Tanach
Melachim I 16:29-34 מלכים א ט״ז:כ״ט-ל״ד
Part of: Chapter 16
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וְאַחְאָב בֶּן־עׇמְרִי מָלַךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנָה לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ אַחְאָב בֶּן־עׇמְרִי עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָֽה׃
Achov ben Omri reigned over Yisroel in the thirty eighth year [of the reign] of Asa, king of Yehudah. Achov ben Omri reigned over Yisroel in Shomron for twenty two years.
Achov ben Omri reigned over Yisroel in the thirty eighth year [of the reign] of Asa, king of Yehudah. Achov ben Omri reigned over Yisroel in Shomron for twenty two years.
וַיַּעַשׂ אַחְאָב בֶּן־עׇמְרִי הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר לְפָנָֽיו׃
And Achov ben Omri did that which was evil in the eyes of Adonoy, more than all those before him.
And Achov ben Omri did that which was evil in the eyes of Adonoy, more than all those before him.
וַֽיְהִי הֲנָקֵל לֶכְתּוֹ בְּחַטֹּאות יָרׇבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט וַיִּקַּח אִשָּׁה אֶת־אִיזֶבֶל בַּת־אֶתְבַּעַל מֶלֶךְ צִידֹנִים וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיַּעֲבֹד אֶת־הַבַּעַל וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לֽוֹ׃
And it was insignificant for him [merely] to follow in the sin[ful] way of Yerovom be Nevat, so he took for a wife Ezevel, the daughter of Esbaal, the king of the Tzidonim, and he went and worshipped the [idol] Baal, and he bowed down to it.
And it was insignificant for him [merely] to follow in the sin[ful] way of Yerovom be Nevat, so he took for a wife Ezevel, the daughter of Esbaal, the king of the Tzidonim, and he went and worshipped the [idol] Baal, and he bowed down to it.
Rashi
וַיָּקֶם מִזְבֵּחַ לַבָּעַל בֵּית הַבַּעַל אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
He erected an altar to Baal, in the temple of Baal that he built in Shomron.
He erected an altar to Baal, in the temple of Baal that he built in Shomron.
וַיַּעַשׂ אַחְאָב אֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרָה וַיּוֹסֶף אַחְאָב לַעֲשׂוֹת לְהַכְעִיס אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לְפָנָֽיו׃
And Achov [also] made an Asheirah, and Achov continued to do more to anger Adonoy, God, of Yisroel, than all the kings of Yisroel that were before him.
And Achov [also] made an Asheirah, and Achov continued to do more to anger Adonoy, God, of Yisroel, than all the kings of Yisroel that were before him.
Rashi
אשרה. אילן הנעבד:
An Asheirah. A tree that is worshiped.6In addition to the Baal, he also worshiped the Asheirah.—Radak
בְּיָמָיו בָּנָה חִיאֵל בֵּית הָאֱלִי אֶת־יְרִיחֹה בַּאֲבִירָם בְּכֹרוֹ יִסְּדָהּ (ובשגיב) [וּבִשְׂגוּב] צְעִירוֹ הִצִּיב דְּלָתֶיהָ כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נֽוּן׃ {ס}
In his days Chieil, of Beis Eil, built Jericho; with Avirom, his first born, he laid the foundation, and with Seguv his youngest, he put up its doors [gates]. [Everything happened] like the word of Adonoy that He spoke to Yehoshua ben Nun.
In his days Chieil, of Beis Eil, built Jericho; with Avirom, his first born, he laid the foundation, and with Seguv his youngest, he put up its doors [gates]. [Everything happened] like the word of Adonoy that He spoke to Yehoshua ben Nun.
Rashi
חיאל בית האלי. חיאל אשר מבית אל, כמו (שמואל א טז א): ישי בית הלחמי. ולא נאמר הבית לחמי ; וכן יהושע בית השמשי, בספר שמואל (א ו יד), ולא הבית שמשי ; וכן בעפרת אבי העזרי (שופטים ו יא) ולא נאמר האבי עזרי. ויש פותרין: בית האלי, על שקבל עליו קללות יהושע (יהושע ו כו): ארור האיש אשר יקום ובנה וגו'. אמרו רבותינו (ירושלמי סנהדרין י ב) חיאל משל (בנימין) ויריחו משל יהושפט (בנימין) ומפני מה תלאו באחאב, שתולין את הקללה במקולקל [ספרים אחרים במקולל]:
Chieil of Beis Eil. [I.e.,] Chieil who was from Beis Eil, similar to, “Yishay of Beis Lechem [בית הלחמי],”7I Shmuel 16:1. and it does not state הבית לחמי, and similarly, “Yehoshua of Beis Shemesh [בית השמשי],”8I Shmuel 6:14. in the Book of Shmuel, and [it does] not [state] הבית שמשי, and similarly, “In Ofrah [that belonged to Yoash] of the Avi Ezri [אבי העזרי],”9Shoftim 6:11. and it does not state האבי עזרי. Some interpret בית האלי [is from the word אלה or curse], since he accepted upon himself Yehoshua’s curses, “Cursed [before Adonoy] be the man who rises up and rebuilds, etc.”10Yehoshua 6:26. Also, see Maseches Sanhedrin 113a. Our Rabbis stated that Chieil was of [the tribe of] Binyomin, and Yericho belonged to Yehoshofot11Who was of the tribe of Binyomin. [King of Yehudah]. Why does [Scripture] relate him to Achov [King of Yisroel], because a curse is related to a corrupt person.12Talmud Yerushalmi Maseches Sanhedrin 10:2. Alternatively, even though Achov witnessed Divine retribution visited upon Chieil, Achov nonetheless did not repent.—Metzudas Dovid. (Other texts: To a cursed person.)
באבירם בכרו יסדה. כשיסדה, מת בנו בכורו, וקבר והלך וקבר כל בניו, עד שמת האחרון בהצבת דלתות, וכן הוא קללות של יהושע (שם): בבכורו ייסדנה ובצעירו יציב דלתיה:
With Avirom his first born he laid the foundation. When he laid its foundation, his firstborn son died, and he buried [him] and continued to bury all his sons until the last one died when he was installing its doors. And, these were Yehoshua’s curses, “With [the loss of] his firstborn shall he lay its foundation, and with [the loss of] his youngest child he will set up its gates.”13Yehoshua 6:26.
ויעבוד את הבעל. מוסיף על עגלים של ירבעם:
And worshiped the [idol] Baal. In addition to Yerovom’s calves.5The Gemara in Maseches Sanhedrin 102b states that Achov’s minor sins were like Yerovom’s major ones. If so, why are Yerovom’s sins emphasized here? Because he opened the way to sin for the Bnei Yisroel.