Tanach
Melachim II 10 מלכים ב י׳
Part of: Petuchah, II Kings 10:18Petuchah, II Kings 10:30Setumah, II Kings 10:1Setumah, II Kings 10:15
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וּלְאַחְאָב שִׁבְעִים בָּנִים בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן וַיִּכְתֹּב יֵהוּא סְפָרִים וַיִּשְׁלַח שֹׁמְרוֹן אֶל־שָׂרֵי יִזְרְעֶאל הַזְּקֵנִים וְאֶל־הָאֹמְנִים אַחְאָב לֵאמֹֽר׃
And Aĥ᾽av had seventy sons in Shomeron. And Yehu wrote letters, and sent to Shomeron, to the rulers of Yizre῾el, to the elders, and to those who brought up Aĥ᾽av’s children, saying,
And Aĥ᾽av had seventy sons in Shomeron. And Yehu wrote letters, and sent to Shomeron, to the rulers of Yizre῾el, to the elders, and to those who brought up Aĥ᾽av’s children, saying,
Rashi
וְעַתָּה כְּבֹא הַסֵּפֶר הַזֶּה אֲלֵיכֶם וְאִתְּכֶם בְּנֵי אֲדֹנֵיכֶם וְאִתְּכֶם הָרֶכֶב וְהַסּוּסִים וְעִיר מִבְצָר וְהַנָּֽשֶׁק׃
Now as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armour;
Now as soon as this letter comes to you, seeing your master’s sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fortified city also, and armour;
Rashi
ואתכם הרכב והסוסים. ויש בכם כח להלחם:
And with you are the chariot[s] and the horses. And they have strength to wage war.
וּרְאִיתֶם הַטּוֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר מִבְּנֵי אֲדֹנֵיכֶם וְשַׂמְתֶּם עַל־כִּסֵּא אָבִיו וְהִֽלָּחֲמוּ עַל־בֵּית אֲדֹנֵיכֶֽם׃
select then the best and fittest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
select then the best and fittest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
וַיִּֽרְאוּ מְאֹד מְאֹד וַיֹּאמְרוּ הִנֵּה שְׁנֵי הַמְּלָכִים לֹא עָמְדוּ לְפָנָיו וְאֵיךְ נַעֲמֹד אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings could not stand before him: how then shall we stand?
But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, two kings could not stand before him: how then shall we stand?
Rashi
שני המלכים. יורם ואחזיהו:
Two kings. Yorom and Achazyohu.
וַיִּשְׁלַח אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּיִת וַאֲשֶׁר עַל־הָעִיר וְהַזְּקֵנִים וְהָאֹמְנִים אֶל־יֵהוּא ׀ לֵאמֹר עֲבָדֶיךָֽ אֲנַחְנוּ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־תֹּאמַר אֵלֵינוּ נַעֲשֶׂה לֹא־נַמְלִךְ אִישׁ הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ עֲשֵֽׂה׃
And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the guardians, sent to Yehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make anyone king: do thou that which is good in thy eyes.
And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the guardians, sent to Yehu, saying, We are thy servants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make anyone king: do thou that which is good in thy eyes.
וַיִּכְתֹּב אֲלֵיהֶם סֵפֶר ׀ שֵׁנִית לֵאמֹר אִם־לִי אַתֶּם וּלְקֹלִי ׀ אַתֶּם שֹׁמְעִים קְחוּ אֶת־רָאשֵׁי אַנְשֵׁי בְנֵי־אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם וּבֹאוּ אֵלַי כָּעֵת מָחָר יִזְרְעֶאלָה וּבְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ אֶת־גְּדֹלֵי הָעִיר מְגַדְּלִים אוֹתָֽם׃
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If you are mine, and if you will hearken to my voice, take the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Yizre῾el by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the notables of the city, who brought them up.
Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If you are mine, and if you will hearken to my voice, take the heads of the men your master’s sons, and come to me to Yizre῾el by to morrow this time. Now the king’s sons, being seventy persons, were with the notables of the city, who brought them up.
