Tanach
Melachim II 19:32-37 מלכים ב י״ט:ל״ב-ל״ז
Part of: Chapter 19
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לָכֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר לֹא יָבֹא אֶל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת וְלֹא־יוֹרֶה שָׁם חֵץ וְלֹא־יְקַדְּמֶנָּה מָגֵן וְלֹא־יִשְׁפֹּךְ עָלֶיהָ סֹלְלָֽה׃
Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Ashshur, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor throw a mound against it.
Therefore thus says the Lord concerning the king of Ashshur, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come before it with shield, nor throw a mound against it.
Rashi
סוללה. צבור אדמה להגביה תל לעמוד עליו להלחם על העיר, ועל שם שהוא כובשו וחובטו בעצים ומקבות כדי שיהא נדוש וכבוש בחוזק, קורהו סוללה, לשון (ישעיה סב י): סולו סולו המסילה:
A ramp. A heap of earth to raise a mount upon which to stand to wage war against the city, and because one presses it down and beats it with sticks and sledge hammers, so that it becomes trodden and pressed down with strength, it is called סוללה, an expression of, “Beat down [=סולו], beat down [=סולו] the highway.”28Yeshayohu 62:10. See also II Shmuel 20:15.
בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹא בָּהּ יָשׁוּב וְאֶל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לֹא יָבֹא נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come into this city, says the Lord.
By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and he shall not come into this city, says the Lord.
וְגַנּוֹתִי אֶל־הָעִיר הַזֹּאת לְהוֹשִׁיעָהּ לְמַֽעֲנִי וּלְמַעַן דָּוִד עַבְדִּֽי׃
For I will defend this city, to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
For I will defend this city, to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא וַיֵּצֵא ׀ מַלְאַךְ יְהֹוָה וַיַּךְ בְּמַחֲנֵה אַשּׁוּר מֵאָה שְׁמוֹנִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה אָלֶף וַיַּשְׁכִּימוּ בַבֹּקֶר וְהִנֵּה כֻלָּם פְּגָרִים מֵתִֽים׃
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out and smote in the camp of Ashshur a hundred and eighty five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out and smote in the camp of Ashshur a hundred and eighty five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
Rashi
ויהי בלילה ההוא. כששב סנחריב מעל כוש, ובא עד נוב שהיתה סמוכה לירושלים:
And it was that night. When Sancheiriv returned from [battling] with Cush, and he came as far as Nov, which was near Yerusholayim.29Although his astrologers told him that he would be successful in conquering Yerusholayim if he were to attack it on that very day, Sancheiriv in his arrogance decided to camp overnight in Nov and wait for the following day. This ultimately led to his downfall. See Maseches Sanhedrin 95a. Dovid who was Chizkiyohu's ancestor, incurred guilt by causing the deaths of the kohanim of Nov, and it was therefore decreed that his descendants would be liable for punishment for many years. This was the last day of the decree, as stated in Yeshayohu 10:32, “Yet today he will stand in Nov.”
מאה ושמונים וחמשה אלף. כולם ראשי גייסות:
One hundred eighty-five thousand. All of them were heads of companies.30Sancheiriv's camp was enormous. Each of these 185,000 officers was in charge of 2,000 men. See Rashi above, in 18:24.
וַיִּסַּע וַיֵּלֶךְ וַיָּשׇׁב סַנְחֵרִיב מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃
So Sanĥeriv king of Ashshur departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineve.
So Sanĥeriv king of Ashshur departed, and went and returned, and dwelt at Nineve.
Rashi
וישב בנינוה. היא ראש לארץ אשור:
And dwelt in Nineveh. It was the capital of Ashur.
וַיְהִי הוּא מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶה בֵּית ׀ נִסְרֹךְ אֱלֹהָיו וְֽאַדְרַמֶּלֶךְ וְשַׂרְאֶצֶר [בָּנָיו] הִכֻּהוּ בַחֶרֶב וְהֵמָּה נִמְלְטוּ אֶרֶץ אֲרָרָט וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֵסַר־חַדֹּן בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ {פ}
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisrokh his god, that Adrammelekh and Shar᾽eżer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-ĥaddon his son reigned in his stead.
And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the house of Nisrokh his god, that Adrammelekh and Shar᾽eżer his sons smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of Ararat. And Esar-ĥaddon his son reigned in his stead.
Rashi
בית נסרוך אלהיו. נסר מתיבתו של נח:
In the temple of Nisroch his god. A board from Noach's ark.31נסרת is a contraction of נסר מתיבתו של נח. 32Sancheiriv believed it was the deity which saved Noach from the Flood, so it will save him also. See Maseches Sanhedrin 96a.
הכהו בחרב. שמעו אותו שאמר לשוחטן לפניו אם יצילוהו, שלא יהרגוהו שרי המלכות שמתו בניהם על ידו (סנהדרין צו א):
Slew him with a sword. They heard him that he said he would slaughter them33Sancheiriv asked his wise men what was the merit that the Bnei Yisroel had that God fights their battles. They replied that their forefather Avrohom brought his son for a burnt offering. So he decided that he too will offer his two sons. When his sons heard this, they killed him.—Radak before him if they would spare him, so that they would not kill him---the princes of the kingdom, whose sons perished on account of him.
ולא יקדמנה. לא יערך לפניה מגן:
He will not advance upon it. He will not set a shield before it.27The first soldiers attacking a city were the shield bearers.—Radak