## Rashi on II Samuel Chapter 18

###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:3:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:3:1)

**לֹא יָשִׂימוּ אֵלֵינוּ לֵב.** לֹא יִהְיֶה דָבָר חָשׁוּב בְּעֵינֵיהֶם לְהִתְגַּבֵּר וּלְהִתְהַלֵּל, מֵאַחַר שֶׁאֵין אַתָּה בַּמִּלְחָמָה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**They will not pay us any attention.** It will not be important in their eyes to overpower and to boast [[victoriously] now that you are not in the war.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:3:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:3:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:3:2)

**כִּי עַתָּה.** בִּהְיוֹתְךָ בִּכְבוֹדְךָ, חָשׁוּב אַתָּה כָּמוֹנוּ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Because now.** While you are in your glory [uncaptured] you are as important as all of us [together].


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:3:3
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:3:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:3:3)

**עֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים.** כַּעֲשֶׂרֶת אֲלָפִים אִישׁ כָּמוֹנוּ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Ten thousand.** Like us ten thousand men.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:3:4
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:3:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:3:4)

**כִּי תִהְיֶה לָּנוּ מֵעִיר לַעֲזוֹר.** (תרגום:) ״וּכְעַן טָב אֲרֵי תְצַלֵּי עֲלָנָא מִן קַרְתָּא לְמִסְעַד״:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**If you help us from the city.** [Yonoson translates:] "It will be better if you pray for us from the city for help.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:5:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:5:1)

**לְאַט לִי לַנַּעַר.** אִם יִקָּרֵא לִפְנֵיכֶם בַּמִּלְחָמָה, חִמְלוּ עָלָיו:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Be gentle to the young man.** If he presents himself before you in battle have pity on him.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:6:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:6:1)

**בְּיַעַר אֶפְרָיִם.** וּמֵהֵיכָן הָיָה יַעַר לְאֶפְרַיִם בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן מִזְרָחָה, שֶׁלֹּא נִתַּן שָׁם חֵלֶק אֶלָּא לִבְנֵי גָד וְלִבְנֵי רְאוּבֵן וְלִמְנַשֶּׁה, אֶלָּא מִתּוֹךְ שֶׁהִתְנָה יְהוֹשֻׁעַ שֶׁיִּהְיוּ מַרְעִין בְּחוֹרָשִׁין, וְהָיָה אוֹתוֹ הַיַּעַר סָמוּךְ לְאֶפְרַיִם, אֶלָּא שֶׁהַיַּרְדֵּן מַפְסִיק, וְהָיוּ מַרְעִין שָׁם בְּהֵמוֹתֵיהֶם, הָיָה נִקְרָא יַעַר אֶפְרָיִם:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**In the forest of Ephraim.** How did Ephraim get possession of a forest on the eastern side of the Yardein,¹ no one had a portion there except for the people of Gad, Reuvein and Menashe? Yehoshua [partitioned Israel] conditionally that all the tribes could [have their cattle] graze in any forest. This forest was near Ephraim's portion² except that the Yardein was in between, and the people of Ephraim had their cattle graze there. [Thus] it was called Ephraim's forest

footnotes:
¹ Dovid had crossed over to the eastern side of the Yardein earlier (17:22) and that’s where this battle took place.
² On the other side of the Yardein.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:8:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:8:1)

**וַיֶּרֶב הַיַּעַר לֶאֱכֹל בָּעָם.** חַיּוֹת רָעוֹת שֶׁבַּיַּעַר, כֵּן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**The [wild beasts of the] forest killed more people.** The wild beasts of the forest, so Yonason translated.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:9:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:9:1)

**וַיִּקָּרֵא אַבְשָׁלוֹם.** לְשׁוֹן מִקְרֶה וּפֶגַע:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Avsholom happenned.** Denoting something that just happened, a chance meeting.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:9:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:9:2)

**וַיֻּתַּן בֵּין הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבֵין הָאָרֶץ.** אָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (סוטה י ב): שָׁלַף חַרְבּוֹ לָקוּץ שְׂעָרוֹ, וְרָאָה גֵּיהִנֹּם פְּתוּחָה תַּחְתָּיו:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**He was hanging between the sky and the earth.** Our Rabbis said³ He unsheathed his sword to cut his hair and saw Gehennom open beneath him.

footnotes:
³ Sotah 10b. See Meharsho there.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:12:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:12:1)

