Tanach
Shmuel II 15:10-18 שמואל ב ט״ו:י׳-י״ח
Part of: Chapter 15
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וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְשָׁלוֹם מְרַגְּלִים בְּכׇל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵאמֹר כְּשׇׁמְעֲכֶם אֶת־קוֹל הַשֹּׁפָר וַאֲמַרְתֶּם מָלַךְ אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃
Avsholom sent spies to all the tribes of Yisroel saying "When you hear the sound of the shofar, you should say 'Avsholom reigns in Chevron.' "
Avsholom sent spies to all the tribes of Yisroel saying "When you hear the sound of the shofar, you should say 'Avsholom reigns in Chevron.' "
וְאֶת־אַבְשָׁלוֹם הָלְכוּ מָאתַיִם אִישׁ מִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם קְרֻאִים וְהֹלְכִים לְתֻמָּם וְלֹא יָדְעוּ כׇּל־דָּבָֽר׃
Two hundred men left with Avsholom from Yerusholayim. They were invited and went in innocence and they knew nothing [of Avsholom's conspiracy].
Two hundred men left with Avsholom from Yerusholayim. They were invited and went in innocence and they knew nothing [of Avsholom's conspiracy].
Rashi
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶת־אֲחִיתֹפֶל הַגִּילֹנִי יוֹעֵץ דָּוִד מֵֽעִירוֹ מִגִּלֹה בְּזׇבְחוֹ אֶת־הַזְּבָחִים וַיְהִי הַקֶּשֶׁר אַמִּץ וְהָעָם הוֹלֵךְ וָרָב אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
Avsholom sent for Achitophel the Gilonite, the counsellor to Dovid, to come from his city, Giloh while they slaughtered the sacrifices. The bond [of conspiracy] strengthened. Additional people were constantly joining with Avsholom.
Avsholom sent for Achitophel the Gilonite, the counsellor to Dovid, to come from his city, Giloh while they slaughtered the sacrifices. The bond [of conspiracy] strengthened. Additional people were constantly joining with Avsholom.
וַיָּבֹא הַמַּגִּיד אֶל־דָּוִד לֵאמֹר הָיָה לֶב־אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵי אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
The informant came to Dovid saying, "The hearts of the men of Yisroel are behind Avsholom."
The informant came to Dovid saying, "The hearts of the men of Yisroel are behind Avsholom."
וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לְכׇל־עֲבָדָיו אֲשֶׁר־אִתּוֹ בִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם קוּמוּ וְנִבְרָחָה כִּי לֹא־תִֽהְיֶה־לָּנוּ פְלֵיטָה מִפְּנֵי אַבְשָׁלֹם מַהֲרוּ לָלֶכֶת פֶּן־יְמַהֵר וְהִשִּׂגָנוּ וְהִדִּיחַ עָלֵינוּ אֶת־הָרָעָה וְהִכָּה הָעִיר לְפִי־חָֽרֶב׃
Dovid said to all his servants that were with him in Yerusholayim, "Let us get up and flee because we will not be able to escape from before Avsholom. Let us hurry and leave lest he quickly overtake us and thrust evil upon us and strike the city with the sword."
Dovid said to all his servants that were with him in Yerusholayim, "Let us get up and flee because we will not be able to escape from before Avsholom. Let us hurry and leave lest he quickly overtake us and thrust evil upon us and strike the city with the sword."
וַיֹּאמְרוּ עַבְדֵֽי־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃
The king's servants said to the king, "All that you choose [to do] my master O king, we your servants are here [with you].
The king's servants said to the king, "All that you choose [to do] my master O king, we your servants are here [with you].
וַיֵּצֵא הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכׇל־בֵּיתוֹ בְּרַגְלָיו וַיַּעֲזֹב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵת עֶשֶׂר נָשִׁים פִּֽלַגְשִׁים לִשְׁמֹר הַבָּֽיִת׃
The king and all his household left by foot. The king left behind ten concubine women to watch the house.
The king and all his household left by foot. The king left behind ten concubine women to watch the house.
וַיֵּצֵא הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכׇל־הָעָם בְּרַגְלָיו וַיַּעַמְדוּ בֵּית הַמֶּרְחָֽק׃
The king and all the people left by foot. They stopped far away.
The king and all the people left by foot. They stopped far away.
Rashi
בית המרחק. (תרגום:) באתר דרחיק:
Far away. [Targum Yonasan translates:] "in a far away place."
וְכׇל־עֲבָדָיו עֹבְרִים עַל־יָדוֹ וְכׇל־הַכְּרֵתִי וְכׇל־הַפְּלֵתִי וְכׇֽל־הַגִּתִּים שֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ בְרַגְלוֹ מִגַּת עֹבְרִים עַל־פְּנֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ {ס}
All his servants were passing by him, all the archers, all the throwers and all the Gitites. Six hundred men that came by foot from Gat, all passing by the face of the king.
All his servants were passing by him, all the archers, all the throwers and all the Gitites. Six hundred men that came by foot from Gat, all passing by the face of the king.
Rashi
על ידו. אצלו, הוא עומד והם עוברים:
By him. Near him, He stood in place and they passed by.
קרואים והולכים לתמם. מפורש במסכת סוטה ירושלמית (א ח) שבקש מאביו שיכתוב לו, שכל שני בני אדם שיבקש שילכו עמו, ילכו והיה מראה אותו לשנים כאן, ואחר כך לשנים אחרים, וכן הרבה:
Invited and leaving in innovence. It is explained in the Yerushalmi tractate of Sotah5Chapter 1, halach 8. that he [Avsholom] requested of his father that he [Dovid] write [a document] for him that any two people that he request go with him, should go. He [proceeded] to show it [the document] to two people here and afterwords to two other people and in this way to many.6But he implied to Dovid that only two men would go. He kept using the same document for more and more pairs of men.