| 1Moab rebelled against Israel after Ahab's death. |
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א וַיִּפְשַׁ֚ע מוֹאָב֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַחֲרֵ֖י מ֥וֹת אַחְאָֽב: |
| 2Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and he became ill; and he sent messengers and said to them, "Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this illness." |
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בוַיִּפֹּ֨ל אֲחַזְיָ֜ה בְּעַ֣ד הַשְּׂבָכָ֗ה בַּעֲלִיָּת֛וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן וַיָּ֑חַל וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים וַיֹּ֚אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ לְכ֣וּ דִרְשׁ֗וּ בְּבַ֚עַל זְבוּב֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְר֔וֹן אִם־אֶחְיֶ֖ה מֵחֳלִ֥י זֶֽה: |
| through the lattice. Heb. השבכה, grata in Medieval Latin, lattice. I say that they were accustomed to weave it as a warp and a woof with long boards and short ones, which is called lattes, lathe [in] Fr., cancelli [in Latin]; cancel in O.F., space behind the grating, and they would make it all of holes like a sort of net, and it is called prodne in O.F. And I heard that שְּׂבָכָה is vis in Fr. a screw, and in German schwindel stieg, a spiral staircase, as I explained in (I Kings 6:8): “and with winding stairs they would go up…” |
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בְּעַד הַשְּׂבָכָה.
גראד"ה בְּלַעַ"ז. אוֹמֵר אֲנִי שֶׁרְגִילִים לְאָרְגוֹ שְׁתִי וָעֵרֶב בִּנְסָרִים אֲרֻכִּים וּקְצָרִים שֶׁקּוֹרִין קנטינל"י בְּלַעַ"ז, וְעוֹשִׂין נְקָבִים נְקָבִים כְּעֵין שְׂבָכָה, וְקָרוּי פרדונ"י בְּלַעַ"ז. וַאֲנִי שָׁמַעְתִּי 'שְׂבָכָה' ווי"ץ בְּלַעַ"ז, וּבִלְשׁוֹן אַשְׁכְּנַז שווינדל שטיג כְּמוֹ שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי וּבְלוּלִּים יַעֲלוּ.
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| and he became ill. Heb. וַיָחַל an expression of sickness. |
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וַיָּחַל.
לְשׁוֹן חֹלִי.
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| 3But an angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah the Tishbite [saying], "Arise, go up toward the king of Samaria's messengers, and speak to them, [saying], 'Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you go to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? |
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גוּמַלְאַ֣ךְ יְהֹוָ֗ה דִּבֶּר֙ אֶל־אֵלִיָּ֣ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֔י ק֣וּם עֲלֵ֔ה לִקְרַ֖את מַלְאֲכֵ֣י מֶֽלֶךְ־שֹׁמְר֑וֹן וְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם הֲמִבְּלִ֚י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתֶּ֣ם הֹֽלְכִ֔ים לִדְרֹ֕שׁ בְּבַ֥עַל זְב֖וּב אֱלֹהֵ֥י עֶקְרֽוֹן: |
| 4Therefore, so has the Lord said, "From the bed upon which you have ascended you will not descend, for you shall die." ' " And Elijah went. |
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דוְלָכֵן֙ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּֽי־מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ אֵלִיָּֽה: |
| 5And the messengers returned to him, and he said, "Why have you returned?" |
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הוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֖ים אֵלָ֑יו וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מַה־זֶּ֥ה שַׁבְתֶּֽם: |
| 6And they said to him, "A man came up toward us and said to us, 'Go return to the king who sent you, and you shall speak to him, [saying,] "So has the Lord said, 'Is it because there is no God in Israel that you send to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore, from the bed upon which you have ascended, you will not descend, for you will die.' " |
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ווַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ | עָלָ֣ה לִקְרָאתֵ֗נוּ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֵינוּ֘ לְכ֣וּ שׁוּבוּ֘ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֣ח אֶתְכֶם֒ וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣ם אֵלָ֗יו כֹּה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה הֲֽמִבְּלִ֚י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַתָּ֣ה שֹׁלֵ֔חַ לִדְרֹ֕שׁ בְּבַ֥עַל זְב֖וּב אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְר֑וֹן לָ֠כֵן הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת תָּמֽוּת: |
| 7And he spoke to them, saying, "What was the manner of the man who came up toward you, and spoke these words to you?" |
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זוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מֶה מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָלָ֖ה לִקְרַאתְכֶ֑ם וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה: |
| 8And they said, "He was a hairy man, with a leather belt girded around his waist." And he said, "He is Elijah the Tishbite." |
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חוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אִישׁ בַּ֣עַל שֵׂעָ֔ר וְאֵז֥וֹר ע֖וֹר אָז֣וּר בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֵלִיָּ֥ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י הֽוּא: |
| 9And he sent to him a captain of fifty men and his fifty men; and he went up to him, and behold, he was sitting on a mountain top, and he spoke to him, saying, "O man of God, the King has spoken; come down!" |
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טוַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֣עַל אֵלָ֗יו וְהִנֵּה֙ ישֵׁב֙ עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֔ר וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ דִּבֶּ֖ר רֵֽדָה: |
| 10And Elijah replied, and spoke to the captain of fifty, "Now, if I am a man of God, let a fire come down from the heaven and consume you and your fifty men!" And a fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men. |
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יוַיַּעֲנֶ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיְדַבֵּר֘ אֶל־שַֹ֣ר הַחֲמִשִּׁים֒ וְאִם־אִ֚ישׁ אֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֚רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֚רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹת֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו: |
| 11And again he sent to him another captain of fifty and his fifty men, and he raised and spoke to him, saying, "O man of God, so said the King, 'Come down quickly!' " |
