Tanach
Melachim I 16:1-7 מלכים א ט״ז:א׳-ז׳
Part of: Chapter 16
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וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־יֵהוּא בֶן־חֲנָנִי עַל־בַּעְשָׁא לֵאמֹֽר׃
There was a word of Adonoy to Yeihu, the son of Chanoni, concerning Bashah, saying,
There was a word of Adonoy to Yeihu, the son of Chanoni, concerning Bashah, saying,
יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הֲרִימֹתִיךָ מִן־הֶעָפָר וָאֶתֶּנְךָ נָגִיד עַל עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתֵּלֶךְ ׀ בְּדֶרֶךְ יָרׇבְעָם וַֽתַּחֲטִא אֶת־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַכְעִיסֵנִי בְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃
“Since I picked you up from the dust, and appointed you a prince over My people, Yisroel, you followed in the way of Yerovom, and caused My people, Yisroel to sin, and to anger Me with their sins.
“Since I picked you up from the dust, and appointed you a prince over My people, Yisroel, you followed in the way of Yerovom, and caused My people, Yisroel to sin, and to anger Me with their sins.
הִנְנִי מַבְעִיר אַחֲרֵי בַעְשָׁא וְאַחֲרֵי בֵיתוֹ וְנָֽתַתִּי אֶת־בֵּיתְךָ כְּבֵית יָרׇבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָֽט׃
Behold, I will destroy Bashah and his house; and I will do to your house as I did to the house of Yerovom ben Novot.
Behold, I will destroy Bashah and his house; and I will do to your house as I did to the house of Yerovom ben Novot.
הַמֵּת לְבַעְשָׁא בָּעִיר יֹאכְלוּ הַכְּלָבִים וְהַמֵּת לוֹ בַּשָּׂדֶה יֹאכְלוּ עוֹף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃
The dead ones of Bashah that died in the city, will be eaten by the dogs; and those of his that are dead in the field, will be eaten by the birds of the sky.”
The dead ones of Bashah that died in the city, will be eaten by the dogs; and those of his that are dead in the field, will be eaten by the birds of the sky.”
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי בַעְשָׁא וַאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וּגְבוּרָתוֹ הֲלֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
The rest of the events of Bashah, and what he did and his might, they are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Yisroel.
The rest of the events of Bashah, and what he did and his might, they are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Yisroel.
וַיִּשְׁכַּב בַּעְשָׁא עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּתִרְצָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֵלָה בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
And Bashah slept with his fathers, and he was buried in Tirtzah. His son, Eiloh, reigned in his place.
And Bashah slept with his fathers, and he was buried in Tirtzah. His son, Eiloh, reigned in his place.
וְגַם בְּיַד־יֵהוּא בֶן־חֲנָנִי הַנָּבִיא דְּבַר־יְהֹוָה הָיָה אֶל־בַּעְשָׁא וְאֶל־בֵּיתוֹ וְעַל כׇּל־הָרָעָה ׀ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה ׀ בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה לְהַכְעִיסוֹ בְּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו לִֽהְיוֹת כְּבֵית יָרׇבְעָם וְעַל אֲשֶׁר־הִכָּה אֹתֽוֹ׃ {פ}
Also in the hand of Yeihu, the son of Chanoni, the prophet there was a word of Adonoy concerning Bashah and his house[hold], and all the evil that he did in the eyes of Adonoy, to anger Him by the deeds of his hands, that [his end] would be like the [end of] the house of Yerovom, and because he had killed him [Nodov].
Also in the hand of Yeihu, the son of Chanoni, the prophet there was a word of Adonoy concerning Bashah and his house[hold], and all the evil that he did in the eyes of Adonoy, to anger Him by the deeds of his hands, that [his end] would be like the [end of] the house of Yerovom, and because he had killed him [Nodov].
Rashi
ועל אשר הכה אותו. הואיל וגם הוא הלך בחטאתיו, נמצא שלא היה לו להורגו, לכך נענש על הריגתו, וכן מצינו (בהושע א ד): ופקדתי את דמי יזרעאל על בית יהוא, הואיל ולא סרו מדרכי אחאב, נענשו על הריגתם:
And because he had killed him [Nodov]. Since he too, committed the same sins, consequently he should not have killed him, therefore he was punished for his murder. And similarly we find, “And I will avenge the blood of Yizre’el upon the house of Yeihu,”2Hoshe’a 1:4. because they did not turn away from Achov’s ways, they were punished for his murder.
וגם ביד יהוא בן חנני הנביא דבר ה' היה אל בעשא. כלומר הרי שמלך אלה בן בעשא, ואף גם זאת דבר ה' היה ביד יהוא, שלא תתקיים מלכותו:
Also, in the hand of Yeihu the son of Chanoni the prophet, there was a word of Adonoy concerning Bashah. I.e., behold Eilah son of Bashah reigned, nevertheless, the word of Adonoy through Yeihu was that his kingdom would not last.1This verse is a continuation of Yeihu’s prophecy contained in v.1-4 above, therefore it begins with “Also.”—Metzudas Dovid