When we last left off, David had tried to get the ืืจืื to Jerusalem but failed. For three months, it sits in the house of ืขืื ืืื.
ืฉืืืฉื ืืืืฉืื ืฉื ืืฉืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืื ืฉืืขืืจ ืืฉืื ืืืืชืจโืืืืงื ืืืฉืจ ืืืฆืืื ืืืจื ืืืฉื ืืืื ืขืืืื ื ืืฉืืืจ ืขื ืืฆืืืช ืขืชืืงืืช ืืื ื ืฉืืืช ืืืจืื ืจืง ืืืชืฃ, ืืืฉืืืจ ืืื ืขื ืฉืจืฉืจืช ืืืืจืืช ืืื ืชืื ืชืง. ืืขืื ืืจืืช ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืช ืืคื ื ืืคืกื, ืืืฆืืืช ืืฆืจืื.
ืื ืืืฉื ืืจืื ืืณ ืืืช ืขืื ืืื ืืืชื ืฉืืฉื ืืืฉืื; ืืืืจื ืืณ ืืช ืขืื ืืื ืืืช ืื ืืืชืื
ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืจ ืืจื ืืณ ืืช ืืืช ืขืื ืืื ืืืช ืื ืืฉืจ ืื ืืขืืืจ ืืจืื ืืืืงืื; ืืืื ืืื ืืืขื ืืช ืืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืืืช ืขืื ืืื ืขืืจ ืืื ืืฉืืืื
ืื ืืืื ืื ืฆืขืื ื ืฉืื ืืจืื ืืณ ืฉืฉื ืฆืขืืื; ืืืืื ืฉืืจ ืืืจืืื
ืื ืืืื ืืืจืืจ ืืื ืขื ืืคื ื ืืณ; ืืืื ืืืืจ ืืคืื ืืื
ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืช ืืฉืจืื ืืขืืื ืืช ืืจืื ืืณ ืืชืจืืขื ืืืงืื ืฉืืคืจื
ืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืืณ ืื ืขืืจ ืืื; ืืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ื ืฉืงืคื ืืขื ืืืืื ืืชืจื ืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืคืื ืืืืจืืจ ืืคื ื ืืณ ืืชืื ืื ืืืืื
ืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืจืื ืืณ ืืืฆืื ืืชื ืืืงืืื ืืชืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ื ืื ืื ืืื; ืืืขื ืืื ืขืืืช ืืคื ื ืืณ ืืฉืืืืื
ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืขืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืฉืืืื; ืืืืจื ืืช ืืขื ืืฉื ืืณ ืฆืืืืชื
ืื ืืืืืง ืืื ืืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืืืืฉ ืืขื ืืฉื ืืืืฉ ืืืช ืืื ืืืช ืืืฉืคืจ ืืื ืืืฉืืฉื ืืืช; ืืืื ืื ืืขื ืืืฉ ืืืืชืื
ื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืืจื ืืช ืืืชื;
ืืชืฆื ืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืงืจืืช ืืื ืืชืืืจ ืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืจ ื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืื ื ืืืืืช ืขืืืื ืืืืืืช ื ืืืืช ืืื ืืจืงืืื
ืื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืณ ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืืชื ืืฆืืช ืืชื ื ืืื ืขื ืขื ืืณ ืขื ืืฉืจืื; ืืฉืืงืชื ืืคื ื ืืณื
ืื ืื ืงืืชื ืขืื ืืืืช ืืืืืชื ืฉืคื ืืขืื ื; ืืขื ืืืืืืช ืืฉืจ ืืืจืช ืขืื ืืืืืื
ืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืขื ืืื ืืืชืื
The story as presented in ืืืจื ืืืืื has a very different emphasis:
ื ืืืขืฉ ืื ืืชืื ืืขืืจ ืืืื; ืืืื ืืงืื ืืืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืื ืื ืืืื
ื ืื ืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืฉืืช ืืช ืืจืื ืืืืงืื ืื ืื ืืืืื; ืื ืื ืืืจ ืืณ ืืฉืืช ืืช ืืจืื ืืณ ืืืฉืจืชื ืขื ืขืืืื
ื ืืืงืื ืืืื ืืช ืื ืืฉืจืื ืื ืืจืืฉืื ืืืขืืืช ืืช ืืจืื ืืณ ืื ืืงืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืื ืืื
