פרק י״א Flashcards
Yehu was a tsaddik, but he made one big mistake. What was it?
When he became powerful, he was afraid that his subjects would travel to the Beis Hamikdash and rebel against him, so he didn’t abolish the עגלים set up by Yeravam.
Who installed herself as queen after the death of Yehu?
עתליה, wife of Achazya
How did she install herself as queen, if Achazya had children who had a right to the throne?
She poisoned all her grandchildren, the heirs to the throne
What was the name of the cohen gadol at that time?
יהוידע
Who was יהושבע?
The wife of the כהן גדול, daughter of Achazya. She ws a great tzadeikes
What did the cohen gadol and his wife do?
They kidnapped יואש, the one year old son of Achazya, together with his nursemaid, to save him from being killed by עתליה
Where was יואש hidden?
In the room on top of the קודש קדשים
How long was יואש hidden for?
6 years
What did the כהן גדול instruct the משמרות כהונה to do, in the seventh year of יואש hiding? Why did he tell them to do this?
To position themselves around the Beis Hamikdash, because the new king will be crowned
Then what did the כבן גדול do to יואש?
He took him out and put on him the נזר and gave him the עדות, crowning him as king
According to רש”י, what is the נזר?
The special crown of דוד המלך, which would only fit someone who was the rightful heir to the throne of בית דוד
According to רש”י, what is the עדות?
The ספר תורה that the king is obligated to carry with him all the time
What did עתליה hear, and what did she do about it?
She heard the noise of the crowd, and she tore her clothing and cried out, a rebellion, a rebellion!
What happened to עתליה?
She was killed by the sword, by the gate of her palace that the horses used to come through