Rashi
ובני המלך שבעים איש את גדולי העיר וגו'. כל זה כתב בספר, ואני יודע חשבונם, שבעים איש והם עם גדולי העיר המגדלים אותם:
The sons of the king [number] seventy men, and the great men of the city, etc. All this was written in the letter, “And I know their count, seventy men, and they are with the elders of the city who are raising them.2Alternatively, “now the kings sons, etc.” until the end of the verse was not written in the letter. Rather, it is a comment by [Yirmiyahu] the author of the Book of Kings.—Radak
וַיְהִי כְּבֹא הַסֵּפֶר אֲלֵיהֶם וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ שִׁבְעִים אִישׁ וַיָּשִׂימוּ אֶת־רָֽאשֵׁיהֶם בַּדּוּדִים וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ אֵלָיו יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Yizre῾el.
And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king’s sons, and slew seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Yizre῾el.
Rashi
בדודים. סירות:
In pots. [In] pots.3Alternatively, “in baskets” which were loosely woven so the heads would be visible from the outside.—Ralbag
וַיָּבֹא הַמַּלְאָךְ וַיַּגֶּד־לוֹ לֵאמֹר הֵבִיאוּ רָאשֵׁי בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר שִׂימוּ אֹתָם שְׁנֵי צִבֻּרִים פֶּתַח הַשַּׁעַר עַד־הַבֹּֽקֶר׃
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.
And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They have brought the heads of the king’s sons. And he said, Lay them in two heaps at the entrance of the gate until the morning.
Rashi
צבורים. חמרין, דגורין, מונטי"ס בלע"ז:
Piles. Mounds. [And Targum Yonoson rendered] דְּגוּרִין [=mounds],4See Targum in Shemos 8:10 who renders דְּגוֹרִין for חֳמָרִים [=piles]. moncels, in O.F.
וַיְהִי בַבֹּקֶר וַיֵּצֵא וַֽיַּעֲמֹד וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־כׇּל־הָעָם צַדִּקִים אַתֶּם הִנֵּה אֲנִי קָשַׁרְתִּי עַל־אֲדֹנִי וָאֶהְרְגֵהוּ וּמִי הִכָּה אֶת־כׇּל־אֵֽלֶּה׃
And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, You are just men: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, You are just men: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?
Rashi
צדיקים אתם. כולכם בעיניכם צדיקים, ומחזיקים אותי בחזקת רשע, על שהרגתי את המלך, ועתה ראו, הנה אני קשרתי על אדוני ואהרגהו, את כל אלה מי הכה, אני לא הרגתים, אך מאלה תדעו אפוא, כי גזרת המלך היא עליהם, וההורגם צדיק הוא, ומקיים את מצות המקום:
“You are righteous.” In your eyes you are all righteous, and you consider me as being wicked because I killed the king. But look, now I revolted against my master and killed him. But who killed all these? I did not kill them. But from these you will know then that it is a decree of the King upon them, and whoever kills them is righteous and fulfills the commandment of the Omnipresent.
דְּעוּ אֵפוֹא כִּי לֹא יִפֹּל מִדְּבַר יְהֹוָה אַרְצָה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה עַל־בֵּית אַחְאָב וַיהֹוָה עָשָׂה אֵת אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּיַד עַבְדּוֹ אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃
Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Aĥ᾽av: for the Lord has done that which he spoke by his servant Eliyyahu.
Know now that nothing shall fall to the earth of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spoke concerning the house of Aĥ᾽av: for the Lord has done that which he spoke by his servant Eliyyahu.
וַיַּךְ יֵהוּא אֵת כׇּל־הַנִּשְׁאָרִים לְבֵית־אַחְאָב בְּיִזְרְעֶאל וְכׇל־גְּדֹלָיו וּמְיֻדָּעָיו וְכֹהֲנָיו עַד־בִּלְתִּי הִשְׁאִֽיר־לוֹ שָׂרִֽיד׃
So Yehu slew all that remained of the house of Aĥ᾽av in Yizre῾el, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
So Yehu slew all that remained of the house of Aĥ᾽av in Yizre῾el, and all his great men, and his familiar friends, and his priests, until he left him none remaining.
וַיָּקׇם וַיָּבֹא וַיֵּלֶךְ שֹׁמְרוֹן הוּא בֵּֽית־עֵקֶד הָרֹעִים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃
And he arose and departed, and came to Shomeron. And as he was at the shepherds’ meeting house in the way,
And he arose and departed, and came to Shomeron. And as he was at the shepherds’ meeting house in the way,
Rashi
בית עקד הרועים. (תרגום:) בית כנישת רעיא:
The gathering place of the shepherds. [Targum Yonoson] renders בֵּית כְּנִישַׁת רָעֲיָא [=the house where shepherds gather].
