Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 9:22-24 דברי הימים ב ט׳:כ״ב-כ״ד
Part of: Chapter 9
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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
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.
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.”