Tanach
Shmuel II 20:14-19 שמואל ב כ׳:י״ד-י״ט
Part of: Chapter 20Setumah, II Samuel 20:9
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וַֽיַּעֲבֹר בְּכׇל־שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָבֵלָה וּבֵית מַעֲכָה וְכׇל־הַבֵּרִים {ס} (ויקלהו) [וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ] וַיָּבֹאוּ אַף־אַחֲרָֽיו׃
He [Shevah] went through all the tribes of Yisroel, to Oveil, Beis Ma'achoh and all the Beirim. They [Yoav's men] gathered together and went after him.
He [Shevah] went through all the tribes of Yisroel, to Oveil, Beis Ma'achoh and all the Beirim. They [Yoav's men] gathered together and went after him.
Rashi
וכל הברים. לא ידעתי מהו:
All the Beirim. I do not know what it is.
וַיָּבֹאוּ וַיָּצֻרוּ עָלָיו בְּאָבֵלָה בֵּית הַֽמַּעֲכָה וַיִּשְׁפְּכוּ סֹֽלְלָה אֶל־הָעִיר וַֽתַּעֲמֹד בַּחֵל וְכׇל־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אֶת־יוֹאָב מַשְׁחִיתִם לְהַפִּיל הַחוֹמָֽה׃
They came and beseiged him in Oveil and Beis Ma'achoh They piled up an earthen mound against the city and it [the city] held by virtue of its inner wall. All the people with Yoav battered the wall to throw it down.
They came and beseiged him in Oveil and Beis Ma'achoh They piled up an earthen mound against the city and it [the city] held by virtue of its inner wall. All the people with Yoav battered the wall to throw it down.
Rashi
ותעמוד בחל. (תרגום:) ואקיפו משריין. ויש פותרים, ותעמוד בחל, לשון (איכה ב ח): חיל וחומה, הפילו החומה החיצונה, ונתחזקה לעמוד על ידי הפנימית:
And it [the city] held by virtue of its inner wall. [Yonoson translates:] "They surrounded it strongly." Some interpret וַתַּעֲמדׁ בַּחֵל to have a meaning like "the inner wall and the outer wall".7Eichoh 2:8. They had [already] cause the outer wall to fall and it [the city] fortified itself to hold fast by virtue of the inner wall.
וַתִּקְרָא אִשָּׁה חֲכָמָה מִן־הָעִיר שִׁמְעוּ שִׁמְעוּ אִמְרוּ־נָא אֶל־יוֹאָב קְרַב עַד־הֵנָּה וַאֲדַבְּרָה אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
A wise woman called out from the city, "Listen, listen. Tell Yoav, 'Come here so that I may speak to you.'."
A wise woman called out from the city, "Listen, listen. Tell Yoav, 'Come here so that I may speak to you.'."
וַיִּקְרַב אֵלֶיהָ וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה הַאַתָּה יוֹאָב וַיֹּאמֶר אָנִי וַתֹּאמֶר לוֹ שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי אֲמָתֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר שֹׁמֵעַ אָנֹֽכִי׃
He came to her and the woman said, "Are you Yoav?" He replied, "It is I." She said to him, "Listen to the words of your handmaiden." He said, "I am listening."
He came to her and the woman said, "Are you Yoav?" He replied, "It is I." She said to him, "Listen to the words of your handmaiden." He said, "I am listening."
Rashi
האתה יואב. שנאמר בך (לקמן כג ח): יושב בשבת תחכמוני:
Are you Yoav? That it is said of you "Who sits among the wise at their assembly."8Further on 23:8.
וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹר דַּבֵּר יְדַבְּרוּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה לֵאמֹר שָׁאוֹל יְשָׁאֲלוּ בְּאָבֵל וְכֵן הֵתַֽמּוּ׃
She spoke saying, "You should have talked [peace] first, if you had asked [for peace] with Oveil they would have completely [cooperated]."
She spoke saying, "You should have talked [peace] first, if you had asked [for peace] with Oveil they would have completely [cooperated]."
Rashi
דבר ידברו בראשונה לאמר. היה לך לדבר לשלום בראשונה, אם שלום יענוך ויפתחו לך, לא היה לך להלחם עליהם:
You should have talked [peace] first. You should have talked peace first. If they had answered you that they wanted peace and had opened their city to you then you should not have gone to war against them.
שאול ישאלו באבל. אם שאלו בני חילך בשלום העיר הזאת, ששמה אבל:
If you had asked [for peace] with Oveil. If your soldiers had asked for peace with this city called Oveil.
וכן התמו. מיד היו בני העיר משלימים עמכם:
They would have completely [cooperated]. The people of the city would have immediately made peace with you.
אָנֹכִי שְׁלֻמֵי אֱמוּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אַתָּה מְבַקֵּשׁ לְהָמִית עִיר וְאֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לָמָּה תְבַלַּע נַחֲלַת יְהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
"I am [from the people of the city] that are loyal [and] trustworthy to Yisroel, You are seeking to annhilate a city that is a metropolis of Yisroel. Why destroy the portion that Adonoy [gave to us]?"
"I am [from the people of the city] that are loyal [and] trustworthy to Yisroel, You are seeking to annhilate a city that is a metropolis of Yisroel. Why destroy the portion that Adonoy [gave to us]?"
Rashi
אנכי שלומי אמוני ישראל. אני מבני העיר, ששלמים ונאמנים לישראל ולמלך ומדרש אגדה (בראשית רבה צד ט, ובילקוט שמעוני כא): סרח בת אשר היתה, אני השלמתי נאמן לנאמן, על ידי נגלה ארונו של יוסף למשה, אני הגדתי ליעקב כי יוסף חי:
I am [from the people of the city] that are loyal and trustworthy to Yisroel. I am from the people of the city that are loyal and trustworthy to Yisroel and to the king. An Aggadic Midrash [states:] this was Serach, the daughter of Asher. I faithfully rewarded those who faithful [to God]: Through me, the location of Yosef's coffin was revealed to Moshe. I told Yakov that Yosef was alive.
ויעבר בכל שבטי ישראל. שבע בן בכרי, לפתותם שימליכוהו עליהם:
He [Shevah] went through all the tribes of Yisroel. Shevah, the son of Bichri [went] to convince them to declare him king over them.