Quotation for Moed Katan 17:21
אמרו ליה למדתנו רבינו תלמיד שנפטר מרבו ולן באותה העיר צריך ליפטר ממנו פעם אחרת שנאמר ביום השמיני שלח את העם ויברכו את המלך וכתיב (דברי הימים ב ז, י) וביום עשרים ושלשה לחדש השביעי שלח את העם
'Whereat a Bath kol came forth and announced to them: "All of you are destined for the life of the world to come".' And whence know we that pardon was granted them? - For R'Tahlifa taught: [It is written], On the eighth day he sent the people away and they blessed the king and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had shown unto David His Servant and to Israel His people.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Kings, VIII, 66.');"><sup>31</sup></span>
Rashi on I Kings
For Dovid His servant. To make known that He forgave them their sins, as we find in [Maseches] Mo’ed Katan.43 9a. When Shlomo wished to bring the Ark into the Holy of Holies, the gates clung to one another.
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