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teaches us that Nisan is the New Year for kings, and it also teaches us that one day in a year is considered a year; although this king ruled for only one day, a full year is counted toward his reign. The Talmud asks: Consider the next clause of the baraita: But if he ascended to the throne only on
The Talmud explains: No, it is necessary for a case where the princes agreed to appoint him as king already in the month of Adar. Lest you say that since the decision to appoint him king was made already in Adar, once the 1st of Nisan arrives they should count it the 2nd year of his reign, therefor
§ A baraita states: If the king died in the month of Adar and another king succeeded him to the throne in that same Adar, one counts the year to this one, i.e., the previous king, as his final year, and to that one, i.e., the new king who began his reign in Adar. If the first king died in the mont
The Master said: If the king died in Adar and another king succeeded him to the throne in that same Adar, one counts the year to this one, i.e., the previous king, as his final year, and to that one, i.e., the new king, as the 1st year of his reign. The Talmud asks: Isn’t this obvious? The Talmu
The Talmud cites the next phrase of the baraita: If the first king died in Nisan and another king succeeded him in that same Nisan, one counts the year to this one, the previous king, and to that one, the new king. The Talmud asks: Isn’t this obvious? The Talmud explains: Lest you say that when w