Tanach
Shmuel II 20:4-5 שמואל ב כ׳:ד׳-ה׳
Part of: Chapter 20
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וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־עֲמָשָׂא הַזְעֶק־לִי אֶת־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָה שְׁלֹשֶׁת יָמִים וְאַתָּה פֹּה עֲמֹֽד׃
The king said to Amosoh, Rally the men of Yehudah and have them here within three days and then you be back here [to meet me].
The king said to Amosoh, Rally the men of Yehudah and have them here within three days and then you be back here [to meet me].
Rashi
ואתה פה עמוד. לסוף שלשת ימים הוי זהיר להיות עומד כאן לפני, כי חפץ היה לרדוף אחרי שבע בן בכרי:
And then you be back here [to meet me]. After three days be sure to be back here before me because he [Dovid] wanted to chase after Shevah, the son of Bichri.
וַיֵּלֶךְ עֲמָשָׂא לְהַזְעִיק אֶת־יְהוּדָה (וייחר) [וַיּוֹחֶר] מִן־הַמּוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר יְעָדֽוֹ׃ {ס}
Amosoh went to rally Yehudah but was delayed past the appointed time that had been set.
Amosoh went to rally Yehudah but was delayed past the appointed time that had been set.
Rashi
ויוחר מן המועד. אשכחינהו לרבנן דפתחו במסכתא, כדאיתא בסנהדרין (מט א):
But was delayed past the appointed time. He found Rabbis who had begun to learn a tractate in the Talmud, as is stated in Sanhedrin.3
הזעק לי את איש יהודה. שיהו כאן עד שלשה ימים:
Rally the men of Yehudah. That they should be here within three days.