Tanach
Melachim II 10:18-29 מלכים ב י׳:י״ח-כ״ט
Part of: Chapter 10
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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
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.
בעקבה. במרמה, לשון (בראשית כז לו): ויעקבני:
With cunning. With guile, an expression of “וַיַּעְקְבֵנִי [=he beguiled me].”8Bereishis 27:36.