עקד. לשון קשר, מקום אסיפת רועים:
Gathering. An expression of binding, the place where shepherds gather.5I.e., the shepherds come together at one place. Alternatively, בֵּית עֶקֶד is the shearing place for sheep, because shepherds tie [=עוֹקֵד] the sheep prior to shearing them.—Radak
וְיֵהוּא מָצָא אֶת־אֲחֵי אֲחַזְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אַתֶּם וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲחֵי אֲחַזְיָהוּ אֲנַחְנוּ וַנֵּרֶד לִשְׁלוֹם בְּנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ וּבְנֵי הַגְּבִירָֽה׃
Yehu met with the brothers of Aĥazyahu king of Yehuda, and said, Who are you? And they answered, We are the brothers of Aĥazyahu: and we are going down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.
Yehu met with the brothers of Aĥazyahu king of Yehuda, and said, Who are you? And they answered, We are the brothers of Aĥazyahu: and we are going down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.
Rashi
ובני הגבירה. איזבל:
And the queen’s sons. Ezevel.6They were unaware that Yeihu killed Yehorom, otherwise they would have fled.—Radak
וַיֹּאמֶר תִּפְשׂוּם חַיִּים וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּם חַיִּים וַיִּשְׁחָטוּם אֶל־בּוֹר בֵּֽית־עֵקֶד אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁנַיִם אִישׁ וְלֹא־הִשְׁאִיר אִישׁ מֵהֶֽם׃ {ס}
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the meeting house, forty two men; neither left he any of them.
And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of the meeting house, forty two men; neither left he any of them.
וַיֵּלֶךְ מִשָּׁם וַיִּמְצָא אֶת־יְהוֹנָדָב בֶּן־רֵכָב לִקְרָאתוֹ וַֽיְבָרְכֵהוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הֲיֵשׁ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ יָשָׁר כַּאֲשֶׁר לְבָבִי עִם־לְבָבֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוֹנָדָב יֵשׁ וָיֵשׁ תְּנָה אֶת־יָדֶךָ וַיִּתֵּן יָדוֹ וַיַּעֲלֵהוּ אֵלָיו אֶל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃
And when he was departed from there, he came across Yehonadav the son of Rekhav coming to meet him: and he greeted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Yehonadav answered, It is. If it be, said Yehu, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
And when he was departed from there, he came across Yehonadav the son of Rekhav coming to meet him: and he greeted him, and said to him, Is thy heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Yehonadav answered, It is. If it be, said Yehu, give me thy hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
Rashi
ויאמר אליו. יהוא:
And said to him. [I.e.,] Yeihu [said to him].
היש את לבבך ישר. ושלם מה שאני עושה, כאשר לבבי שלם עם לבבך:
“Is your heart upright.” Wholehearted in what I am doing, as I am wholeheartedly with your heart?
ויאמר יהונדב יש ויש תנה את ידך. ואחוז בה, והעלני אליך אל המרכבה:
And Yehonodov said, “It sure is, give me your hand.” And hold it and take me up to you, to the chariot.7I.e., to Yeihu’s chariot. Alternatively, “Give me your hand” was spoken by Yeihu who then pulled Yehonodov up into his chariot.—Radak Or, he asked for a handshake as a gesture to confirm their amicable relationship.—Metzudas Dovid
וַיֹּאמֶר לְכָה אִתִּי וּרְאֵה בְּקִנְאָתִי לַיהֹוָה וַיַּרְכִּבוּ אֹתוֹ בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride in his chariot.
And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord. So they made him ride in his chariot.
וַיָּבֹא שֹׁמְרוֹן וַיַּךְ אֶת־כׇּל־הַנִּשְׁאָרִים לְאַחְאָב בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן עַד־הִשְׁמִדוֹ כִּדְבַר יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֶל־אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ {פ}
And when he came to Shomeron, he slew all that remained to Aĥ᾽av in Shomeron, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the Lord, which he spoke to Eliyyahu.
And when he came to Shomeron, he slew all that remained to Aĥ᾽av in Shomeron, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the Lord, which he spoke to Eliyyahu.
