ื‘ืกืดื“

Kavanot: The Once and Future King

Thoughts on Tanach and the Davening

Last time, Ish Boshet had been brutally assassinated. I want to review the chronology of what happened from there.

ืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืืžืจ ืจื‘: ืžืคื ื™ ืžื” ื ืขื ืฉ ืื‘ื ืจ?โ€ฆืืžืจ ืจื‘ ื ื—ืžืŸ (ื‘ืจื‘ื™) [ื‘ืจ] ื™ืฆื—ืง: ืฉืฉื”ื ืžืœื›ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื•ื“ ืฉืชื™ ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืžื—ืฆื”.

ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื›,ื

ื•ื ืจืื” ืœื™โ€ฆื“ืื•ืชื” ื—ืฆื™ ืฉื ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื™ืชืช ืฉืื•ืœ ืœืžืœื›ื•ืช ืื™ืฉ ื‘ื•ืฉืช. ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืชื—ื–ืง ืื‘ื ืจ ื•ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื”ืžืœื™ืš ืื™ืฉ ื‘ื•ืฉืช ืขื“ ืฉื”ืžืœื™ื›ื• ืœืกื•ืฃ ืื•ืชื” ื—ืฆื™ ืฉื ื”. ื•ืžืฉืžืช ืื™ืฉ ื‘ื•ืฉืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืœื›ื•ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ื˜ืœื” ื—ืžืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืขื“ ืฉืžืœืš ื“ื•ื“. ื ืžืฆืื• ื–ืณ ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืžื—ืฆื” ืฉืžืœืš ื“ื•ื“ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ ื›ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘.

ืชื•ืกืคื•ืช, ืกื ื”ื“ืจื™ืŸ ื›,ื, ื“ืดื” ืฉืฉื”ื” ืžืœื›ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช ื“ื•ื“

Now we get to the point that weโ€™ve all been waiting for:

ื ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœ ื“ื•ื“ ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื”; ื•ื™ืืžืจื• ืœืืžืจ ื”ื ื ื• ืขืฆืžืš ื•ื‘ืฉืจืš ืื ื—ื ื•ืƒ ื‘ ื’ื ืืชืžื•ืœ ื’ื ืฉืœืฉื•ื ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืื•ืœ ืžืœืš ืขืœื™ื ื• ืืชื” ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืžื•ืฆื™ื (ื”ืžื•ืฆื™ื) ื•ื”ืžื‘ื™ ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ; ื•ื™ืืžืจ ื”ืณ ืœืš ืืชื” ืชืจืขื” ืืช ืขืžื™ ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืืชื” ืชื”ื™ื” ืœื ื’ื™ื“ ืขืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœืƒ ื’ ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ื›ืœ ื–ืงื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœ ื”ืžืœืš ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื” ื•ื™ื›ืจืช ืœื”ื ื”ืžืœืš ื“ื•ื“ ื‘ืจื™ืช ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืณ; ื•ื™ืžืฉื—ื• ืืช ื“ื•ื“ ืœืžืœืš ืขืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœืƒ

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื”

It is presented almost identically in ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื:

ื ื•ื™ืงื‘ืฆื• ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœ ื“ื•ื™ื“ ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื” ืœืืžืจ; ื”ื ื” ืขืฆืžืš ื•ื‘ืฉืจืš ืื ื—ื ื•ืƒ ื‘ ื’ื ืชืžื•ืœ ื’ื ืฉืœืฉื•ื ื’ื ื‘ื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืื•ืœ ืžืœืš ืืชื” ื”ืžื•ืฆื™ื ื•ื”ืžื‘ื™ื ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ; ื•ื™ืืžืจ ื”ืณ ืืœืงื™ืš ืœืš ืืชื” ืชืจืขื” ืืช ืขืžื™ ืืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืืชื” ืชื”ื™ื” ื ื’ื™ื“ ืขืœ ืขืžื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœืƒ ื’ ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ื›ืœ ื–ืงื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœ ื”ืžืœืš ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื” ื•ื™ื›ืจืช ืœื”ื ื“ื•ื™ื“ ื‘ืจื™ืช ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืณ; ื•ื™ืžืฉื—ื• ืืช ื“ื•ื™ื“ ืœืžืœืš ืขืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื›ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืณ ื‘ื™ื“ ืฉืžื•ืืœืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื

Note the repetition: ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœ ื“ื•ื“ ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื” then ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ื›ืœ ื–ืงื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœ ื”ืžืœืš ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื”. I think that this represents two different times. The ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ took 5 years. It was the gradual acceptance of David as the ruler of all Israel. The ื•ื™ื‘ืื• ื›ืœ ื–ืงื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ was the actual coronation ceremony. Note that Samuel had annointed him years before, but being king requires the consent of the governed; the people had to annoint him as well.


The people declare that David has been their leader since Saulโ€™s time:

ื™ื’ ื•ื™ืกืจื”ื• ืฉืื•ืœ ืžืขืžื• ื•ื™ืฉืžื”ื• ืœื• ืฉืจ ืืœืฃ; ื•ื™ืฆื ื•ื™ื‘ื ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืขืืƒ

ื™ื“ ื•ื™ื”ื™ ื“ื•ื“ ืœื›ืœ ื“ืจื›ื• ืžืฉื›ื™ืœ; ื•ื”ืณ ืขืžื•ืƒ ื˜ื• ื•ื™ืจื ืฉืื•ืœ ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื›ื™ืœ ืžืื“; ื•ื™ื’ืจ ืžืคื ื™ื•ืƒ ื˜ื– ื•ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืื”ื‘ ืืช ื“ื•ื“; ื›ื™ ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืฆื ื•ื‘ื ืœืคื ื™ื”ืืดืƒ

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื ืคืจืง ื™ื—

Conveniently editing out the history of Davidโ€™s rebellion against Saul. History is written by the victors.


ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื uses the term ื•ื™ืงื‘ืฆื• rather than ื•ื™ื‘ืื• for the 5 year period, emphasizing those who came to stay with David, and the story of the coronation is expanded in the next chapter, where it discusses exactly who they were:

