11:04 PM
Gil Student
Rambam, Mishneh Torah, Hilkhos Melakhim 5:9:
Machlon and Kilyon were two Gedolei Ha-Dor and because of a great trouble they left [Israel] and were deserving of Divine destruction because of it.Note, though, that according to the Rambam they did not violate a prohibition but merely a praiseworthy action (midas chassidus). Nevertheless, for people of their stature, this was a terrible mistake that merited early death.
UPDATE: I concede that this Rambam is a bad example, but it reads great in Hebrew.
