Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 9 דברי הימים ב ט׳
Part of: Petuchah, II Chronicles 9:1Petuchah, II Chronicles 9:13Petuchah, II Chronicles 9:22Setumah, II Chronicles 9:25
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וּמַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָא שָׁמְעָה אֶת־שֵׁמַע שְׁלֹמֹה וַתָּבוֹא לְנַסּוֹת אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹה בְחִידוֹת בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בְּחַיִל כָּבֵד מְאֹד וּגְמַלִּים נֹשְׂאִים בְּשָׂמִים וְזָהָב לָרֹב וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה וַתָּבוֹא אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה וַתְּדַבֵּר עִמּוֹ אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־לְבָבָֽהּ׃
And when the queen of Sheva heard of the fame of Shelomo, she came to prove Shelomo with hard questions at Yerushalayim, with a very great retinue, and camels that carried spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Shelomo, she spoke to him of all that was in her heart.
And when the queen of Sheva heard of the fame of Shelomo, she came to prove Shelomo with hard questions at Yerushalayim, with a very great retinue, and camels that carried spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Shelomo, she spoke to him of all that was in her heart.
Rashi
בחידות. כמו (שופטים י״ד:י״ב) אחודה נא לכם חידה דשמשון:
with riddles - Heb. בְחִידוֹת like (Jud. 14:12): “Let me ask you a riddle (אָחוּדָה נָא לָכֶם חִידָה),” [in the story] of Samson.
וַיַּגֶּד־לָהּ שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־כׇּל־דְּבָרֶיהָ וְלֹֽא־נֶעְלַם דָּבָר מִשְּׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר לֹא הִגִּיד לָֽהּ׃
And Shelomo answered her all her questions: and there was nothing hidden from Shelomo which he did not tell her.
And Shelomo answered her all her questions: and there was nothing hidden from Shelomo which he did not tell her.
Rashi
ולא נעלם דבר. כיון שראתה שהגיד לה הכל לא נעלם דבר ממה ששאלה אשר הגיד לה אז הודתה על השמועה כי אמת שמעה ובתרגום מגלת אסתר שם כתובים קצת מן החידות אשר שאלתו:
and nothing was hidden Since she saw that he told her everything, and nothing that she asked him was hidden, she admitted that the report she had heard was true. In the Targum (Sheni) of Megillath Esther (1:2), some of the riddles that she asked him are written.
וַתֵּרֶא מַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָא אֵת חׇכְמַת שְׁלֹמֹה וְהַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר בָּנָֽה׃
And when the queen of Sheva had seen the wisdom of Shelomo, and the house that he had built,
And when the queen of Sheva had seen the wisdom of Shelomo, and the house that he had built,
וּמַאֲכַל שֻׁלְחָנוֹ וּמוֹשַׁב עֲבָדָיו וּמַעֲמַד מְשָׁרְתָיו וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁיהֶם וּמַשְׁקָיו וּמַלְבּוּשֵׁיהֶם וַֽעֲלִיָּתוֹ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲלֶה בֵּית יְהֹוָה וְלֹא־הָיָה עוֹד בָּהּ רֽוּחַ׃
and the food at his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
and the food at his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the Lord; there was no more spirit in her.
Rashi
ומאכל שלחנו. ברבורים ומיני מעדנים העולים על שלחנו לרוב:
And the food of his table fowl (I Kings 5:3) and kinds of delicacies that were served on his table in abundance.
ומושב עבדיו. שכל אחד ואחד היה מכיר את מקומו כשהיו יושבים על השולחן ורואי פני המלך תדיר לא היה א' רשאי לישב במקום חבירו כל ימי חייו:
and the seating of his servants That each one recognized his place when they were seated at the table, and of those who constantly saw the king’s face, no one was allowed to sit in his neighbor’s place all the days of his life.
ומעמד משרתיו. כל אחד ואחד היה מחזיק במעמד שלו ובשירות שלו ולא היה משנה למחר:
and the station of his attendants Each one would retain his station and his position, and he would not change it the next day.
ומלבושיהם. לא כמלבושיהם שהם לבושים היום לובשים למחר:
and their attire The attire that they would wear tomorrow was not the same as, the attire that they wore today.
ומשקיו. רוב משקיו:
and his cupbearers most of his cupbearers.