ื ืืืืกืฃ ืืืื ืืช ืื ื ืืืจื ืืืช ืืืืืื
ื ืืื ื ืงืืช ืืืจืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืืขืฉืจืืื
ื ืืื ื ืืจืจื ืขืฉืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืืชืื ืืขืฉืจืืื
ื ืืื ื ืืจืฉืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืืฉืืฉืืื
ื ืืื ื ืืืืฆืคื ืฉืืขืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืืชืืื
ื ืืื ื ืืืจืื ืืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื
ื ืืื ื ืขืืืื; ืขืืื ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืื ืืฉื ืื ืขืฉืจื
ืื ืืืงืจื ืืืื ืืฆืืืง ืืืืืืชืจ ืืืื ืื; ืืืืืื ืืืืจืืื ืขืฉืื ืืืืื ืฉืืขืื ืืืืืื ืืขืืื ืืื
ืื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืชื ืจืืฉื ืืืืืช ืืืืื; ืืชืงืืฉื ืืชื ืืืืืื ืืืขืืืชื ืืช ืืจืื ืืณ ืืืงื ืืฉืจืื ืื ืืืื ืืชื ืืื
ืื ืื ืืืืจืืฉืื ื ืื ืืชื ืคืจืฅ ืืณ ืืืงืื ื ืื ื ืื ืื ืืจืฉื ืื ืืืฉืคืื
ืื ืืืชืงืืฉื ืืืื ืื ืืืืืื ืืืขืืืช ืืช ืืจืื ืืณ ืืืงื ืืฉืจืืื
ืื ืืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืืื ืืช ืืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืืฉืจ ืฆืื ืืฉื ืืืืจ ืืณ ืืืชืคื ืืืืืช ืขืืืืื
ืื ืืืืืจ ืืืื ืืฉืจื ืืืืื ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืฉืจืจืื ืืืื ืฉืืจ ื ืืืื ืืื ืจืืช ืืืฆืืชืื ืืฉืืืขืื ืืืจืื ืืงืื ืืฉืืืื
ืื ืืืขืืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืกืฃ ืื ืืจืืืื;
ืืื ืื ื ืืจืจื ืืืืื ืืืชื ืื ืงืืฉืืืื
ืื ืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืืฉื ืื; ืืืจืืื ืื ืืืขืืืื ืืฉืืืจืืืช ืืืืืื ืืขื ื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืขืฉืืื ืืืชืชืืื ืืืืืคืืื ืืืงื ืืื ืืขืื ืืื ืืืขืืื ืืฉืขืจืืื
ืื ืืืืฉืจืจืื ืืืื ืืกืฃ ืืืืชื ืืืฆืืชืื ื ืืฉืช ืืืฉืืืขื
ื ืืืืจืื ืืขืืืื ืืฉืืืจืืืช ืืืืืื ืืขื ื ืืืืืื ืืืขืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืขื ืขืืืืชื
ืื ืืืชืชืืื ืืืืืคืืื ืืืงื ืืื ืืขืื ืืื ืืืขืืื ืืขืืืืื ืืื ืจืืช ืขื ืืฉืืื ืืช ืื ืฆืื
ืื ืืื ื ืืื ืฉืจ ืืืืื ืืืฉื ืืกืจ ืืืฉื ืื ืืืื ืืืื
ืื ืืืจืืื ืืืืงื ื ืฉืขืจืื ืืืจืืื
ืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืืืฉืคื ืื ืชื ืื ืืขืืฉื ืืืืจืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืขืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืืฆืฆืจืื (ืืืฆืจืื) ืืืฆืฆืจืืช ืืคื ื ืืจืื ืืืืงืื; ืืขืื ืืื ืืืืื ืฉืขืจืื ืืืจืืื
ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืืงื ื ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืจื ืืืืคืื; ืืืืืื ืืืขืืืช ืืช ืืจืื ืืจืืช ืืณ ืื ืืืช ืขืื ืืื ืืฉืืืื
ืื ืืืื ืืขืืจ ืืืืงืื ืืช ืืืืื ื ืฉืื ืืจืื ืืจืืช ืืณ; ืืืืืื ืฉืืขื ืคืจืื ืืฉืืขื ืืืืืื
ืื ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืขืื ืืืฅ ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืช ืืืจืื ืืืืฉืจืจืื ืืื ื ืื ืืฉืจ ืืืฉื ืืืฉืจืจืื; ืืขื ืืืื ืืคืื ืืื
ืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืขืืื ืืช ืืจืื ืืจืืช ืืณ ืืชืจืืขื ืืืงืื ืฉืืคืจ ืืืืฆืฆืจืืช ืืืืฆืืชืื; ืืฉืืขืื ืื ืืืื ืืื ืจืืชื
