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16:8

בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשֵׁשׁ שָׁנָה לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ אֵלָה בֶן־בַּעְשָׁא עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּתִרְצָה שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃

In the twenty sixth year [of the reign] of Asa, king of Yehudah, Eiloh, the son of Bashah, reigned over Yisroel in Tirtzoh, for two years.

In the twenty sixth year [of the reign] of Asa, king of Yehudah, Eiloh, the son of Bashah, reigned over Yisroel in Tirtzoh, for two years.

16:9

וַיִּקְשֹׁר עָלָיו עַבְדּוֹ זִמְרִי שַׂר מַחֲצִית הָרָכֶב וְהוּא בְתִרְצָה שֹׁתֶה שִׁכּוֹר בֵּית אַרְצָא אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַבַּיִת בְּתִרְצָֽה׃

And his servant, Zimri, plotted against him; he was the officer of half of the chariots. He [Eiloh] was in Tirtzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Artzah, who oversaw the house[hold] in Tirtzah.

And his servant, Zimri, plotted against him; he was the officer of half of the chariots. He [Eiloh] was in Tirtzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Artzah, who oversaw the house[hold] in Tirtzah.

Rashi

שר מחצית הרכב. הוא ואחר היו שרים על הרכב:

He was the officer of half the chariots. He and another were captains over the chariots.

16:10

וַיָּבֹא זִמְרִי וַיַּכֵּהוּ וַיְמִיתֵהוּ בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשֶׁבַע לְאָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

And Zimri came and struck him, and killed him in the twenty seventh year [of the reign] of Asa, king of Yehudah, and he [Zimri] reigned in his place.

And Zimri came and struck him, and killed him in the twenty seventh year [of the reign] of Asa, king of Yehudah, and he [Zimri] reigned in his place.

16:11

וַיְהִי בְמׇלְכוֹ כְּשִׁבְתּוֹ עַל־כִּסְאוֹ הִכָּה אֶת־כׇּל־בֵּית בַּעְשָׁא לֹא־הִשְׁאִיר לוֹ מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִיר וְגֹאֲלָיו וְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃

And when he was king, as he sat on his throne, he struck the entire house of Bashah. He did not spare him any males, nor any of his relatives or friends.

And when he was king, as he sat on his throne, he struck the entire house of Bashah. He did not spare him any males, nor any of his relatives or friends.

Rashi

וגואליו ורעהו. (תרגום:) וקריבוהי ורחמוהי:

Nor any of his relatives or friends. [Targum Yonoson rendered, “neither] his kinfolk nor his friends.”3Alternatively, “his friend,” singular, meaning his confidant.—Metzudas Dovid

16:12

וַיַּשְׁמֵד זִמְרִי אֵת כׇּל־בֵּית בַּעְשָׁא כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֶל־בַּעְשָׁא בְּיַד יֵהוּא הַנָּבִֽיא׃

And thus Zimri destroyed the entire house of Bashah, fulfilling the word of Adonoy that He spoke about Bashah through Yeihu, the prophet.

And thus Zimri destroyed the entire house of Bashah, fulfilling the word of Adonoy that He spoke about Bashah through Yeihu, the prophet.

16:13

אֶל כׇּל־חַטֹּאות בַּעְשָׁא וְחַטֹּאות אֵלָה בְנוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָטְאוּ וַאֲשֶׁר הֶחֱטִיאוּ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַכְעִיס אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּהַבְלֵיהֶֽם׃

For all Bashah’s sins and the sins of Eiloh, his son that they sinned and they caused Yisroel to sin, by which they angered Adonoy, God of Yisroel, with their false gods.

For all Bashah’s sins and the sins of Eiloh, his son that they sinned and they caused Yisroel to sin, by which they angered Adonoy, God of Yisroel, with their false gods.

16:14

וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי אֵלָה וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}

The rest of the events of Eiloh and all that he did, are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Yisroel.

The rest of the events of Eiloh and all that he did, are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the kings of Yisroel.

Texts

  • Hebrew: Miqra according to the Masorah · License: CC-BY-SA
  • English: The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J · License: CC-BY
  • Hebrew: On Your Way -- new · License: PD

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