Tanach
Melachim II 15:32-38 מלכים ב ט״ו:ל״ב-ל״ח
Part of: Chapter 15
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בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְפֶקַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל מָלַךְ יוֹתָם בֶּן־עֻזִּיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
In the second year of Peqaĥ the son of Remalyahu king of Yisra᾽el, Yotam the son of ῾Uzziyyahu king of Yehuda began to reign.
In the second year of Peqaĥ the son of Remalyahu king of Yisra᾽el, Yotam the son of ῾Uzziyyahu king of Yehuda began to reign.
בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה הָיָה בְמׇלְכוֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ יְרוּשָׁא בַּת־צָדֽוֹק׃
He was twenty five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Yerushalayim. And his mother’s name was Yerusha, the daughter of Żadoq.
He was twenty five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Yerushalayim. And his mother’s name was Yerusha, the daughter of Żadoq.
וַיַּעַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה עֻזִּיָּהוּ אָבִיו עָשָֽׂה׃
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did according to all that his father ῾Uzziyyahu had done.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord: he did according to all that his father ῾Uzziyyahu had done.
רַק הַבָּמוֹת לֹא סָרוּ עוֹד הָעָם מְזַבְּחִים וּֽמְקַטְּרִים בַּבָּמוֹת הוּא בָּנָה אֶת־שַׁעַר בֵּית־יְהֹוָה הָעֶלְיֽוֹן׃
Yet the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still on the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.
Yet the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burned incense still on the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord.
וְיֶתֶר דִּבְרֵי יוֹתָם אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה הֲלֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃
Now the rest of the acts of Yotam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda?
Now the rest of the acts of Yotam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Yehuda?
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם הֵחֵל יְהֹוָה לְהַשְׁלִיחַ בִּֽיהוּדָה רְצִין מֶלֶךְ אֲרָם וְאֵת פֶּקַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃
In those days the Lord began to send against Yehuda Reżin the king of Aram, and Peqaĥ the son of Remalyahu.
In those days the Lord began to send against Yehuda Reżin the king of Aram, and Peqaĥ the son of Remalyahu.
Rashi
להשליח. לגרות:
To incite. To incite.15Alternatively, “to send,” as a punishment for the sins of Achaz.—Ralbag
וַיִּשְׁכַּב יוֹתָם עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר עִם־אֲבֹתָיו בְּעִיר דָּוִד אָבִיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ אָחָז בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ {פ}
And Yotam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Aĥaz his son reigned in his stead.
And Yotam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Aĥaz his son reigned in his stead.
בימים ההם. בסוף ימיו של יותם:
In those days. At the end of Yosam's life.14Alternatively, after Yosam's death.—Radak