Tanach
Melachim II 25 מלכים ב כ״ה
Part of: Petuchah, II Kings 25:25Setumah, II Kings 25:1Setumah, II Kings 25:8Setumah, II Kings 25:27
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וַיְהִי בִשְׁנַת הַתְּשִׁיעִית לְמׇלְכוֹ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי בֶּעָשׂוֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ בָּא נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּר מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל הוּא וְכׇל־חֵילוֹ עַל־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וַיִּחַן עָלֶיהָ וַיִּבְנוּ עָלֶיהָ דָּיֵק סָבִֽיב׃
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel came, he, and all his host, against Yerushalayim, and camped against it; and they built a siege wall against it round about.
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel came, he, and all his host, against Yerushalayim, and camped against it; and they built a siege wall against it round about.
Rashi
דיק. תרגם יונתן: כרקום:
Siege towers. [Targum Yonoson] rendered כרקום [=works of siege].
וַתָּבֹא הָעִיר בַּמָּצוֹר עַד עַשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃
And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Żidqiyyahu.
And the city was besieged until the eleventh year of king Żidqiyyahu.
בְּתִשְׁעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַק הָרָעָב בָּעִיר וְלֹא־הָיָה לֶחֶם לְעַם הָאָֽרֶץ׃
And on the ninth day of the (fourth) month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
And on the ninth day of the (fourth) month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
וַתִּבָּקַע הָעִיר וְכׇל־אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה ׀ הַלַּיְלָה דֶּרֶךְ שַׁעַר ׀ בֵּין הַחֹמֹתַיִם אֲשֶׁר עַל־גַּן הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּים עַל־הָעִיר סָבִיב וַיֵּלֶךְ דֶּרֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃
And a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Kasdim were against the city round about:) and they went in the direction of the ῾Arava.
And a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which is by the king’s garden: (now the Kasdim were against the city round about:) and they went in the direction of the ῾Arava.
Rashi
דרך שער בין החומתים. מערה הולכת מביתו עד ערבות יריחו, וברח לו דרך המערה, והקב"ה זימן צבי הולך על גג המערה חוץ לעיר, ורדפו כשדים אחרי הצבי, וכשהגיעו לפתח המערה בערבות יריחו ראוהו ולכדוהו, הוא שאמר (ביחזקאל יב יג): ופרשתי רשתי עליו ונתפש במצודתי:
By way of the gate between the two walls. A cave went from his house until the Plains of Yericho, and he fled through the cave. The Holy One, Blessed Is He, ordained a deer walking on the roof of the cave. and the Kasdim pursued the deer, and when they reached the cave's entrance in the Plains of Yericho, they saw him and captured him. This is what [Scripture] states, ”And I will spread My net over him, and he shall be caught in My snare.”2Yechezkeil 12:13.
וַיִּרְדְּפוּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים אַחַר הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂגוּ אֹתוֹ בְּעַֽרְבוֹת יְרֵחוֹ וְכׇל־חֵילוֹ נָפֹצוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃
And the army of the Kasdim pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Yeriĥo: and all his army were scattered from him.
And the army of the Kasdim pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Yeriĥo: and all his army were scattered from him.
וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּעֲלוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל רִבְלָתָה וַיְדַבְּרוּ אִתּוֹ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Bavel to Rivla; and they gave judgment upon him.
So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Bavel to Rivla; and they gave judgment upon him.
Rashi
וידברו אתו משפט. נתווכח עמו על השבועה:
And called him to account. He debated with him concerning the oath.3Tzidkiyohu violated his oath of allegiance to Nevuchadnetzar.—Radak 4The Gemara in Maseches Nedarim 65a states that Tzidkiyohu had discovered Nevuchadnetzar eating a live, or according to other opinions, an uncooked rabbit. He had him swear that he would never reveal what he had seen. However, Tzidkiyohu had his oath nullified and revealed Nevuchadnetzar's uncivilized behavior. When Nevuchadnetzar found out that people were making fun of him, he realized that Tzidkiyohu had broken his promise.
