| 1In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam the king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah the king of Judah, became king. |
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אבִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֚ים וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ עֲזַרְיָ֥ה בֶן־אֲמַצְיָ֖ה מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה: |
| In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam. Is it possible to say so? Did not Uzziah and Jeroboam reign simultaneously, as I explained shortly before this (14:22)? What, then, is the meaning of the verse, “In the twenty seventh year of Jeroboam… Azariah… became king” ? That from that year, he reigned a plagued kingship. We learn that he was stricken with “zaraath” in the twenty-seventh year of his reign. |
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בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים לְיָרָבְעָם וְגוֹ'.
אֶפְשָׁר לוֹמַר כֵּן, וַהֲלֹא עֻזִּיָּה וְיָרָבְעָם מָלְכוּ כְּאַחַת, כְּמוֹ שֶׁפֵּרֵשׁ בְּסָמוּךְ, אֶלָּא מַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשֶׁבַע לְיָרָבְעָם מָלַךְ עֲזַרְיָה, שֶׁמָּלַךְ מַלְכוּת מְנֻגַּעַת, לָמַדְנוּ שֶׁנִּתְנַגַּע בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשֶׁבַע לְמַלְכוּתוֹ.
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| 2He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem, and his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. |
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בבֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֚ה שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֚ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑םִ וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ מִירוּשָׁלָֽםִ: |
| 3And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, like all that Amaziah his father did. |
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גוַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָֹ֖ה אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ אָבִֽיו: |
| 4However, the high places were not removed; the people were still slaughtering sacrifices and burning incense on the high places. |
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דרַ֥ק הַבָּמ֖וֹת לֹא־סָ֑רוּ ע֥וֹד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמֽוֹת: |
| 5And the Lord brought a plague upon the king, and he was stricken with zaraath until the day of his death, and he lived in a house of retirement, and Jotham the king's son, who was appointed over the palace, judged the people of the land. |
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הוַיְנַגַּ֨ע יְהֹוָ֜ה אֶת־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וַיְהִ֚י מְצֹרָע֙ עַד־י֣וֹם מֹת֔וֹ וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵ֣ית הַחָפְשִׁ֑ית וְיוֹתָ֚ם בֶּן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ עַל־הַבַּ֔יִת שֹׁפֵ֖ט אֶת־עַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ: |
| And the Lord brought a plague upon the king. It is explained in Chronicles (II 26:16-21) that he entered the heichal, the Temple proper, to burn incense on the altar of incense. |
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וַיְנַגַּע ה' אֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ.
מְפֹרָשׁ בְּדִבְרֵי הַיָּמִים שֶׁנִּכְנַס לָהֵיכָל לְהַקְטִיר עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַקְּטֹרֶת.
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| in a house of retirement. [lit. in a house of freedom] He made himself a house in the cemetery, as it is said (Ps. 88: 6), “Among the dead a free man.” |
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בְּבֵית הַחָפְשִׁית.
עָשָׂה לוֹ בַּיִת בְּבֵית הַקְּבָרוֹת, כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אֲמַר בַּמֵּתִים חָפְשִׁי.