ื›ื“ ื•ืืœื” ืžืกืคืจื™ ืจืืฉื™ ื”ื—ืœื•ืฅ ืœืฆื‘ื ื‘ืื• ืขืœ ื“ื•ื™ื“ ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื”; ืœื”ืกื‘ ืžืœื›ื•ืช ืฉืื•ืœ ืืœื™ื• ื›ืคื™ ื”ืณืƒ
ื›ื” ื‘ื ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื ืฉืื™ ืฆื ื” ื•ืจืžื— ืฉืฉืช ืืœืคื™ื ื•ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืžืื•ืช ื—ืœื•ืฆื™ ืฆื‘ืืƒ
ื›ื• ืžืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ ื’ื‘ื•ืจื™ ื—ื™ืœ ืœืฆื‘ื ืฉื‘ืขืช ืืœืคื™ื ื•ืžืื”ืƒ
ื›ื– ืžืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืœื•ื™ ืืจื‘ืขืช ืืœืคื™ื ื•ืฉืฉ ืžืื•ืชืƒ
ื›ื— ื•ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข ื”ื ื’ื™ื“ ืœืื”ืจืŸ; ื•ืขืžื• ืฉืœืฉืช ืืœืคื™ื ื•ืฉื‘ืข ืžืื•ืชืƒ
ื›ื˜ ื•ืฆื“ื•ืง ื ืขืจ ื’ื‘ื•ืจ ื—ื™ืœ; ื•ื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ื™ื• ืฉืจื™ื ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืฉื ื™ืืƒ
ืœ ื•ืžืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ืžืŸ ืื—ื™ ืฉืื•ืœ ืฉืœืฉืช ืืœืคื™ื; ื•ืขื“ ื”ื ื” ืžืจื‘ื™ืชื ืฉืžืจื™ื ืžืฉืžืจืช ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืื•ืœืƒ
ืœื ื•ืžืŸ ื‘ื ื™ ืืคืจื™ื ืขืฉืจื™ื ืืœืฃ ื•ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืžืื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ืจื™ ื—ื™ืœ ืื ืฉื™ ืฉืžื•ืช ืœื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ื•ืชืืƒ
ืœื‘ ื•ืžื—ืฆื™ ืžื˜ื” ืžื ืฉื” ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืขืฉืจ ืืœืฃ ืืฉืจ ื ืงื‘ื• ื‘ืฉืžื•ืช ืœื‘ื•ื ืœื”ืžืœื™ืš ืืช ื“ื•ื™ื“ืƒ
ืœื’ ื•ืžื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ ื‘ื™ื ื” ืœืขืชื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืžื” ื™ืขืฉื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืจืืฉื™ื”ื ืžืืชื™ื ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื™ื”ื ืขืœ ืคื™ื”ืืƒ
ืœื“ ืžื–ื‘ืœื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ืฆื‘ื ืขืจื›ื™ ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ืœื™ ืžืœื—ืžื” ื—ืžืฉื™ื ืืœืฃ; ื•ืœืขื“ืจ ื‘ืœื ืœื‘ ื•ืœื‘ืƒ
ืœื” ื•ืžื ืคืชืœื™ ืฉืจื™ื ืืœืฃ; ื•ืขืžื”ื ื‘ืฆื ื” ื•ื—ื ื™ืช ืฉืœืฉื™ื ื•ืฉื‘ืขื” ืืœืฃืƒ
ืœื• ื•ืžืŸ ื”ื“ื ื™ ืขืจื›ื™ ืžืœื—ืžื” ืขืฉืจื™ื ื•ืฉืžื•ื ื” ืืœืฃ ื•ืฉืฉ ืžืื•ืชืƒ
ืœื– ื•ืžืืฉืจ ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ืฆื‘ื ืœืขืจืš ืžืœื—ืžื” ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ืืœืฃืƒ
ืœื— ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื™ืจื“ืŸ ืžืŸ ื”ืจืื•ื‘ื ื™ ื•ื”ื’ื“ื™ ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืฉื‘ื˜ ืžื ืฉื” ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ืœื™ ืฆื‘ื ืžืœื—ืžื” ืžืื” ื•ืขืฉืจื™ื ืืœืฃืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื‘

Iโ€™d like to discuss tribes in more detail.


ื™ื”ื•ื“ื”

Most tribes sent tens of thousands of troops; ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” sent only 6 thousand. Thatโ€™s because they were already there.

ื•ืืœ ืชืชืžื” ืฉืžื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืื• ืœื• ืžืขื˜ ืžื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื˜ ื•ืฉื‘ื˜ ืฉื‘ื ืœื• ืฉื”ืจื™ ืื™ืŸ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื‘ื•ื ืœื• ืฉื•ื ืื“ื ืžื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืœื”ืžืœื™ื›ื”ื• ื›ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ื”ื ื”ืžืœื™ื›ื•ื”ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ ืื‘ืœ ื™ืชืจ ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื• ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ืฉืื•ืœ ืขื“ ืขืชื” ื”ื ื”ื•ืฆืจื›ื• ืœื‘ื•ื ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ ืœื”ืžืœื™ื›ื•.

ืจืฉืดื™, ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื™ื‘:ื›ื”

Similarly, ืฉืžืขื•ืŸ was part of Davidโ€™s kingdom (their cities were within ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” 's territory).


ืื”ืจื•ืŸ

Four thousand Leviim came, not soldiers; that wasnโ€™t their job. And the Kohanim were counted separately. ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข is called a ื ื’ื™ื“, a prince. What does that mean?

