Tanach
Melachim I 9:2-9 מלכים א ט׳:ב׳-ט׳
Part of: Chapter 9
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וַיֵּרָא יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה שֵׁנִית כַּאֲשֶׁר נִרְאָה אֵלָיו בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃
Adonoy appeared to Shlomo a second time, as He had appeared to him in Givon.
Adonoy appeared to Shlomo a second time, as He had appeared to him in Givon.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת־תְּפִלָּתְךָ וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתְךָ אֲשֶׁר הִתְחַנַּנְתָּה לְפָנַי הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בָּנִתָה לָשׂוּם־שְׁמִי שָׁם עַד־עוֹלָם וְהָיוּ עֵינַי וְלִבִּי שָׁם כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃
And Adonoy said to him, “I have listened to your prayer and your plea that you have pleaded before Me. I have sanctified this House that you built to put My Name there for eternity, and My eyes and My heart will be there all the days.
And Adonoy said to him, “I have listened to your prayer and your plea that you have pleaded before Me. I have sanctified this House that you built to put My Name there for eternity, and My eyes and My heart will be there all the days.
Rashi
וְאַתָּה אִם־תֵּלֵךְ לְפָנַי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ דָּוִד אָבִיךָ בְּתׇם־לֵבָב וּבְיֹשֶׁר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ חֻקַּי וּמִשְׁפָּטַי תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃
As for you, if you walk before Me as Dovid, your father walked, with a pure heart and with uprightness, to do all that I have commanded you, to preserve My statutes and My judgements.
As for you, if you walk before Me as Dovid, your father walked, with a pure heart and with uprightness, to do all that I have commanded you, to preserve My statutes and My judgements.
וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־כִּסֵּא מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעֹלָם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי עַל־דָּוִד אָבִיךָ לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵת לְךָ אִישׁ מֵעַל כִּסֵּא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Yisroel forever, as I spoke to Dovid, your father, saying, ‘No man [descendant] of yours will be cut off from the throne of Yisroel.
Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Yisroel forever, as I spoke to Dovid, your father, saying, ‘No man [descendant] of yours will be cut off from the throne of Yisroel.
אִם־שׁוֹב תְּשֻׁבוּן אַתֶּם וּבְנֵיכֶם מֵֽאַחֲרַי וְלֹא תִשְׁמְרוּ מִצְוֺתַי חֻקֹּתַי אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶם וַהֲלַכְתֶּם וַֽעֲבַדְתֶּם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם לָהֶֽם׃
But if you and your sons turn away from following Me, and do not preserve My mitzvos and My statutues that I have presented to you; and go and worship other gods and bow down to them.
But if you and your sons turn away from following Me, and do not preserve My mitzvos and My statutues that I have presented to you; and go and worship other gods and bow down to them.
וְהִכְרַתִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָהֶם וְאֶת־הַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי לִשְׁמִי אֲשַׁלַּח מֵעַל פָּנָי וְהָיָה יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמָשָׁל וְלִשְׁנִינָה בְּכׇל־הָעַמִּֽים׃
I will cut off Yisroel from the face of the land that I gave to them, and the House that I have sanctified for My Name, I will cast off from My presence; and Yisroel will become an example and a mockery among all the peoples.
I will cut off Yisroel from the face of the land that I gave to them, and the House that I have sanctified for My Name, I will cast off from My presence; and Yisroel will become an example and a mockery among all the peoples.
Rashi
ואת הבית אשר הקדשתי לשמי. תנאי הוא ביני וביניכם, ואם לא תשמעו, מה נאמר שם (ויקרא כו לא): והשמותי את מקדשיכם:
And the House that I have sanctified for My Name. There is a condition between Me and you, [that] “If you heed not heed, etc.,” what is stated there? “I will bring your Sanctuaries into desolation.”3Vayikra 26:31.
ולשנינה. כתרגום: ולשועי, יספרו את הרעות הבאות עליו ויתלעגו בו, כמו (בראשית לז ט): ויספר, ואשתעי. ולשון 'שנינה' אף הוא לשון 'דבור', דכתיב (דברים ו ז): ושננתם לבניך:
And a mockery. As the Targum [Yonoson rendered], ולשועי, [i.e.,] they will tell about the evils that have befallen them and will scoff at them, as in, “ויספר [=and he told,” which the Targum rendered] ואשתעי. The expression “שנינה” is also an expression of speech as it is written [in Scriptures], “and you shall repeat them [ושננתם] to your children.”
