Kabbalah 2 Samuel 8:15: Zohar & Sha'arei Orah

R. Jesse remarked: ‘Can it indeed be that the wicked Pharaoh was shown all these?’ R. Judah in reply said: ‘He only saw their counterparts rising in a corresponding series: he saw this through the medium of the lower grades.

We thus find that David included both judgment-Din and mercy-Rachamim, and it therefore states about him,²⁰Samuel II 8:15 “David reigned over all Israel; David administered justice and charity to all his people.” That is, “justice-Mishpat-משפט” stemmed from the side of judgment-Din, in that “He was ruddy-Admonee-אדמוני,” whereas “charity-Tzedakah-צדקה” stemmed from the side of kindness-Chessed and mercy-Tiferet, in that he had “beautiful eyes-Yefeh Aynayim-יפה עינים and was good looking-Tov Ro’ee-טוב רואי.” Therefore, when David would garb himself in the quality of “ruddy-Admonee-אדמוני,” he would wage the wars of HaShem-יהו״ה against HaShem’s-יהו״ה enemies, and his sword never returned empty-handed. When he would garb himself in the quality of “beautiful eyes-Yefeh Aynayim-יפה עינים,” he would sustain the Jewish people and do various kindnesses on their behalf, with a good eye. About this the verse states,²¹Proverbs 22:9 “One with a good eye-Tov Ayin-טוב עין will be blessed, for he has given of his bread to the poor.” When he would garb himself in the quality of “good looking-Tov Ro’ee-טוב רואי,” he would delve into the depths of Torah and behold its hidden secrets, yearning to taste of its delights, and would say,²²Psalms 119:72 “The Torah of Your mouth is better for me than thousands in gold and silver.” He would yearn with great desire and say,²³Psalms 119:18 “Uncover my eyes so that I may behold the wonders of Your Torah.” He thus would sustain Torah through the quality of “good looking-Tov Ro’ee-טוב רואי,” and he would delve into the secrets of the Torah with this quality.