ื”ื ื’ื™ื“ ืœืื”ืจืŸ: ืœื–ืจืข ืื”ืจืŸ ื›ืœื•ืžืจ ื”ื•ื ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ.

ืจื“ืดืง, ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื™ื‘:ื›ื—

But weโ€™ll see that there was another ื›ื”ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ; itโ€™s not clear what ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข's role was. ืžืฆื•ื“ืช simply calls him ืฉืจ.

ื•ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข: ื”ื•ื ืื‘ื™ื• ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ื”ื• ื•ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฉืจ ืขืœ ื‘ื ื™ ืื”ืจืŸ.

ืžืฆื•ื“ืช ื“ื•ื“, ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื™ื‘:ื›ื—

The next Kohain mentioned, ืฆื“ื•ืง, would eventually be the ื›ื”ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ. Heโ€™s a descendent of ืคื™ื ื—ืก ื‘ืŸ ืืœืขื–ืจ:

ื›ื˜ ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืขืžืจื ืื”ืจืŸ ื•ืžืฉื” ื•ืžืจื™ื; ื•ื‘ื ื™ ืื”ืจืŸ ื ื“ื‘ ื•ืื‘ื™ื”ื•ื ืืœืขื–ืจ ื•ืื™ืชืžืจืƒ ืœ ืืœืขื–ืจ ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ืคื™ื ื—ืก ืคื™ื ื—ืก ื”ืœื™ื“ ืืช ืื‘ื™ืฉื•ืขืƒ ืœื ื•ืื‘ื™ืฉื•ืข ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ื‘ืงื™ ื•ื‘ืงื™ ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ืขื–ื™ืƒ ืœื‘ ื•ืขื–ื™ ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ื–ืจื—ื™ื” ื•ื–ืจื—ื™ื” ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ืžืจื™ื•ืชืƒ ืœื’ ืžืจื™ื•ืช ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ืืžืจื™ื” ื•ืืžืจื™ื” ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ืื—ื™ื˜ื•ื‘ืƒ ืœื“ ื•ืื—ื™ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ืฆื“ื•ืง ื•ืฆื“ื•ืง ื”ื•ืœื™ื“ ืืช ืื—ื™ืžืขืฅืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื”

ื•ืฆื“ื•ืง ื ืขืจ: ืœืคื™ื›ืš ืืœ ืชืชืžื” ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื” ื ื’ื™ื“.

ืจืฉืดื™, ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื™ื‘:ื›ื˜

And thereโ€™s one more ื›ื”ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ with David:

ื•ื™ื”ื™ ื‘ื‘ืจื— ืื‘ื™ืชืจ ื‘ืŸ ืื—ื™ืžืœืš ืืœ ื“ื•ื“ ืงืขื™ืœื”; ืืคื•ื“ ื™ืจื“ ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืƒ

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื ื›ื’:ื•

ืื—ื™ืžืœืš had been ื›ื”ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ when the ืžืฉื›ืŸ was in ื ื‘. When that was destroyed, ืื‘ื™ืชืจ his son runs to David with the ืื•ืจื™ื ื•ืชื•ืžื™ื. The ืžืฉื›ืŸ is rebuilt in ื’ื‘ืขื•ืŸ with the central ืžื–ื‘ื—. Presumably, thereโ€™s some ื›ื”ืŸ in charge there, but we donโ€™t know who, and he canโ€™t be called the ื›ื”ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ since he is ืžื—ื•ืกืจ ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื. I would assume it was ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข ื”ื ื’ื™ื“. Then when David wants to move the Ark to Jerusalem, he calls on ืื‘ื™ืชืจ and ืฆื“ื•ืง (whose back story we donโ€™t know, but heโ€™s got yichus):

ื™ื ื•ื™ืงืจื ื“ื•ื™ื“ ืœืฆื“ื•ืง ื•ืœืื‘ื™ืชืจ ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื; ื•ืœืœื•ื™ื ืœืื•ืจื™ืืœ ืขืฉื™ื” ื•ื™ื•ืืœ ืฉืžืขื™ื” ื•ืืœื™ืืœ ื•ืขืžื™ื ื“ื‘ืƒ

