Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 8 דברי הימים ב ח׳
Part of: Petuchah, II Chronicles 8:1Petuchah, II Chronicles 8:10Petuchah, II Chronicles 8:12Setumah, II Chronicles 8:17
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וַיְהִי מִקֵּץ ׀ עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ׃
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, during which Shelomo had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, during which Shelomo had built the house of the Lord, and his own house,
Rashi
וְהֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר נָתַן חוּרָם לִשְׁלֹמֹה בָּנָה שְׁלֹמֹה אֹתָם וַיּוֹשֶׁב שָׁם אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
that the cities which Ḥuram had given Shelomo, Shelomo built them, and caused the children of Yisra᾽el to dwell there.
that the cities which Ḥuram had given Shelomo, Shelomo built them, and caused the children of Yisra᾽el to dwell there.
וַיֵּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה חֲמָת צוֹבָה וַיֶּחֱזַק עָלֶֽיהָ׃
And Shelomo went to Ḥamat-żova, and prevailed against it.
And Shelomo went to Ḥamat-żova, and prevailed against it.
וַיִּבֶן אֶת־תַּדְמֹר בַּמִּדְבָּר וְאֵת כׇּל־עָרֵי הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה בַּחֲמָֽת׃
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Ḥamat.
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Ḥamat.
Rashi
ויבן את תדמור במדבר. (ובמלכים א ט׳:י״ח) כתיב את תמור ותדמור קרינן וזה ששנינו ביבמות אין מקבלים גרים מן התרמודים ובב"ר בפרשת עקידה מפרש שעזרו לשונאיהם של ישראל ולפי שהמירו עצמם ונתחלפו לרעה בסוף על כן נכתב במלכים תמור לשון תמורה שהיה להם לעשות לישראל חסד עשה עמהם שלמה שבנה להם כרך תדמור ומשום שלמה לא נכתב כאן תמור אלא תדמור כלומר עיר חשובה הכל לכבוד שלמה שאין כבוד שלמה לומר כאן הא בנה כרך שמרדו בו וקלקלו בו ועל כן כתב תדמור ולא תמור:
And he built Tadmor in the desert In I Kings (9:18) it [the name] is written “Tamar,” but read, “Tadmor.” This accounts for that which we learned in Tractate Jebamoth (16a): We may not accept proselytes from the Tarmodites; and in Genesis Rabbah (56:11), in the portion dealing with the binding [of Isaac] it is explained that they aided Israel’s enemies, and because they changed themselves and became worse, the word תָּמָר is used in Kings, an expression of exchange (תְּמוּרָה), for they should have repaid Israel for the kindness that Solomon bestowed upon them, for he built the city of Tadmor for them. Because of Solomon, it is not written here “Tamar,” but “Tadmor,” i.e., an important city, in deference to Solomon’s honor, for it is no honor to Solomon to say here that he built a city which rebelled against him and sinned against him. Therefore, it is written, “Tadmor,” and not “Tamar.”
וַיִּבֶן אֶת־בֵּית חוֹרוֹן הָעֶלְיוֹן וְאֶת־בֵּית חוֹרוֹן הַתַּחְתּוֹן עָרֵי מָצוֹר חוֹמוֹת דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִֽיחַ׃
And he built the upper Bet-ĥoron, and the lower Bet-ĥoron, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
And he built the upper Bet-ĥoron, and the lower Bet-ĥoron, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
Rashi
ערי מצור. לפי שהיו עומדים על התחום הוצרכו חוזק כל כך:
fortified cities Because they stood on the border, they needed to be fortified.
וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲלָת וְאֵת כׇּל־עָרֵי הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לִשְׁלֹמֹה וְאֵת כׇּל־עָרֵי הָרֶכֶב וְאֵת עָרֵי הַפָּרָשִׁים וְאֵת ׀ כׇּל־חֵשֶׁק שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר חָשַׁק לִבְנוֹת בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וּבַלְּבָנוֹן וּבְכֹל אֶרֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃
and Ba῾alat, and all the store cities that Shelomo had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Shelomo desired to build in Yerushalayim, and in the Levanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
and Ba῾alat, and all the store cities that Shelomo had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Shelomo desired to build in Yerushalayim, and in the Levanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
כׇּל־הָעָם הַנּוֹתָר מִן־הַחִתִּי וְהָאֱמֹרִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי וְהַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל הֵֽמָּה׃
As for all the people who were left of the Ḥitti, and the Emori, and the Perizzi, and the Ḥivvi, and the Yevusi, who were not of Yisra᾽el;
As for all the people who were left of the Ḥitti, and the Emori, and the Perizzi, and the Ḥivvi, and the Yevusi, who were not of Yisra᾽el;
מִן־בְּנֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר נוֹתְרוּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־כִלּוּם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיַּעֲלֵם שְׁלֹמֹה לְמַס עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Yisra᾽el did not wipe out, Shelomo raised a levy of them until this day.
of their children, who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Yisra᾽el did not wipe out, Shelomo raised a levy of them until this day.
