Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Pesachim 111:2

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> ת"ר ששה דברים עשה חזקיה המלך על שלשה הודו לו ועל שלשה לא הודו לו גירר עצמות אביו על מטה של חבלים והודו לו כיתת נחש הנחשת והודו לו גנז ספר רפואות והודו לו

and they agreed with him; [and] he hid the book of remedies,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because they cured so quickly that illness failed to promote a spirit of contrition and humility. V. Ber. 10b.');"><sup>4</sup></span> and they agreed with him. And in three they did not agree with him: He cut [the gold off] the doors of the Temple<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or, he cut down the doors etc.');"><sup>5</sup></span> and sent them to the King of Assyria,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sennacherib, as a bribe to leave him in peace; v. II Kings XVIII, 16.');"><sup>6</sup></span>

Rashi on Pesachim

AND HE HID THE BOOK OF REMEDIES. As it is written (II Kings 20:3; Isa. 38:3), "I have done what is pleasing (and righteous) to You." And we said in B'rachot that he hid the Book of Remedies because their minds were not subdued by the illness; instead, they would be healed instantly.
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