Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 9:13-21 דברי הימים ב ט׳:י״ג-כ״א
Part of: Chapter 9
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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
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.
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.