## Rashi on II Samuel Chapter 19

###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:1:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:1:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:1:1)

**בְּנִי בְנִי.** שְׁמוֹנֶה פְּעָמִים, אָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (סוטה י ב): שִׁבְעָה דְּאַסְקֵיהּ מִשִּׁבְעָה מְדוֹרֵי גֵּיהִנֹּם, וְחַד דְּאַיְיתֵיהּ לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**My son, my son.** Eight times.¹ Our Rabbis said,² Seven of those times to lift him out of the seven levels of Gehennom and one to to bring him into the World to Come.

footnotes:
¹ Dovid said the word בְּנִי  eight times, five times in this verse and another three times later in verse 5.
² Sotah 10b.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:5:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:5:1)

**לָאַט אֶת פָּנָיו.** (תרגום:) ״כְּרִיךְ יָת אַפּוֹהִי״, כְּמִשְׁפָּט הָאֲבֵלִים:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Covered his face.** [Yononson translates:] "Covered his face" in the manner of mourners.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:5:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:5:2)

**לָאַט.** כְּמוֹ ״וַיָּלֶט פָּנָיו בְּאַדַּרְתּוֹ״ (מלכים א יט:יג); ״הִנֵּה הִיא לוּטָה בַשִּׂמְלָה״ (שמואל א כא:י):

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Covered.** As [we find]: "He wrapped his face with his coat",³ "It is wrapped up in a cloth".⁴

footnotes:
³ Melochim I, 19:13.
⁴ Shmuel I, 21:10.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:8:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:8:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:8:1)

**כִּי אֵינְךָ יוֹצֵא.** אִם אֵינְךָ יוֹצֵא:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**That [if] you do not go out [to the people].** If you do not go out.⁵

footnotes:
⁵ Rashi is adding the word “if” to the verse.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:9:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:9:1)

**וְיִשְׂרָאֵל נָס.** אוֹתָם שֶׁהָיוּ עִם אַבְשָׁלוֹם:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**[As the people of] Yisroel fled.** Those people that were with Avsholom.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:10:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:10:1)

**כָּל הָעָם נָדוֹן.** מִתְוַכְּחִים זֶה עִם זֶה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**The people were reproaching each other.** Reproaching each other.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:12:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:12:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:12:1)

**וּדְבַר כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּא אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ.** כָּל זֶה מִדִּבְרֵי שְׁלִיחוּתוֹ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**While the messages of all Yisroel are coming to the king.** All this was part of the message he was charged to bring [to the elders].


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:14:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:14:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:14:1)

**וְלַעֲמָשָׂא.** שֶׁהוּא שַׂר צָבָא, תֹּאמְרוּ; הֲלֹא בֶּן אֲחוֹתִי אַתָּה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**To Amosoh.** Who is [Avsholom's] commanding officer you should say, 'You are my own sister's son.'⁶

footnotes:
⁶ The son of Avigail. See 17:25.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:18:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:18:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:18:1)

**וְצָלְחוּ הַיַּרְדֵּן.** (תרגום:) ״בְּקָעוּהוּ בִּתְרִיסֵיהוֹן״:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**They crossed the Yardein.** They crossed it with their rafts.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:19:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:19:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:19:1)

**וְעָבְרָה הָעֲבָרָה.** סְפִינַת הַמַּעְבָּרָה שֶׁעוֹבְרִים בָּהּ אֶת עֵבֶר רֹחַב הַנַּחַל:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**The ferry crossed over.** The ferry boat that was used to cross over to the other side of the river's width.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:21:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:21:1)

**רִאשׁוֹן לְכָל בֵּית יוֹסֵף.** כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל חָטְאוּ לְךָ, וַאֲנִי יוֹתֵר מִכֻּלָּם, וְהִנְנִי בָּאתִי לְבַקֵּשׁ מְחִילָה, אִם תְּקַבְּלֵנִי, בְּטוּחִים כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁתְּקַבְּלֵם, וְאִם לָאו, יִהְיוּ יְרֵאִים לָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ עוֹד:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**First from among all the House of Yoseif.** All of Yisroel wronged you, I more then everyone. I have come to ask you forgiveness, if you accept me then all of Yisroel will be confident that you will accept them but if you do not [accept me] they will be afraid to return to you.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:23:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:23:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:23:1)

