Daily Tanach Wedneday Shmuel 2 Chapter 14: Dovid has Avshalom return to the city

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1.      Dovid has Avshalom return to the city:

  • Dovid instructs Yoav to return Avshalom: The king said to Yoav, “I have done your bidding [to agree for Avshalom to return], now go and return the lad Avshalom.” Yoav fell on his face to the ground and prostrated and blessed the king. Yoav then said, “Today your servant has recognized that he has found favor in the eyes of the king, being that the King has agreed to do my request.”
  • Yoav got up and traveled to Geshura and he brought back Avshalom to Jerusalem.
  • Avshalom returns although does not get to see the king: The king instructed Yoav that Avshalom should be brought back to his house through a roundabout way, and he should not see the face of the king. So, indeed Avshalom was led to his home from the back way and did not see the king.

2.      Details of Avshalom:

  • The beauty of Avshalom: Avshalom was the most handsome man amongst all Israel and there was no one like him. From his feet until his head he had no blemish.
  • The hair of Avshalom: From year to year, he would shave the hair of his head, as his hair grew very long, and it became a burden on him to carry. His hair weighed the equivalent of two hundred silver coins.
  • The children of Avshalom: Avshalom had born to him three sons and one daughter. The name of the daughter was Tamar and she was a very beautiful woman.

3.      Avshalom instructs his servants to burn the field of Yoav and finally receives a meeting with the king:

  • Avshalom remains two years without seeing the king: Avshalom had remained in Jerusalem for two years and had yet to see the king.
  • Avshalom summons Yoav who refuses to show up: Avshalom summoned Yoav to have him request from the king for an audience with him although Yoav refused to come to Avshalom. Avshalom summoned Yoav a second time but he still refused to go.
  • Avshalom instructs his servants to burn the fields of Yoav: Avshalom said to his servants, “See, there is a portion of a field that belongs to Yoav which is next to me and he grows barley there. Go light it on fire.” And so, the servants of Avshalom lit the portion of the field on fire.
  • Yoav goes to speak with Avshalom: Yoav got up and came to the house of Avshalom and confronted him saying, “why did your servants burn the portion of my field?” Avshalom replied to Yoav that he did so because he had summoned him to receive a message to give to the king. “Now, please tell the king the following in my name: Why was I brought home from Geshur if I can’t see the king? It was better for me to simply remain there. Now, I would like to see the face of the king and if he finds with me iniquity he could put me to death.”
  • Avshalom finally meets the king: Yoav arrived to the king and he told him the message of Avshalom. So, Avshalom was summoned to the king and he prostrated himself on his face in front of the king and the king kissed Avshalom.

About The Author

Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein is a 6th generation descendent of the famous Chief Rabbi of Izhmir, Rav Yehoshua Avraham Krispin, who authored a number of Sefarim, and was a colleague of Rav Chaim Falagi, and father in-law of the Pesach Hadvir. He currently lives with his wife Shayna, and twelve children K”H, in Tzfas, Israel. Rabbi Goldstein received Semicha from Rabbi Schneur Zalman Labkowski of the Tomchei Temimim headquarters in 2005 and served as a chaplain in the Lotar/Kalatz and K9 unit of the IDF from years 2005-2008. He is also a certified Shochet, and has performed Hashgacha work in slaughterhouses. Rabbi Goldstein is the director of Shulchanaruchharav.com, the world’s leading web-based Halacha database, and is the director of the Home Study Semicha Program, a self-study web-based Semicha program. He is a prolific author of over 50 Sefarim studied by a wide range of readers throughout the world, which is used regularly in Semicha programs around the globe. He is a world renowned Posek, answering questions to a web-based market, and serves as a local Posek, Rav, and Lecturer, in the Tzemach Tzedek community Shul in Tzefas, Israel. His many classes can be heard both from his website, Vimeo and YouTube channel. Students can join live to classes given in the Tzemach Tzedek Shul, through the “בית חבד צפת Chabad Tsfat” YouTube channel.

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