Tanach
Melachim I 8:12-21 מלכים א ח׳:י״ב-כ״א
Part of: Chapter 8
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אָז אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה יְהֹוָה אָמַר לִשְׁכֹּן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃
Then Shlomo declared, “Adonoy said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.”
Then Shlomo declared, “Adonoy said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.”
Rashi
בָּנֹה בָנִיתִי בֵּית זְבֻל לָךְ מָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ עוֹלָמִֽים׃
“I have built a house of dwelling for You; a dwelling place for You, forever.”
“I have built a house of dwelling for You; a dwelling place for You, forever.”
Rashi
לשבתך עולמים. שמשנבחרה, לא הותרו הבמות, ולא שרתה שכינה במקום אחר:
A dwelling place for You forever. From when it was chosen it would no longer be permissible [to offer sacrifices] on improvised altars, and the Divine Presence no longer dwelled in any other place.
וַיַּסֵּב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־פָּנָיו וַיְבָרֶךְ אֵת כׇּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכׇל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עֹמֵֽד׃
The king turned his face about and blessed the entire congregation of Yisroel; and the entire congregation of Yisroel stood.
The king turned his face about and blessed the entire congregation of Yisroel; and the entire congregation of Yisroel stood.
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּפִיו אֵת דָּוִד אָבִי וּבְיָדוֹ מִלֵּא לֵאמֹֽר׃
“And he said, “Blessed is Adonoy, the God of Yisroel, Who spoke with His mouth to Dovid, my father; and fulfilled it with His hand saying.
“And he said, “Blessed is Adonoy, the God of Yisroel, Who spoke with His mouth to Dovid, my father; and fulfilled it with His hand saying.
Rashi
אשר דבר בפיו. שיתן לו בן שיבנה בית:
Who spoke with His mouth. That He would grant him a son who would build the Beis [Hamikdosh].13“With His mouth,” refers to the “voice” of prophecy which was given through Noson, the prophet, and repeated directly to Dovid. See II Shmuel 7:12-17.
ובידו מלא. קיים את דברו בידו הטובה:
And fulfilled it with His hand. He has fulfilled His word with His good power.14The literal meaning of ובידו מלא is, “and fulfilled with His hand.” Here it refers to God’s omnipotence, that He alone is able to fulfill any promise He makes, the hand symbolizing strength.—Radak
מִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי אֶת־עַמִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרַיִם לֹֽא־בָחַרְתִּֽי בְעִיר מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לִהְיוֹת שְׁמִי שָׁם וָאֶבְחַר בְּדָוִד לִהְיוֹת עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
‘Since the day I brought out My people, Yisroel, from Egypt, I did not choose a city from among all the tribes of Yisroel, to build a House so that My Name might be there; and I chose Dovid to be over [rule] My people, Yisroel.’
‘Since the day I brought out My people, Yisroel, from Egypt, I did not choose a city from among all the tribes of Yisroel, to build a House so that My Name might be there; and I chose Dovid to be over [rule] My people, Yisroel.’
Rashi
מן היום וגו'. את זה דבר אל דוד אבי:
Since the day, etc. This is what He spoke to my father Dovid.
וַיְהִי עִם־לְבַב דָּוִד אָבִי לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
It was in the heart of Dovid, my father to build a Beis Hamikdosh for the Name, Adonoy, the God of Yisroel.
It was in the heart of Dovid, my father to build a Beis Hamikdosh for the Name, Adonoy, the God of Yisroel.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־דָּוִד אָבִי יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־לְבָבְךָ לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לִשְׁמִי הֱֽטִיבֹתָ כִּי הָיָה עִם־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃
And Adonoy said to Dovid, my father, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a Beis Hamikdosh for My Name; you did [a] commendable [thing] for it was in your heart [to do so].
And Adonoy said to Dovid, my father, ‘Since it was in your heart to build a Beis Hamikdosh for My Name; you did [a] commendable [thing] for it was in your heart [to do so].
רַק אַתָּה לֹא תִבְנֶה הַבָּיִת כִּי אִם־בִּנְךָ הַיֹּצֵא מֵחֲלָצֶיךָ הֽוּא־יִבְנֶה הַבַּיִת לִשְׁמִֽי׃
Except you will not build the Beis Hamikdosh, rather your son, who comes from your loins, he will build the Beis Hamikdosh for My Name.
Except you will not build the Beis Hamikdosh, rather your son, who comes from your loins, he will build the Beis Hamikdosh for My Name.
וַיָּקֶם יְהֹוָה אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר וָאָקֻם תַּחַת דָּוִד אָבִי וָאֵשֵׁב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּא יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה וָאֶבְנֶה הַבַּיִת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Adonoy has fulfilled His word that He spoke; and I have ascended in place of Dovid, my father, and sit on the throne of Yisroel as Adonoy had said, and have built the Beis Hamikdosh for the Name, Adonoy, God of Yisroel.
Adonoy has fulfilled His word that He spoke; and I have ascended in place of Dovid, my father, and sit on the throne of Yisroel as Adonoy had said, and have built the Beis Hamikdosh for the Name, Adonoy, God of Yisroel.
וָאָשִׂם שָׁם מָקוֹם לָאָרוֹן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם בְּרִית יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת עִם־אֲבֹתֵינוּ בְּהוֹצִיאוֹ אֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ {ס}
I have established a place there for the Ark in which there is the Covenant of Adonoy that He made with our fathers after he took them out of the land of Egypt.”
I have established a place there for the Ark in which there is the Covenant of Adonoy that He made with our fathers after he took them out of the land of Egypt.”
אז אמר שלמה. כשראה הענן, אמר: עתה רואה אני שהשכינה שורה בבית שבניתי, שהרי כך הבטיח לבוא ולשכון בו מתוך ענן וערפל, והיכן אמר, (ויקרא טז ב): כי בענן אראה על הכפורת כך שנויה בספרי:
Then Shlomo declared. When he saw the cloud, he said, “Now I see that the Divine Presence is in the house which I built, for thus did He promise to come and dwell in it from the midst of a cloud and thick darkness.” And where did He say [this promise]? “For in the cloud will I appear upon the Ark cover.”12Vayikra 16:2. Thus is this taught in Sifri.