Tanach
Melachim I 15:9-14 מלכים א ט״ו:ט׳-י״ד
Part of: Chapter 15
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וּבִשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים לְיָרׇבְעָם מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל מָלַךְ אָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
In the twentieth year [of the reign] of Yerovom, king of Yisroel, Asa reigned as the king of Yehudah.
In the twentieth year [of the reign] of Yerovom, king of Yisroel, Asa reigned as the king of Yehudah.
וְאַרְבָּעִים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ מַעֲכָה בַּת־אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃
For forty one years, he reigned in Yerushalayim. His mother’s name was Maachoh, the daughter of Avisholom.
For forty one years, he reigned in Yerushalayim. His mother’s name was Maachoh, the daughter of Avisholom.
וַיַּעַשׂ אָסָא הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה כְּדָוִד אָבִֽיו׃
Asa did what was upright in the eyes of Adonoy as did Dovid, his [grand] father.
Asa did what was upright in the eyes of Adonoy as did Dovid, his [grand] father.
וַיַּעֲבֵר הַקְּדֵשִׁים מִן־הָאָרֶץ וַיָּסַר אֶת־כׇּל־הַגִּלֻּלִים אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבֹתָֽיו׃
And he rid the land of prostitutes, and he removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
And he rid the land of prostitutes, and he removed all the idols that his fathers had made.
Rashi
וְגַם ׀ אֶת־מַעֲכָה אִמּוֹ וַיְסִרֶהָ מִגְּבִירָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָה מִפְלֶצֶת לָאֲשֵׁרָה וַיִּכְרֹת אָסָא אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּהּ וַיִּשְׂרֹף בְּנַחַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃
And also Maachoh, his mother, he removed from her position of authority, for she had made a fearful image for an Asheira, and Asa cut down her Mifletses and burned it the Valley of Kidron.
And also Maachoh, his mother, he removed from her position of authority, for she had made a fearful image for an Asheira, and Asa cut down her Mifletses and burned it the Valley of Kidron.
Rashi
ויסירה מגבירה. מהיות גבירה:
He removed from her position of authority. From being queen.
אשר עשתה מפלצת. אמרו רבותינו (עבודה זרה מד א) מפליא ליצנותא, כמין זכרות עשתה לה, והיא היתה נבעלת לו בכל יום:
For she had made a fearful image. Our Rabbis stated [that מפלצת is a combination of] מפליא ליצונתא [=extreme lasciviousness]. She made for it a phallic symbol,1Alternatively, an image that casts fear and dread unto its worshipers.—Radak and she would copulate with it every day.2Maseches Avodah Zarah 44a.
וְהַבָּמוֹת לֹא־סָרוּ רַק לְבַב־אָסָא הָיָה שָׁלֵם עִם־יְהֹוָה כׇּל־יָמָֽיו׃ {ס}
[However] the [private] altars, he did not remove but Asa’s heart was whole with Adonoy all his days.
[However] the [private] altars, he did not remove but Asa’s heart was whole with Adonoy all his days.
Rashi
והבמות לא סרו. במות היחיד, שהורגלו ליקרב עליהן לשמים משחרבה שילה עד שנבנה הבית שהיו הבמות מותרות, לא סרו עתה, ואף על פי שנאסרו משנבנה הבית, והיו ענושים עליה כרת:
[However] the [private] altars he did not remove. The private altars upon which they had become accustomed to sacrifice to Heaven since Shiloh had been destroyed until the Beis [Hamikdosh] was built, when private altars were permissible, were not removed now, even though they were forbidden once the Beis [Hamikdosh] was built, and they were punished by premature death because of it.
ויעבר הקדשים. תרגם יונתן: ופלי נפקת ברא:
And he rid [the land] of prostitutes. [Targum] Yonoson rendered, “and he abolished the prostitutes.”