## Rashi on II Chronicles Chapter 14

###### Rashi on II Chronicles 14:3:1
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**וַיֹּאמֶר לִיהוּדָה לִדְרוֹשׁ.** וְלֹא כַּעֲשָׂרָה שְׁבָטִים שֶׁדָּרְשׁוּ לֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, חֲדָשִׁים מִקָּרוֹב בָּאוּ (דברים לב:יז), וְאֶת אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתָם לֹא דָרְשׁוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And he commanded Judah to seek** unlike the Ten Tribes, who sought other, new Gods, which came up of late, and did not seek the God of their fathers.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 14:6:1
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**עוֹדֶנּוּ הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֵינוּ.** בְּעוֹד שֶׁהַמַּלְכוּת נָכוֹנָה לְפָנֵינוּ, שֶׁאִם נִצְרְכוּ לָהֶם יִהְיוּ לָנוּ לְמָנוֹס. וְכָל אֵלֶּה הָיָה בְּ״עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים״ שֶׁכָּתוּב ״בְּיָמָיו שָׁקְטָה הָאָרֶץ״ (דברי הימים ב יג:כג), וּלְאַחַר אוֹתָן עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים הָיְתָה מִלְחָמָה בֵּינוֹ וּבֵין בַּעְשָׁא כָּל יְמֵיהֶם, כִּי בִּשְׁנַת שָׁלֹשׁ לְאָסָא מָלַךְ בַּעְשָׁא, וְשֶׁבַע שָׁנִים הָיוּ שָׁלוֹם בֵּינֵיהֶם. וְכֵן מוּכָח אַף כָּאן, אֵין עִמּוֹ מִלְחָמָה בַּשָּׁנִים הָאֵלֶּה, אֲבָל בְּשָׁנִים אֲחֵרִים הָיְתָה עִמּוֹ מִלְחָמָה. וּלְמַטָּה כְּתִיב ״וּמִלְחָמָה לֹא הָיָתָה עַד שְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וְחָמֵשׁ לְמַלְכוּת אָסָא״ (דברי הימים ב טו:יט). אֲבָל יְכוֹלִים אָנוּ לְפָרֵשׁ: אוֹתָהּ מִלְחָמָה שֶׁהָיְתָה לוֹ עִם הַכּוּשִׁים לֹא הָיְתָה עַד שְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וְחָמֵשׁ לְמַלְכוּתוֹ, אֲבָל זֶה קָשֶׁה לִי, שֶׁכָּתוּב לְמַטָּה ״בִּשְׁנַת שְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֵׁשׁ לְמַלְכוּת אָסָא עָלָה בַּעְשָׁא וְגוֹ׳״ (דברי הימים ב טז:א), עַד ״נִסְכַּלְתָּ עַל זֹאת כִּי מֵעַתָּה יֶשׁ עִמְּךָ מִלְחָמוֹת״ (דברי הימים ב טז:ט) – מַשְׁמָע שֶׁקֹּדֶם לָכֵן לֹא הָיוּ לוֹ מִלְחָמוֹת, וְהוּא לְאַחַר כֵּן כִּי אִם שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים. וּבִמְלָכִים כְּתִיב ״וּמִלְחָמָה הָיְתָה בֵּין אָסָא וּבֵין בַּעְשָׁא כָּל יְמֵיהֶם״ (מלכים א טו:לב), וּבְסֵדֶר עוֹלָם (סדר עולם רבה טז) מְפָרֵשׁ הֵיטֵב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**as long as the land is before us** As long as the kingdom is established before us, so that if we need them, they will be a refuge for us. And all this happened in the ten years about which it is written (above 13:23): “in his time the land was tranquil.” But after those ten years, there was a war between him and Baasha all their lives, for in the third year of Asa, Baasha reigned, and seven years there was peace between them, and so it is proven here as well (verse 5): “and there was no war with him in these years.” But in the other years there was war with him, and below (15:19) it is written: “And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.” We can, however, explain that the war that he had with the Cushites was not until the thirty-fifth year of his reign, but this is difficult to me, for it is written below (16:1): “In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha...advanced,” until (verse 9): “you have dealt foolishly concerning this, for from now on there will be wars with you.” It appears from here that prior to this, he did not have wars, and he lived after that only five years, and in I Kings 15:32, it is written: “And there was war between Asa and Baasha, etc. all their lives.” In *Seder Olam* (ch. 16) it is explained clearly.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 14:6:2
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**כִּי דָרַשְׁנוּ אֶת ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ דָּרַשְׁנוּ וְגוֹ׳.** לְפִי שֶׁדְּרַשְׁנוּהוּ הִנִּיחַ לָנוּ מִסָּבִיב:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for we sought the Lord our God; we sought [Him]** Since we sought Him, He gave us peace from round about.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 14:6:3
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**וַיִּבְנוּ.** עָרִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**So they built** cities.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 14:6:4
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**וַיַּצְלִיחוּ.** וְדֻגְמָא: ״וּבִרְאוֹת ה׳ כִּי נִכְנַע וְגוֹ׳״ (דברי הימים ב יב:ז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and prospered** And a similar instance is (above 12:7): “And when the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, etc.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 14:10:1
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**אֵין עִמְּךָ לַעְזוֹר.** כְּלוֹמַר: אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאָנוּ מְעַטִּים וְהֵם רַבִּים כְּחוֹל הַיָּם, וְאֵין כֹּחַ לָנוּ בִּפְנֵיהֶם, עִמְּךָ לַעְזוֹר **בֵּין רַב לְאֵין כֹּחַ**; כְּלוֹמַר: בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לְךָ כֹּחַ לַעְזוֹר, לְפִיכָךְ **עָזְרֵנוּ ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּי עָלֶיךָ נִשְׁעַנּוּ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**it makes no difference to You to aid** i.e., even though we are few and they are as numerous as the sand by the sea, and we have no strength before them, You can help both the great and the powerless; it is known that You have strength to aid; therefore, help us, O Lord our God, for we have relied on You.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 14:10:2
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**אַל יַעְצֹר עִמְּךָ אֱנוֹשׁ.** אַל יִהְיֶה לְאוֹיְבֵינוּ, לְאוֹתוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ – כִּי אֱנוֹשׁ מוֹשֵׁל – עוֹצֵר יְדֵי עַמְּךָ נֶגְדְּךָ לְנַצְּחֵנוּ, שֶׁלֹּא יֹאמַר: נִצַּחְנוּ אֱלֹהֵיהֶם. דָּבָר אַחֵר מִפִּי הָרַב: אַל יְהִי לָנוּ אֱנוֹשׁ, שֶׁאָנוּ אֲנוּשִׁים, עוֹצֵר יָד מִלְּנַצְּחָם; דּוּגְמָא ״וְעָצַר אֶת הַשָּׁמַיִם״ (דברים יא:יז); ״כִּי עָצֹר עָצַר ה׳״ (בראשית כ:יח); כְּמוֹ ״אִם תַּעְצְרֵנִי״ (שופטים יג:טז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**let no man rule against You** Let not our enemies - man - have human strength to rule (עִמְּךָ) with You, i.e., against You, to be victorious, so that they should not say, “We have defeated their God.” Another explanation from the Rabbi: Let not the weak one (אֱנוֹשׁ) be held back (יַעְצר), for we are weak, deprived of strength, keeping us back (עוֹצְרֵי יָד) from defeating them. And an example is (Deut. 11:17): “and He will hold back (וְעָצַר) the heaven”; (Gen. 20:18): “For the Lord had held back (וְעָצר עָצַר),” and like (Jud. 13:16): “If you take me in (תַּעְצְרֵנִי).”