Tanach
Melachim II 20:1-3 מלכים ב כ׳:א׳-ג׳
Part of: Chapter 20
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בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם חָלָה חִזְקִיָּהוּ לָמוּת וַיָּבֹא אֵלָיו יְשַׁעְיָהוּ בֶן־אָמוֹץ הַנָּבִיא וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו כֹּֽה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה צַו לְבֵיתֶךָ כִּי מֵת אַתָּה וְלֹא תִֽחְיֶֽה׃
In those days Ḥizqiyyahu fell mortally sick. And the prophet Yesha῾yahu the son of Amoż came to him, and said to him, Thus says the Lord, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
In those days Ḥizqiyyahu fell mortally sick. And the prophet Yesha῾yahu the son of Amoż came to him, and said to him, Thus says the Lord, Set thy house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.
Rashi
חלה חזקיהו. ויום שלישי כשעלה בית ה', יום מפלתו של סנחריב, ויום טוב של פסח היה (סדר עולם פרק כג):
Chizkiyohu became … ill. On the third day, when he went up to the Beis [Hamikdosh] of A, was the day of Sancheiriv's downfall, and it was on the Pesach holiday.2To commemorate this event, reference to Sancheiriv's downfall is mentioned in the Hagaddah on both Seder nights. On the first Seder night it is mentioned in ובכן ויהי בחצי הלילה, and on the second Seder night it is mentioned in ובכן ואמרתם זבח פסח.
כי מת אתה. בעולם הזה:
For you are going to die. On this world.
ולא תחיה. לעולם הבא, משום דלא נסבת אשה, כדאיתא בברכות (יא):
And you will not live. In the World to Come because you have not married as is [explained] in [Maseches] Berachos.310a. Chizkiyohu refused to marry and have children because it was revealed to him that he would have a very wicked son, and a period of extreme corruption would follow.
וַיַּסֵּב אֶת־פָּנָיו אֶל־הַקִּיר וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־יְהֹוָה לֵאמֹֽר׃
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying,
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the Lord, saying,
אָנָּה יְהֹוָה זְכׇר־נָא אֵת אֲשֶׁר הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְלֵבָב שָׁלֵם וְהַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ עָשִׂיתִי וַיֵּבְךְּ חִזְקִיָּהוּ בְּכִי גָדֽוֹל׃ {ס}
I beseech Thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight. And Ḥizqiyyahu wept bitterly.
I beseech Thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight. And Ḥizqiyyahu wept bitterly.
בימים ההם. שלשה ימים לפני מפלתו של סנחריב:
In those days. [This occurred] three days before Sancheiriv's downfall.1Alternatively, the entire episode is stated in chronological order, and it occurred after Sancheiriv's downfall. The assurance Chizkiyohu requested that he will be saved from Ashur mentioned here refers to future attacks. Although Ashur had been soundly defeated, Sancheiriv's successors might soon try again to attack.—Ralbag