387. Rabbi Aba said, This matter REGARDING THE PHILISTINE has not suited me, and I need to study it further. Rabbi Elazar said, It is definitely so. This Philistine was close to the lineage of David and was the son of Orpah. That is the meaning of what is written: "Out of the ranks (Heb. ma'arachot) of the Philistines" (I Shmuel 17:23). Do not pronounce "ma'arachot," but read 'from the caves (Heb. me'arot) of the Philistines,' because he caused shame to his mother, making her as a cave, because it is written: "And the Philistine cursed David by his Elohim" (Ibid. 43). David gazed at him with an evil eye and anywhere THAT DAVID was gazing with an evil eye, all kinds of leprosy flowed from the eyes of David. This is the way it was regarding Joab. As soon as David gazed at him with an evil eye, it is written: "And let the house of Joab never lack such as are afflicted with an issue, or with leprosy..." (II Shmuel 3:29).
387. אָמַר ר' אַבָּא, מִלָּה דָּא לָא אִתְיַישְׁבָא, וְאִצְטְרִיךְ לְעַיְּינָא בֵּיהּ. א"ר אֶלְעָזָר, הָכִי הוּא וַדַּאי, פְּלִשְׁתִּי דָּא קָרִיב לְיִיחוּסָא דְּדָוִד הֲוָה, וּבְרָהּ דְּעָרְפָּה הֲוָה, וְהַיְינוּ דִּכְתִּיב, מִמַעַרְכוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים, אַל תִּקְרֵי מִמַעַרְכוֹת, אֶלָּא מִמְּעָרוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים, דְּשַׁוְיוּהָ לְאִמֵּיהּ כִּמְעַרְתָּא דָּא. וְכֵיוָן דִּכְתִּיב וַיְקַלֵּל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי אֶת דָּוִד בֵּאלֹהָיו, אִסְתָּכַּל בֵּיהּ דָּוִד בְּעֵינָא בִּישָׁא. וּבְכָל אֲתָר דַּהֲוָה מִסְתַּכֵּל בְּעֵינָא בִּישָׁא, כָּל זִינֵי צָרַעַת אִתְמַשְּׁכָן מְעֵינֵיהּ דְּדָוִד. וְהָכִי הֲוָה בְּיוֹאָב, כֵּיוָן דְּאִסְתָּכַּל בֵּיהּ דָּוִד בְּעֵינָא בִּישָׁא, מַה כְּתִיב, וְלֹא יִכָּרֵת מִבֵּית יוֹאָב זָב וּמְצוֹרָע וְגוֹ.'
504. During the day when that star will be covered, the Holy Land will shudder and shake 45 miles around the area of the Temple, and a cave underneath the ground will be discovered. From that cave will emanate a fire to burn the world. And from that cave will grow one great lofty branch that will dominate over the entire world, and the kingdom will be granted to him. The most high saints will be gathering to him. Then, Messiah will be revealed in the entire world and the kingdom will be granted to him.
504. וּבְיוֹמָא דְּיִתְכַּסֵּי כֹּכָבָא, יִזְדַּעְזַע אַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא מ"ה מִילִּין, סַחֲרָנֵיהּ אֲתָר דַּהֲוָה בֵּי מַקְדְּשָׁא. וּמְעַרְתָּא חֲדָא מִן תְּחוֹת אַרְעָא יִתְגְּלֵי. וּמֵהַהִיא מְעַרְתָּא יִפּוּק אֶשָּׁא תַּקִּיפָא לְאוֹקְדָא עָלְמָא. וּמֵהַהִיא מְעַרְתָּא יִסְגֵּי חַד עַנְפָּא, רַבְרְבָא עִלָּאָה, דְּיִשְׁלוֹט בְּכָל עָלְמָא, וְלֵיהּ אִתְיְהִב מַלְכוּתָא. וְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין יִתְכַּנְּשׁוּן גַּבֵּיהּ. וּכְדֵין יִתְגְּלֵי מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא בְּכָל עָלְמָא, וְלֵיהּ אִתְיְהִיב מַלְכוּתָא.