ועליתו. מסלות עליותיו אשר יעלה עליהם מביתו לבית ה':
and his ascent the stairway by which he ascended from his palace to the Temple.
ולא היה עוד בה רוח. שהיתה סבורה שאין חכמה בכל המלכיות כי אם בארצה וכמו חכמיה כי ארצה במזרח ולפיכך הם חכמים ביותר לפי שמסתכלין במזלות כדאיתא בפרק קמא דראש השנה לדידן מכסי סיהרא י"ח שעו' דארץ ישראל במערב בבל וזהו שכתוב ותרב חכמת שלמה מכל חכמת בני קדם שהם היו במזרח כדכתיב ויהי בנסע' מקדם (בראשית י"א) ומכל חכמת מצרים שהיו מכשפים חרטומים ואשפים וחכם היה בטיי"ר כך כתיב בפסיקתא טייר הוא ל' ערבי ובויקרא רבה בפ' בן המצרי כי עוף השמים יוליך את הקול (קהלת) זה עורב וחכמת טויארי:
and she was breathless because she thought that there was no wisdom in any of the kingdoms but in her own country and like that of her wise men, because her country was in the east; they were wise because they were stargazers, as is stated in the first chapter of Tractate Rosh Hashanah, for Eretz Israel is west of Babylon, and that is what is written (I Kings 5:10): “And Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the children of the east,” for they were in the east, as it is written (Gen. 11: 2): “And it came to pass as they migrated from the east.” (I Kings 5:10) “And all the wisdom of Egypt,” for they were sorcerers, necromancers, and astrologers, and he was wise in divination (טַיִיר). So it is written in Pesikta (d’Rav Kahana p. 33b). The word (טַיִיר) is Arabic, and in Leviticus Rabbah (32:2), in the chapter dealing with the son of the Egyptian (24:10): (Eccl. 10:20): “for a bird of the air shall carry the voice.” This is the raven and refers to the art of bird divination (טוּיאַרִי).
וַתֹּאמֶר אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֱמֶת הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתִּי בְּאַרְצִי עַל־דְּבָרֶיךָ וְעַל־חׇכְמָתֶֽךָ׃
And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my own land of thy acts, and of thy wisdom:
And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my own land of thy acts, and of thy wisdom:
וְלֹא־הֶאֱמַנְתִּי לְדִבְרֵיהֶם עַד אֲשֶׁר־בָּאתִי וַתִּרְאֶינָה עֵינַי וְהִנֵּה לֹא הֻגַּד־לִי חֲצִי מַרְבִּית חׇכְמָתֶךָ יָסַפְתָּ עַל־הַשְּׁמוּעָה אֲשֶׁר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃
but I did not believe their words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou dost exceed the fame that I heard.
but I did not believe their words, until I came, and my eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou dost exceed the fame that I heard.
Rashi
חצי מרבית. רבוי חכמות:
half of your abundant [wisdom] The many wisdoms.
אַשְׁרֵי אֲנָשֶׁיךָ וְאַשְׁרֵי עֲבָדֶיךָ אֵלֶּה הָעֹמְדִים לְפָנֶיךָ תָּמִיד וְשֹׁמְעִים אֶת־חׇכְמָתֶֽךָ׃
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, who stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
יְהִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בָּרוּךְ אֲשֶׁר ׀ חָפֵץ בְּךָ לְתִתְּךָ עַל־כִּסְאוֹ לְמֶלֶךְ לַֽיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּאַהֲבַת אֱלֹהֶיךָ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַעֲמִידוֹ לְעוֹלָם וַיִּתֶּנְךָ עֲלֵיהֶם לְמֶלֶךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָֽה׃
Blessed be the Lord thy God, who delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Yisra᾽el, to establish them for ever, therefore he made thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
Blessed be the Lord thy God, who delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Yisra᾽el, to establish them for ever, therefore he made thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
וַתִּתֵּן לַמֶּלֶךְ מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים ׀ כִּכַּר זָהָב וּבְשָׂמִים לָרֹב מְאֹד וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה וְלֹא הָיָה כַּבֹּשֶׂם הַהוּא אֲשֶׁר־נָתְנָה מַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָא לַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: nor was there any such spice as the queen of Sheva gave king Shelomo.
