Shmuel Aleph Perek 11

Shmuel Aleph Perek 11

by Gershon Eisenberger

​פסוק א

​א וַיַּעַל נָחָשׁ הָֽעַמּוֹנִי וַיִּחַן עַל־יָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָד וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי יָבֵישׁ אֶל־נָחָשׁ כְּרָת־לָנוּ בְרִית וְנַֽעַבְדֶֽךָּ

Multiple Choice

What does נחש mean?

• Tiger

• Lion

• Snake

Multiple Choice

What nation did Nachash rule over?

• Amon

• Moav

• Midian

• Plishtim

Multiple Choice

What city did Nachash camp near?

• Yavesh Gilad

• Gilgal

• Chevron

• Kiryat Ye'arim

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The people of Yavesh Gilad asked Nachash to make a deal with them.

• True

• False

​פסוק ב

וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם נָחָשׁ הָֽעַמּוֹנִי בְּזֹאת אֶכְרֹת לָכֶם בִּנְקוֹר לָכֶם כָּל־עֵין יָמִין וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ חֶרְפָּה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל​

​ פסוק ג

​וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אֵלָיו זִקְנֵי יָבֵישׁ הֶרֶף לָנוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים וְנִשְׁלְחָה מַלְאָכִים בְּכֹל גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִם־אֵין מוֹשִׁיעַ אֹתָנוּ וְיָצָאנוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ

​פסוק ד

​וַיָּבֹאוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים גִּבְעַת שָׁאוּל וַיְדַבְּרוּ הַדְּבָרִים בְּאָזְנֵי הָעָם וַיִּשְׂאוּ כָל־הָעָם אֶת־קוֹלָם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ

Multiple Choice

What did the people of Yavesh Gilad ask for?

• weapons to fight

• 7 days to seek help

• to fight on their own

• to be able to choose which eye

Multiple Choice

What did the people of Yavesh Gilad say they would do if no help came?

• They would fight on their own

• They surrender and have their right eyes removed

• They would end their own lives.

Multiple Choice

How did Bnei Yisrael react to the news of Yavesh Gilad?

• They danced in joy.

• They cried in sadness.

• They were numb with shock.

​פסוק ה

​וְהִנֵּה שָׁאוּל בָּא אַֽחֲרֵי הַבָּקָר מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל מַה־לָּעָם כִּי יִבְכּוּ וַיְסַפְּרוּ־לוֹ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי אַנְשֵׁי יָבֵֽישׁ

​Shaul returning from the field.

• ​Why is Shaul coming from the field? Isn't he the king?

  • ​Radak says Shaul was not acting as king and he returned to his old work.

  • ​Rashi says that Shaul was not coming from working in the field and the Pasuk is only telling us that Shaul arrived at the same time as the oxen were being brought in from the field.

Multiple Choice

According to Radak, was. Shaul acting like a king?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

According to Rashi, was Shaul acting as a king?

• Yes

• No

​פסוק ו

​וַתִּצְלַח רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים עַל־שָׁאוּל בְּשָׁמְעוֹ [כְּשָׁמְעוֹ]

אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיִּחַר אַפּוֹ מְאֹֽד

​And the spirit of Hashem passed over Shaul when he heard these things and he became very angry.

Poll

Do you think anger is healthy way to respond to things?

• Never

• Rarely

• Often

• Never

​פסוק ז

וַיִּקַּח צֶמֶד בָּקָר וַֽיְנַתְּחֵהוּ וַיְשַׁלַּח בְּכָל־גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּיַד הַמַּלְאָכִים ׀ לֵאמֹר אֲשֶׁר אֵינֶנּוּ יֹצֵא אַֽחֲרֵי שָׁאוּל וְאַחַר שְׁמוּאֵל כֹּה יֵֽעָשֶׂה לִבְקָרוֹ וַיִּפֹּל פַּֽחַד־יְהֹוָה עַל־הָעָם וַיֵּֽצְאוּ כְּאִישׁ אֶחָֽד​

He took a pair of oxen and cut them into pieces, which he sent with the messengers throughout the Land of Israel, saying, "Whoever does not go out after Saul and Samuel [to battle], so shall be done to his oxen." A dread of HASHEM fell upon the people and they went forth as one man.

​

Question:

Why did Shaul include Shmuel in his message?​

Answer:

He wanted to ensure that those who had not yet accepted him as king would still feel obligated to join the fight. ​

​פסוק ח

וַֽיִּפְקְדֵם בְּבָזֶק וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת אֶלֶף וְאִישׁ יְהוּדָה שְׁלשִׁים אָֽלֶף​

​פסוק ט

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ לַמַּלְאָכִים הַבָּאִים כֹּה תֹֽאמְרוּן לְאִישׁ יָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָד מָחָר תִּֽהְיֶה־לָכֶם תְּשׁוּעָה בְּחֹם [כְּחֹם] הַשָּׁמֶשׁ וַיָּבֹאוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים וַיַּגִּידוּ לְאַנְשֵׁי יָבֵישׁ וַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ​

Multiple Choice

How did the People of Yavesh Gilad feel when they heard that Shaul was coming to save them?

• Worried that he wasn't strong enough.

• Happy that he was coming to their rescue.

• Nervous that he would not win.

​פסוק י

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי יָבֵישׁ מָחָר נֵצֵא אֲלֵיכֶם וַֽעֲשִׂיתֶם לָּנוּ כְּכָל־הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם​

​פסוק י״א

​וַיְהִי מִמָּֽחֳרָת וַיָּשֶׂם שָׁאוּל אֶת־הָעָם שְׁלשָׁה רָאשִׁים וַיָּבֹאוּ בְתֽוֹךְ־הַֽמַּֽחֲנֶה בְּאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־עַמּוֹן עַד־חֹם הַיּוֹם וַיְהִי הַנִּשְׁאָרִים וַיָּפֻצוּ וְלֹא נִשְֽׁאֲרוּ־בָם שְׁנַיִם יָֽחַד

​פסוק י״ב

וַיֹּאמֶר הָעָם אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל מִי הָֽאֹמֵר שָׁאוּל יִמְלֹךְ עָלֵינוּ תְּנוּ הָֽאֲנָשִׁים וּנְמִיתֵֽם​

​פסוק י״ג

וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל לֹֽא־יוּמַת אִישׁ בַּיּוֹם הַזֶּה כִּי הַיּוֹם עָשָֽׂה־יְהֹוָה תְּשׁוּעָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל​

​פסוק י״ד

וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל אֶל־הָעָם לְכוּ וְנֵֽלְכָה הַגִּלְגָּל וּנְחַדֵּשׁ שָׁם הַמְּלוּכָֽה​

​פסוק ט״ו

וַיֵּלְכוּ כָל־הָעָם הַגִּלְגָּל וַיַּמְלִכוּ שָׁם אֶת־שָׁאוּל לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה בַּגִּלְגָּל וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁם זְבָחִים שְׁלָמִים לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וַיִּשְׂמַח שָׁם שָׁאוּל וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד־מְאֹֽד​