וְאֶת־בְּנֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ שָׁחֲטוּ לְעֵינָיו וְאֶת־עֵינֵי צִדְקִיָּהוּ עִוֵּר וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּיִם וַיְבִאֵהוּ בָּבֶֽל׃ {ס}
And they slew the sons of Żidqiyyahu before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Żidqiyyahu, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Bavel.
And they slew the sons of Żidqiyyahu before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Żidqiyyahu, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Bavel.
וּבַחֹדֶשׁ הַחֲמִישִׁי בְּשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ הִיא שְׁנַת תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה לַמֶּלֶךְ נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל בָּא נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים עֶבֶד מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel, Nevuzar᾽adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Bavel, came to Yerushalayim:
And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel, Nevuzar᾽adan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Bavel, came to Yerushalayim:
וַיִּשְׂרֹף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת כׇּל־בָּתֵּי יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וְאֶת־כׇּל־בֵּית גָּדוֹל שָׂרַף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
and he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Yerushalayim, and every great house he burnt with fire.
and he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king’s house, and all the houses of Yerushalayim, and every great house he burnt with fire.
Rashi
ואת כל בית גדול. בתי כנסיות שמגדלין בהן תורה ותפלה ובתי השרים (ראה מגילה כז א):
And all the houses of the dignitaries. [This includes] synagogues wherein Torah and prayer are aggrandized, and the houses of the princes.5See Maseches Megillah 27a.
וְאֶת־חוֹמֹת יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם סָבִיב נָֽתְצוּ כׇּל־חֵיל כַּשְׂדִּים אֲשֶׁר רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃
And all the army of the Kasdim, that were with the captain of the guard pulled down the walls of Yerushalayim round about.
And all the army of the Kasdim, that were with the captain of the guard pulled down the walls of Yerushalayim round about.
וְאֵת יֶתֶר הָעָם הַנִּשְׁאָרִים בָּעִיר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים אֲשֶׁר נָֽפְלוּ עַל־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְאֵת יֶתֶר הֶהָמוֹן הֶגְלָה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃
Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Bavel, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nevuzar᾽adan the captain of the guard carry away into exile.
Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Bavel, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nevuzar᾽adan the captain of the guard carry away into exile.
Rashi
ואת הנופלים. ששמעו לקול נבוכדנצר ויצאו אליו מן העיר, כמו (דברי הימים א יב כ א): בלכתו אל צקלג נפלו עליו ממנשה וגו':
And the defectors. [Those] who obeyed Nevuchadnetzar and went out to him from the city, as in, “When he went to Tziklag, [members] of Menashe defected to him, etc.”6I Divrei Hayomim 12:21.
וּמִדַּלַּת הָאָרֶץ הִשְׁאִיר רַב־טַבָּחִים לְכֹרְמִים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and fieldworkers.
But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and fieldworkers.
Rashi
וליוגבים. חופרי הארץ, לשון יקבים, שהם חפירות בקרקע:
And farmers. Diggers of the earth, an expression of wine vats [=יקבים]7The ‘ג’ of ‘יגבים’ and the ‘ק’ of ‘יקבים’ are interchangeable. which are diggings in the ground.8Alternatively, יקבים are wine pressers.—Metzudas Tzion Or יקבים refer to fishermen who catch the חלזון which was pressed to extract its blood from which the blue dye [for תכלת] is obtained. Nevuchadnetzar used the dye for his robes and therefore allowed these people to remain.
וְאֶת־עַמּוּדֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וְֽאֶת־הַמְּכֹנוֹת וְאֶת־יָם הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר בְּבֵית־יְהֹוָה שִׁבְּרוּ כַשְׂדִּים וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־נְחֻשְׁתָּם בָּבֶֽלָה׃
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Kasdim break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Bavel.
And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, did the Kasdim break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Bavel.
וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹת וְאֶת־הַיָּעִים וְאֶת־הַֽמְזַמְּרוֹת וְאֶת־הַכַּפּוֹת וְאֵת כׇּל־כְּלֵי הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר יְשָֽׁרְתוּ־בָם לָקָֽחוּ׃
And the pans, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered, they took away.
And the pans, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass with which they ministered, they took away.
וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתּוֹת וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקוֹת אֲשֶׁר זָהָב זָהָב וַאֲשֶׁר־כֶּסֶף כָּסֶף לָקַח רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃
And the firepans, and the basins, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
And the firepans, and the basins, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
הָעַמּוּדִים ׀ שְׁנַיִם הַיָּם הָֽאֶחָד וְהַמְּכֹנוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה לְבֵית יְהֹוָה לֹא־הָיָה מִשְׁקָל לִנְחֹשֶׁת כׇּל־הַכֵּלִים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃
The pillars, one sea, and the bases which Shelomo had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
The pillars, one sea, and the bases which Shelomo had made for the house of the Lord; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה אַמָּה קוֹמַת ׀ הָעַמּוּד הָאֶחָד וְכֹתֶרֶת עָלָיו ׀ נְחֹשֶׁת וְקוֹמַת הַכֹּתֶרֶת שָׁלֹשׁ (אמה) [אַמּוֹת] וּשְׂבָכָה וְרִמֹּנִים עַֽל־הַכֹּתֶרֶת סָבִיב הַכֹּל נְחֹשֶׁת וְכָאֵלֶּה לַעַמּוּד הַשֵּׁנִי עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָֽה׃
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass: and the height of the capital three cubits; and there was wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like capital round about, all of brass: and like thee with wreathen work was the second pillar also.
The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the capital upon it was brass: and the height of the capital three cubits; and there was wreathen work, and pomegranates upon the capital round about, all of brass: and like capital round about, all of brass: and like thee with wreathen work was the second pillar also.
Rashi
וקומת הכותרת שלש אמות. ובתחלת הספר (מלכים א ז טז) הוא אומר: חמש אמות. ושם ישבתי את המקראות:
The height of the crown was three amohs. And in the beginning of the Book [of Melochim] it states, ”five amohs [high].”9Melochim 7:16. I reconciled the verses there.10Rashi reconciled the difference as follows: The crown was actually five amohs high but its two lower amohs are not counted because the column was inserted into the crown two amohs deep and it served as a base for the crown.
ושבכה. קופיי"א בלע"ז, כמין כובע:
And a netting. (Coife, in O.F.) a type of hat.
וכאלה. רמונים:
Had the same. Pomegranates.
וַיִּקַּח רַב־טַבָּחִים אֶת־שְׂרָיָה כֹּהֵן הָרֹאשׁ וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָהוּ כֹּהֵן מִשְׁנֶה וְאֶת־שְׁלֹשֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵי הַסַּֽף׃
And the captain of the guard took Seraya the chief priest, and Żefanyahu a priest of the second order, and the three keepers of the door:
And the captain of the guard took Seraya the chief priest, and Żefanyahu a priest of the second order, and the three keepers of the door:
וּמִן־הָעִיר לָקַח סָרִיס אֶחָד אֲֽשֶׁר־הוּא פָקִיד ׀ עַל־אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וַחֲמִשָּׁה אֲנָשִׁים מֵרֹאֵי פְנֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר נִמְצְאוּ בָעִיר וְאֵת הַסֹּפֵר שַׂר הַצָּבָא הַמַּצְבִּא אֶת־עַם הָאָרֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁים אִישׁ מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִים בָּעִֽיר׃
and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, who were found in the city, and the scribe, of the commander of the host, who kept the muster of the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city:
and out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king’s presence, who were found in the city, and the scribe, of the commander of the host, who kept the muster of the people of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the city:
Rashi
הסופר שר הצבא. שהיה יודע מנין כל עיר ועיר, כמה אנשים מוציאה לצבא:
The scribe of the general of the army. Who knew the number of each city, how many men it enlists into the army.