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| 6And the rest of the events of Azariah and all that he did, are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah. |
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ווְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י עֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֹ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה: |
| 7And Azariah slept with his forefathers, and they buried him with his forefathers in the city of David, and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. |
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זוַיִּשְׁכַּ֚ב עֲזַרְיָה֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ אֹת֛וֹ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֖יו בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו: |
| 8In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah the king of Judah, Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reigned over Israel in Samaria six months. |
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חבִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלשִׁ֚ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יָרָבְעָ֧ם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן שִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים: |
| In the thirty eighth year of Azariah the king of Judah, Zechariah… reigned. From here too it is possible to deduce that Azariah reigned from the time that Joash king of Israel died, fifteen years during the lifetime of Amaziah his father, for if he did not rise until his father died, it follows that he did not rise until the fifteenth year of Jeroboam the son of Joash. Now, since Jeroboam reigned forty-one years, it follows that Jeroboam died in the twenty-seventh year of Uzziah. Now, how does Scripture say, “In the thirty-eighth year?” Rather, we are forced [to admit that] Uzziah and Jeroboam reigned simultaneously, except that Jeroboam reigned three years during the lifetime of his father Jehoash. Therefore, Scripture states (13:13), “and Jeroboam had sat on his throne,” meaning that he had already sat. Now Uzziah rose when Joash died and Jeroboam reigned as a full fledged monarch (lit. a full kingship). I saw in Seder Olam (ch. 19) that Jeroboam reigned one year during his father’s lifetime, and I do not know whether it is the copyists’ error, for I cannot reconcile [the verse reading,] “In the thirty eighth year of Azariah… Zechariah… reigned,” except in this manner. |
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בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלשִׁים וּשְׁמֹנֶה שָׁנָה לַעֲזַרְיָהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ זְכַרְיָהוּ.
אַף מִכָּאן יֵשׁ לִלְמֹד שֶׁמָּלַךְ עֲזַרְיָה מִשֶּׁמֵּת יוֹאָשׁ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל חָמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה בְּחַיֵּי אֲמַצְיָה אָבִיו, שֶׁאִם לֹא עָמַד עַד שֶׁמֵּת אָבִיו, נִמְצָא שֶׁלֹּא עָמַד עַד בִּשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה לְיָרָבְעָם בֶּן יוֹאָשׁ, וְיָרָבְעָם מָלַךְ אַרְבָּעִים וְאַחַת, נִמְצָא שֶׁמֵּת יָרָבְעָם בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים וָשֶׁבַע לְעֻזִּיָּה, וְהֵיאַךְ הוּא אוֹמֵר בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלשִׁים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה. אֶלָּא עַל כָּרְחֲךָ, עֻזִּיָּה וְיָרָבְעָם מָלְכוּ כְּאַחַת, אֶלָּא שֶׁיָּרָבְעָם מָלַךְ בְּחַיֵּי אָבִיו יְהוֹאָשׁ שָׁלשׁ שָׁנִים, לְכָךְ הוּא אוֹמֵר וְיָרָבְעָם יָשַׁב עַל כִּסְאוֹ, שֶׁיָּשַׁב כְּבָר, וְעֻזִּיָּה עָמַד מִשֶּׁמֵּת יוֹאָשׁ, וּמָלַךְ יָרָבְעָם מַלְכוּת שְׁלֵמָה. וּבְסֵדֶר עוֹלָם רָאִיתִי, שֶׁיָּרָבְעָם מָלַךְ בְּחַיֵּי אָבִיו שָׁנָה, וְאֵינִי יוֹדֵעַ אִם שִׁבּוּשׁ הַסּוֹפְרִים הוּא, שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לְיַשֵּׁב בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלשִׁים וּשְׁמוֹנֶה לַעֲזַרְיָה מָלַךְ זְכַרְיָה, אֶלָּא בְּעִנְיָן זֶה.
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| 9And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his forefathers had done; he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin. |
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טוַיַּ֚עַשׂ הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשֹ֖וּ אֲבֹתָ֑יו לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מֵֽחַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 10And Shallum the son of Jabesh revolted against him and struck him before the people and slew him, and reigned in his stead. |
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יוַיִּקְשֹׁ֚ר עָלָיו֙ שַׁלֻּ֣ם בֶּן־יָבֵ֔שׁ וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ קָֽבָל־עָ֖ם וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו: |
| and struck him before the people. Jonathan. [I.e.,] before the eyes of the people. |
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וַיַּכֵּהוּ קֳבָל עָם.
(תַּרְגּוּם:) וּמְחָהִי קֳדָם עַמָּא, לְעֵינֵי הָעָם.