ืื ืืืื ืืจืื ืืจืืช ืืณ ืื ืขื ืขืืจ ืืืื; ืืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ื ืฉืงืคื ืืขื ืืืืื ืืชืจื ืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืจืงื ืืืฉืืง ืืชืื ืื ืืืืื
Once more the difference in emphasis between Samuel and Chronicles is striking. In Samuel it states simply, โand David went and brought the Arkโ and no mention of โall Israelโ.
ืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืืจ: ืืคื ืฉืกืคืจ ืืืจื ืืืืื ืืฉืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืคืืื ืืื ืืชืื ืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืฉืืชืื ืืฉืืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืจ ื ืืื ืืืื ืืขืื ื ืืืืืช ืขืืืื ืืืืืืช ื ืืืืช ืืื ืืจืืงืื ืื ืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืจื ืื ืืฉื ืื .
ืืืจื ืืืืื goes into a lot more detail about the ceremony and the ritual associated with the ืืจืื, and this continues for another two chapters. ืกืคืจ ืฉืืืื doesnโt deal with the ืืฉืื/ืืงืืฉ at all. From ืฉืืืื's point of view, once the ืืฉืื is destroyed in chapter 4, it never comes back. ืกืคืจ ืฉืืืื is more about David as person and as king. Iโm interested in the religious side (as seen in ืชืืืืื) and weโll spend several shiurim looking at ืืืจื ืืืืื and the corresponding ืชืืืืื.
One detail that ืืืจื ืืืืื adds is ืืืขืฉ ืื ืืชืื ืืขืืจ ืืืื; ืืืื ืืงืื ืืืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืื ืื ืืื. That phrase, ืืืขืฉ ืื ืืชืื, is unusual (the usual verb is ืืืื) and itโs unclear what it means here. David has already built the residential area of Jerusalem (ืฉืืืื ื ื:ื)โ ืืืื ืืื ืกืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืชื, and he already has a palace: (ืฉืืืื ื ื:ืื)โืืืฉืื ืืืจื ืืื ืฆืจ ืืืืืืโฆืืืื ื ืืืช ืืืื. Rabbi Eisemann suggests itโs a hint to the earlier use of the phrase:
ืืืื ืื ืืจืื ืืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืงืื; ืืืขืฉ ืืื ืืชืืื
ืืืขืฉ ืืื ืืชืื: ืืชื ืืืื ื ืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืฉืงืจืืืื ืืชืื (ืืืืื ื ื:ื) ืืื ืืช ืืช ืืืช ืืณ ืืืช ืืืช ืืืื
So this is David establishing not literal houses but the institutions of ืืชื ืืืื ื ืืืืืืช. On a more literal level, David builds a government complex, with his palace, offices and now a place for the ืืจืื, anticipating that he will build the ืืืช ืืืงืืฉ. Metzudot understands ืืืื ืืงืื as just setting aside the place:
ืืืื ืืืืณ: ืืืื ืืงืื ืขื ืืืจืื ืืคืืจืฉ ืขืืื ืืืื.
But Malbim (following the Gra) says that David actually built a replacement ืืฉืื, like the one that was destroyed. It was a real building, just with a curtain roof:
ืืืขืฉ, ืืืื ืืงืื: ืฉื ืื ืื ืืื ืื: ืืื ืื ืืื: ืฉื ืืจืืขืืช ืืืืขืื, ืฉืขื ืขืชื ืืื ืืชืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืื.