And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: nor was there any such spice as the queen of Sheva gave king Shelomo.
וְגַם־עַבְדֵי (חירם) [חוּרָם] וְעַבְדֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִיאוּ זָהָב מֵאוֹפִיר הֵבִיאוּ עֲצֵי אַלְגּוּמִּים וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָֽה׃
And the servants also of Ḥuram, and the servants of Shelomo, who brought gold from Ofir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
And the servants also of Ḥuram, and the servants of Shelomo, who brought gold from Ofir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
Rashi
עצי אלגומים. מפרש בפסיקת' כתוב אחד אומר אלמוגים וכתוב אחד אומר אלגומים אלא אלגומים שמם ונקרא אלמוגים לפי שהיה מתמוגג ונכפף מתוך רכיכתו כמו כוסות שהוא נכפף מתוך חשיבתו:
algom wood In Pesikta it is explained: One verse (I Kings 10:11) says אַלְמֻגִּים, and one verse says אַלְגּוּמִּים. The truth is that its name is אַלְגּוּמִּים, but it is called אַלְמֻגִּים because it melted and bent because of its softness, (like cups, which bend because of their value.)
וַיַּעַשׂ הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־עֲצֵי הָאַלְגּוּמִּים מְסִלּוֹת לְבֵית־יְהֹוָה וּלְבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכִנֹּרוֹת וּנְבָלִים לַשָּׁרִים וְלֹא־נִרְאוּ כָהֵם לְפָנִים בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃
And of the algum trees the king made steps for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s palace, and lyres and lutes for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Yehuda.
And of the algum trees the king made steps for the house of the Lord, and for the king’s palace, and lyres and lutes for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Yehuda.
Rashi
מסלות. מדרגות (ובמלכים א' י') כתיב מסעד כדרך שעושין לעולין בדרך מעלות ומדרגות וי"א מסעד ומסילה אחד הם:
a path מְסִלּוֹת, stairs. In I Kings (10:12) it is written מִסְעָד, [a support] after the manner that they make for those who ascend by way of elevated places and stairs. Some say that מִסְעָד and מְסִילָה are one and the same.
וכנרות ונבלים לשרים. י"א לבני לוי המשוררים בכלי שיר ור' אליעזר זצ"ל פי' לשרים המשוררים לטייל לפני המלך דוגמא (שם ד') ויהי שירו חמשה ואלף הם שירות של חול שעשה לשורר לפניו לטייל והוא שכתוב (לקמן ל"ה) ויקונן ירמיה על יאשיהו ויאמרו כל השרים והשרות וגו':
and harps and psalteries for the singers Some say (Jonathan and Rashi to Kings) for the Levites who sing with musical instruments, and Rabbi Eliezer explained it to mean: for the singers who stroll before the king. A similar case is (I Kings 5:12): “and his songs were a thousand and five.” These were secular songs that he composed to sing before him, and that is what is meant (below 35:25): “And Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and all the male singers and the female singers recited in their lamentations, etc.”
וְהַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה נָתַן לְמַֽלְכַּת־שְׁבָא אֶת־כׇּל־חֶפְצָהּ אֲשֶׁר שָׁאָלָה מִלְּבַד אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִיאָה אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַֽתַּהֲפֹךְ וַתֵּלֶךְ לְאַרְצָהּ הִיא וַעֲבָדֶֽיהָ׃ {פ}
And king Shelomo gave to the queen of Sheva all that she desired, whatever she asked, besides that which she had brought to the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
And king Shelomo gave to the queen of Sheva all that she desired, whatever she asked, besides that which she had brought to the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
Rashi
מלבד אשר הביאה. משום כבוד מלכי יהודה כתיב כאן דמשמע שהיא נתנה לו יותר ממה שנתן לה ובמלכים (שם י) כתיב מלבד אשר נתן לה כיד המלך דברים המצויין בא"י ואינם מצויין במקומ':
aside from that which she brought This is written here in deference to the honor of the kings of Judah; it means that she gave him more than he gave her, and in I Kings (10:13) it is written: “aside from that which he gave her according to King [Solomon’s] ability.” [He gave her] things that were common in the land of Israel, but were not common in her country.
