Nach Yomi A Deeper Look: Shmuel Bet 20 "Who was Sheva Ben Bichree?"
Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min · 6 segments
Nach Yomi A Deeper Look: Shmuel Bet 20 "Who was Sheva Ben Bichree?"
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Oct 12, 2026 · 9 min · 6 segments
Nach Yomi A Deeper Look: Shmuel Bet 20 "Who was Sheva Ben Bichree?"
Who is this Sheva ben Bichri? He shows up and he turns to the people and he says to the people, "Hey, we, uh, we are done.
We have no interest in, uh, David.
We have no interest in the Nachala ben Yishai.
Everyone go to his tent." Why is he sending everyone back to his tent? What is it about this guy? So I think in order to answer that question, we need to ask a different question.
The Gemara brings a braisa that says, [speaks foreign language] who is the father of Yeravam ben Nevat, who ultimately caused the split of Malchus Yehuda and Malchus Yisrael, of which, by the way, we happen to see the beginnings over here, uh, is also Micha, the guy from Pesel Micha, right, who, uh, also threatened to, uh, cause all sorts of problems for Am Yisrael.
The question is, how can somebody be all three people at one time? Not only that, if he's Micha, Micha, the Gemara identifies as the guy who, uh, Moshe Rabbeinu pulled out of the wall when he-- when Hashem, uh, turned around and, uh, let Moshe do something in Mitzrayim.
So you want to say to me this guy lived as long as Serach Bat-- almost as long as Serach bat Asher? Serach bat Asher was a tzadiket she'gad olavrachah, right? She was the Isha Chachamah.
The Gemara says, like, what's going on over here? How are we supposed to, uh, figure out this message? So the Yad Ramah in, uh, his commentary says, "I can't believe that this guy lived from Yetziat Mitzrayim to the end of David HaMelech's life," right? That seems a little wild.
He agrees with us on this particular point.
Now, the Ein Eliyahu, right, um, in the Ha'ktamah points out that a lot of times we find Chazal telling us he's this guy, he's this guy, to understand that they were similar in their practice.
That is to say, right, uh, if son's a Boaz, how could if son be Boaz? The Gemara seems to suggest they were similar, perhaps sourced from the same neshamah, right? Uh, and what is the, um, what is the, uh, situation, right? Uh, and where is it that, uh, led him to go forward? So the Gemara says Nevat comes from the word l'habit, right, which means nibet v'loramashal nibet, right? Um, you know, he made a mistake.
He tried to look well, and he made a mistake.
He thought he was gonna be able to go ahead, and, uh, he saw a fire coming out from himself.
He thought, "I'm gonna be the king," but, uh, [laughs] he was wrong.
The Zohar, uh, the Zohar Chadash brings down that, um, there's going to be a, a, a Mashiach from Shevet Ephraim, right? And, um, uh, you know, he, he says that he thought that was the one, but it turns out it wasn't gonna be him.
It was gonna be Yeravam who was going to try to anoint himself, right, uh, in that process.
And of course, um, the Aviya ben Yeravam is going to be finding himself, according to the, uh, Zohar Chadash, in, in, in Rome, right? And he's gon-- And that's where they say Mashiach is going to be, at least Mashiach ben Yosef is going to be identified, right? And of course, he thought, uh, Nevat, Nevat that is, thought, "Hey, it means I'm supposed to be able to, to take over over here." But what was the consistency that, uh, we find that the Yad Ramah is talking about? So there's Nevat, there's Micha, there's Sheva ben Bichri.
Who is this Sheva ben Bichri? He shows up and he turns to the people and he says to the people, "Hey, we, uh, we are done.
We have no interest in, uh, David.
We have no interest in the Nachala ben Yishai.
Everyone go to his tent." Why is he sending everyone back to his tent? What is it about this guy? So I think in order to answer that question, we need to ask a different question.
The Gemara brings a braisa that says, [speaks foreign language] who is the father of Yeravam ben Nevat, who ultimately caused the split of Malchus Yehuda and Malchus Yisrael, of which, by the way, we happen to see the beginnings over here, uh, is also Micha, the guy from Pesel Micha, right, who, uh, also threatened to, uh, cause all sorts of problems for Am Yisrael.
The question is, how can somebody be all three people at one time? Not only that, if he's Micha, Micha, the Gemara identifies as the guy who, uh, Moshe Rabbeinu pulled out of the wall when he-- when Hashem, uh, turned around and, uh, let Moshe do something in Mitzrayim.
So you want to say to me this guy lived as long as Serach Bat-- almost as long as Serach bat Asher? Serach bat Asher was a tzadiket she'gad olavrachah, right? She was the Isha Chachamah.
The Gemara says, like, what's going on over here? How are we supposed to, uh, figure out this message? So the Yad Ramah in, uh, his commentary says, "I can't believe that this guy lived from Yetziat Mitzrayim to the end of David HaMelech's life," right? That seems a little wild.
He agrees with us on this particular point.
Now, the Ein Eliyahu, right, um, in the Ha'ktamah points out that a lot of times we find Chazal telling us he's this guy, he's this guy, to understand that they were similar in their practice.
That is to say, right, uh, if son's a Boaz, how could if son be Boaz? The Gemara seems to suggest they were similar, perhaps sourced from the same neshamah, right? Uh, and what is the, um, what is the, uh, situation, right? Uh, and where is it that, uh, led him to go forward? So the Gemara says Nevat comes from the word l'habit, right, which means nibet v'loramashal nibet, right? Um, you know, he made a mistake.
He tried to look well, and he made a mistake.
He thought he was gonna be able to go ahead, and, uh, he saw a fire coming out from himself.
He thought, "I'm gonna be the king," but, uh, [laughs] he was wrong.
The Zohar, uh, the Zohar Chadash brings down that, um, there's going to be a, a, a Mashiach from Shevet Ephraim, right? And, um, uh, you know, he, he says that he thought that was the one, but it turns out it wasn't gonna be him.
It was gonna be Yeravam who was going to try to anoint himself, right, uh, in that process.
And of course, um, the Aviya ben Yeravam is going to be finding himself, according to the, uh, Zohar Chadash, in, in, in Rome, right? And he's gon-- And that's where they say Mashiach is going to be, at least Mashiach ben Yosef is going to be identified, right? And of course, he thought, uh, Nevat, Nevat that is, thought, "Hey, it means I'm supposed to be able to, to take over over here." But what was the consistency that, uh, we find that the Yad Ramah is talking about? So there's Nevat, there's Micha, there's Sheva ben Bichri.
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