Tanach
Melachim II 11:17-20 מלכים ב י״א:י״ז-כ׳
Part of: Chapter 11
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וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹיָדָע אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית בֵּין יְהֹוָה וּבֵין הַמֶּלֶךְ וּבֵין הָעָם לִהְיוֹת לְעָם לַיהֹוָה וּבֵין הַמֶּלֶךְ וּבֵין הָעָֽם׃
And Yehoyada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.
And Yehoyada made a covenant between the Lord and the king and the people, that they should be the Lord’s people; between the king also and the people.
Rashi
וַיָּבֹאוּ כׇל־עַם הָאָרֶץ בֵּית־הַבַּעַל וַֽיִּתְּצֻהוּ אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָו וְאֶת־צְלָמָיו שִׁבְּרוּ הֵיטֵב וְאֵת מַתָּן כֹּהֵן הַבַּעַל הָרְגוּ לִפְנֵי הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת וַיָּשֶׂם הַכֹּהֵן פְּקֻדֹּת עַל־בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃
And all the people of the land went into the house of the Ba῾al, and pulled it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of the Ba῾al before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.
And all the people of the land went into the house of the Ba῾al, and pulled it down; his altars and his images they broke in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of the Ba῾al before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord.
Rashi
פקודות. ממונים לשמור במקום משמרתם כהלכתן, כי עתליהו בטלה את סדר משמרות הבית:
Assignments. Appointed to watch at the location of their watch according to their charge, because Atalyohu had abolished the order of the watches in the Beis [Hamikdosh].24See II Divrei Hayomim 24:7.
וַיִּקַּח אֶת־שָׂרֵי הַמֵּאוֹת וְאֶת־הַכָּרִי וְאֶת־הָרָצִים וְאֵת ׀ כׇּל־עַם הָאָרֶץ וַיֹּרִידוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ מִבֵּית יְהֹוָה וַיָּבוֹאוּ דֶּרֶךְ־שַׁעַר הָרָצִים בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא הַמְּלָכִֽים׃
And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the Kari, and the runners, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the runners to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the Kari, and the runners, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and came by the way of the gate of the runners to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
Rashi
ויבאו דרך שער הרצים. אל בית המלך:
They came by way of the Gate of the Runners. To the king’s palace.25Literally the verse reads “by way of the Gate of the Runners of the king’s palace.” However, Rashi in v. 5 above explained that the Gate of the Runners was one of the gates of the Temple’s court. Therefore Rashi renders the verse as, “by way of the Gate of the Runners to the king’s palace.” Alternatively, the Gate of the Runners was one of the gates of the king’s palace.—Targum
וַיִּשְׂמַח כׇּל־עַם־הָאָרֶץ וְהָעִיר שָׁקָטָה וְאֶת־עֲתַלְיָהוּ הֵמִיתוּ בַחֶרֶב בֵּית (מלך) [הַמֶּֽלֶךְ]׃ {ס}
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew ῾Atalyahu with the sword in the king’s house.
And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was in quiet: and they slew ῾Atalyahu with the sword in the king’s house.
בין ה' ובין המלך ובין העם. שיהו המלך והעם אחרי ה', ואחר כך בין המלך ובין העם, שיהו עבדים למלך:
Between Adonoy and between the king and the people. That the king and the people will follow Adonoy,22And that they uproot all the idolatry that had become pervasive at the time. and afterwards [he enacted a covenant] between the king and the people that they should be subservient to the king.23And in return the king will wage wars for the people.—Metzudas Dovid