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| 11And the rest of the deeds of Zechariah are written in the book of chronicles of the kings of Israel. |
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יאוְיֶ֖תֶר דִּבְרֵ֣י זְכַרְיָ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 12This was the word of the Lord which he had spoken to Jehu, saying, "Your descendants of the fourth generation will sit on the throne of Israel," and it was so. |
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יבה֣וּא דְבַר־יְהֹוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֚ר אֶל־יֵהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּנֵ֣י רְבִיעִ֔ים יֵשְׁב֥וּ לְךָ֖ עַל־כִּסֵּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן: |
| and it was so. Not that his kingdom deserved to last that long, but to fulfill the word of the King, as it is said, (Is. 55:11) “So shall be My word, which will go forth from My mouth, [it will not return] to Me empty…” |
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וַיְהִי כֵן.
לֹא שֶׁהָיְתָה כְּדַאי מַלְכוּתוֹ לִמָּשֵׁךְ כָּל כָּךְ, אֶלָּא לְקַיֵּם דְּבַר מֶלֶךְ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: כֵּן יִהְיֶה דְבָרִי אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִפִּי וְגוֹ'.
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| 13Shallum the son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah the king of Judah, and he reigned a full month in Samaria. |
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יגשַׁלּ֚וּם בֶּן־יָבֵשׁ֙ מָלַ֔ךְ בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלשִׁ֚ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְעֻזִיָּ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ יֶֽרַח־יָמִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן: |
| 14And Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah and came to Samaria; and he struck down Shallum the son of Jabesh and slew him, and reigned in his stead. |
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ידוַיַּעַל֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן־גָּדִ֜י מִתִּרְצָ֗ה וַיָּבֹא֙ שֹׁמְר֔וֹן וַיַּ֛ךְ אֶת־שַׁלּ֥וּם בֶּן־יָבֵ֖ישׁ בְּשֹׁמְר֑וֹן וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו: |
| 15And the rest of the deeds of Shallum and his revolt that he revolted, are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. |
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טווְיֶ֙תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י שַׁלּ֔וּם וְקִשְׁר֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָשָׁ֑ר הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 16Then Menahem attacked Tiphsah and all those therein and its boundaries from Tirzah; since he did not open, he attacked it; he ripped open all its pregnant women. |
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טזאָ֣ז יַכֶּֽה־מְ֠נַחֵם אֶת־תִּפְסַ֨ח וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֚הּ וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֙יהָ֙ מִתִּרְצָ֔ה כִּ֛י לֹ֥א פָתַ֖ח וַיַּ֑ךְ אֵ֛ת כָּל־הֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָ בִּקֵּֽעַ: |
| since he did not open. [I.e.,] the mayor of the city did not open the city for him, to accept him as king over them. |
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כִּי לֹא פָתַח.
שַׂר הָעִיר לֹא פָתַח לוֹ אֶת הָעִיר, לְקַבְּלוֹ לִמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶם.
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| its pregnant women. The pregnant women therein, he ripped open. |
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הֶהָרוֹתֶיהָ.
אֶת הַנָּשִׁים הֶהָרוֹת שֶׁבָּהּ, בִּקֵּע.
