Tanach
Melachim II 25:1-7 מלכים ב כ״ה:א׳-ז׳
Part of: Chapter 25
Reading: Hebrew · Simple EnglishHebrew · Faithful translationHebrew onlyHebrew · Simple EnglishHebrew · Faithful translationHebrew onlySimple English onlyFaithful translation onlySide by sideRashi
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.
בשנת התשיעית למלכו. של צדקיהו:
In the ninth year of his reign. Of Tzidkiyohu.1Which corresponds to Nevuchadnetzar's seventeenth year.—Radak