וַיִּקְבֹּץ יֵהוּא אֶת־כׇּל־הָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם אַחְאָב עָבַד אֶת־הַבַּעַל מְעָט יֵהוּא יַעַבְדֶנּוּ הַרְבֵּֽה׃
And Yehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Aĥ᾽av served the Ba῾al a little; but Yehu shall serve him much.
And Yehu gathered all the people together, and said to them, Aĥ᾽av served the Ba῾al a little; but Yehu shall serve him much.
וְעַתָּה כׇל־נְבִיאֵי הַבַּעַל כׇּל־עֹבְדָיו וְכׇל־כֹּהֲנָיו קִרְאוּ אֵלַי אִישׁ אַל־יִפָּקֵד כִּי זֶבַח גָּדוֹל לִי לַבַּעַל כֹּל אֲשֶׁר־יִפָּקֵד לֹא יִֽחְיֶה וְיֵהוּא עָשָׂה בְעׇקְבָּה לְמַעַן הַאֲבִיד אֶת־עֹבְדֵי הַבָּֽעַל׃
Now therefore call to me all the prophets of the Ba῾al, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to the Ba῾al; whoever shall be missing, he shall not live. But Yehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of the Ba῾al.
Now therefore call to me all the prophets of the Ba῾al, all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for I have a great sacrifice to do to the Ba῾al; whoever shall be missing, he shall not live. But Yehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of the Ba῾al.
Rashi
בעקבה. במרמה, לשון (בראשית כז לו): ויעקבני:
With cunning. With guile, an expression of “וַיַּעְקְבֵנִי [=he beguiled me].”8Bereishis 27:36.
וַיֹּאמֶר יֵהוּא קַדְּשׁוּ עֲצָרָה לַבַּעַל וַיִּקְרָֽאוּ׃
And Yehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for the Ba῾al. And they proclaimed the day.
And Yehu said, Sanctify a solemn assembly for the Ba῾al. And they proclaimed the day.
Rashi
קדשו עצרה. הכריזו אסיפה, להיות נעצרים לבית הבעל:
“Sanctify an assembly.” [I.e.,] announce an assembly,9Alternatively, “Announce a cessation of work [= עֲצָרָה].” See Rashi in Bamidbar 29:35. that they assemble in the temple of the Baal.
וַיִּשְׁלַח יֵהוּא בְּכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּבֹאוּ כׇּל־עֹבְדֵי הַבַּעַל וְלֹא־נִשְׁאַר אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־בָא וַיָּבֹאוּ בֵּית הַבַּעַל וַיִּמָּלֵא בֵית־הַבַּעַל פֶּה לָפֶֽה׃
And Yehu sent through all Yisra᾽el: and all the worshippers of the Ba῾al came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came to the house of the Ba῾al; and the house of the Ba῾al was full from one end to another.
And Yehu sent through all Yisra᾽el: and all the worshippers of the Ba῾al came, so that there was not a man left that came not. And they came to the house of the Ba῾al; and the house of the Ba῾al was full from one end to another.
וַיֹּאמֶר לַֽאֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמֶּלְתָּחָה הוֹצֵא לְבוּשׁ לְכֹל עֹבְדֵי הַבָּעַל וַיֹּצֵא לָהֶם הַמַּלְבּֽוּשׁ׃
And he said to him that was over the wardrobe, Bring forth garments for all the worshippers of the Ba῾al. And he brought out garments for them.
And he said to him that was over the wardrobe, Bring forth garments for all the worshippers of the Ba῾al. And he brought out garments for them.
Rashi
על המלתחה. תרגם יונתן: לדממנא על קומטריא. ארגזים וקופסאות, שכורכין בתוכן וגונזין תכשיטי עובדי הבעל:
Of the wardrobe. [Targum] Yonoson rendered, “לְדִמְמָנָא עַל קוֹמַטְרַיָּא [=to the one appointed over the wardrobe],” chests and boxes in which they wrap and store the ceremonial garments of the Baal worshipers.
וַיָּבֹא יֵהוּא וִיהוֹנָדָב בֶּן־רֵכָב בֵּית הַבָּעַל וַיֹּאמֶר לְעֹבְדֵי הַבַּעַל חַפְּשׂוּ וּרְאוּ פֶּן־יֶשׁ־פֹּה עִמָּכֶם מֵעַבְדֵי יְהֹוָה כִּי אִם־עֹבְדֵי הַבַּעַל לְבַדָּֽם׃
And Yehu went, and Yehonadav the son of Rekhav, into the house of the Ba῾al, and said to the worshippers of the Ba῾al, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but the worshippers of the Ba῾al only.