**הַיּוֹם יוּמַת אִישׁ.** בִּתְמִיהָ, כִּי הַיּוֹם אֲנִי מֶלֶךְ, עַד עַכְשָׁיו הָיִיתִי סָבוּר, לֹא זִלְזֵל בִּי אָדָם גָּדוֹל כָּזֶה אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן נִפְסְקָה מַלְכוּתִי מֵאֵת הַמָּקוֹם וְהוּא אָמַר לוֹ קַלֵּל אֶת דָּוִד, אֲבָל עַכְשָׁיו שֶׁהוּא מִתְחָרֵט, יָדַעְתִּי כִּי מֶלֶךְ אֲנִי:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Should a man die today?** This is a question. Because today I am [truly] king. Until now I thought A great man as this [Shimi] would not have shamed me unless God had decreed to end my kingdom, and He had told him, 'Curse Dovid.' But now that he regrets it I know that I am [truly] king.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:25:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:25:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:25:1)

**וְלֹא עָשָׂה רַגְלָיו.** לְשׁוֹן תִּקּוּן הוּא, הַעֲבָרַת שֵׂעָר שֶׁבֵּין הָרַגְלַיִם:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**He had not tended to the hair [between] his legs.** Denoting fixing up, the removing of the hair between his legs.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:25:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:25:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:25:2)

**שְׂפָמוֹ.** גרנו״ן בלע״ז:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**His moustache.** *Grenon* in O.F.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:26:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:26:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:26:1)

**לָמָּה לֹא הָלַכְתָּ עִמִּי.** לָצֵאת מִירוּשָׁלַיִם כְּשֶׁיָּצָאתִי:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Why did you not you go with me?** To leave Yerusholoyim when I left.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:27:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:27:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:27:1)

**כִּי פִסֵּחַ עַבְדֶּךָ.** וְאֵינִי יָכוֹל לֵילֵךְ בְּרַגְלִי:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Because your servant is lame.** And I can not walk on foot.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:32:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:32:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:32:1)

**לְשַׁלְּחוֹ.** לְלַוּוֹתוֹ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Accompanying him.** To accompany him.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:33:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:33:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:33:1)

**כִּי אִישׁ גָּדוֹל הוּא.** בְּעֹשֶׁר:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Because he was a very great man.** In terms of wealth.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:35:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:35:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:35:1)

**כַּמָּה יְמֵי שְׁנֵי חַיַּי.** אֲשֶׁר יֵשׁ לִי לִחְיוֹת:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**How many more years of life [do I have].** That I have to live.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:35:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:35:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:35:2)

**כִּי אֶעֱלֶה וגו׳.** הֲלֹא מְעַט הֵם, וּמָה הֲנָיָה יֵשׁ לִי בְּכִלְכּוּלְךָ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**That I should go up.** There are only a few left, [therefore] what pleasure will I have from your providing for me.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:36:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:36:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:36:1)

**הַאֵדַע בֵּין טוֹב לְרָע.** בֵּין מַאֲכָל טוֹב לְמַאֲכָל רַע, וְאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ ז״ל (שבת קנב א): שָׁטוּף בְּזִמָּה הָיָה, לְפִיכָךְ קָפְצָה עָלָיו זִקְנָה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Between something good or bad?** Between good food and bad food. Our Rabbis of blessed memory said, He overindulged in sexual relations causing old age to overtake him.⁷

footnotes:
⁷ Shabbos 152a. Otherwise even an eighty year old man would not have deteriorated to that extent.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:37:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:37:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:37:1)

