Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 1 דברי הימים ב א׳
Part of: Petuchah, II Chronicles 1:14Setumah, II Chronicles 1:11
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וַיִּתְחַזֵּק שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִיד עַל־מַלְכוּתוֹ וַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו עִמּוֹ וַֽיְגַדְּלֵהוּ לְמָֽעְלָה׃
And Shelomo the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
And Shelomo the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
Rashi
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה לְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאוֹת וְלַשֹּׁפְטִים וּלְכֹל נָשִׂיא לְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל רָאשֵׁי הָאָבֽוֹת׃
Then Shelomo spoke to all Yisra᾽el, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Yisra᾽el, the heads of the fathers’ houses.
Then Shelomo spoke to all Yisra᾽el, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Yisra᾽el, the heads of the fathers’ houses.
Rashi
ויאמר שלמה לכל ישראל. ומי הם אותם כל ישראל הם שרי האלפים כדכתיב (לעיל כח) ויקהל דוד את כל שרי ישראל ומה אמר להם שיבאו עמו לבמה אשר בגבעון:
And Solomon said to all Israel And who were those referred to as “all Israel”? They were the leaders of the thousands, as it is written (I Chron. 28:1): “And David assembled all the leaders of Israel.” And what did he say to them? That they should come with him to the high place that was in Gibeon.
וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁלֹמֹה וְכׇל־הַקָּהָל עִמּוֹ לַבָּמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּגִבְעוֹן כִּֽי־שָׁם הָיָה אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד הָאֱלֹהִים אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד־יְהֹוָה בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃
So Shelomo, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Giv῾on; for there was the Tent of Meeting of God, which Moshe the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness.
So Shelomo, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Giv῾on; for there was the Tent of Meeting of God, which Moshe the servant of the Lord had made in the wilderness.
Rashi
וילכו שלמה וכל הקהל עמו וגו'. וכן דרך הפסוקים לקצר ויאמר ה' לדג ויקא את יונה אמר לו להקיא ויקא וכן (לעיל כ"א) ו אמר ה' למלאך וישב חרבו אל נדנה:
And Solomon and the entire assembly with him, etc. It is customary for Scripture to abbreviate, [as we find:] (Jonah 2:11): “And the Lord said to the fish, and it spewed Jonah onto the dry land,” and similarly (I Chron. 21:27): “And the Lord said to the angel, and his sword was returned to its sheath.”
אֲבָל אֲרוֹן הָאֱלֹהִים הֶעֱלָה דָוִיד מִקִּרְיַת יְעָרִים בַּהֵכִין לוֹ דָּוִיד כִּי נָֽטָה־לוֹ אֹהֶל בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
But the ark of God David had brought up from Qiryat-ye῾arim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Yerushalayim.
But the ark of God David had brought up from Qiryat-ye῾arim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Yerushalayim.
וּמִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה בְּצַלְאֵל בֶּן־אוּרִי בֶן־חוּר שָׁם לִפְנֵי מִשְׁכַּן יְהֹוָה וַיִּדְרְשֵׁהוּ שְׁלֹמֹה וְהַקָּהָֽל׃
Moreover the brazen altar, that Beżal᾽el the son of Uri, the son of Ḥur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Shelomo and the congregation sought to it.
Moreover the brazen altar, that Beżal᾽el the son of Uri, the son of Ḥur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord: and Shelomo and the congregation sought to it.
וַיַּעַל שְׁלֹמֹה שָׁם עַל־מִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר לְאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַיַּעַל עָלָיו עֹלוֹת אָֽלֶף׃
And Shelomo went up there to the brazen altar before the Lord, which was at the Tent of Meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
And Shelomo went up there to the brazen altar before the Lord, which was at the Tent of Meeting, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
בַּלַּיְלָה הַהוּא נִרְאָה אֱלֹהִים לִשְׁלֹמֹה וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שְׁאַל מָה אֶתֶּן־לָֽךְ׃
In that night did God appear to Shelomo, and said to him, Ask what I shall give thee.
In that night did God appear to Shelomo, and said to him, Ask what I shall give thee.
Rashi
שאל מה אתן לך. בחר ושאל כל מה שתרצה ואני אתן לך:
Request, what shall I give you Choose and request all that you desire, and I shall grant it to you.
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה לֵאלֹהִים אַתָּה עָשִׂיתָ עִם־דָּוִיד אָבִי חֶסֶד גָּדוֹל וְהִמְלַכְתַּנִי תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
And Shelomo said to God, Thou hast shown great steadfast love to David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
And Shelomo said to God, Thou hast shown great steadfast love to David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
עַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים יֵֽאָמֵן דְּבָרְךָ עִם דָּוִיד אָבִי כִּי אַתָּה הִמְלַכְתַּנִי עַל־עַם רַב כַּעֲפַר הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Now, O Lord, let thy promise to David my father be fulfilled: for Thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
Now, O Lord, let thy promise to David my father be fulfilled: for Thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
Rashi
עתה ה' אלהים יאמן. פראבריט"ש בלע"ז:
Now, O Lord God, may...come true - Heb. יֵאָמֵן, (provarsi in Italian), to prove (true).