**שִׁמְרוּ מִי בַנַּעַר.** כָּל מִי שֶׁיָּבֹא לְיָדוֹ יִשְׁמְרֶנּוּ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Beware that none harm the young man.** Everyone who meets up with him should preserve him.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:14:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:14:1)

**לֹא כֵן אוֹחִילָה לְפָנֶיךָ.** לֹא אֲבַקֵּשׁ עוֹד בַּקָּשָׁה מִמְּךָ, כִּי אֲנִי אֵלֵךְ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**"I will not ask you [any further]."** I will not make any more requests of you because I will go myself.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:18:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:18:1)

**כִּי אָמַר אֵין לִי בֵן.** מְמַלֵּא מְקוֹמִי, וְיִהְיֶה חָשׁוּב כְּמוֹתִי:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Because he said, "I have no son."** That can replace me and be as important as me.⁴

footnotes:
⁴ He did have children as related earlier (14:27) but did not consider them on a par with his stature. See Sotah 11a.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:18:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:18:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:18:2)

**בַּעֲבוּר הַזְכִּיר שְׁמִי.** אָקִים לִי מַצֶּבֶת אֶבֶן, וּבִנְיָן חָשׁוּב הָיָה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**This will memorialize my name.** I will build this stone monument for myself. It was a significant building.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:20:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:20:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:20:1)

**וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ בְּיוֹם אַחֵר.** בְּשׂוֹרַת תְּשׁוּעָה אַחֶרֶת:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Inform him another day.** A tiding of some other victory.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:20:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:20:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:20:2)

**כִּי עַל כֵּן.** כִּי עַל אֲשֶׁר בֶּן הַמֶּלֶךְ מֵת, לְפִיכָךְ לֹא טוֹבָה לְךָ הַבְּשׂוֹרָה זֹאת:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Because.** As a result of the king's son's death therefor this announcement will not be good for you.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:22:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:22:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:22:1)

**וּלְכָה אֵין בְּשׂוֹרָה מוֹצֵאת.** אֵין מַתַּת שְׂכַר בְּשׂוֹרָה מְצוּיָה הַיּוֹם:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**For you. there is no reward in this announcement.** There is no reward available today for an announcement.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:23:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:23:1)

**וִיהִי מָה.** כְּלוֹמַר וּמָה בְּכָךְ אִם אֵין לִי שָׂכָר:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**So what.** In other words, so what if I get no reward?


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:23:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:23:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:23:2)

**וַיַּעֲבוֹר.** (תרגום:) ״וְקָדִים יָת כּוּשִׁי״:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**And he passed.** [Yonoson translates:] He arrived before the Kushite.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:29:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:29:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:29:1)

**רָאִיתִי הֶהָמוֹן הַגָּדוֹל.** הוֹמִים וְנָעִים בַּמִּלְחָמָה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**I saw a great multitude [engaged in battle].** Moving to and fro in battle.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:29:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:29:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:29:2)

**לִשְׁלוֹחַ אֶת עֶבֶד הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹאָב וְאֶת עַבְדֶּךָ.** הֲרֵי זֶה מִקְרָא מְסוֹרָס, לִשְׁלוֹחַ יוֹאָב אֶת עֶבֶד הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֶת עַבְדֶּךָ, לְאַחַר שֶׁשָּׁלַח יוֹאָב אֶת עֶבֶד הַמֶּלֶךְ זֶה הָרָץ אַחֲרֵי:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**And Yoav sent one of the king's other servants and [me] your servant.** This is a verse that needs to be rearranged as follows: Yoav sent one of the king's other servants and [me] your servant. After Yoav sent the king's other servant, [referring to] the one who is running behind me.⁵

footnotes:
⁵ After he sent that runner is when he sent me.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:29:3
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:29:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:29:3)

**וְאֶת עַבְדֶּךָ.** עַל עַצְמוֹ הוּא אוֹמֵר, וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי מָה הָיָה אַחֲרֵי כֵן:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**And [me] your servant.** He is referring to himself. I do not know what happenned afterwords.⁶

footnotes:
⁶ Here Rashi is explaining the last part of the verse, “and I do not know what…”


###### Rashi on II Samuel 18:30:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 18:30:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/18:30:1)

**סֹב הִתְיַצֵּב כֹּה.** פְּנֵה לְצַד אַחֵר וְהִתְיַצֵּב כֹּה, וְנִשְׁמַע מַה יֹּאמַר זֶה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Turn and stand there.** Move to the other side and stand there and let us hear what this one [the kushite] says.