וַֽיְהִי מִשְׁקַל הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר־בָּא לִשְׁלֹמֹה בְּשָׁנָה אֶחָת שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת וְשִׁשִּׁים וָשֵׁשׁ כִּכְּרֵי זָהָֽב׃
Now the weight of gold that came to Shelomo in one year was six hundred and sixty talents of gold,
Now the weight of gold that came to Shelomo in one year was six hundred and sixty talents of gold,
לְבַד מֵאַנְשֵׁי הַתָּרִים וְהַסֹּחֲרִים מְבִיאִים וְכׇל־מַלְכֵי עֲרַב וּפַחוֹת הָאָרֶץ מְבִיאִים זָהָב וָכֶסֶף לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
besides that which the traders and merchants brought. And all the kings of ῾Arav and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Shelomo.
besides that which the traders and merchants brought. And all the kings of ῾Arav and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Shelomo.
Rashi
לבד מאנשי התרים. שהיו דואגים לעבור ממדינה למדינה וממלכו' למלכות בלא תייר והיו נותנים לו שכר תייר:
Aside from that which the guides - Heb. הַתָּרִים. They were afraid to pass from province to province or from kingdom to kingdom without a guide, and they would give him the guide’s fee.
והסוחרים מביאים. שהיו מביאי' לו ע"י עלילה כדי לראות חכמתו:
and the merchants would bring They would bring him [gold] on a pretext in order to see his wisdom.
וַיַּעַשׂ הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה מָאתַיִם צִנָּה זָהָב שָׁחוּט שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת זָהָב שָׁחוּט יַעֲלֶה עַל־הַצִּנָּה הָאֶחָֽת׃
And king Shelomo made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
And king Shelomo made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
Rashi
מאתים צנה. צנה מקפת את האדם משלש רוחותיו הוא שכת' (תהילים ה׳:י״ג) כצנה רצון תעטרנו:
two hundred shields צִנָּה which encompasses the person from his three sides, as is written (Ps. 5: 13): “As a shield You encompass him with favor” (כַּצִּנָּה).
זהב שחוט. זהב רך ונוח להרקע מרוב חשיבותו שנטוה כחוט:
malleable gold gold that is soft and easily flattened out. It had great value because it could be spun like a thread.
שש מאות זהב. שש מאות זהובים והוא שש מנים שהזהב הוא הדינר:
six hundred gold pieces Six hundred zehubim, the equivalent of six manehs, for the zahab is the dinar.
וּשְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאוֹת מָֽגִנִּים זָהָב שָׁחוּט שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת זָהָב יַעֲלֶה עַל־הַמָּגֵן הָאֶחָת וַיִּתְּנֵם הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּבֵית יַעַר הַלְּבָנֽוֹן׃
He made three hundred shields of beaten gold also: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of the Levanon.
He made three hundred shields of beaten gold also: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of the Levanon.
Rashi
יער הלבנון. בית גדול בנה שלמה בירושלים כדמוכח לקמן וכל אותם מגיני' לקח שישק ומריבוי עצי הלבנון הגדולים עשאן כדכתיב במלכים (א' ז') ויבן את בית יער הלבנון על ארבע טורי ארזים ושם נתן אותם מגינים והוא שכתוב ותבט ביום ההוא אל נשק בית היער (ישעיהו כ״ב:ח׳):
the forest of Lebanon Solomon built a huge house in Jerusalem, as is proven further, and Shishak took all those shields (below 12:9), and he made them (sic) from an abundance of the large trees of Lebanon, as it is written in I Kings (7:2): “And he built the house of the forest of Lebanon, etc. on four rows, etc.,” and there he deposited those shields, and that is what is written (Isa. 22:8): “and you looked on that day to the weapons of the house of the forest.”
וַיַּעַשׂ הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּסֵּא־שֵׁן גָּדוֹל וַיְצַפֵּהוּ זָהָב טָהֽוֹר׃
And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
And the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
Rashi
כסא שן. שן של פיל:
ivory throne the ivory of elephants.
וְשֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִּסֵּא וְכֶבֶשׁ בַּזָּהָב לַכִּסֵּא מׇאֳחָזִים וְיָדוֹת מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה עַל־מְקוֹם הַשָּׁבֶת וּשְׁנַיִם אֲרָיוֹת עֹמְדִים אֵצֶל הַיָּדֽוֹת׃
And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and arms on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the arms:
And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and arms on each side of the place of the seat, and two lions standing by the arms:
Rashi
ושש מעלות לכסא. מדרגות לעלות בו:
And there were six steps to the throne steps by which to ascend.