ื™ื‘ ื•ื™ืืžืจ ืœื”ื ืืชื ืจืืฉื™ ื”ืื‘ื•ืช ืœืœื•ื™ื; ื”ืชืงื“ืฉื• ืืชื ื•ืื—ื™ื›ื ื•ื”ืขืœื™ืชื ืืช ืืจื•ืŸ ื”ืณ ืืœืงื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืืœ ื”ื›ื™ื ื•ืชื™ ืœื•ืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื˜ื•

And then he sets up parallel services, one at the ืืจื•ืŸ in Jerusalem under ืื‘ื™ืชืจ , and one at the old ืžืฉื›ืŸ in ื’ื‘ืขื•ืŸ under ืฆื“ื•ืง:

ื•ืืช ืฆื“ื•ืง ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ื•ืื—ื™ื• ื”ื›ื”ื ื™ื ืœืคื ื™ ืžืฉื›ืŸ ื”ืณ ื‘ื‘ืžื” ืืฉืจ ื‘ื’ื‘ืขื•ืŸืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื˜ื–:ืœื˜

ื•ื™ื›ืชื‘ื ืฉืžืขื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ื ืชื ืืœ ื”ืกื•ืคืจ ืžืŸ ื”ืœื•ื™ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืžืœืš ื•ื”ืฉืจื™ื ื•ืฆื“ื•ืง ื”ื›ื”ืŸ ื•ืื—ื™ืžืœืš ื‘ืŸ ืื‘ื™ืชืจ ื•ืจืืฉื™ ื”ืื‘ื•ืช ืœื›ื”ื ื™ื ื•ืœืœื•ื™ื ื‘ื™ืช ืื‘ ืื—ื“ ืื—ื– ืœืืœืขื–ืจ ื•ืื—ื– ืื—ื– ืœืื™ืชืžืจืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื›ื“:ื•

And what about ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข? He gets promoted to Davidโ€™s inner circle:

ืœื‘ ื•ื™ื”ื•ื ืชืŸ ื“ื•ื“ ื“ื•ื™ื“ ื™ื•ืขืฅ ืื™ืฉ ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ื•ืกื•ืคืจ ื”ื•ื; ื•ื™ื—ื™ืืœ ื‘ืŸ ื—ื›ืžื•ื ื™ ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืžืœืšืƒ ืœื’ ื•ืื—ื™ืชืคืœ ื™ื•ืขืฅ ืœืžืœืš; ื•ื—ื•ืฉื™ ื”ืืจื›ื™ ืจืข ื”ืžืœืšืƒ ืœื“ ื•ืื—ืจื™ ืื—ื™ืชืคืœ ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข ื‘ืŸ ื‘ื ื™ื”ื• ื•ืื‘ื™ืชืจ ื•ืฉืจ ืฆื‘ื ืœืžืœืš ื™ื•ืื‘ืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื›ื–

And his son is the head of Davidโ€™s palace guard:

ื˜ื– ื•ืฆื“ื•ืง ื‘ืŸ ืื—ื™ื˜ื•ื‘ ื•ืื‘ื™ืžืœืš ื‘ืŸ ืื‘ื™ืชืจ ื›ื”ื ื™ื; ื•ืฉื•ืฉื ืกื•ืคืจืƒ ื™ื– ื•ื‘ื ื™ื”ื• ื‘ืŸ ื™ื”ื•ื™ื“ืข ืขืœ ื”ื›ืจืชื™ ื•ื”ืคืœืชื™; ื•ื‘ื ื™ ื“ื•ื™ื“ ื”ืจืืฉื ื™ื ืœื™ื“ ื”ืžืœืšืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื—

ื‘ื ื™ืžืŸ

ื‘ื ื™ืžืŸ also only sends a few, but the fact that they send any at all is important:

ื•ืขื“ ื”ื ื”: ืขื“ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืžืจื‘ื™ืช ืื ืฉื™ื”ื ืฉื•ืžืจื™ื ืžืฉืžืจืช ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืื•ืœ ืœื”ืขืžื™ื“ ื”ืžืœื›ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื“ื ื•ืžืขื˜ ืžื”ื ื‘ืื• ืืœ ื“ื•ื“.