כי אתה המלכתני. כלומר כיון שהמלכתני על עם רב כזה צריך אני שיהא בי חכמה וכח לצאת לפניהם וללחום מלחמותיהם כענין שנאמר בשמואל (א' ח') ושפטנו מלכנו ויצא לפנינו ונלחם את מלחמותינו והואיל ועלי לשאול מה שבלבי אשאל מה שאני צריך וזה שתתן לי חכמה:
for You have enthroned me Since You have enthroned me over a numerous people like this, I require wisdom and strength to go forth before them and to wage their wars, as it is stated (I Samuel 8:20): “and our king will judge us and wage our wars.” Now since I must ask what is in my heart, I shall ask what I require and that is that You grant me wisdom.
עַתָּה חׇכְמָה וּמַדָּע תֶּן־לִי וְאֵצְאָה לִפְנֵי הָעָם־הַזֶּה וְאָבוֹאָה כִּֽי־מִי יִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־עַמְּךָ הַזֶּה הַגָּדֽוֹל׃ {ס}
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge Thy people that is so great?
Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge Thy people that is so great?
Rashi
ואצאה לפני העם הזה ואבואה. וגם למלך צריך שיהא לב חכם לידע לשפוט העם ואני נער ורך אפי' אלף אנשים חכמים היה קשה להם לשפוט עם גדול כזה אי אפשר בלא עסקים רבים שבאים לדון ואין לו מתון לעיין בדינם שעוד זה קובל ואינו מפסיק דבריו והנה בא אחר וצועק ומי יוכל לפסוק אלף דינין ביום אחד אם לא חכם ונבון אשר רוח אלהים בו וזה אני שואל שתתן לי חכמה ומדע לשפוט עמך זה הגדול כי זה אני צריך שתתן לי:
and I shall go forth before this people and come in And also, a king requires a wise heart to know how to judge, and I am young and tender. Even a thousand wise men would have difficulty judging such a large nation, because it is impossible that they should not have many disputes, which they come to litigate, and he has no time to deliberate on their case, for while this one is complaining and does not stop talking, another one comes and cries. Now who can decide a thousand legal decisions in one day, except one who is wise and astute, endowed with the spirit of God? Therefore, this I request, that You give me wisdom and knowledge to judge this great people of Yours, for this is what I require that You give me.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים ׀ לִשְׁלֹמֹה יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה זֹאת עִם־לְבָבֶךָ וְלֹֽא־שָׁאַלְתָּ עֹשֶׁר נְכָסִים וְכָבוֹד וְאֵת נֶפֶשׁ שֹׂנְאֶיךָ וְגַם־יָמִים רַבִּים לֹא שָׁאָלְתָּ וַתִּֽשְׁאַל־לְךָ חׇכְמָה וּמַדָּע אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁפּוֹט אֶת־עַמִּי אֲשֶׁר הִמְלַכְתִּיךָ עָלָֽיו׃
And God said to Shelomo, because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thy enemies, nor even hast thou asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayst judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
And God said to Shelomo, because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thy enemies, nor even hast thou asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayst judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
Rashi
יען אשר היתה זאת עם לבבך. שאין אדם שואל דבר זה אלא מי שיש יראת שמים בלבו כענין שנאמר ואתה תחזה מכל העם אנשי חיל יראי אלהים (שמות י״ח:כ״א):
Since this was in your heart For a person does not request this thing unless he has the fear of Heaven in his heart, as it is stated (Ex. 18:21): “But you must seek out from the people men of ability, God-fearing men.”
ואת נפש שונאיך. לנצחם:
the life of your enemies to defeat them.
הַחׇכְמָה וְהַמַּדָּע נָתוּן לָךְ וְעֹשֶׁר וּנְכָסִים וְכָבוֹד אֶתֶּן־לָךְ אֲשֶׁר ׀ לֹא־הָיָה כֵן לַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַחֲרֶיךָ לֹא יִֽהְיֶה־כֵּֽן׃
wisdom and knowledge are granted to thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings who have been before thee have had, nor shall any after thee have the like.
wisdom and knowledge are granted to thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings who have been before thee have had, nor shall any after thee have the like.
Rashi
החכמה והמדע נתון לך. מה ששאלת:
Wisdom and knowledge are granted you that which you requested.
עושר ונכסים וכבוד. אשר לא שאלת אתן לך:
and riches, possessions, and honor which you did not request, I shall grant you.