וידות מזה ומזה על מקום השבת. כמין מקלות מפאה לפאה מימין ומשמאל ולסמוך זרועותיו עליהם:
with armrests on either side by the place of the seat like rods from corner to corner, from the right and from the left, upon which to support his arms.
וּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר אֲרָיוֹת עֹמְדִים שָׁם עַל־שֵׁשׁ הַֽמַּעֲלוֹת מִזֶּה וּמִזֶּה לֹא־נַעֲשָׂה כֵן לְכׇל־מַמְלָכָֽה׃
and twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
and twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
Rashi
ושנים אריות עומדים אצל הידות. של זהב וכל צורת הכסא וצורת החיות שבכסא מפורש בתרגום של מגילת אסתר:
and two lions were standing beside the armrests [The lions were made] of gold, and the entire form of the throne and the forms of the beasts that were in the throne are depicted in the Targum of the Scroll of Esther (1:2).
וְכֹל כְּלֵי מַשְׁקֵה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה זָהָב וְכֹל כְּלֵי בֵּֽית־יַעַר הַלְּבָנוֹן זָהָב סָגוּר אֵין כֶּסֶף נֶחְשָׁב בִּימֵי שְׁלֹמֹה לִמְאֽוּמָה׃
And all the drinking vessels of king Shelomo were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of the Levanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not valued in the least in the days of Shelomo.
And all the drinking vessels of king Shelomo were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of the Levanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not valued in the least in the days of Shelomo.
כִּֽי־אֳנִיּוֹת לַמֶּלֶךְ הֹלְכוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ עִם עַבְדֵי חוּרָם אַחַת לְשָׁלוֹשׁ שָׁנִים תָּבוֹאנָה ׀ אֳנִיּוֹת תַּרְשִׁישׁ נֹֽשְׂאוֹת זָהָב וָכֶסֶף שֶׁנְהַבִּים וְקוֹפִים וְתוּכִּיִּֽים׃ {פ}
For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Ḥuram: once every three years came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Ḥuram: once every three years came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Rashi
שנהבים. שן פיל ופיל עצמו:
ivory the tusks of elephants and the elephants themselves.
וקופים. מע"ר קאצ"ן:
and apes In German, meerkats, long- tailed monkeys.
ותוכיים. טווסין:
and peacocks - Heb. וְתוּכִּיִּים.
וַיִּגְדַּל הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה מִכֹּל מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ לְעֹשֶׁר וְחׇכְמָֽה׃
And king Shelomo surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
And king Shelomo surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
Rashi
ויגדל המלך שלמה וגו'. לקיים מה שאמר לו וגם אשר לא שאלת אתן לך גם כבוד (מלכים א ג׳:י״ג):
Now King Solomon transcended, etc. To fulfill that which He said to him, (I Kings 3:13): “And I have also given you that which you have not asked, etc. and honor.”
וְכֹל מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ מְבַקְשִׁים אֶת־פְּנֵי שְׁלֹמֹה לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶת־חׇכְמָתוֹ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן הָאֱלֹהִים בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Shelomo, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Shelomo, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
Rashi
וכל מלכי הארץ וגו'. לקיים מה שאמר לו הנה נתתי לך לב חכם ונבון אשר כמוך לא יהיה (שם):
And all the kings of the earth, etc. To fulfill that which He said to him, (ibid. verse 12): “Behold I have given you a wise and understanding heart; so that there was none like you before you.”
וְהֵם מְבִיאִים אִישׁ מִנְחָתוֹ כְּלֵי כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב וּשְׂלָמוֹת נֵשֶׁק וּבְשָׂמִים סוּסִים וּפְרָדִים דְּבַר־שָׁנָה בְּשָׁנָֽה׃ {ס}
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
Rashi
והם מביאים איש מנחתו. על ידי עלילה שבאים לשמוע חכמתו כי אין כבוד לבוא לפני המלך ריקם, דוגמת ולא יראה את פני ה' ריקם (דברים ט״ז:ט״ז):
And each one would bring his gift as a pretext because they were [really] coming to hear [his wisdom], since it is disrespectful to come before a king empty-handed, similar to (Deut. 16:16): “and he shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.”
