me.” The man of God beseeched Adonoy and king’s hand was returned to him, as it was originally.
Rashi
אלהיך. ולא אלהי, עדיין עומד במרדו:
Your God. But not my God, because he was still in a state of rebellion.
ותהי כבראשונה. עומד ומקטיר לעבודת כוכבים:
As it was originally. Standing and burning sacrifices to idols.5Yerovom did not deserve to be healed, but God healed his hand as an incentive for him to repent.—Ralbag
וַיְדַבֵּר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים בֹּֽאָה־אִתִּי הַבַּיְתָה וּֽסְעָדָה וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ מַתָּֽת׃
And the king spoke to the man of God; “Come home with me and have a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
And the king spoke to the man of God; “Come home with me and have a meal, and I will give you a gift.”
Rashi
וסעדה. אכול:
And have a meal. [And] eat.
וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי אֶת־חֲצִי בֵיתֶךָ לֹא אָבֹא עִמָּךְ וְלֹא־אֹכַל לֶחֶם וְלֹא אֶשְׁתֶּה־מַּיִם בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
And the man of God said to the king, “[Even] if you give me half of your house, I will not come with you; and I will not eat bread, nor will I drink water in this place.
And the man of God said to the king, “[Even] if you give me half of your house, I will not come with you; and I will not eat bread, nor will I drink water in this place.
כִּי־כֵן ׀ צִוָּה אֹתִי בִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה לֵאמֹר לֹא־תֹאכַל לֶחֶם וְלֹא תִשְׁתֶּה־מָּיִם וְלֹא תָשׁוּב בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר הָלָֽכְתָּ׃
For so has He commanded me by the word of God, saying, “You must not eat bread, nor drink water, and do not return by the road on which you came.”
For so has He commanded me by the word of God, saying, “You must not eat bread, nor drink water, and do not return by the road on which you came.”
וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אַחֵר וְלֹא־שָׁב בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר בָּא בָהּ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ {פ}
And so he went on a different way, and he did not return by the road on which he had come to Beis Eil.
And so he went on a different way, and he did not return by the road on which he had come to Beis Eil.
והנה איש אלהים. זה היה עדו:
Then behold a man of God. This was Yeddo.1See II Divrei Hayomim 9:29.