אשר לא היה כן למלכים אשר לפניך ואחריך לא יהיה. מוסב על עושר וכבוד אשר לא שאלת כי החכמה שאני נותן לך בה תלוי גם עושר גם כבוד גם אריכות ימים דכתיב (משלי ג׳:ט״ז) אורך ימים בימינה ובשמאלה עושר וכבוד וזהו שכתוב במלכים (א' י"א) ויגדל המלך שלמה מכל מלכי הארץ לעושר ולחכמה וגומר:
such as that the kings before you did not possess and which will not be so after you This refers back to “riches and honor” which you did not request, because the wisdom that I am granting you: riches, honor, and longevity, are dependent on it, as it is written (Prov. 3:16): “Length of days in its right hand; and in its left hand, riches and honor.” This is what is written (I Kings 10:23): Now King Solomon transcended all the kings of the earth in affluence and wisdom, etc.”
וַיָּבֹא שְׁלֹמֹה לַבָּמָה אֲשֶׁר־בְּגִבְעוֹן יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מִלִּפְנֵי אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וַיִּמְלֹךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ {פ}
Then Shelomo came to the high place that was at Giv῾on to Yerushalayim, from before the Tent of Meeting, and reigned over Yisra᾽el.
Then Shelomo came to the high place that was at Giv῾on to Yerushalayim, from before the Tent of Meeting, and reigned over Yisra᾽el.
וַיֶּאֱסֹף שְׁלֹמֹה רֶכֶב וּפָרָשִׁים וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת רֶכֶב וּשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף פָּרָשִׁים וַיַּנִּיחֵם בְּעָרֵי הָרֶכֶב וְעִם־הַמֶּלֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
And Shelomo gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Yerushalayim.
And Shelomo gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Yerushalayim.
Rashi
ויניחם בערי הרכב. הניח מקצת אותם פרשים ורכב בערי הרכב ועל שם שרוכבי המלך שם היו קוראים אותן העיירות ערי הרכב ומקצתם הניח עמו בירושלים (עיין מלכים א' על פסוק זה מה שפירש"י שם וצריך עיון):
and he left them in the chariot cities He left some of those horsemen and chariots in the chariot cities; since the king’s chariots were there, those cities were called the chariot cities, and some of them he left with him in Jerusalem.
וַיִּתֵּן הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָב בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם כָּאֲבָנִים וְאֵת הָאֲרָזִים נָתַן כַּשִּׁקְמִים אֲשֶׁר־בַּשְּׁפֵלָה לָרֹֽב׃
And the king made silver and gold to be in Yerushalayim as common as stones, and cedar trees he made as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland for abundance.
And the king made silver and gold to be in Yerushalayim as common as stones, and cedar trees he made as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland for abundance.
Rashi
כאבנים. מרוב כסף וזהב שהיה לו לא היה מקפיד על נתינת כסף וזהב בכל העיר לעשות שולחנות וכסאות ורבותינו אמרו כאבני עשר וי"א אמות שהיה לו אבני גזית כן עשה מן הכסף:
like stones Because of the abundance of silver and gold that he had, he was not particular about distributing silver and gold throughout the city to make tables and chairs. Our Rabbis said (Ecc. Rabbah 2:3): Like stones of ten or eight cubits: just as he cut stones, so did he cut silver.
וּמוֹצָא הַסּוּסִים אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה מִמִּצְרָיִם וּמִקְוֵא סֹחֲרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ מִקְוֵא יִקְחוּ בִּמְחִֽיר׃
And the horses that Shelomo had were exported from Miżrayim; and from Qeve the merchants of the king would collect them, from Qeve, at a set price.
And the horses that Shelomo had were exported from Miżrayim; and from Qeve the merchants of the king would collect them, from Qeve, at a set price.
Rashi
ומוצא הסוסים אשר לשלמה. כלומר כל מוצא סוסים אשר לשלמה לא היה כי אם ממצרים:
And Solomon’s source of horses i.e., Solomon’s entire source of horses was exclusively from Egypt.
ומקוא סחרי המלך. ומקוא אסיפת הסוסים במצרים וקורין לה בל"א שטוט"א:
and [there was] an assemblage from which the king’s agents - Heb. מִקְוֵה, the assemblage of the horses in Egypt, and it is called stutte in Middle High German.
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ וַיּוֹצִיאוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם מֶרְכָּבָה בְּשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת כֶּסֶף וְסוּס בַּחֲמִשִּׁים וּמֵאָה וְכֵן לְכׇל־מַלְכֵי הַחִתִּים וּמַלְכֵי אֲרָם בְּיָדָם יוֹצִֽיאוּ׃
And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Miżrayim a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so they brought horses for all the kings of the Ḥittim, and for the kings of Aram, by their means.
And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Miżrayim a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so they brought horses for all the kings of the Ḥittim, and for the kings of Aram, by their means.
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה וּבַיִת לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃
And Shelomo determined to build a house for the name of the Lord, and a royal house for himself.
And Shelomo determined to build a house for the name of the Lord, and a royal house for himself.
ויתחזק שלמה וגו'. מפני שה' אלהיו עמו:
And Solomon strengthened himself because the Lord his God was with him.