Tanach
Shmuel II 19:23-24 שמואל ב י״ט:כ״ג-כ״ד
Part of: Chapter 19
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וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד מַה־לִּי וְלָכֶם בְּנֵי צְרוּיָה כִּֽי־תִֽהְיוּ־לִי הַיּוֹם לְשָׂטָן הַיּוֹם יוּמַת אִישׁ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי הֲלוֹא יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הַיּוֹם אֲנִי־מֶלֶךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Dovid said, "What [hatred] exists between me and you, sons of Tsruyoh that today you should be adversaries unto me? Should a man of Yisroel die today? Because I [now] know that today I am [truly] king over Yisroel.
Dovid said, "What [hatred] exists between me and you, sons of Tsruyoh that today you should be adversaries unto me? Should a man of Yisroel die today? Because I [now] know that today I am [truly] king over Yisroel.
Rashi
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־שִׁמְעִי לֹא תָמוּת וַיִּשָּׁבַֽע לוֹ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ {ס}
The king said to Shimi, "You shall not die." And the king swore unto him.
The king said to Shimi, "You shall not die." And the king swore unto him.
היום יומת איש. בתמיה, כי היום אני מלך, עד עכשיו הייתי סבור, לא זלזל בי אדם גדול כזה אלא אם כן נפסקה מלכותי מאת המקום והוא אמר לו קלל את דוד, אבל עכשיו שהוא מתחרט, ידעתי כי מלך אני:
Should a man die today? This is a question. Because today I am [truly] king. Until now I thought A great man as this [Shimi] would not have shamed me unless God had decreed to end my kingdom, and He had told him, 'Curse Dovid.' But now that he regrets it I know that I am [truly] king.