And Yehu went, and Yehonadav the son of Rekhav, into the house of the Ba῾al, and said to the worshippers of the Ba῾al, Search, and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the Lord, but the worshippers of the Ba῾al only.
וַיָּבֹאוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת זְבָחִים וְעֹלוֹת וְיֵהוּא שָֽׂם־לוֹ בַחוּץ שְׁמֹנִים אִישׁ וַיֹּאמֶר הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִמָּלֵט מִן־הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי מֵבִיא עַל־יְדֵיכֶם נַפְשׁוֹ תַּחַת נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Yehu appointed eighty men outside, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, his life shall be for the life of him.
And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings, Yehu appointed eighty men outside, and said, If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, his life shall be for the life of him.
Rashi
נפשו תחת נפשו. נפש השומר תחת הנפש הנמלט:
You will forfeit your life for his life. The life of the guard shall be [forfeit] for the life of the one who escapes.10Because of his negligence.—Metzudas Dovid
וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתוֹ ׀ לַעֲשׂוֹת הָעֹלָה וַיֹּאמֶר יֵהוּא לָרָצִים וְלַשָּׁלִשִׁים בֹּאוּ הַכּוּם אִישׁ אַל־יֵצֵא וַיַּכּוּם לְפִי־חָרֶב וַיַּשְׁלִכוּ הָרָצִים וְהַשָּׁלִשִׁים וַיֵּלְכוּ עַד־עִיר בֵּית־הַבָּֽעַל׃
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Yehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come out. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of the Ba῾al.
And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Yehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come out. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of the Ba῾al.
Rashi
וישלכו. (תרגום:) ורמו רהטיא וגבריא קטילין, השליכו חללים את עובדי הבעל:
Threw them out. [Targum Yonoson] (renders), “וְרָמוּ רָהֲטַיָּא וְגַבְרַיָּא קְטִילִין [=and the couriers and the mighty warriors cast cadavers],” they cast down the cadavers of the Baal worshipers.
וַיֹּצִאוּ אֶת־מַצְּבוֹת בֵּית־הַבַּעַל וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֽוּהָ׃
And they brought out the pillars of the house of the Ba῾al, and burned them.
And they brought out the pillars of the house of the Ba῾al, and burned them.
וַֽיִּתְּצוּ אֵת מַצְּבַת הַבָּעַל וַֽיִּתְּצוּ אֶת־בֵּית הַבַּעַל וַיְשִׂמֻהוּ (למחראות) [לְמֽוֹצָאוֹת] עַד־הַיּֽוֹם׃
And they pulled down the pillar of the Ba῾al, and pulled down the house of the Ba῾al, and made it a latrine unto this day.
And they pulled down the pillar of the Ba῾al, and pulled down the house of the Ba῾al, and made it a latrine unto this day.
Rashi
למחראות. לשון בית הכסא, וכן (ישעיהו לו יב): לאכול את חוראיהם:
Into an outhouse. An expression meaning a privy, and similarly [it states], “to eat their excrement [=חוראיהם].”11Yeshayahu 36:12.
וַיַּשְׁמֵד יֵהוּא אֶת־הַבַּעַל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Thus Yehu destroyed the Ba῾al out of Yisra᾽el.
Thus Yehu destroyed the Ba῾al out of Yisra᾽el.
רַק חֲטָאֵי יָרׇבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱטִיא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־סָר יֵהוּא מֵאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם עֶגְלֵי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר בֵּֽית־אֵל וַאֲשֶׁר בְּדָֽן׃ {פ}
Nevertheless, from the sins of Yorov῾am the son of Nevat, who made Yisra᾽el to sin, Yehu departed not from after them, namely, the golden calves that were in Bet-el, and that were in Dan.
Nevertheless, from the sins of Yorov῾am the son of Nevat, who made Yisra᾽el to sin, Yehu departed not from after them, namely, the golden calves that were in Bet-el, and that were in Dan.