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יאוַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אַחֵ֖ר וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֙עַן֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְהֵרָ֥ה רֵֽדָה: |
| 12And Elijah raised his voice and spoke to them, [saying,] "If I am a man of God, let a fire come down from heaven and consume you and your fifty men!" And an enormous fire came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty men. |
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יבוַיַּ֣עַן אֵלִיָּה֘ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶם֒ אִם־אִ֚ישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אָ֔נִי תֵּ֚רֶד אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְתֹאכַ֥ל אֹתְךָ֖ וְאֶת־חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֚רֶד אֵשׁ־אֱלֹהִים֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַתֹּ֥אכַל אֹת֖וֹ וְאֶת־חֲמִשָּֽׁיו: |
| 13And again he sent a third captain of fifty and his fifty men; and the third captain of fifty climbed up and came and kneeled on his knees opposite Elijah and implored him and spoke to him, saying, "O man of God, may my soul and the soul of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your eyes. |
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יגוַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח שַׂר־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שְׁלִשִׁ֖ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו וַיַּ֡עַל וַיָּבֹא֩ שַׂר־הַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י וַיִּכְרַ֥ע עַל־בִּרְכָּ֣יו | לְנֶ֣גֶד אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּתְחַנֵּ֚ן אֵלָיו֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלָ֔יו אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים תִּֽיקַר־נָ֣א נַפְשִׁ֗י וְנֶ֨פֶשׁ עֲבָדֶ֥יךָֽ אֵ֛לֶּה חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ: |
| 14Behold, a fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty and their fifties; now may my soul be precious in your eyes." |
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ידהִ֠נֵּה יָ֚רְדָה אֵשׁ֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַ֠תֹּאכַל אֶת־שְׁנֵ֞י שָׂרֵ֧י הַחֲמִשִּׁ֛ים הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְאֶת־חֲמִשֵּׁיהֶ֑ם וְעַתָּ֕ה תִּיקַ֥ר נַפְשִׁ֖י בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ: |
| 15And the angel of the Lord spoke to Elijah, saying, "Go down with him: fear him not." And he arose and went down with him to the king. |
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טווַיְדַבֵּ֞ר מַלְאַ֚ךְ יְהֹוָה֙ אֶל־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ רֵ֣ד אוֹת֔וֹ אַל־תִּירָ֖א מִפָּנָ֑יו וַיָּ֛קָם וַיֵּ֥רֶד אוֹת֖וֹ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ: |
| 16And he spoke to him, saying, "So has the Lord said, 'Since you sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron (Is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of His word?), therefore, from the bed upon which you have risen, you will not get down, for you shall die.' " |
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טזוַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה יַ֜עַן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֣חְתָּ מַלְאָכִים֘ לִדְרֹשׁ֘ בְּבַ֣עַל זְבוּב֘ אֱלֹהֵ֣י עֶקְרוֹן֒ הֲֽמִבְּלִ֚י אֵין־אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִדְרֹ֖שׁ בִּדְבָר֑וֹ לָ֠כֵן הַמִּטָּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־עָלִ֥יתָ שָּׁ֛ם לֹֽא־תֵרֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נָּה כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת תָּמֽוּת: |
| 17And he died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken; and Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, for he had no son. |
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יזוַיָּ֜מָת כִּדְבַ֥ר יְהֹוָ֣ה | אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֣ר אֵלִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֚ךְ יְהוֹרָם֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לִיהוֹרָ֥ם בֶּן־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה כִּ֛י לֹֽא־הָ֥יָה ל֖וֹ בֵּֽן: |
| and Jehoram reigned in his stead. He was his brother. |
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וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹרָם תַּחְתָּיו.
אָחִיו הָיָה.
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| in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat. Is it possible to say this? Did he not reign in the nineteenth year of Jehoshaphat, for Ahaziah reigned in the seventeenth [year of Jehoshaphat] (I Kings 22:52), and reigned for two years (ibid.), and in a nearby chapter also it is written (3:1) In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, Jehoram reigned. Now Jehoshaphat reigned twenty-five years before Jehoram his son reigned. But, Jehoshaphat was deservant of being killed in Ramoth Gilead, but as a reward for his crying out [to God,] God suspended his death for him seven years, and from that time Scripture counts [the years] to his son. |
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בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לִיהוֹרָם בֶּן יְהוֹשָׁפָט.
אֶפְשָׁר לוֹמַר כֵּן, וַהֲלֹא מָלַךְ בִּשְׁנַת תְּשַׁע עֶשְׂרֵה לִיהוֹשָׁפָט, שֶׁהֲרֵי אֲחַזְיָה מָלַךְ בִּשְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה, וּמָלַךְ שְׁנָתַיִם, וּבְסָמוּךְ נָמֵי כְּתִיב: בִּשְׁנַת שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה לִיהוֹשָׁפָט מָלַךְ יְהוֹרָם, וִיהוֹשָׁפָט מָלַךְ עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנִים קֹדֶם שֶׁמָּלַךְ יְהוֹרָם בְּנוֹ, אֶלָּא רָאוּי הָיָה יְהוֹשָׁפָט לֵהָרֵג בְּרָמוֹת גִּלְעָד, וּבִשְׂכַר שֶׁזָּעַק, תָּלָה לוֹ שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים, וּמֵאוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה הוּא מוֹנֶה לִבְנוֹ.
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| 18And the remaining deeds of Ahaziah that he did are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. |
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יחוְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲחַזְיָ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֹ֑ה הֲלֽוֹא־הֵ֣מָּה כְתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