ืžืฆื•ื“ืช ื“ื•ื“, ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื™ื‘:ืœ

Avner had laid the groundwork for turning ื‘ื ื™ืžืŸ to David:

ื•ื™ื“ื‘ืจ ื’ื ืื‘ื ืจ ื‘ืื–ื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ืžื™ืŸ; ื•ื™ืœืš ื’ื ืื‘ื ืจ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ื‘ืื–ื ื™ ื“ื•ื“ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ ืืช ื›ืœ ืืฉืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื›ืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื‘ื ื™ืžืŸืƒ

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ื’:ื™ื˜

There are still holdouts who will cause David trouble later.


ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ

David needs more than an army; he needs a government. ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ filled that role:

ื•ืžื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ ื‘ื™ื ื” ืœืขืชื™ื: ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืชืช ืขืฆื” ืœืคื™ ื”ืขื ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืขืฉื” ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœื“ื•ื“ ืœื”ืชื™ืขืฅ ื”ื™ืืš ื™ื—ื–ืง ื”ืžืœื›ื•ืช ืžืคื ื™ ื‘ื ื™ ืฉืื•ืœ.

ืจืฉืดื™, ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื™ื‘:ืœื’

ื•ื™ืืžืจ ื”ืžืœืš ืœื—ื›ืžื™ื ื™ื“ืขื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื; ื›ื™ ื›ืŸ ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืžืœืš ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืœ ื™ื“ืขื™ ื“ืช ื•ื“ื™ืŸืƒ

ืืกืชืจ ื:ื™ื’

ื—ื–ืดืœ saw them as a tribe of ืชืœืžื™ื“ื™ ื—ื›ืžื™ื:

ืืžืจ ืจื‘ื ืœื ืžืฉื›ื—ืช ืฆื•ืจื‘ื ืžืจื‘ื ืŸ ื“ืžื•ืจื™ ืืœื ื“ืืชื™ ืžืฉื‘ื˜ ืœื•ื™ ืื• ืžืฉื‘ื˜ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ, ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ ื•ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ ื‘ื™ื ื” ืœืขืชื™ื ืœื“ืขืช ืžื” ื™ืขืฉื” ื™ืฉืจืืœ.

ื™ื•ืžื ื›ื•,ื

And this is the basis of the idea of a ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ-ื–ื‘ื•ืœืŸ partnership:

ื•ืœื–ื‘ื•ืœืŸ ืืžืจ ืฉืžื— ื–ื‘ื•ืœืŸ ื‘ืฆืืชืš; ื•ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ื‘ืื”ืœื™ืšืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื’:ื™ื—

ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ืชืฉื™ืขื™ ืœืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื, ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ืฉื ื™ ืœืžืœืš, ื”ื“ื ื”ื•ื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ (ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ื–) ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืฉื ื™ ื”ืงืจื™ื‘ ื ืชื ืืœ ื‘ืŸ ืฆื•ืขืจ ื ืฉื™ื ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ, ืžืคื ื™ ืžื”, ืžืคื ื™ ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ื“ื ื”ื•ื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื™ื‘) ื•ืžื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ ื‘ื™ื ื” ืœืขืชื™ื. ืžื”ื• ืœืขืชื™ื, ืจื‘ื™ ืชื ื—ื•ืžื ืืžืจ ืœืงื•ืจื ื™ืกื™ืŸ (ืคืจืงื™ื, ื–ืžื ื™ ื”ืฉื ื”), ืจื‘ื™ ื™ื•ืกื™ ื‘ืŸ ืงื•ืฆืจื™ ืืžืจ ืœืขื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื. ืจืืฉื™ื”ื ืžืืชื™ื ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื™ื”ื ืขืœ ืคื™ื”ื, ืžืืชื™ื ืจืืฉื™ ืกื ื”ื“ืจืื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ืžืขืžื™ื“, ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื™ื”ื ืขืœ ืคื™ื”ื ื•ื›ืœ ืื—ื™ื”ื ืžืกื›ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืœื›ื” ืขืœ ืคื™ื”ื, ื•ื”ื•ื ืžืฉื™ื‘ ืœื”ื ื”ืœื›ื” ื›ื”ืœื›ื” ืœืžืฉื” ืžืกื™ื ื™.