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| 17In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah the king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi reigned over Israel ten years in Samaria. |
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יזבִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלשִׁ֚ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ מְנַחֵ֨ם בֶּן־גָּדִ֧י עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִ֖ים בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן: |
| 18And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat that he caused Israel to sin, all his days. |
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יחוַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֠ר מֵעַ֨ל חַטֹּ֜אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּל־יָמָֽיו: |
| 19Pul the king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul one thousand talents of silver that his hands might be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand. |
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יטבָּ֣א פ֚וּל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ וַיִּתֵּ֚ן מְנַחֵם֙ לְפ֔וּל אֶ֖לֶף כִּכַּר־כָּ֑סֶף לִהְי֚וֹת יָדָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ לְהַחֲזִ֥יק הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ: |
| 20Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the mighty warriors, that each man give fifty shekels of silver. And the king of Assyria returned and did not remain there in the land. |
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כוַיֹּצֵא֩ מְנַחֵ֨ם אֶת־הַכֶּ֜סֶף עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַל כָּל־גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל לָתֵת֙ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר חֲמִשִּׁ֧ים שְׁקָלִ֛ים כֶּ֖סֶף לְאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר וְלֹא־עָ֥מַד שָׁ֖ם בָּאָֽרֶץ: |
| 21And the rest of the events of Menahem and all that he did, are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. |
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כאוְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י מְנַחֵ֖ם וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֹ֑ה הֲלוֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 22And Menahem slept with his forefathers, and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead. |
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כבוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב מְנַחֵ֖ם עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ פְּקַחְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו: |
| 23In the fiftieth year of Azariah the king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem reigned over Israel in Samaria for two years. |
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כגבִּשְׁנַת֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ פְּקַֽחְיָ֨ה בֶן־מְנַחֵ֧ם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן שְׁנָתָֽיִם: |
| 24And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he caused the Israelites to sin. |
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כדוַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מֵֽחַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 25And Pekah the son of Remaliah his officer, revolted against him, and he struck him down in Samaria in the inner chamber of the king's palace, near the palace and near the lion, and with him were fifty men of the Gileadites; and he slew him and reigned in his stead. |
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כהוַיִּקְשֹׁ֣ר עָלָיו֩ פֶּ֨קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ שָׁלִישׁ֗וֹ וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ בְשֹׁמְר֜וֹן בְּאַרְמ֚וֹן בֵּית־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (כתיב מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) אֶת־אַרְגֹּ֣ב וְאֶת־הָאַרְיֵ֔ה וְעִמּ֛וֹ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֣י גִלְעָדִ֑ים וַיְמִיתֵ֖הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ תַּחְתָּֽיו: |
| his officer. his mighty warrior. |
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שָׁלִישׁוֹ.
גִּבּוֹר שֶׁלּוֹ.
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| near the palace and near the lion. (אַרְגֹּב) Every “argov” is an expression of important palaces, and every mention of “terachunin” in Aramaic (See Rashi, Deut. 3:4) means palaces important for the kingdom. [Hence, he assassinated him] in the great chamber that was next to the palace. |
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אֶת אַרְגֹּב וְאֶת הָאַרְיֵה.
כָּל אַרְגּוֹב לְשׁוֹן פַּלָּטִין הַחֲשׁוּבִין, וְכָל 'טַרְכוֹנִין' בְּלָשׁוֹן אֲרַמִּי, פַּלָּטִין הַחֲשׁוּבִין לַמַּלְכוּת. בָּאַרְמוֹן הַגָּדוֹל אֲשֶׁר אֵצֶל הָאַרְגּוֹב.
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| and near the lion. It is possible to say that a golden lion was standing in that palace (or chamber). |
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וְאֶת הָאַרְיֵה.
יֵשׁ לוֹמַר, שֶׁהָיָה אַרְיֵה שֶל זָהָב עוֹמֵד בְּאוֹתוֹ אַרְמוֹן.
