Dovid Hamelech and the Givonim

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Why did a three-year famine come in Dovid HaMelech's last years, and how was it ended? The Urim v'Tumim pointed to Shaul's poor hesped and the harm done to the Givonim, who demanded seven of Shaul's descendants, chosen by the Urim. From Dovid's tefillah for Mephiboshes the Shach learns a din about handing over Jews, and the other side of the machlokes disagrees. We learn how careful a person has to be, since even a tzaddik like Shaul was punished so severely.

Key points

• The Urim v'Tumim named two aveiros: Shaul's poor hesped and the Givonim.
• The Bavli says Shaul destroyed the town's Kohanim, leaving the Givonim without parnassa.
• The Shach forbids working to free a son already on the list, but permits keeping him off it.
• The other side reads the Gemara's question as aimed at Hashem, so the Shach's proof falls away.
• Six months of hanging made a Kiddush Hashem, and the Gemara counts 150,000 who became Jewish.

In this shiur

1. 0:00The famine in Dovid's last years
2. 4:54Shaul and the Givonim
3. 7:20Choosing seven by the Urim
4. 9:00Dovid's pity on Mephiboshes ben Yehonasan
5. 11:57The Shach on handing over Jews
6. 14:28Disagreement with the Shach
7. 19:26Mephiboshes ben Shaul among the seven
8. 24:00Six months of hanging and Ritzpah

Topics

• Dovid HaMelech
• Givonim
• Tefillah
• Kiddush Hashem