ืืืื ืฉื ืื ืกื ืืืจืฅ, ืืขืืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืื ืืจืืข ืขืฉืจื ืฉื ื ืฉืืืฉื ืืฉืืืงื. ืืืฉื ืืื ืืฉืืื, ืืื ื ืฉื ืืืช ืฉื ืืื ืื; ืืคืจืกื ืืจืืขืืช ืืืฉืื ืขืืื, ืืื ืืืืชื ืฉื ืชืงืจื. ืืฉืืืฉ ืืืืช ืืชืฉืข ืืฉืืฉืื ืฉื ื, ืขืื ืืงืืฉ ืฉืืื. ืืืฉืืช ืขืื, ืืจื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืื ื ืฉื ืืงืืฉ; ืืืฉืืช ืฉืืืื, ืืจื ืืืื ืืืืขืื ืืื ื ืฉื ืืงืืฉ. ืืืืืขืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืืืื. ืืืื ื ืื ืืืืขืื, ืฉืืข ืืืืืฉืื ืฉื ื.
Because what they had now, in Givon, was just a tent of curtains like the ืืฉืื in the desert:
ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืงืื ืขืื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืืขืื; ืื ืฉื ืืื ืืื ืืืขื ืืืืงืื ืืฉืจ ืขืฉื ืืฉื ืขืื ืืณ ืืืืืจื
So what David is doing is rebuilding the ืืฉืื ืฉืืื. Just as when he tried to bring the ืืจืื to Jerusalem, he is symbolically undoing the ืืืจืื ืฉืืืโ from 20 years before. He will reset the clock, then move forward turning it into the eternal ืืืช ืืืงืืฉ.
But David doesnโt use that building yet. He is too scared after the death of Uzza and leaves the ืืจืื with ืขืื ืืื, who is โblessedโ. What was the nature of that blessing? Thereโs a hint later in ืืืจื ืืืืื:
ื ืืืขืื ืืื ืื ืื ืฉืืขืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืืื ืืฉื ื ืืืื ืืฉืืฉื ืืฉืืจ ืืจืืืขื ืื ืชื ืื ืืืืืฉืื
ื ืขืืืื ืืฉืฉื ืืฉืฉืืจ ืืฉืืืขื ืคืขืืชื ืืฉืืื ื; ืื ืืจืื ืืืงืืื
ื ืืืฉืืขืื ืื ื ื ืืื ืื ืื ืืืืฉืืื ืืืืช ืืืืื; ืื ืืืืจื ืืื ืืืื
ื ืื ื ืฉืืขืื ืขืชื ื ืืจืคืื ืืขืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืืื; ืืืืื ืืกืืืืืื
ื ืื ืืื ืืื ื ืขืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืฉืฉืื ืืฉื ืื ืืขืื ืืืื
ืคืชื ืจืณ ืืืืขืืจ ืื ื ืฉื ืจืณ ืืืกื ืืืืืื ืืืืื ืืืกื ืื ืืืจืฉ: (ืฉืืืื ื ื) ืืืืจื ืืณ ืืช ืขืืื ืืืื (ืืืชื) ืืขืืืจ ืืจืื ืืืืงืื ืืืื ืืืจืื ืงืดื ืืื ืืจืื ืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืชื ืืื ืืื ืืจืืฅ ืืคื ืื, ืื ืืืืจื ืชืืืื ืืื ืืชืื ืืืชื ืืืืืืื ืืืฉืงืื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืกืื ืขืืืดื! ืืื ืืื ืืจืื ืฉืืจืื? ืืืจ ืจื ืืืืื ืืจ ืืืืื ืื ืืืืช ืืืณ ืืืืชืื ืฉืืืื ืฉืฉื ืฉืฉื ืืืจืก ืืื
ืฉื ืืืจ (ืืืจื ืืืืื ื ืื) ืคืขืืชื ืืฉืืื ื ืืืชืื (ืืืจื ืืืืื ื ืื) ืื ืืจืื ืืืงืื (ืืืจื ืืืืื ื ืื) ืื ืืื [ืืื ื] (ื)ืขืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืืื (ืื ืฉื) [ืืืฉ] ืืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืฉืฉืื ืืฉื ืื ืืขืืื ืืืื.