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| 26And the rest of the events of Pekahiah and all that he did, are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. |
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כווְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י פְּקַחְיָ֖ה וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֹ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 27In the fifty-second year of Azariah the king of Judah, Pekah the son of Remaliah reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty years. |
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כזבִּשְׁנַ֨ת חֲמִשִּׁ֚ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ פֶּ֣קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה: |
| 28And he did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord; he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit. |
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כחוַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מִן־חַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 29In the days of Pekah the king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser the king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, the entire land of Naphtali; and he exiled them to Assyria. |
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כטבִּימֵ֞י פֶּ֣קַח מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל בָּא֘ תִּגְלַ֣ת פִּלְאֶסֶר֘ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֒ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־עִיּ֡וֹן וְאֶת־אָבֵ֣ל בֵּֽית־מַעֲכָ֡ה וְאֶת־יָ֠נוֹחַ וְאֶת־קֶ֨דֶשׁ וְאֶת־חָצ֚וֹר וְאֶת־הַגִּלְעָד֙ וְאֶת־הַגָּלִ֔ילָה כֹּ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ נַפְתָּלִ֑י וַיַּגְלֵ֖ם אַשּֽׁוּרָה: |
| 30And Hoshea the son of Elah revolted against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and he struck him and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. |
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לוַיִּקְשָׁר־קֶ֜שֶׁר הוֹשֵׁ֣עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֗ה עַל־פֶּ֙קַח֙ בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֔הוּ וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙ וַיְמִיתֵ֔הוּ וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּחְתָּ֑יו בִּשְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְיוֹתָ֖ם בֶּן־עֻזִיָּֽה: |
| in the twentieth year of Jotham. He should have said, “in the fourth year of Ahaz,” since Jotham’s entire reign lasted sixteen years, but since Ahaz was wicked, Scripture preferred to count them (i. e., the years) to Jotham who was in the grave, rather than to Ahaz, who was alive. Thus it is stated in Seder Olam (Ch. 22). |
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בִּשְׁנַת עֶשְׂרִים לְיוֹתָם.
הָיָה לוֹ לוֹמַר בִּשְׁנַת אַרְבַּע לְאָחָז, שֶׁהֲרֵי כָּל יְמֵי מַלְכוּת יוֹתָם שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה, אֶלָּא לְפִי שֶׁהָיָה אָחָז רָשָׁע, רָצָה הַכָּתוּב לִמְנוֹתָם לְיוֹתָם בַּקֶּבֶר, וְלֹא לְאָחָז בַּחַיִּים, כָּךְ הוּא בְּסֵדֶר עוֹלָם.
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| 31And the rest of the events of Pekah and all that he did are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. |
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לאוְיֶ֥תֶר דִּבְרֵי־פֶ֖קַח וְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֹ֑ה הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: |
| 32In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel, Jotham the son of Uzziah the king of Judah became king. |
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לבבִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְפֶ֥קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בֶּן־עֻזִיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה: |
| 33He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. |
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לגבֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֚שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑םִ וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְרוּשָׁ֖א בַּת־צָדֽוֹק: |
| 34And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord; like all that his father Uzziah did, he did. |
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לדוַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָֹ֛ה עֻזִיָּ֥הוּ אָבִ֖יו עָשָֹֽה: |
| 35However, the high places were not removed; the people were still slaughtering sacrifices and burning incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the Lord. |
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להרַ֚ק הַבָּמוֹת֙ לֹ֣א סָ֔רוּ ע֗וֹד הָעָ֛ם מְזַבְּחִ֥ים וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים בַּבָּמ֑וֹת ה֗וּא בָּנָ֛ה אֶת־שַׁ֥עַר בֵּית־יְהֹוָ֖ה הָעֶלְיֽוֹן: |
| 36And the rest of the events of Jotham and all that he did, are written in the book of chronicles of the kings of Judah. |
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לווְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יוֹתָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָֹ֑ה הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה: |
| 37In those days, the Lord began to incite Rezin the king of Aram and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah. |
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לזבַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם הֵחֵ֣ל יְהֹוָ֗ה לְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה רְצִ֖ין מֶ֣לֶךְ אֲרָ֑ם וְאֵ֖ת פֶּ֥קַח בֶּן־רְמַלְיָֽהוּ: |
| In those days. at the end of Jotham’s days. |
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בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם.
בְּסוֹף יָמָיו שֶל יוֹתָם.
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לְהַשְׁלִיחַ.
לְגָרוֹת.
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| 38And Jotham slept with his forefathers, and he was buried with his forefathers in the city of David his father, and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead. |
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לחוַיִּשְׁכַּ֚ב יוֹתָם֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו וַיִּקָּבֵר֙ עִם־אֲבֹתָ֔יו בְּעִ֖יר דָּוִ֣ד אָבִ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָחָ֥ז בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו: |
