Kommentar zu Sanhedrin 10:2

שְׁלֹשָׁה מְלָכִים וְאַרְבָּעָה הֶדְיוֹטוֹת אֵין לָהֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. שְׁלֹשָׁה מְלָכִים, יָרָבְעָם, אַחְאָב, וּמְנַשֶּׁה. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מְנַשֶּׁה יֶשׁ לוֹ חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (דברי הימים ב לג) וַיִּתְפַּלֵּל אֵלָיו וַיֵּעָתֶר לוֹ וַיִּשְׁמַע תְּחִנָּתוֹ וַיְשִׁיבֵהוּ יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְמַלְכוּתוֹ. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, לְמַלְכוּתוֹ הֱשִׁיבוֹ וְלֹא לְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא הֱשִׁיבוֹ. אַרְבָּעָה הֶדְיוֹטוֹת, בִּלְעָם, וְדוֹאֵג, וַאֲחִיתֹפֶל, וְגֵחֲזִי:

Drei Könige und vier Nichtkönige haben keinen Anteil an der kommenden Welt. Drei Könige: Yeravam, Achav und Menasheh. R. Yehudah sagt: Menasheh hat einen Anteil an der kommenden Welt, nämlich. (II Chronik 33:13): "Und er betete zu ihm, und er wurde von ihm gebeten, und er hörte sein Flehen, und er brachte ihn nach Jerusalem in sein Königreich zurück." Sie konterten: Er wurde in sein Königreich zurückgebracht, aber nicht in das Leben in der kommenden Welt.] "Vier Nichtkönige": Bilam, Doeg, Achitofel, Gechazi. [("Drei Könige usw." :) Obwohl sie großartig und weise waren, haben sie keinen Anteil an der kommenden Welt, da ihr Glaube nicht vollständig war. Und obwohl Bilam aus einer anderen Nation stammte und wir lernten: "Ganz Israel hat einen Anteil an der kommenden Welt", weil es heißt, dass die Heiligen der Nationen der Welt einen Anteil an der kommenden Welt haben, Wir wissen, dass Bilam nicht einer der Heiligen der Nationen der Welt war.]

Bartenura on Mishnah Sanhedrin

שלשה מלכים וארבעה הדיוטות – even though they were great men and Sages.

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Introduction This mishnah discusses seven individual Biblical characters, three kings and four commoners, who do not have a place in the world to come.

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Bartenura on Mishnah Sanhedrin

אין להם חלק לעוה"ב – for their belief was not complete. And even though that Balaam was from the nations of the world, and it is taught [in Mishnah 1], "all Israel have a share in the world to come", because we hold that the righteous of the nations of the world have a share in the world to come, [the Mishnah] comes to teach us that Balaam was not from the righteous of the nations of the world.

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Three kings and four commoners have no portion in the world to come:
The three kings are Jeroboam, Ahab, and Manasseh. Rabbi Judah says: “Manasseh has a portion in the world to come, for it says, “He prayed to him, and He granted his prayer, and heard his plea and he restored him to Jerusalem, to his kingdom” (II Chronicles 33:13). They [the sages] said to him: “They restored him to his kingdom, but not to [his portion in] the world to come.” The mishnah lists three wicked Jewish kings who have lost their portions in the world to come: Jeroboam (see I Kings 13:34, 14:10), Ahab (see I Kings 21:21-22) and Manasseh (see II Kings 21:2-3). All of these Kings encouraged idol worship and shed the blood of God’s true prophets. For these sins God specifically warns them that they and their seed will be totally cut off from Israel. Rabbi Judah argues that Manasseh repented and was restored at the end of his days. The Sages retort that his restoration was political but did not restore his place in the world to come. Implied in their argument is that no matter how heinous the crime, repentance even at the end of one’s days can restore one’s place in the world to come.

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The four commoners are: Bilaam, Doeg, Ahitophel, and Gehazi. The four non-Kings mentioned in the Torah who do not receive a portion in the world to come are: 1) Bilaam, the prophet who attempted to curse Israel (Numbers 22-24); 2) Doeg, who informed on David to Saul and caused the death of the priests of Nob (I Samuel 22:9-22); 3) Ahitophel, who advised Absolom against David and subsequently hung himself (II Samuel 17:1-23); 4) Gehazi, Elisha’s servant (see II Kings 5:20-27).

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Questions for Further Thought:
• Can you think of Biblical characters who you would have thought should have appeared on this list but do not?

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