Tanach
Melachim II 1 מלכים ב א׳
Part of: Petuchah, II Kings 1:17Setumah, II Kings 1:3Setumah, II Kings 1:15Setumah, II Kings 1:18
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וַיִּפְשַׁע מוֹאָב בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵי מוֹת אַחְאָֽב׃
Then Mo᾽av rebelled against Yisra᾽el after the death of Aĥ᾽av.
Then Mo᾽av rebelled against Yisra᾽el after the death of Aĥ᾽av.
וַיִּפֹּל אֲחַזְיָה בְּעַד הַשְּׂבָכָה בַּעֲלִיָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן וַיָּחַל וַיִּשְׁלַח מַלְאָכִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם לְכוּ דִרְשׁוּ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן אִם־אֶחְיֶה מֵחֳלִי זֶֽה׃ {ס}
And Aĥazya fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Shomeron, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, inquire of Ba῾al-zevuv the god of ῾Eqron whether I shall recover from this disease.
And Aĥazya fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Shomeron, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said to them, Go, inquire of Ba῾al-zevuv the god of ῾Eqron whether I shall recover from this disease.
Rashi
ויחל. לשון חולי:
And he became ill. An expression of sickness.2IMelochim 6:8.
וּמַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה דִּבֶּר אֶל־אֵלִיָּה הַתִּשְׁבִּי קוּם עֲלֵה לִקְרַאת מַלְאֲכֵי מֶֽלֶךְ־שֹׁמְרוֹן וְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם הֲֽמִבְּלִי אֵין־אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַתֶּם הֹֽלְכִים לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרֽוֹן׃
But the angel of the Lord said to Eliyya the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Shomeron and say to them, Is it because there is no God in Yisra᾽el, that you go to inquire of Ba῾al-zevuv the god of ῾Eqron?
But the angel of the Lord said to Eliyya the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Shomeron and say to them, Is it because there is no God in Yisra᾽el, that you go to inquire of Ba῾al-zevuv the god of ῾Eqron?
וְלָכֵן כֹּה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה הַמִּטָּה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִיתָ שָּׁם לֹא־תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה כִּי מוֹת תָּמוּת וַיֵּלֶךְ אֵלִיָּֽה׃
Now therefore thus says the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed to which thou hast gone up, but shalt surely die. And Eliyya departed.
Now therefore thus says the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed to which thou hast gone up, but shalt surely die. And Eliyya departed.
וַיָּשׁוּבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם מַה־זֶּה שַׁבְתֶּֽם׃
And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have you returned?
And when the messengers turned back to him, he said to them, Why have you returned?
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ ׀ עָלָה לִקְרָאתֵנוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֵינוּ לְכוּ שׁוּבוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח אֶתְכֶם וְדִבַּרְתֶּם אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה הֲֽמִבְּלִי אֵין־אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה שֹׁלֵחַ לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן לָכֵן הַמִּטָּה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִיתָ שָּׁם לֹא־תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה כִּי־מוֹת תָּמֽוּת׃
And they said to him, There came a man up to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn back to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Is it because there is no God in Yisra᾽el, that thou sendest to inquire of Ba῾al-zevuv the god of ῾Eqron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed to which thou hast gone up, but shalt surely die.
And they said to him, There came a man up to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn back to the king that sent you, and say to him, Thus says the Lord, Is it because there is no God in Yisra᾽el, that thou sendest to inquire of Ba῾al-zevuv the god of ῾Eqron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed to which thou hast gone up, but shalt surely die.
וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם מֶה מִשְׁפַּט הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר עָלָה לִקְרַאתְכֶם וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיכֶם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
And he said to them, What manner of man was he who came up to meet you, and told you these words?
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָיו אִישׁ בַּעַל שֵׂעָר וְאֵזוֹר עוֹר אָזוּר בְּמׇתְנָיו וַיֹּאמַר אֵלִיָּה הַתִּשְׁבִּי הֽוּא׃
And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Eliyya the Tishbite.
And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Eliyya the Tishbite.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁים וַחֲמִשָּׁיו וַיַּעַל אֵלָיו וְהִנֵּה יֹשֵׁב עַל־רֹאשׁ הָהָר וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים הַמֶּלֶךְ דִּבֶּר רֵֽדָה׃
Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he said to him, Thou man of God, the king said, Come down.
Then the king sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he said to him, Thou man of God, the king said, Come down.
וַיַּעֲנֶה אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיְדַבֵּר אֶל־שַׂר הַחֲמִשִּׁים וְאִם־אִישׁ אֱלֹהִים אָנִי תֵּרֶד אֵשׁ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתֹאכַל אֹתְךָ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁיךָ וַתֵּרֶד אֵשׁ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַתֹּאכַל אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃
And Eliyyahu answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And so fire came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
And Eliyyahu answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And so fire came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
וַיָּשׇׁב וַיִּשְׁלַח אֵלָיו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁים אַחֵר וַחֲמִשָּׁיו וַיַּעַן וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים כֹּה־אָמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ מְהֵרָה רֵֽדָה׃
Again he also sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, O man of God, the king said thus, Come down quickly.
Again he also sent to him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said to him, O man of God, the king said thus, Come down quickly.
