Tanach
Shmuel II 7:1-4 שמואל ב ז׳:א׳-ד׳
Part of: Chapter 7Setumah, II Samuel 7:4
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וַיְהִי כִּֽי־יָשַׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּבֵיתוֹ וַיהֹוָה הֵנִיחַֽ־לוֹ מִסָּבִיב מִכׇּל־אֹיְבָֽיו׃
When the king dwelled in his house and Adonoy granted him rest from all his enemies around [him].
When the king dwelled in his house and Adonoy granted him rest from all his enemies around [him].
Rashi
וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־נָתָן הַנָּבִיא רְאֵה נָא אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּבֵית אֲרָזִים וַֽאֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים יֹשֵׁב בְּתוֹךְ הַיְרִיעָֽה׃
The king said to the prophet Noson, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar wood and the Ark of Elokim dwells within a curtain."
The king said to the prophet Noson, "See now, I dwell in a house of cedar wood and the Ark of Elokim dwells within a curtain."
וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ לֵךְ עֲשֵׂה כִּי יְהֹוָה עִמָּֽךְ׃
Noson said to the king, "All that is in your heart, go do because Adonoy is with you."
Noson said to the king, "All that is in your heart, go do because Adonoy is with you."
וַיְהִי בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא {ס} וַֽיְהִי דְּבַר־יְהֹוָה אֶל־נָתָן לֵאמֹֽר׃
And it was on that night, the word of Adonoy [came] to Noson saying.
And it was on that night, the word of Adonoy [came] to Noson saying.
Rashi
ויהי בלילה ההוא. אמר רבי חנינא בר פפא: אמר לו הקב"ה לנתן, האדם הזה שאני משלחך אצלו, מהיר הוא, שמא ישכור פועלים ונמצאתי מפסידו, מהר ואמור לו, לא אתה תבנה הבית. רבי סימון אומר: האדם הזה שאני משלחך אצלו, נדרן הוא, כענין שנאמר (תהלים קלב ב ג): אשר נשבע לה' נדר לאביר יעקב אם אבא באהל ביתי, שמא יאמר איני אוכל ואיני שותה עד שאעשה כך, ונמצאתי מפסידו (ילקוט שמעוני רמז קמג):
And it was on that night. Rebbe Chanina, the son of Popoh said the Holy One blessed be He said to Nosson, "The man I am sending you to is a quick one, he may hire workers and it will turn out that I [cause] him loss.1Because it is premature to build the Bein Hamikdash at this time. Hurry and tell him, 'It is not you who will build the Temple'." Rebbe Simon says2That Hashem said to Noson. "The man I am sending you to is a vow maker" as it is said,3Dovid about himself. "Who has sworn to Adonoy, vowed to the Mighty One of Yakov Surely I will not enter the shelter of my house"4Rashi explains in Tehilim, verse 5 that Dovid meant he will not go into his house until he finds out in which location the Beis Hamikdosh is slated to be built. (Tehilim 132 2–3) "he may say, 'I will not eat, I will not drink until I do this'5i.e. build the Beis Hamikdash. and it will turn out that I [cause] him loss.6Slightly different versions of the opinions of Rebbe Chanina and Rebbe Simon can be found in Yalkut Shimoni, Shmuel II, 143.
וה' הניח לו. אמר, הרי נתקיים (דברים יב י): והניח לכם מכל אויביכם וגו', מה כתיב אחריו, והיה המקום אשר יבחר וגו', מעתה עלינו לבנות בית הבחירה:
And Hashem granted him rest. [Dovid] said [The condition] has been fulfilled, "And He has granted you peace from all your enemies etc." (Devarim 12:10). What is written after [that verse]? "Let it be that the place that [Hashem, your Elokim] chooses etc." It is now [incumbent] upon us to build the Chosen House.