וַיִּקַּח אֹתָם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָן רַב־טַבָּחִים וַיֹּלֶךְ אֹתָם עַל־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל רִבְלָֽתָה׃
and Nevuzar᾽adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Bavel to Rivla:
and Nevuzar᾽adan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Bavel to Rivla:
וַיַּךְ אֹתָם מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וַיְמִיתֵם בְּרִבְלָה בְּאֶרֶץ חֲמָת וַיִּגֶל יְהוּדָה מֵעַל אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃
and the king of Bavel smote them, and slew them at Rivla in the land of Ḥamat. So Yehuda was carried away out of their land.
and the king of Bavel smote them, and slew them at Rivla in the land of Ḥamat. So Yehuda was carried away out of their land.
וְהָעָם הַנִּשְׁאָר בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר הִשְׁאִיר נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וַיַּפְקֵד עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־גְּדַלְיָהוּ בֶּן־אֲחִיקָם בֶּן־שָׁפָֽן׃
And as for the people that remained in the land of Yehuda, whom Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel had left, he appointed Gedalyahu the son of Aĥiqam, the son of Shafan over them.
And as for the people that remained in the land of Yehuda, whom Nevukhadneżżar king of Bavel had left, he appointed Gedalyahu the son of Aĥiqam, the son of Shafan over them.
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ כׇל־שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים הֵמָּה וְהָאֲנָשִׁים כִּֽי־הִפְקִיד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל אֶת־גְּדַלְיָהוּ וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָהוּ הַמִּצְפָּה וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָה וְיוֹחָנָן בֶּן־קָרֵחַ וּשְׂרָיָה בֶן־תַּנְחֻמֶת הַנְּטֹפָתִי וְיַאֲזַנְיָהוּ בֶּן־הַמַּעֲכָתִי הֵמָּה וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Bavel had made Gedalyahu governor, they came to Gedalyahu to Miżpa, also Yishma᾽el the son of Netanya, and Yoĥanan the son of Qareaĥ, and Seraya the son of Tanĥumat the Netofati, and Ya᾽azanyahu the son of the Ma῾akhati, they and their men.
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Bavel had made Gedalyahu governor, they came to Gedalyahu to Miżpa, also Yishma᾽el the son of Netanya, and Yoĥanan the son of Qareaĥ, and Seraya the son of Tanĥumat the Netofati, and Ya᾽azanyahu the son of the Ma῾akhati, they and their men.
Rashi
כל שרי החילים. שיצאו מן העיר להחבא במצודות ובטינרים ובצורים וביערים:
All the officers of the armies. Who had left the city to hide in the strongholds, boulders, rocks and forests.
וַיִּשָּׁבַע לָהֶם גְּדַלְיָהוּ וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶם וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אַל־תִּֽירְאוּ מֵעַבְדֵי הַכַּשְׂדִּים שְׁבוּ בָאָרֶץ וְעִבְדוּ אֶת־מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל וְיִטַב לָכֶֽם׃ {פ}
And Gedalyahu swore to them, and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Kasdim: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Bavel; and it shall be well with you.
And Gedalyahu swore to them, and to their men, and said to them, Fear not to be the servants of the Kasdim: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Bavel; and it shall be well with you.
וַיְהִי ׀ בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בָּא יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן־נְתַנְיָה בֶּן־אֱלִישָׁמָע מִזֶּרַע הַמְּלוּכָה וַעֲשָׂרָה אֲנָשִׁים אִתּוֹ וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־גְּדַלְיָהוּ וַיָּמֹת וְאֶת־הַיְּהוּדִים וְאֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּים אֲשֶׁר־הָיוּ אִתּוֹ בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Yishma᾽el the son of Netanya, the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedalyahu, that he died, together with the men of Yehuda and the Kasdim that were with him of Miżpa.
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Yishma᾽el the son of Netanya, the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedalyahu, that he died, together with the men of Yehuda and the Kasdim that were with him of Miżpa.