וַיַּעַן אֵלִיָּה וַיְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם אִם־אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אָנִי תֵּרֶד אֵשׁ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְתֹאכַל אֹתְךָ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁיךָ וַתֵּרֶד אֵשׁ־אֱלֹהִים מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַתֹּאכַל אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו׃
And Eliyya answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
And Eliyya answered and said to them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
וַיָּשׇׁב וַיִּשְׁלַח שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁים שְׁלִשִׁים וַחֲמִשָּׁיו וַיַּעַל וַיָּבֹא שַׂר־הַחֲמִשִּׁים הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַיִּכְרַע עַל־בִּרְכָּיו ׀ לְנֶגֶד אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיִּתְחַנֵּן אֵלָיו וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים תִּיקַר־נָא נַפְשִׁי וְנֶפֶשׁ עֲבָדֶיךָֽ אֵלֶּה חֲמִשִּׁים בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃
And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Eliyyahu, and pleaded with him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Eliyyahu, and pleaded with him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
הִנֵּה יָרְדָה אֵשׁ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וַתֹּאכַל אֶת־שְׁנֵי שָׂרֵי הַחֲמִשִּׁים הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְאֶת־חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶם וְעַתָּה תִּיקַר נַפְשִׁי בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ {ס}
Behold, fire came down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
Behold, fire came down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
וַיְדַבֵּר מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה אֶל־אֵלִיָּהוּ רֵד אוֹתוֹ אַל־תִּירָא מִפָּנָיו וַיָּקׇם וַיֵּרֶד אוֹתוֹ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
And the angel of the Lord said to Eliyyahu, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.
And the angel of the Lord said to Eliyyahu, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him to the king.
וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלָיו כֹּה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַחְתָּ מַלְאָכִים לִדְרֹשׁ בְּבַעַל זְבוּב אֱלֹהֵי עֶקְרוֹן הֲֽמִבְּלִי אֵין־אֱלֹהִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לִדְרֹשׁ בִּדְבָרוֹ לָכֵן הַמִּטָּה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִיתָ שָּׁם לֹא־תֵרֵד מִמֶּנָּה כִּי־מוֹת תָּמֽוּת׃
And he said to him, Thus says the Lord, Since thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Ba῾al-zevuv the god of ῾Eqron, is it because there is no God in Yisra᾽el to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed of which thou hast gone up, but shalt surely die.
And he said to him, Thus says the Lord, Since thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Ba῾al-zevuv the god of ῾Eqron, is it because there is no God in Yisra᾽el to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed of which thou hast gone up, but shalt surely die.
וַיָּמׇת כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה ׀ אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹרָם תַּחְתָּיו {פ}
בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לִיהוֹרָם בֶּן־יְהוֹשָׁפָט מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה כִּי לֹא־הָיָה לוֹ בֵּֽן׃ {ס}
So he died according to the word of the Lord which Eliyyahu had spoken. And Yehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Yehoram the son of Yehoshafat king of Yehuda; because he had no son.
So he died according to the word of the Lord which Eliyyahu had spoken. And Yehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Yehoram the son of Yehoshafat king of Yehuda; because he had no son.
Rashi
וימלוך יהורם תחתיו. אחיו היה:
And Yehorom reigned in his place. He was his brother.
בשנת שתים ליהורם בן יהושפט. אפשר לומר כן, והלא מלך בשנת תשע עשרה ליהושפט, שהרי אחזיה מלך בשבע עשרה, ומלך שנתים, ובסמוך נמי כתיב בשנת שמונה עשרה ליהושפט מלך יהורם, ויהושפט מלך עשרים וחמש שנים קודם שמלך יהורם בנו, אלא ראוי היה יהושפט ליהרג ברמות גלעד, ובשכר שזעק, תלה לו שבע שנים, ומאותה שעה הוא מונה לבנו (תוספתא סוטה יב ב):
In the second year of Yehorom, son of Yehoshophot. Is it possible to say this? Did he not reign in the nineteenth year of Yehoshophot? For Achazyah reigned in the seventeenth year [of Yehoshophot] and he reigned for two years,3The root of the word is חלה (=to become ill). and also, below it is written, “In the eighteenth year of Yehoshophot,”4He did not reign for a full two years. He reigned during two different years, and his total reign might have been less than one year, covering only the last few months of one year and the first few months of the following year.—Ralbag that Yehorom reigned, and Yehoshophot reigned twenty-five years before Yehorom, his son, reigned.5Below 3:1. But, Yehoshophot deserved to be killed in Ramos Gilad, but as a reward for [his] crying out, his [death] was suspended for seven years,6According to Radak, the seven years discrepancy is resolved as follows. Yehoshophot gave over the throne to Yehorom during his lifetime because he wanted to establish Yehorom as his successor and to prevent conflict among the brothers. This occurred at the end of Yehoshophot’s reign. The first seven years of Yehorom’s reign were while his father was alive. The second year of Yehorom’s reign corresponds with the year that Yehorom son of Achov became king over Yisroel, as stated below in 3:1. and from that time [Scripture] counts [the years] to his son.7Tosefta Maseches Sotah 12:2.
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי אֲחַזְיָהוּ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲלוֹא־הֵמָּה כְתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}
Now the rest of the acts of Aĥazyahu which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisra᾽el?
Now the rest of the acts of Aĥazyahu which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisra᾽el?
בעד השבכה. גראד"ה בלע"ז, אומר אני, שרגילים לאורגו שתי וערב בנסרים ארוכים וקצרים, שקורין קנטינל"י בלע"ז, ועושין נקבים נקבים כעין שבכה, וקרוי פרדונ"י בלע"ז ואני שמעתי, 'שבכה' ווי"ץ בלע"ז, ובלשון אשכנז שווינדל שטיג, כמו שפירשתי (מלכים א ו ח) ובלולים יעלו:
Through the lattice. Gradil, in Latin. I say that they were accustomed to weave it as a warp and a woof with long and short boards, which is called (lates) cantineli, in Latin, and it was made full of holes like sort of a net, and it is called prodne, in O.F. But I heard that שְׂבָכָה is wiz, in O.F., and in German, schwindel steg, as I explained [in], “and by a winding stairway they went up.”1Melochim 2:1