While having 62 grandchildren sounds like a wonderful ืืจืื, itโs hard to see how David could have recognized that blessing in only 3 months. The Midrash has a more extreme version:
ืืืจื ืฉืื ื ืื ืื ืืื ืื ืืฉืื ื ืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืืช ืชืจืื ืืื ืืจืื, ืื ืืืฆื ืืืื ืฉืืขื ืืืืืจื ืฉืืขื ืืืื ืืืืืช, ืืืื ืฉืืขื ืืืืืจื ืฉืืขื ืืืื ืืืืืช, ืฉืืชื ืขืฉืจ ืืื ืืจื, ืชืืชื ืืจืืื ืื ืืจืืขืื ืืชืื ืื, ืืฉืืชื ืืืืื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืืจืืขื ืืชืื ืืชืืื ืื ืฉืชืื ืืชืจืชืื.
The ืืฉืืฆืืช ืืื cites the ืืจืดื (which I cannot find) that if there was an open miracle like the midrash, itโs possible to David to have recognized that ืืืืจื ืืณ ืืช ืขืื ืืื ืืืช ืื ืืืชื. But if the ืืจืื was having multiple births, how could he recognize that in three months? He answers, โืฉืืืืื ืฉืื ืืื ืฉืฉื ืขืืืจืื , ืืื ืืขืืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืื, ืขื ืฉืืคืืื ืืฉืืฉื ืืืฉืื ืืื ื ืืืจโ.
Some other notes on this story:
ืืืื ืืขืืจ ืืืืงืื: ืจืืืชืื ื ืืืจื ืืืื ืฉืืืจืื ื ืืฉื ืืช ืขืฆืื.
The procession carrying the ืืจืื anticipates Davidโs plans for the ืืฉืื and the future ืืืช ืืืงืืฉ. He calls on ืฆืืืง ืืืืืชืจ ืืืื ืื to lead them. ืืืืชืจ was the ืืื who took the ืืืจืื ืืชืืืื to David when he ran from Saul, and has been at his side evey since. He will be appointed to be the ืืื ืืืื with the ืืจืื in Jerusalem. ืฆืืืง was mentioned as one of the leaders of the ืืื ืื (he is called in ืืืจื ืืืืื ื ืื:ืืโ ื ืขืจ ืืืืจ ืืื) who came to David in Hebron. He didnโt have a formal position then, but will be appointed to be the ืืื ืืืื at the ืืฉืื in Givon. The current ืืื ืืืื,โ ืืืืืืข (called in ืืืจื ืืืืื ื ืื:ืืโ ืื ืืื ืืืืจื) will be appointed to Davidโs cabinet of advisors.
The expression ืืืฉืคืจ ืืื ืืืฉืืฉื ืืืช is unclear; I agree with the King James translation (which is from Rashi):
And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.
ืฉืืืื describes David as wearing an ืืคืื, which is sometimes taken meaning that he was wearing only and ืืคืื, and that is what Michal was complaining about. He was literally exposing himself by spinning so hard. But ืืืจื ืืืืื tells us thatโs not so (evidently the rumors existed in Ezraโs time). He had a robe; the ืืคืื was a decorative sign of honor, like a tie today.
ืื ืืจืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืืื ืฉื ืืงืืืฉ ืืจืื ืืื. ืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืืคื ืื ืกืชื ืืืื ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืืชื. ืืื, ืืื ืืืฉ ืืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืจืื ืืืฉืืง ืืคื ืื.
Weโve dealt with Michal and her relationship with David and her lack of children in the past. So I wonโt go into that again.
