Tanach
Melachim II 14:8-16 מלכים ב י״ד:ח׳-ט״ז
Part of: Chapter 14
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אָז שָׁלַח אֲמַצְיָה מַלְאָכִים אֶל־יְהוֹאָשׁ בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָז בֶּן־יֵהוּא מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר לְכָה נִתְרָאֶה פָנִֽים׃
Then Amażya sent messengers to Yeho᾽ash, the son of Yeho᾽aĥaz son of Yehu, king of Yisra᾽el, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
Then Amażya sent messengers to Yeho᾽ash, the son of Yeho᾽aĥaz son of Yehu, king of Yisra᾽el, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
Rashi
וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוֹאָשׁ מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־אֲמַצְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה לֵאמֹר הַחוֹחַ אֲשֶׁר בַּלְּבָנוֹן שָׁלַח אֶל־הָאֶרֶז אֲשֶׁר בַּלְּבָנוֹן לֵאמֹר תְּנָה־אֶת־בִּתְּךָ לִבְנִי לְאִשָּׁה וַֽתַּעֲבֹר חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר בַּלְּבָנוֹן וַתִּרְמֹס אֶת־הַחֽוֹחַ׃
And Yeho᾽ash the king of Yisra᾽el sent to Amażya king of Yehuda, saying, The thistle that was in the Levanon sent to the cedar that was in the Levanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in the Levanon, and trampled down the thistle.
And Yeho᾽ash the king of Yisra᾽el sent to Amażya king of Yehuda, saying, The thistle that was in the Levanon sent to the cedar that was in the Levanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in the Levanon, and trampled down the thistle.
Rashi
החוח אשר בלבנון. שכם בן חמור:
“The thistle that was in Levanon. Shechem son of Chamor.
שלח אל הארז. יעקב:
Sent [a message] to the cedar tree. Yaakov.
ותעבור חית השדה. בני יעקב באו על החללים, אף כאן אתה בא להתמשל אלי ומשל בזיון הוא, שדימהו לחוח, ואת עצמו לארז:
And it passed by the wild beast [that was in Levanon]. “Yaakov’s sons came upon the slain.”4Bereishis 34:27. Here too, you come to compare yourself to me. This comparison was to humiliate him, for he likened him [Amatzyohu] to a thistle, and himself to a cedar [tree].5Yehoash, whose grandfather Yeihu, completely destroyed Achov and his family, was mocking Amatzyohu, who was Achov’s descendant.
ותעבור חית השדה אשר בלבנון ותרמוס וגו'. לפי שנתגאית, אף אתה ירמסוך גדודי חיילותי:
And the wild beast that was in Levanon passed by and trampled, etc. Because you are arrogant, the troops of my armies will trample you too.
הַכֵּה הִכִּיתָ אֶת־אֱדוֹם וּֽנְשָׂאֲךָ לִבֶּךָ הִכָּבֵד וְשֵׁב בְּבֵיתֶךָ וְלָמָּה תִתְגָּרֶה בְּרָעָה וְנָפַלְתָּה אַתָּה וִיהוּדָה עִמָּֽךְ׃
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: keep thy glory and stay at home: for why shouldst thou meddle with evil, that thou shouldst fall, thou, and Yehuda with thee?
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: keep thy glory and stay at home: for why shouldst thou meddle with evil, that thou shouldst fall, thou, and Yehuda with thee?
וְלֹא־שָׁמַע אֲמַצְיָהוּ וַיַּעַל יְהוֹאָשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתְרָאוּ פָנִים הוּא וַאֲמַצְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה בְּבֵית שֶׁמֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר לִיהוּדָֽה׃
But Amażyahu would not hear. Therefore Yeho᾽ash king of Yisra᾽el went up; and he and Amażyahu king of Yehuda looked one another in the face at Bet-shemesh, which belongs to Yehuda.
But Amażyahu would not hear. Therefore Yeho᾽ash king of Yisra᾽el went up; and he and Amażyahu king of Yehuda looked one another in the face at Bet-shemesh, which belongs to Yehuda.
וַיִּנָּגֶף יְהוּדָה לִפְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיָּנֻסוּ אִישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽו׃
And Yehuda was beaten before Yisra᾽el; and they fled every man to their tents.
And Yehuda was beaten before Yisra᾽el; and they fled every man to their tents.
וְאֵת אֲמַצְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה בֶּן־יְהוֹאָשׁ בֶּן־אֲחַזְיָהוּ תָּפַשׂ יְהוֹאָשׁ מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּבֵית שָׁמֶשׁ (ויבאו) [וַיָּבֹא] יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וַיִּפְרֹץ בְּחוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בְּשַׁעַר אֶפְרַיִם עַד־שַׁעַר הַפִּנָּה אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אַמָּֽה׃
And Yeho᾽ash king of Yisra᾽el took Amażyahu king of Yehuda, the son of Yeho᾽ash the son of Aĥazyahu, at Bet-shemesh, and came to Yerushalayim and broke down the wall of Yerushalayim from the Gate of Efrayim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.
And Yeho᾽ash king of Yisra᾽el took Amażyahu king of Yehuda, the son of Yeho᾽ash the son of Aĥazyahu, at Bet-shemesh, and came to Yerushalayim and broke down the wall of Yerushalayim from the Gate of Efrayim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.
וְלָקַח אֶת־כׇּל־הַזָּֽהָב־וְהַכֶּסֶף וְאֵת כׇּל־הַכֵּלִים הַנִּמְצְאִים בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וּבְאֹֽצְרוֹת בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת בְּנֵי הַתַּעֲרֻבוֹת וַיָּשׇׁב שֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Shomeron.
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Shomeron.
Rashi
ואת בני התערובות. בני השרים, שהיו נתונים בבית המלך לערבון, שלא ימרדו אבותם בו וכן תרגם יונתן: בני רברביא:
And the children [held] hostage. The children of the princes, who were placed in the king’s palace as security that their fathers would not rebel against him. And so did [Targum] Yonoson render, “ the children of the princes.”
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יְהוֹאָשׁ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וּגְבוּרָתוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר נִלְחַם עִם אֲמַצְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה הֲלֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Now the rest of the acts of Yeho᾽ash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amażyahu king of Yehuda, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisra᾽el?
Now the rest of the acts of Yeho᾽ash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amażyahu king of Yehuda, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yisra᾽el?
וַיִּשְׁכַּב יְהוֹאָשׁ עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן עִם מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּמְלֹךְ יָרׇבְעָם בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ {פ}
And Yeho᾽ash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Shomeron with the kings of Yisra᾽el; and Yorov῾am his son reigned in his stead.
And Yeho᾽ash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Shomeron with the kings of Yisra᾽el; and Yorov῾am his son reigned in his stead.
אז שלח אמציה מלאכים וגו' נתראה פנים. במלחמה:
Amatzyoh then sent messengers, etc., “let us battle each other.” [By going] to war.3Previously, Yehoash’s men had invaded Yehudah in a surprise attack, because Amatzyohu had abruptly dismissed Yehoash’s men from going to war with him. See II Divrei Hayomim 25:10, 13. Amatzyohu now challenged Amatzyohu to confront him in battle.—Metzudas Dovid