Tanach
Melachim II 18:1-8 מלכים ב י״ח:א׳-ח׳
Part of: Chapter 18
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וַֽיְהִי בִּשְׁנַת שָׁלֹשׁ לְהוֹשֵׁעַ בֶּן־אֵלָה מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל מָלַךְ חִזְקִיָּה בֶן־אָחָז מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Ela king of Yisra᾽el, that Ḥizqiyya the son of Aĥaz king of Yehuda began to reign.
Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Ela king of Yisra᾽el, that Ḥizqiyya the son of Aĥaz king of Yehuda began to reign.
Rashi
בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה הָיָה בְמׇלְכוֹ וְעֶשְׂרִים וָתֵשַׁע שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ אֲבִי בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽה׃
Twenty five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty nine years in Yerushalayim. His mother’s name also was Avi, the daughter of Zekharya.
Twenty five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty nine years in Yerushalayim. His mother’s name also was Avi, the daughter of Zekharya.
וַיַּעַשׂ הַיָּשָׁר בְּעֵינֵי יְהֹוָה כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה דָּוִד אָבִֽיו׃
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.
And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father did.
הוּא ׀ הֵסִיר אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת וְשִׁבַּר אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹת וְכָרַת אֶת־הָֽאֲשֵׁרָה וְכִתַּת נְחַשׁ הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה כִּי עַד־הַיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה הָיוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מְקַטְּרִים לוֹ וַיִּקְרָא־לוֹ נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃
He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the ashera, and broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moshe had made: for until that time the children of Yisra᾽el did burn incense to it: and he called it Neĥushtan.
He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the ashera, and broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moshe had made: for until that time the children of Yisra᾽el did burn incense to it: and he called it Neĥushtan.
Rashi
ויקרא לו נחשתן. לשון בזיון, כלומר מה צורך בזה, אינו אלא נחש נחושת:
And he called it Nechushton. A derogatory expression,3The additional “nun” to the word נחשת serves to belittle and mock the subject. See II Shmuel 13:20. as though to say, “Why is this necessary?4The copper serpent was not destroyed before now because it was incorrectly believed that one may not destroy any object that was made as a result of a Divine command. The serpent was originally made to encourage the Bnei Yisroel to pray to God after they were bitten by poisonous snakes. See Bamidbar 21:4-10 and Tosfos in Maseches Chulin 7a. It is also possible that they kept the copper serpent as a remembrance of the great miracle that occurred, just as they kept the jar of manna, in Shemos 16:33-35. It is nothing but a copper serpent.”5Alternatively, the Bnei Yisroel who were worshiping it called it the Nechushton.—Targum
בַּיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּטָח וְאַחֲרָיו לֹא־הָיָה כָמֹהוּ בְּכֹל מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה וַאֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לְפָנָֽיו׃
He trusted in the Lord God of Yisra᾽el; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Yehuda, nor among those that were before him.
He trusted in the Lord God of Yisra᾽el; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Yehuda, nor among those that were before him.
וַיִּדְבַּק בַּֽיהֹוָה לֹא־סָר מֵאַֽחֲרָיו וַיִּשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתָיו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה׃
For he held fast to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moshe.
For he held fast to the Lord, and departed not from following him, but kept his commandments, which the Lord commanded Moshe.
וְהָיָה יְהֹוָה עִמּוֹ בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא יַשְׂכִּיל וַיִּמְרֹד בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר וְלֹא עֲבָדֽוֹ׃
And the Lord was with him; and he prospered wherever he went out: and he rebelled against the king of Ashshur, and served him not.
And the Lord was with him; and he prospered wherever he went out: and he rebelled against the king of Ashshur, and served him not.
Rashi
ישכיל. יצליח:
He succeeded. He succeeded.6ישכיל stems from שכל [=intelligence]. Adonoy successful person is conceived by others as one who acts with intelligence.—Metzudas Dovid 7As in, “Dovid was successful [=משכיל] in all his ways,” in I Shmuel 18:14.
הֽוּא־הִכָּה אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים עַד־עַזָּה וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶיהָ מִמִּגְדַּל נוֹצְרִים עַד־עִיר מִבְצָֽר׃ {פ}
He smote the Pelishtim, as far as ῾Azza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
He smote the Pelishtim, as far as ῾Azza and its borders, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
בשנת שלש. למרדו של הושע:
In the third year. Of Hoshei'a's rebellion.1See above, 17:1, and Rashi there. 2I.e., in the third year of Hoshei'a's rebellion against Ashur and declaring his independence, Chizkiyoh became king.—Metzudas Dovid