וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה מִ֤י יְפַתֶּה֙ אֶת־אַחְאָ֔ב וְיַ֕עַל וְיִפֹּ֖ל בְּרָמֹ֣ת גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֹּ֤אמֶר זֶה֙ בְּכֹ֔ה וְזֶ֥ה אֹמֵ֖ר בְּכֹֽה׃
И сказал Господь: кто увлек бы Ахава, чтобы он пошел и пал в Рамофе Галаадском. И один сказал: так; а другой сказал: так.
Jerusalem Talmud Ketubot
Rebbi Jonah in the name of Rebbi Ḥama bar Ḥanina: A human’s feet bring him to where he is wanted. It is written (1K. 22:20) “The Eternal said, who will seduce Ahab that he should go and fall in Ramot Gilead?” Might he not die in his house rather than there? Eliḥoref and Aḥiah were two of Solomon’s secretaries. He [Solomon] saw the Angel of Death looking at them and grinding his teeth. He said a word and put them into space. He [the Angel of Death] went and took them from there, then he came laughing before him [Solomon]. He said to him, just before you were grinding your teeth and now you are laughing at us? He said to him, the Merciful told me to take Eliḥoref and Aḥiah from space and I was wondering who would put them there where I was sent to take them; He put it into your mind to do so that I could complete my mission. I went and dealt with them there. The two sons of Rebbi Reuben ben Strobilos were students of Rebbi. He [Rebbi] saw the Angel of Death looking at them and grinding his teeth and said, let us exile them to the South, maybe the exile atones. He [the angel of death] went and took them from there.
Jerusalem Talmud Kilayim
Rebbi Jonah in the name of Rebbi Ḥama bar Ḥanina: A human’s feet guarantee to put him where he is wanted121A parallel in Babli Sukkah 53a quotes the statement in the name of R. Joḥanan.. It is written (1K. 22:20) “Who will seduce Ahab that he should go and fall in Ramot Gilead?” Might he not die in his house rather than there? Eliḥoref and Aḥiah were two of Solomon’s secretaries122Eliḥoref and Aḥiah the sons of Shisha were Soferim (1K. 4:4). In rabbinic Hebrew, סופר means “scribe”; late Latin secretarius.. He [Solomon] saw the Angel of Death looking at them and grinding his teeth. He said a word and put them into space123In the parallel in the Babli, Solomon sends them to the mythical city of Luz whose inhabitants never die, but the Angel of Death takes them at the entrance gate.. He [the Angel of Death] went and took them from there, then he came laughing before him [Solomon]. He said to him, just before you were grinding your teeth and now you are laughing at us? He said to him, the Merciful told me to take Eliḥoref and Aḥiah from space and I was wondering who would put them there where I was sent to take them; He put it into your mind to do so that I could complete my mission. I went and dealt with them there. The two sons of Rebbi Reuben ben Strobilos124A Tanna of the fourth generation, reputed to speak Latin like a Roman. Late Hellenistic Greek στροβιλᾶς, ᾶ, ὁ “dealer in pine cones” but, since pine cones were used in pagan worship, it might be better to derive the name from Greek ἀστραβηλάτης, ου, ὁ “muleteer”. were students of Rebbi. He [Rebbi] saw the Angel of Death looking at them and grinding his teeth and said, let us exile them to the South, maybe the exile atones125The doctrine that exile atones is found in Babli Berakhot 56a, Sanhedrin 37b. It is based on the biblical law of exile for the homicide.. He [the angel of death] went and took them from there.
Shabbat
"Priests can draw lots..." What does it mean, "but not for portions"? Rav Yaakov, son of the daughter of Yaakov, said: [It means] "but not the portions of the [previous] week's [sacrifices] on the festival." That's obvious! [No,] what would you have said? Since it is written, "For your nation is like the priests who fight," [Hosea 4:4] even the portions of the week [should be raffled off] as well [to prevent fights]. It teaches us [that this is not so.] And Rav Yaakov, son of the daughter of Yaakov [also] said: Anyone whose fellow gets punished because of him, is not allowed in to the borders of the Holy One, blessed be He. How do we know this? If you'll say it's because of what's written, "And God said, 'Who will entice Achav, so he will go up and fall at Ramot-Gilad?' and one said this and one said that, and a spirit went out and stood before God, and he said, 'I will entice him'... And he said, 'I will go out and I will be a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' And He said, 'You will entice, and you will be able. Go out and do it.'" [I Kings 22:20-22]. And we say [on that], what is this "spirit"? The spirit of Navot [whom Achav had killed]. And what is this "go out"? Rav said: "Go out from my borders" [thus, the spirit was banned from God's borders because he caused Achav's downfall]. But perhaps over there, the reason was because of that which is written, "He who is deceitful shall not dwell within" [Psalms 101:7]? Rather, [the source of Rav Yaakov's statement is] from here, "You have become sated more from disgrace than from honor. You, too, drink and become of the uncircumcised...." [Habakkuk 2:16]: "You have become sated more from disgrace than from honor": That is Nevuchadnezzar. "You, too, drink and become of the uncircumcised": That is Tzidkiyah [and since he caused Nevuchadnezzar to be punished, he is considered "uncircumcised"]. First of all, the whole verse is referring to Nevuchadnezzar! And furthermore, what should the righteous Tzidkiyah have done for him? For Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav: "When that wicked man sought to do such [rape] to that righteous man" [and thus, he was forced to punish him]! Rather, [Rav Yaakov's source is] from here, "Punishment to the righteous is not good" [Proverbs 17:26], "not good" can only mean "wicked", [and this applies to the righteous who punish others], and it is written, "For You are not a God Who desires wickedness; evil does not abide with You" [Psalms 5:5]. [Meaning], God, You are righteous, and evil shall not live in Your abode. How does "Chalashim" [in the mishnah] connote "lots"? As it is written, "How have you fallen from heaven, morning star? You have been cut down to earth, you who cast lots [cholesh] on nations" [Isaiah 14:12]. Rabbah bar Rav Huna said: This teaches that [Nevuchadnezzar] would cast lots on the royal staff to figure out which day was theirs for homosexual relations. And it is written, "All of the kings of nations, all of them... [lay in honor, each man to his house]" [Isaiah 14:18]. Rabbi Yochanan said, "That they rested from homosexual relations."