Tanach
Melachim II 13:1-9 מלכים ב י״ג:א׳-ט׳
Part of: Chapter 13
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בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה לְיוֹאָשׁ בֶּן־אֲחַזְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ יְהוֹאָחָז בֶּן־יֵהוּא עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָֽה׃
In the twenty third year of Yo᾽ash the son of Aĥazyahu king of Yehuda, Yeho᾽aĥaz the son of Yehu began to reign over Yisra᾽el in Shomeron, and reigned for seventeen years.
In the twenty third year of Yo᾽ash the son of Aĥazyahu king of Yehuda, Yeho᾽aĥaz the son of Yehu began to reign over Yisra᾽el in Shomeron, and reigned for seventeen years.
וַיַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה וַיֵּלֶךְ אַחַר חַטֹּאת יָרׇבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִיא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־סָר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Yorov῾am the son of Nevat, who made Yisra᾽el to sin; he departed not from that.
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, and followed the sins of Yorov῾am the son of Nevat, who made Yisra᾽el to sin; he departed not from that.
וַיִּֽחַר־אַף יְהֹוָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַֽיִּתְּנֵם בְּיַד ׀ חֲזָאֵל מֶלֶךְ־אֲרָם וּבְיַד בֶּן־הֲדַד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵל כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃
And the anger of the Lord burned against Yisra᾽el, and he delivered them into the hand of Ḥaza᾽el king of Aram, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Ḥaza᾽el, all their days.
And the anger of the Lord burned against Yisra᾽el, and he delivered them into the hand of Ḥaza᾽el king of Aram, and into the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Ḥaza᾽el, all their days.
וַיְחַל יְהוֹאָחָז אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהֹוָה וַיִּשְׁמַע אֵלָיו יְהֹוָה כִּי רָאָה אֶת־לַחַץ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי־לָחַץ אֹתָם מֶלֶךְ אֲרָֽם׃
And Yeho᾽aĥaz entreated the Lord, and the Lord hearkened to him: for he saw the oppression of Yisra᾽el because the king of Aram oppressed them.
And Yeho᾽aĥaz entreated the Lord, and the Lord hearkened to him: for he saw the oppression of Yisra᾽el because the king of Aram oppressed them.
וַיִּתֵּן יְהֹוָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מוֹשִׁיעַ וַיֵּצְאוּ מִתַּחַת יַד־אֲרָם וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאׇהֳלֵיהֶם כִּתְמוֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃
(And the Lord gave Yisra᾽el a deliverer, so that they went out from under the hand of Aram: and the children of Yisra᾽el dwelt in their tents, as in earlier times.
(And the Lord gave Yisra᾽el a deliverer, so that they went out from under the hand of Aram: and the children of Yisra᾽el dwelt in their tents, as in earlier times.
Rashi
אַךְ לֹא־סָרוּ מֵחַטֹּאת בֵּית־יָרׇבְעָם אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּהּ הָלָךְ וְגַם הָאֲשֵׁרָה עָמְדָה בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Yorov῾am, who made Yisra᾽el to sin, but continued in that; and the ashera remained also in Shomeron.)
Nevertheless they did not depart from the sins of the house of Yorov῾am, who made Yisra᾽el to sin, but continued in that; and the ashera remained also in Shomeron.)
כִּי לֹא הִשְׁאִיר לִיהוֹאָחָז עָם כִּי אִם־חֲמִשִּׁים פָּֽרָשִׁים וַעֲשָׂרָה רֶכֶב וַעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים רַגְלִי כִּי אִבְּדָם מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וַיְשִׂמֵם כֶּעָפָר לָדֻֽשׁ׃
Neither did he leave for Yeho᾽aĥaz a following, except for fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Aram had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust in threshing.
Neither did he leave for Yeho᾽aĥaz a following, except for fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Aram had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust in threshing.
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יְהוֹאָחָז וְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וּגְבוּרָתוֹ הֲלוֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Now the rest of the acts of Yeho᾽aĥaz, and all that he did, and 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 Yeho᾽aĥaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisra᾽el?
וַיִּשְׁכַּב יְהוֹאָחָז עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן וַיִּמְלֹךְ יוֹאָשׁ בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ {פ}
And Yeho᾽aĥaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Shomeron: and Yo᾽ash his son reigned in his stead.
And Yeho᾽aĥaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Shomeron: and Yo᾽ash his son reigned in his stead.
ויתן ה' לישראל מושיע. את יואש בן יהואחז, שנאמר בו (לקמן פסוק יט): שלש פעמים תכה את ארם:
And Adonoy provided Yisroel with a savior. Yoash son of Yehoachaz, concerning whom it is stated, “You will strike [and defeat] Arom [only] three times.”1Below, v. 19.