וּמִן־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָתַן שְׁלֹמֹה לַעֲבָדִים לִמְלַאכְתּוֹ כִּי־הֵמָּה אַנְשֵׁי מִלְחָמָה וְשָׂרֵי שָׁלִישָׁיו וְשָׂרֵי רִכְבּוֹ וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ {פ}
But of the children of Yisra᾽el of whom Shelomo did not make servants for his work, (for they were men of war, and chiefs of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen,)
But of the children of Yisra᾽el of whom Shelomo did not make servants for his work, (for they were men of war, and chiefs of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen,)
Rashi
למלאכתו. למלאכת בניינו למה כי הגרים למלאכתו ולא אנשי ישראל לפי כי ישראל המה אנשי חיל ואנשי מלחמה ושרי רכבו ופרשיו:
for his work [i.e.] for the work of his building. Why? All the proselytes were [employed] to do his work, but not the men of Israel, because the Israelites served as soldiers and men of war and the officers of his chariots and his horsemen.
וְאֵלֶּה שָׂרֵי (הנציבים) [הַנִּצָּבִים] אֲשֶׁר־לַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה חֲמִשִּׁים וּמָאתָיִם הָרֹדִים בָּעָֽם׃
even of these were the chiefs of king Shelomo’s officers, two hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people.
even of these were the chiefs of king Shelomo’s officers, two hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people.
Rashi
חמשים ומאתי'. ובמלכים (א' ט') חמשים וחמש מאות אלא זה וזה אחד הוא שמחסר לשם ג' מאות ושנה ומנה אותם שוב שהרי שם כתוב למעלה לבד משרי הנצבים וגו' שלשת אלפים ושלש מאות הרודים וכאן כתיב לעיל שלשת אלפים ושש מאות נמצא מה שחסר בפסוק אחד הוסיף בפסוק אחר ומחלקם בשביל שהג' מאות היתרים גרים היו והיו ממונים על אותן ג' אלפים וג' מאות הרודים על ע' אלף נשא סבל ופ' אלף חצב בהר ואלו חמשים ומאתים הנאמר כאן ישראלים היו ממונים על אותם ג' מאות גרים:
two hundred fifty And in I Kings (9:23): “five hundred fifty,” but [in fact], these two are identical, for there Scripture deducts three hundred and then repeats and counts them again, for there it is written (5:30): “Besides Solomon’s chief officers, etc....three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule,” and here it is written above (2:1): “three thousand six hundred.” We find that what is missing in one verse is added in the other verse. Scripture separates them because the three hundred extra were proselytes, and they were appointed over those three thousand three hundred who ruled over the seventy thousand who bore burdens and the eighty thousand hewers in the mountains (I Kings 5:29), and these two hundred fifty were Israelites, appointed over those three hundred proselytes.
וְאֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹה הֶעֱלָה שְׁלֹמֹה מֵעִיר דָּוִיד לַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה־לָהּ כִּי אָמַר לֹא־תֵשֵׁב אִשָּׁה לִי בְּבֵית דָּוִיד מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּֽי־קֹדֶשׁ הֵמָּה אֲשֶׁר־בָּאָֽה־אֲלֵיהֶם אֲרוֹן יְהֹוָֽה׃ {פ}
And Shelomo brought up the daughter of Par῾o out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David, king of Yisra᾽el, because the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.
And Shelomo brought up the daughter of Par῾o out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David, king of Yisra᾽el, because the places to which the ark of the Lord has come are holy.
Rashi
העלה שלמה מעיר דוד. היא ציון שהושיבה בעיר דוד כשלקחה והיתה שם עד כלותו לבנות את ביתו:
Solomon brought up from the City of David That is Zion, for he let her dwell in the City of David when he married her, and she was there until he completed building his palace.
כי קדש המה. כל העיר וכל הבתים:
because they are holy The entire city and all the houses.
אשר באה אליהם. לפי שבאה אליהם ארון ה' באה לשון נקבה דוגמא (שמואל א ד׳:ג׳) וארון ברית ה' נלקחה:
since the Ark of the Lord came to them because the Ark of the Lord had come to them. [The word] בָּאָה is a feminine expression, similar to (I Sam. 4:17): “and the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord (sic) was taken (נִלְקְחָה).”