ื•ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื‘ื— ื”ื–ื” ืžื ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืœื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ, ืžืฉืœ ื–ื‘ื•ืœื•ืŸ, ืฉื”ื™ื” ืขื•ืกืง ื‘ืคืจืงืžื˜ื™ื ืฉืœื• ื•ืžืื›ื™ืœ ืืช ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื‘ืŸ ืชื•ืจื”, ื”ื“ื ื”ื•ื ื“ื›ืชื™ื‘ (ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืžื˜) ื–ื‘ื•ืœื•ืŸ ืœื—ื•ืฃ ื™ืžื™ื ื™ืฉื›ื•ืŸ. ื•ื›ืฉื‘ื ืžืฉื” ืœื‘ืจืš ืืช ื”ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื ื”ืงื“ื™ื ื‘ืจื›ืช ื–ื‘ื•ืœืŸ ืœื‘ืจื›ืช ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ, (ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื’) ืฉืžื— ื–ื‘ื•ืœืŸ ื‘ืฆืืชืš ื•ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ื‘ืื•ื”ืœื™ืš, ืฉืžื— ื–ื‘ื•ืœืŸ ื‘ืฆืืชืš, ืžืžื” ืฉื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ื‘ืื”ืœื™ืš, ื•ื™ืฉ ืื•ืžืจื™ื [ืฉืชื•ืจืชื• ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื‘ื•ืœืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” (ืฆื˜:ื˜)].

ื‘ืจืืฉื™ืช ืจื‘ื” ืขื‘:ื”

ื–ื‘ืœื•ืŸ

ื–ื‘ืœื•ืŸ is described as ืœืขื“ืจ ื‘ืœื ืœื‘ ื•ืœื‘, โ€in a flock with undivided heartsโ€œ. The unity of purpose and action is the defining characteristic of a flock:

Why did so few of the big mammals for which Africa is famous proved domesticable? It turns out that the domesticable large Eurasian species have a follow-the-leader herd structure based on a dominance hierarchy. Hence itโ€™s feasible for us humans to maintain the species in captivity in herds, to take over that hierarchy, and to drive the herds. In contrast, all of Africaโ€™s social antelope species are territorial in the breeding season, when they fight and donโ€™t tolerate each other and canโ€™t be herded.

Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel

ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื™ืจื“ืŸ

The Gilead sent 120,000 troops. Thatโ€™s a huge number by comparison to the other tribes. Part of the reason is that they were still independent, where Israel proper was still under Philistine domination. They had the men at arms to send. This was probably the remnants of Ish Boshetโ€™s army. However, the east side of the Jordan was generally more militarized and had a โ€œWild Westโ€ atmosphere:

ืืฃ ืขืœ ืคื™ ืฉื‘ืืจืฅ ื›ื ืขืŸ ืชืฉืขื” ืฉื‘ื˜ื™ื ื•ื›ืืŸ ืื™ื ืŸ ืืœื ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื—ืฆื™, ื”ืฉื•ื” ืžื ื™ืŸ ืขืจื™ ืžืงืœื˜ ืฉืœื”ื ืžืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ื’ืœืขื“ ื ืคื™ืฉื™ ืจื•ืฆื—ื™ื.