וַיָּקֻמוּ כׇל־הָעָם מִקָּטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל וְשָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים וַיָּבֹאוּ מִצְרָיִם כִּי יָֽרְאוּ מִפְּנֵי כַשְׂדִּֽים׃ {ס}
And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Miżrayim: for they were afraid of the Kasdim.
And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Miżrayim: for they were afraid of the Kasdim.
וַיְהִי בִשְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה לְגָלוּת יְהוֹיָכִין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר חֹדֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִים וְשִׁבְעָה לַחֹדֶשׁ נָשָׂא אֱוִיל מְרֹדַךְ מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל בִּשְׁנַת מׇלְכוֹ אֶת־רֹאשׁ יְהוֹיָכִין מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה מִבֵּית כֶּֽלֶא׃
And it came to pass in the thirty seventh year of the captivity of Yehoyakhin king of Yehuda, in the twelfth month, on the twenty seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodakh king of Bavel in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Yehoyakhin king of Yehuda out of prison;
And it came to pass in the thirty seventh year of the captivity of Yehoyakhin king of Yehuda, in the twelfth month, on the twenty seventh day of the month, that Evil-merodakh king of Bavel in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Yehoyakhin king of Yehuda out of prison;
Rashi
נשא אויל מרודך. שמת נבוכדנצר ומלך אויל מרודך תחתיו:
Evil Merodach … elevated. For Nevuchadnetzar died, and Evil Merodach reigned in his place.
בעשרים ושבעה לחודש. ובירמיהו (נב לא) הוא אומר: בעשרים וחמשה, אלא בעשרים וחמשה מת נבוכדנאצר, ונקבר בעשרים וששה, בעשרים ושבעה הוציאו אויל מרודך מקברו וגררוהו, בשביל לבטל גזירותיו, כמו שנאמר בישעיהו (יד יט): ואתה השלכת מקברך כנצר נתעב וגו':
On the twenty-seventh day of the month. But in Yirmiyohu it states, “On the twenty-fifth.”11Yirmiyahu 52:31. Rather, on the twenty-fifth Nevuchadnetzar died and he was buried on the twenty-sixth. On the twenty-seventh, Evil Merodach removed him from his grave and dragged him about,12Evil Merodach was afraid that his father was not really dead and would return to claim his throne. This happened before when Nevuchadnetzar became insane. He left his throne and lived as a wild beast for seven years. See Daniel 4:29-34. In the interim one of his sons was appointed in his place. When Nevuchadnetzar came back he imprisoned his son. Evil Merodach wanted to make sure that would not happen again, and he therefore had Nevuchadnetzar's body removed from his grave and dragged along the ground, thus fulfilling Yeshayohu's prophecy.—Radak in order to nullify his decrees, as it is stated in Yeshayohu, ”and you have been cast out of your grave like a despised sapling, etc.”13Yeshayohu 14:19.
וַיְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ טֹבוֹת וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־כִּסְאוֹ מֵעַל כִּסֵּא הַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בְּבָבֶֽל׃
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the other kings that were with him in Bavel;
and he spoke kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the other kings that were with him in Bavel;
Rashi
וידבר אתו טובות. דברי נחומים:
He spoke kindly with him. Words of consolation.
וְשִׁנָּא אֵת בִּגְדֵי כִלְאוֹ וְאָכַל לֶחֶם תָּמִיד לְפָנָיו כׇּל־יְמֵי חַיָּֽיו׃
and he changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life:
and he changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life:
וַאֲרֻחָתוֹ אֲרֻחַת תָּמִיד נִתְּנָה־לּוֹ מֵאֵת הַמֶּלֶךְ דְּבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ כֹּל יְמֵי חַיָּֽו׃
and as for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king, a daily portion for every day, all the days of his life.
and as for his allowance, there was a continual allowance given him by the king, a daily portion for every day, all the days of his life.
בשנת התשיעית למלכו. של צדקיהו:
In the ninth year of his reign. Of Tzidkiyohu.1Which corresponds to Nevuchadnetzar's seventeenth year.—Radak