אָז הֶעֱלָה שְׁלֹמֹה עֹלוֹת לַֽיהֹוָה עַל מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה לִפְנֵי הָאוּלָֽם׃
Then Shelomo offered burnt offerings to the Lord, on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,
Then Shelomo offered burnt offerings to the Lord, on the altar of the Lord, which he had built before the porch,
Rashi
על מזבח ה'. זה מזבח הנחשת שבנה שלמה וי"מ מזבח הנחשת שעשה שלמה תחת מזבח הנחשת שבנה משה ותימה בדבר שהרי כתיב (מלכים ב' י"ז) ואת עולת כל עם וכל דם עולה וגו' יהיה לבקר כלומר מזבח הנחשת שהיה שם קודם לכן יהיה לי לבקר מכלל שהמזבח היה של נחושת:
on the altar of the Lord This was the copper altar that Solomon built. Some explain that this was the copper altar that Solomon made instead of the copper altar that Moses built, but this is astounding, because it is written (II Kings 16:15): “and the burnt offerings of the entire people of the land, etc. and the blood of every burnt offering, etc. shall be for me to visit,” i.e., the copper altar, which was there heretofore, shall be for me to visit. This proves that Moses’ copper altar was still there.
וּבִדְבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹם לְהַֽעֲלוֹת כְּמִצְוַת מֹשֶׁה לַשַּׁבָּתוֹת וְלֶחֳדָשִׁים וְלַמּוֹעֲדוֹת שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה בְּחַג הַמַּצּוֹת וּבְחַג הַשָּׁבֻעוֹת וּבְחַג הַסֻּכּֽוֹת׃
after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moshe, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the appointed seasons, three times in the year, on the feast of unleavened bread, and on the feast of weeks, and on the feast of booths.
after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moshe, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the appointed seasons, three times in the year, on the feast of unleavened bread, and on the feast of weeks, and on the feast of booths.
וַיַּעֲמֵד כְּמִשְׁפַּט דָּֽוִיד־אָבִיו אֶת־מַחְלְקוֹת הַכֹּהֲנִים עַל־עֲבֹדָתָם וְהַלְוִיִּם עַל־מִשְׁמְרוֹתָם לְהַלֵּל וּלְשָׁרֵת נֶגֶד הַכֹּֽהֲנִים לִדְבַר־יוֹם בְּיוֹמוֹ וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִים בְּמַחְלְקוֹתָם לְשַׁעַר וָשָׁעַר כִּי כֵן מִצְוַת דָּוִיד אִישׁ־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
And according to the form prescribed by David his father, he set the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the gatekeepers also by their divisions at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
And according to the form prescribed by David his father, he set the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the gatekeepers also by their divisions at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
וְלֹא סָרוּ מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל־הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם לְכׇל־דָּבָר וְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת׃
And they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
And they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
וַתִּכֹּן כׇּל־מְלֶאכֶת שְׁלֹמֹה עַד־הַיּוֹם מוּסַד בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וְעַד־כְּלֹתוֹ שָׁלֵם בֵּית יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס}
So all the work of Shelomo was accomplished from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.
So all the work of Shelomo was accomplished from the day of the foundation of the house of the Lord, until it was finished. So the house of the Lord was completed.
Rashi
עד היום מוסד בית. מיום הוסדו עד כלותו:
until this day [from] the founding of the House of the Lord From the day of its founding until its completion.
אָז הָלַךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לְעֶצְיֽוֹן־גֶּבֶר וְאֶל־אֵילוֹת עַל־שְׂפַת הַיָּם בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
Then Shelomo went to ῾Eżyon-gever, and to Elot, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
Then Shelomo went to ῾Eżyon-gever, and to Elot, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
וַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־לוֹ חוּרָם בְּיַד־עֲבָדָיו (אוניות) [אֳנִיּוֹת] וַעֲבָדִים יוֹדְעֵי יָם וַיָּבֹאוּ עִם־עַבְדֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אוֹפִירָה וַיִּקְחוּ מִשָּׁם אַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת וַחֲמִשִּׁים כִּכַּר זָהָב וַיָּבִיאוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ {פ}
And Ḥuram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Shelomo to Ofir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Shelomo.
And Ḥuram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Shelomo to Ofir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Shelomo.
ויהי מקץ עשרים שנה. פתרון מקץ עשרים שנה שנגמר כל הבנין של בית ה' שבע שנים ואת ביתו י"ג שנים כדכתיב במלכים (שם ו):
Now it came to pass at the end of twenty years The meaning is: at the end of twenty years that the entire construction had been completed: that of the House of the Lord seven years and that of his palace thirteen years, as it is written in I Kings (6:38, 7:1).