ืจืฉืดื™, ื‘ืžื“ื‘ืจ ืœื”:ื™ื“

ื•ืœื’ื“ ืืžืจ ื‘ืจื•ืš ืžืจื—ื™ื‘ ื’ื“; ื›ืœื‘ื™ื ืฉื›ืŸ ื•ื˜ืจืฃ ื–ืจื•ืข ืืฃ ืงื“ืงื“ืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื’:ื›

ื›ืœื‘ื™ื ืฉื›ืŸ: ืœืคื™ ืฉื”ื™ื” ืกืžื•ืš ืœืกืคืจ ืœืคื™ื›ืš ื ืžืฉืœ ื›ืืจื™ื•ืช ืฉื›ืœ ื”ืกืžื•ื›ื™ื ืœืกืคืจ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ืจื™ื.

ืจืฉืดื™, ืฉื

Then ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื describes the coronation ceremony in a little more detail (at least in the menu):

ืœื˜ ื›ืœ ืืœื” ืื ืฉื™ ืžืœื—ืžื” ืขื“ืจื™ ืžืขืจื›ื” ื‘ืœื‘ื‘ ืฉืœื ื‘ืื• ื—ื‘ืจื•ื ื” ืœื”ืžืœื™ืš ืืช ื“ื•ื™ื“ ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ; ื•ื’ื ื›ืœ ืฉืจื™ืช ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืœื‘ ืื—ื“ ืœื”ืžืœื™ืš ืืช ื“ื•ื™ื“ืƒ
ืž ื•ื™ื”ื™ื• ืฉื ืขื ื“ื•ื™ื“ ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืื›ืœื™ื ื•ืฉื•ืชื™ื; ื›ื™ ื”ื›ื™ื ื• ืœื”ื ืื—ื™ื”ืืƒ
ืžื ื•ื’ื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืืœื™ื”ื ืขื“ ื™ืฉืฉื›ืจ ื•ื–ื‘ืœื•ืŸ ื•ื ืคืชืœื™ ืžื‘ื™ืื™ื ืœื—ื ื‘ื—ืžื•ืจื™ื ื•ื‘ื’ืžืœื™ื ื•ื‘ืคืจื“ื™ื ื•ื‘ื‘ืงืจ ืžืื›ืœ ืงืžื— ื“ื‘ืœื™ื ื•ืฆืžื•ืงื™ื ื•ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ืฉืžืŸ ื•ื‘ืงืจ ื•ืฆืืŸ ืœืจื‘; ื›ื™ ืฉืžื—ื” ื‘ื™ืฉืจืืœืƒ

ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื‘

ื•ื’ื ื›ืœ ืฉืืจื™ืช: ืืฃ ืื•ืชื ืฉืœื ื‘ืื•.

ืžืœื‘ื™ืดื ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ืคืจืง ื™ื‘ ืคืกื•ืง ืœื˜

ืื—ื™ื”ื: ื—ื‘ืจื™ื”ื ืื ืฉื™ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ.

ืžืฆื•ื“ืช ื“ื•ื“, ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื ื™ื‘:ืž

The Past is Prologue

Our text returns to the standard introduction to Israelite kings:

ื“ ื‘ืŸ ืฉืœืฉื™ื ืฉื ื” ื“ื•ื“ ื‘ืžืœื›ื•; ืืจื‘ืขื™ื ืฉื ื” ืžืœืšืƒ ื” ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืŸ ืžืœืš ืขืœ ื™ื”ื•ื“ื” ืฉื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื ื•ืฉืฉื” ื—ื“ืฉื™ื; ื•ื‘ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื ืžืœืš ืฉืœืฉื™ื ื•ืฉืœืฉ ืฉื ื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ื™ื”ื•ื“ื”ืƒ

ืฉืžื•ืืœ ื‘ ืคืจืง ื”

Now, Davidโ€™s story really begins.