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Midrash su I Re 13:34

וַיְהִי֙ בַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לְחַטַּ֖את בֵּ֣ית יָרָבְעָ֑ם וּלְהַכְחִיד֙ וּלְהַשְׁמִ֔יד מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ (פ)

E da questa cosa c'era peccato per la casa di Geroboamo, anche per tagliarlo e per distruggerlo dalla faccia della terra.

Ein Yaakov (Glick Edition)

"Three kings," etc. Our Rabbis were taught: Jereboam, i.e., who caused Israel to quarrel among themselves. According to others, he who caused a controversy between them and their Heavenly Father. Ben Nebat, i.e., the son of him who had a vision, but did not see [properly]. We are taught in a Baraitha: Nebat is identical with Michah and with Sheba ben Bichri; Nebat, because he had a vision, but did not see [properly]; Michah, because he became poor while occupying himself with building Egypt. And his real name was Sheba ben Bichri. Our Rabbis were taught: There were three who had a vision, but have not seen it properly. Nebat, Achitophel and the astrologers of Pharaoh. Nebat observed a spark of light which came out from him. He thought he himself would become a king, and he erred, for it referred to his son Jeroboam. The same happened with Achitophel. He thought that he himself would become a king, but he erred, as it referred to his daughter, Bath Sheba, from whom Solomon was a descendant. And the astrologers of Pharaoh, as R. Chama said: "What is the meaning of the passage (Num. 20, 13) These are the waters of Meribah, i.e., this is what the astrologers of Pharaoh saw that the redeemer of Israel will be beaten through water, and therefore advised Pharaoh to command: (Ex. 1, 22) Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river. And they erred, for it referred that Moses will be punished on account of water." But whence do we know that Jeroboam has no share in the world to come? From the following passage (I Kings, 13, 34) And by this thing there was sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. To cut it off from this world and to destroy it from the world to come. R. Jochanan said: What merited Jeroboam to become king? Because he rebuked Solomon. And why was he punished? Because he rebuked him in public, as it is said (Ib. 11, 27) And this was the cause that he lifteth up his hand against the king: Solomon built Milo, and repaired the breach of the city of David his father. He said to him: "David, thy father hath broken in holes in the surrounding wall of Jerusalem, for the purpose of that it shall be easier for Israel to enter the city. And thou hast fenced it for the purpose of making an angaria to Pharaoh's daughter." What does it mean, and he lifteth up his hands? R. Nachman said: "He took off his phylacteries in his presence."
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