נשק. כלי זיין:
weapons - Heb. נֶשֶׁק.
וַיְהִי לִשְׁלֹמֹה אַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִים אֻֽרְיוֹת סוּסִים וּמַרְכָּבוֹת וּשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף פָּרָשִׁים וַיַּנִּיחֵם בְּעָרֵי הָרֶכֶב וְעִם־הַמֶּלֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
And Shelomo had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Yerushalayim.
And Shelomo had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Yerushalayim.
Rashi
ויניחם בערי הרכב ועם המלך בירושלים. מקצתם ועבר על לא ירבה לו סוסים:
and he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. some of them. He transgressed [the negative commandment of] (Deut. 17:17): “Only he shall not multiply horses to himself.”
וַיְהִי מוֹשֵׁל בְּכׇל־הַמְּלָכִים מִן־הַנָּהָר וְעַד־אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְעַד גְּבוּל מִצְרָֽיִם׃
And he reigned over all the kings from the river as far as the land of the Pelishtim, and to the border of Miżrayim.
And he reigned over all the kings from the river as far as the land of the Pelishtim, and to the border of Miżrayim.
וַיִּתֵּן הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם כָּאֲבָנִים וְאֵת הָאֲרָזִים נָתַן כַּשִּׁקְמִים אֲשֶׁר־בַּשְּׁפֵלָה לָרֹֽב׃
And the king made silver 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 in Yerushalayim as common as stones, and cedar trees he made as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland for abundance.
וּמוֹצִיאִים סוּסִים מִמִּצְרַיִם לִשְׁלֹמֹה וּמִכׇּל־הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃
And they brought horses to Shelomo out of Miżrayim and out of all lands.
And they brought horses to Shelomo out of Miżrayim and out of all lands.
וּשְׁאָר דִּבְרֵי שְׁלֹמֹה הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִים הֲלֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים עַל־דִּבְרֵי נָתָן הַנָּבִיא וְעַל־נְבוּאַת אֲחִיָּה הַשִּׁילוֹנִי וּבַֽחֲזוֹת (יעדי) [יֶעְדּוֹ] הַחֹזֶה עַל־יָרׇבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָֽט׃
Now the rest of the acts of Shelomo, first and last, are they not written in the book of Natan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Aĥiyya the Shilonite, and in the visions of Ye῾do the seer against Yorov῾am the son of Nevat?
Now the rest of the acts of Shelomo, first and last, are they not written in the book of Natan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Aĥiyya the Shilonite, and in the visions of Ye῾do the seer against Yorov῾am the son of Nevat?
Rashi
על דברי נתן. ויהי בלילה ההוא ויהי דבר ה' אל נתן וגומר (שמואל ב י״ב:כ״ה) עד ויקרא שמו ידידיה:
in the words of Nathan the prophet (II Sam. 12:25): “And He sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.”
ועל נבואת אחיה השילוני. (מלכים א י״א:כ״ט) שקרע ממנו המלכות ונתנה לירבעם:
and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite (I Kings 11:31) who rent the kingdom from him and gave it to Jeroboam.
וַיִּמְלֹךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם עַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָֽה׃
And Shelomo reigned in Yerushalayim over all Yisra᾽el for forty years.
And Shelomo reigned in Yerushalayim over all Yisra᾽el for forty years.
Rashi
על כל ישראל ארבעים שנה. מה שאין כן בדוד שבחברון מלך ז' שנים ובירושלים שלשים ושלש:
over all Israel forty years unlike David, who reigned seven years in Hebron and thirty-three years in Jerusalem.
וַיִּשְׁכַּב שְׁלֹמֹה עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּעִיר דָּוִיד אָבִיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ רְחַבְעָם בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃ {פ}
And Shelomo slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Reĥav῾am his son reigned in his stead.
And Shelomo slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Reĥav῾am his son reigned in his stead.
לנסות את שלמה. אם אמת מה ששמעה מחכמתו ובאה לנסותו:
to test Solomon whether that which she had heard about his wisdom was true, and she came to test him.