사무엘하 13:23의 탈무드

“There is merit which suspends for one year, there is merit which suspends for two years, there is merit which suspends for three years.” There is merit which suspends for one year,” from Nabuchadneṣar: “At the end of twelve months.⁹⁰Dan. 4:26. It is written in v. 24: Therefore, o king, take my advice: atone for your sins by deeds of charity and for your misdeed by kindness to the poor, then your peace will be prolonged.
In the Babli, 20b, and in Sifry Num. 8, this is attributed to R. Ismael as maximum time lag for the water’s action.” “There is merit which suspends for two years,” from Amnon: “It was after two years.⁹¹2S. 13:23. Absalom managed to kill Amnon two years after the latter had raped Tamar.” “There is merit which suspends for three years,” from Ahab: “They sat for three years when there was no war between Aram and Israel.⁹²1K. 22:1. Everywhere in talmudic literature is the nameless “king of Israel” of Chap. 22:1–38 identified with Ahab mentioned in vv. 39–40. The three years are counted from the judicial murder of Nabot.” Rebbi Yose said, it was said that the entire twelve months he⁹³Probably referring to Nabuchadneṣar; but in the current text it refers to the first year of Ahab after Nabot’s murder. occupied himself with deeds of charity. And all these two⁹⁴In Tosaphot, 20b s. v. יש, the reading is “three years.” This reading is slightly suspect since the Babli (21a) accepts only the merit of Torah study as a saving device for Jews (works of charity really being the main vehicle of salvation for Gentiles). years he occupied himself with Torah. That is what it says: “They were in a Yeshiva⁹⁵A talmudic academy. for three years when there was no war between Aram and Israel.”