But itโs worth looking at Michalโs reaction to Davidโs โanticsโ. Her modesty reflects her fatherโs:
ืื ืืืฉืืื ืขืื ืืืณ ืืื ืขืื ืืื ืืืฉ;
ืืืืืจ ืืณ ืื ื ืืื ื ืืื ืื ืืืืืื
ืื ืืืจืฆื ืืืงืืื ืืฉื ืืืชืืฆื ืืชืื ืืขื; ืืืืื ืืื ืืขื ืืฉืืื ืืืขืืื
ื ืืืื ืื ืืืจืืช ืืฆืื ืขื ืืืจื ืืฉื ืืขืจื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืกื ืืช ืจืืืื; ืืืื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืจืืชื ืืืขืจื ืืฉืืืื
ื ืืืืืจื ืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืืณ ืืืื ืื ื ืื ืื ื ืชื ืืช ืืืืื (ืืืื) ืืืื ืืขืฉืืช ืื ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืขืื ืื; ืืืงื ืืื ืืืืจืช ืืช ืื ืฃ ืืืขืื ืืฉืจ ืืฉืืื ืืืื
ืืืื ืืจืื ืืณ ืื ืขืืจ ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืณ. ืืืจื ืื: ืืฉืคืืชื ืฉื ืืืช ืืื ืืืชื ื ืื ืืื! ืืืืื ืืื ืฉื ืจืื ืืืืืื ืคืกืช ืื ืืคืกืช ืจืื ืืขืงื ืืืืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื. ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืื? ืืคื ื ืืณ ืืฉืจ ืืืจ ืื ืืืืณ. ืืื ืืืช ืืืื ืืื ืืืงืฉืื ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ื ืืื ื ืขืืฉื ืื ืืื ืื ืื ืื ื ืืืื ืขืฆืื ืืืืงืฉ ืื ื ืืืื ืฉืืื.
And this modesty of Saulโs was his strength and his downfall:
ืืืจ ืจื ืืื ืโฆืฉืืื ืืืืช ืืขืืชื ืื ืืื ืืฉืชืื ืืื ืขืืชื ืื.
This literally means, โSaul sinned once and it affected him; David sinned twice and it did not affect himโ. But the ืืฉืืฆืืช ืืื cites Rav David Friedman with a more โchassisheโ interpretation:
โฆืฉืืื ืืื ืืชื ืื ืจืง ืืืืช ืืขื ืื, ืืืื ื ืืื ืืขืืืชืื ืืื ืืกืจืื ืืชืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืื โืืฉื ืืโ, ืฉืืฃ ืฉืืื ืืชืืืืช ืืฉืคืืืช ืืืขื ืื, ืืืืจ (ืชืืืื ืื:ื) โืืื ืื ืชืืืขืช ืืื ืืืฉโ, ืืดื ืื ืื ืืืจืฉืขืื ืืฉืื ืื ืืณ ืืื ืืชืืืืช ืืชืงืืคืืช ืืืชื ืฉืืืช, ืืืื ืืื ืืฆืืื ืืื ืืื ืขื ืืฉืจืื ืืฉืืื ื ืืื. ืืืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืืข ืืช ืืืืจืื ืฉื ืื ืืืจ ืืืืจ ืืชื ืืฉ ืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืืื.
And thereโs an interesting connection to the well known fact that Michal wore tefillin:
ืจืืืชื ืืกืคืจ ืืชื ืืช ืืฉ, ืฉืืงืฉืจ ืืช ืฉืืืช ืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืขื ืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืืืจื (ืขืืจืืืื ืฆื,ื) ืฉืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืืชื ืื ืืช ืชืคืืืื, ืืืจื ืชืคืืืื ืืกืืจืื ืืงืืืช ืจืืฉโฆืื ืืฆื ืืืืื ืืช ืฉืืื ืืืคืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืช ืืืื ืืชืคืืืืโฆืืืืืื ืื ืืืชื ืืืืื ืืกืืื ืื ืืื ืืคืื ืืืืจืืจ ืืื ืขื ืืืืืืืช ื ืืืืช ืืื ืืืื ืืจืืงืื โฆ
But David here has the right balance of ืฉืืื and ืฉืืืง. We have to serve ืืณ with all our ืืืืืช. And part of what David sets up is to assign the Levites as ืฉืขืจืื and ืืืฉืจืจืื. Weโll look at that in more detail next time.