## Rashi on II Samuel Chapter 4

###### Rashi on II Samuel 4:2:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 4:2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/4:2:1)

**הָיוּ בֶן שָׁאוּל.** הָיוּ לְבֶן שָׁאוּל, כְּמוֹ (שמואל א יג:ח): ״לַמּוֹעֵד אֲשֶׁר שְׁמוּאֵל״, אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁמוּאֵל:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Were for the son of Shaul** Were for the son of Shaul similar to (Shmuel I, 13, 8) "until the time of Shmuel" of Shmuel.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 4:3:1
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**וַיִּבְרְחוּ הַבְּאֵרֹתִים.** כְּשֶׁמֵּת שָׁאוּל, שֶׁעָזְבוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֶעָרִים שֶׁסְּבִיבוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמוּר לְמַעְלָה, אָז בָּרְחוּ הַבְּאֵרוֹתִים:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**And the Be'erosites fled** When Shaul died, the people of Yisroel abandoned the cities that surround the Peleshtim as is mentioned above.¹ It was then that the Be'erosites fled.

footnotes:
¹ Shmuel I, 31,7.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 4:4:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 4:4:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/4:4:1)

**וְלִיהוֹנָתָן בֶּן שָׁאוּל.** מוֹנֶה וְהוֹלֵךְ אֵיךְ נִשְׁבַּת מַלְכוּת מִבֵּית שָׁאוּל, הוּא וּבָנָיו נֶהֶרְגוּ, וְזֶה הַנִּשְׁאָר, הֲרָגוּהוּ עַל מִשְׁכָּבוֹ, וּבְנוֹ שֶׁל יְהוֹנָתָן נָפַל וַיִּפָּסֵחַ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Yohanoson, the son of Shaul had.** [The verses] continue to recount how the monarchy was stripped from the house of Shaul. He and his sons were killed and this one [Ish Boshes] was killed on his bed and the son of Yohanoson fell and became lame.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 4:4:2
[Rashi on II Samuel 4:4:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/4:4:2)

**נְכֵה רַגְלַיִם.** שְׁבוּר רַגְלַיִם:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**Broken feet** Broken feet.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 4:6:1
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**וְהִנֵּה בָּאוּ עַד תּוֹךְ הַבַּיִת.** עִם תַּגָּרִים לוֹקְחֵי חִטִּים:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**They came into the interior of the house.** Together with the traders, the wheat buyers.


###### Rashi on II Samuel 4:10:1
[Rashi on II Samuel 4:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20II%20Samuel/r/4:10:1)

**לְתִתִּי לוֹ בְּשׂוֹרָה.** אֲשֶׁר דִּמָּה לְשַׂמְּחֵנִי, לְמַעַן תִּתִּי לוֹ שְׂכַר בְּשׂוֹרָתוֹ:

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
**He thought I would reward him for his good tidings.** He thought he was making me happy in order that I should reward him for his good tidings.