Midrash sobre II Crónicas 8:20
Mekhilta d'Rabbi Yishmael
(Exodus 19:1) "On the third month of the exodus of the children of Israel from the land of Egypt": We are hereby apprised that we number the months from the exodus from Egypt. This tells me only of months. Whence do I derive (the same for) years? From (Numbers 1:1) "in the second year of their exodus from Egypt." This tells me only of that period (i.e., the general period of the exodus.) Whence do I derive the same for succeeding periods? From (Ibid. 33:38) "in the fortieth year of the exodus of the children of Israel from the land of Egypt in the fifth month" (Av). All this, until they entered Eretz Yisrael. Whence do I derive the same for (the period) after they entered Eretz Yisrael? From (I Kings 6:1) "In the four hundred and eightieth year of the exodus of the children of Israel from the land of Egypt." All this, until the Temple was built. Once the Temple was built, they began to count from (the time of) its building, viz. (II Chronicles 8:1) "And it was, at the end of forty years of Solomon's building of the Temple of the L rd, etc." If they did not merit numbering from its building they numbered from its destruction, viz. (Ezekiel 40:1) "in the fourteenth year after the city was smitten." If they did not merit numbering for themselves, they numbered for others, viz. (Daniel 2:1) "And in the second year of the reign of Nevuchadnezzar, etc.", and (Chaggai 1:15) "In the second year of the reign of King Darius." And it is written (Song of Songs 1:8) "If you do not know, you fairest among the women, etc." and (Devarim 28:47-48) "Because you would not serve the L rd your G d … you will serve your foes, etc."
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Kohelet Rabbah
“For who will eat, or who will enjoy, other than I?” (Ecclesiastes 2:25).
“For who will eat, or who will enjoy?” – Solomon said: Who has eaten as I have eaten? Who has drunk as I have drunk? Who has done as I have done?71In terms of enjoying the pleasures of life. Rabbi Yirmeya [said] in the name of Rabbi Shmuel bar Rav Yitzḥak: Solomon had a great eagle, and he would ride upon it and go to Tadmor in the wilderness and return in one day. That is what is written: “He built Tadmor in the wilderness” (II Chronicles 8:4).72The midrash is interpreting the phrase “who will enjoy [yaḥush]” to mean “who has traveled quickly [yaḥish]” (Etz Yosef).
“For who will eat, or who will enjoy?” – Solomon said: Who has eaten as I have eaten? Who has drunk as I have drunk? Who has done as I have done?71In terms of enjoying the pleasures of life. Rabbi Yirmeya [said] in the name of Rabbi Shmuel bar Rav Yitzḥak: Solomon had a great eagle, and he would ride upon it and go to Tadmor in the wilderness and return in one day. That is what is written: “He built Tadmor in the wilderness” (II Chronicles 8:4).72The midrash is interpreting the phrase “who will enjoy [yaḥush]” to mean “who has traveled quickly [yaḥish]” (Etz Yosef).
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Sifrei Devarim
"the man of G-d": There are ten who were called "the man of G-d": Moses — "This is the blessing wherewith Moses, the man of G-d, blessed"; Elkanah — (I Samuel 2:27) "And the man of G-d came to Eli"; Samuel — (Ibid. 9:6) "Behold, there is a man of G-d in this city"; David — (Nechemiah 12:24) "by the command of David, the man of G-d"; Shemayah — (I Kings 12:2) "The word of the L-rd came to Shemayah, the man of G-d; Iddo — (Ibid. 13:1) "And a man of G-d came from Judah by the word of the L-rd"; Eliyahu — (II Kings 1:13) "Man of G-d, may my soul be worthy in your eyes"; Elisha — (Ibid. 4:9) "He is a holy man of G-d"; Michah — (I Kings 20:28) "And the man of G-d came and spoke to the king of Israel"; Amotz — (II Chronicles 25:7) "And a man of G-d came to him."
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