Rashi
רק חטאי ירבעם וגו'. מדאגה שלא תשוב הממלכה לבית דוד, כמו שנתירא ירבעם:
However, from the sins of Yerovom, etc. Out of fear, that the kingdom return to the House of Dovid, as Yerovom had feared.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־יֵהוּא יַעַן אֲשֶׁר־הֱטִיבֹתָ לַעֲשׂוֹת הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינַי כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר בִּלְבָבִי עָשִׂיתָ לְבֵית אַחְאָב בְּנֵי רְבִעִים יֵשְׁבוּ לְךָ עַל־כִּסֵּא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And the Lord said to Yehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and hast done to the house of Aĥ᾽av according to all that was in my heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Yisra᾽el.
And the Lord said to Yehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in my eyes, and hast done to the house of Aĥ᾽av according to all that was in my heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Yisra᾽el.
Rashi
ויאמר ה' אל יהוא. ביד יונה:
Adonoy said to Yeihu. Through Yonah.
בני רבעים. ארבע דורות, תחת שהשמדת את בית אחאב, שמלכו ארבע דורות, עמרי, ואחאב, ואחזיה, ויהורם:
Four generations of your sons. Four generations12The four generations of Yeihu’s descendants are: Yehoachaz, Yehoash, Yorovom and Zecharyoh. [as reward] for your having destroyed the house of Achov, which reigned for four generations: Omri, Achov, Achazyoh, and Yehorom.
וְיֵהוּא לֹא שָׁמַר לָלֶכֶת בְּתֽוֹרַת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּכׇל־לְבָבוֹ לֹא סָר מֵעַל חַטֹּאות יָרׇבְעָם אֲשֶׁר הֶחֱטִיא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
But Yehu took no heed to walk in the Tora of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Yorov῾am, who made Yisra᾽el to sin.
But Yehu took no heed to walk in the Tora of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Yorov῾am, who made Yisra᾽el to sin.
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם הֵחֵל יְהֹוָה לְקַצּוֹת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּכֵּם חֲזָאֵל בְּכׇל־גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Yisra᾽el: and Ḥaza᾽el smote them in all the borders of Yisra᾽el,
In those days the Lord began to cut off parts of Yisra᾽el: and Ḥaza᾽el smote them in all the borders of Yisra᾽el,
Rashi
לקצות. כמו (בראשית כז מו): קצתי בחיי:
To show His disgust. As in, “קַצְתִּי בְּחַיָּי [=I am disgusted with my life].”13Bereishis 27:46.14Alternatively, “began to cut [=לְקַצוֹת] into Yisroel” as in Devorim 25:12, “you shall cut off [=וְקַצוֹתָ].”—Metzudas Tzion Or, “began to strike at those living at the border [=קָצֶה],” i.e., those living in the eastern part of Eiver Hayardein.
מִן־הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ אֵת כׇּל־אֶרֶץ הַגִּלְעָד הַגָּדִי וְהָראוּבֵנִי וְהַֽמְנַשִּׁי מֵֽעֲרֹעֵר אֲשֶׁר־עַל־נַחַל אַרְנֹן וְהַגִּלְעָד וְהַבָּשָֽׁן׃
from the Yarden eastwards, all the land of the Gil῾ad, the Gadi, and the Re᾽uveni and the Menashshi, from ῾Aro῾er, which is by the wadi Arnon, and the Gil῾ad and the Bashan.
from the Yarden eastwards, all the land of the Gil῾ad, the Gadi, and the Re᾽uveni and the Menashshi, from ῾Aro῾er, which is by the wadi Arnon, and the Gil῾ad and the Bashan.
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יֵהוּא וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וְכׇל־גְּבוּרָתוֹ הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Now the rest of the acts of Yehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisra᾽el?
Now the rest of the acts of Yehu, and all that he did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisra᾽el?
וַיִּשְׁכַּב יֵהוּא עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקְבְּרוּ אֹתוֹ בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹאָחָז בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
And Yehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Shomeron. And Yeho᾽aĥaz his son reigned in his stead.
And Yehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Shomeron. And Yeho᾽aĥaz his son reigned in his stead.
וְהַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ יֵהוּא עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשְׂרִֽים־וּשְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנָה בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ {פ}
And the time that Yehu reigned over Yisra᾽el in Shomeron was twenty eight years.
And the time that Yehu reigned over Yisra᾽el in Shomeron was twenty eight years.
ואל האומנים אחאב. אומנים את בניו:
And to the custodian of Achov’s children. Those who brought up his children.1The literal translation is, “and to those who raised Achov.”