**כִּמְעַט יַעֲבֹר עַבְדֶּךָ.** הַלְּוָיָה מוּעֶטֶת יַעֲבֹר עַבְדְּךָ לְלַוּוֹתְךָ, אַחַר שֶׁתַּעֲבֹר אֶת הַיַּרְדֵּן:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Your servant will just cross over.** You servant will accompany you a little further after you cross the Yardein.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:37:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:37:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:37:2)

**הַגְּמוּלָה הַזֹּאת.** שֶׁאֵינָהּ טוֹבָה לִי:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**This type of reward.** That is not good for me.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:38:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:38:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:38:1)

**עַבְדְּךָ כִּמְהָם.** בְּנוֹ הָיָה:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Your servant Kimhom.** It was his son.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:43:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:43:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:43:1)

**כִּי קָרוֹב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֵלַי.** מִשִּׁבְטִי הוּא:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Because the king is close to us.** He is from our tribe.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:43:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:43:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:43:2)

**אִם נִשֵּׂאת.** כְּמוֹ ״מַשְׂאֵת״ (בראשית מג:לד), פְּרָס מִבֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Have any presents.** As we find, "A present".⁸ A present from the king's palace.

footnotes:
⁸ Bereishis 43:34.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:44:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:44:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:44:1)

**עֶשֶׂר יָדוֹת לִי בַּמֶּלֶךְ.** שֶׁאָנוּ עֲשָׂרָה שְׁבָטִים:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**We have ten parts of the king.** Because we are altogether ten tribes.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:44:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:44:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:44:2)

**וְגַם בְּדָוִד.** אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהוּא קָרוֹב לָכֶם, אֲנִי מָשׁוּךְ בּוֹ יוֹתֵר מִמְּךָ, שֶׁאֲנִי עֶשֶׂר יָדוֹת:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**And also more right in Dovid.** Although he is a closer relative of yours nevertheless we have more ownership of him then you do because we have ten parts [of him].


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:44:3
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:44:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:44:3)

**וּמַדּוּעַ הֱקִלֹּתַנִי.** לִהְיוֹת אַתָּה קוֹדֵם, וְכִי לֹא הָיָה דְבָרִי רִאשׁוֹן לְהָשִׁיב אֶת מַלְכִּי, וְקֹדֶם לָכֵן בָּא דְּבָרֵינוּ אֵלָיו לַהֲשִׁיבוֹ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב לְמַעְלָה (פסוק יב): ״וּדְבַר כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּא אֶל הַמֶּלֶךְ״:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Why have you made light of me?** That you should be first, was I not the first to request to have my king return? Prior to this our request came to him to have him return as it is written earlier,⁹ "while the messages of all Yisroel are coming to the king."


###### Rashi on II Samuel 19:44:4
[Rashi on II Samuel 19:44:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/19:44:4)

**וַיִּקֶשׁ דְּבַר אִישׁ יְהוּדָה.** לְשׁוֹן ״הִתְקוֹשְׁשׁוּ״ (צפניה ב:א), נִרְאֶה וְהֻשְׁוָה דְּבַר אִישׁ יְהוּדָה, שֶׁהֶרְאָם אִגֶּרֶת שֶׁשָּׁלַח לָהֶם דָּוִד, ״לָמָּה תִהְיוּ אַחֲרוֹנִים לְהָשִׁיב אֶת הַמֶּלֶךְ וְגוֹ׳״ (לעיל פסוק יב), כָּךְ מְפֹרָשׁ בָּאַגָּדָה. וְיֵשׁ לְפָרֵשׁ, ׳וַיִּקֶשׁ׳, לְשׁוֹן ׳קֹשִׁי וְחֹזֶק׳, וְכֵן תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״וְתַקִּיף״:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**The words of men of Yehudah overpowered.** Language similar to "Improve".¹⁰ The words of the men of Yehudah were more logical and they prevailed because they showed [as evidence] the letter Dovid had sent them [saying] "Why should you be the last to request" that the king return etc." This is what is explained in Agadah. Some explain וַיִקֶשׁ to denote hard and strong and that is Yonoson's translation, "overpowered."

footnotes:
¹⁰ Tsaphania 2:1.