וְהַבַּיִת הַזֶּה יִהְיֶה עֶלְיוֹן כׇּל־עֹבֵר עָלָיו יִשֹּׁם וְשָׁרָק וְאָמְרוּ עַל־מֶה עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה כָּכָה לָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְלַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
And this Beis Hamikdosh will be most high, [and] all who pass by it will be astounded and whistle; and they will say, ‘For what reason has Adonoy done so to this land and to this Beis Hamikdosh?’
And this Beis Hamikdosh will be most high, [and] all who pass by it will be astounded and whistle; and they will say, ‘For what reason has Adonoy done so to this land and to this Beis Hamikdosh?’
Rashi
והבית הזה יהיה עליון. כל זמן שלא חטאתם, ומשתחטאו כל עובר עליו ישום וישרוק וכן כתוב בדברי הימים (ב ז כא): והבית הזה אשר היה עליון כל עובר עליו וגו'. וכה פתרונו: והבית הזה אשר היה עליון ונורא אף לעובדי כוכבים, כמו שאמר למעלה (ח מא): וגם אל הנכרי אשר לא מעמך וגו', ועכשיו בחרבנו, כל העובר עליו, אף עובד כוכבים, ישום וישרוק, ויאמר כי חטאו של ישראל גורם:
And this Beis Hamikdosh will be most high. So long as you have not sinned; but once you sin, every passerby will be astounded and will hiss.4Rashi understands that יהיה is the future tense, meaning “will be” most high. Alternatively, יהיה can also be interpreted in the present tense, “is” most high—Ralbag. Or, יהיה עליון is interpreted as “will be destroyed.”—Radak And similarly it is written in Divrei Hayomim, “And this Beis [Hamikdosh] that was exalted, all who pass by it, etc.,”5II Divrei Hayomim 7:41. and this is its interpretation, “and this house that was exalted and revered even by the gentiles,” as is stated above, “And even to the stranger who is not of Your people, etc.,”6I Melochim 8:21. But, now in its destruction, everyone who passes by it, even the gentiles, will be astounded and hiss, and will say that the Jews’ sins were the cause.
ישום. יתמה, כמו (ויקרא כו לב): ושממו עליה אויביכם, (איוב יח כ): על יומו נשמו אחרונים:
Will be astounded. [ישם means] “will wonder,” as in, “and your enemies will be astonished [ושממו] about it,”7Vayikra 26:32. [and as in,] “Concerning his day, the later ones will wonder [נשמו].”8Iyov 18:20.
ושרק. שופילי"ר בלע"ז, וכן דרך כל הרואה חורבן פתאום, לשרוק:
And whistle. Siffler, in O.F. The habit of anyone who suddenly sees desolation, is to hiss.9When people are amazed at what they see, they often whistle.
וְאָמְרוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר עָזְבוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיא אֶת־אֲבֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַֽיַּחֲזִקוּ בֵּאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים (וישתחו) [וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ] לָהֶם וַיַּעַבְדֻם עַל־כֵּן הֵבִיא יְהֹוָה עֲלֵיהֶם אֵת כׇּל־הָרָעָה הַזֹּֽאת׃ {פ}
And they will say, ‘Because they abandoned Adonoy, their God Who took out their fathers from the land of Egypt, and they took hold of other gods, and bowed to them, and worshipped them. Therefore, Adonoy, their god brought upon them all this evil.
And they will say, ‘Because they abandoned Adonoy, their God Who took out their fathers from the land of Egypt, and they took hold of other gods, and bowed to them, and worshipped them. Therefore, Adonoy, their god brought upon them all this evil.
והיו עיני ולבי. תרגום יונתן: ותהי שכנתי שריא ביה אם רעותי מתעבדא. יהא עיני שם, אם לבי וחפצי שם:
And My eyes and My heart will be. [Targum] Yonoson rendered, “and My Divine Presence will dwell there if My will is done.” And My eyes and My heart will be there. If My heart and My will are there.1I.e., if My desire and My will is being followed, My Divine Presence will be there.2Even after the Beis Hamikdosh was destroyed, the Divine Presence remained on the Western Wall [כותל המערבי] of the Beis Hamikdosh. See Shir Hashirim 2:9 and Midrash Rabboh there.