Tanach
Melachim I 10:26-29 מלכים א י׳:כ״ו-כ״ט
Part of: Chapter 10
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וַיֶּאֱסֹף שְׁלֹמֹה רֶכֶב וּפָרָשִׁים וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ אֶלֶף וְאַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת רֶכֶב וּשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף פָּרָשִׁים וַיַּנְחֵם בְּעָרֵי הָרֶכֶב וְעִם־הַמֶּלֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
Shlomo amassed chariots and cavalry. He possessed fourteen hundred chariots, and twelve thousand cavalry men. He placed them in the cities of chariots and with the king in Yerushalayim.
Shlomo amassed chariots and cavalry. He possessed fourteen hundred chariots, and twelve thousand cavalry men. He placed them in the cities of chariots and with the king in Yerushalayim.
Rashi
וינחם. וינהלם:
He placed them. And he led them.12Alternatively, he stationed them.—Metzudas Dovid.
וַיִּתֵּן הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־הַכֶּסֶף בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם כָּאֲבָנִים וְאֵת הָאֲרָזִים נָתַן כַּשִּׁקְמִים אֲשֶׁר־בַּשְּׁפֵלָה לָרֹֽב׃
The king made the silver [as worthless] as stones in Yerushalayim; and the cedars [as common] as sycamores that are found in abundance in the lowland.
The king made the silver [as worthless] as stones in Yerushalayim; and the cedars [as common] as sycamores that are found in abundance in the lowland.
Rashi
כאבנים. ולמעלה (פסוק כא) הוא אומר 'למאומה' רבותינו פירשו (סנהדרין כא ב): כאן קודם שנשא שלמה את בת פרעה, כאן לאחר שנשא שלמה את בת פרעה:
As stones. But above it states, “of no value.”13Above v. 21. Our Rabbis explained that one refers to the time before Shlomo married Pharaoh’s daughter, and one refers to the time after Shlomo wedded Pharaoh’s daughter.14See Maseches Sanhedrin 21b. After Shlomo married Pharaoh’s daughter and began to go astray, the nation became less prosperous and silver regained some value.
וּמוֹצָא הַסּוּסִים אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה מִמִּצְרָיִם וּמִקְוֵה סֹחֲרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ יִקְחוּ מִקְוֵה בִּמְחִֽיר׃
The source of the horses that Shlomo possessed was from Egypt and from a privileged cartel. The royal traders bought [horses] from the cartel at the marked price.
The source of the horses that Shlomo possessed was from Egypt and from a privileged cartel. The royal traders bought [horses] from the cartel at the marked price.
Rashi
ומוצא הסוסים אשר לשלמה. היה ממצרים:
The source of the horses that Shlomo possessed. Was from Egypt.
ומקוה. אסיפת סוחרי הסוסים במצרים, סוחרי המלך שלמה היו קונין אותם במחיר ממצרים מן המלך, שלא יוציא אדם סוס משם, אלא על ידם, כך שמעתי ולכך נקוד על 'ומקוה' טעם זק"ף גדו"ל, ללמוד שהתיבה עומדת בעצמה, ואינה דבוקה לאחריה:
A privileged cartel. The gathering of horse dealers was in Egypt. Shlomo’s merchants bought [the rights] from the king of Egypt, because no person could export horses from there except through them. This is what I heard. Therefore, there is a “zakef gadol”15I.e., a cantillation signifying a pause. on “ומקוה,” to denote that the word מקוה stands by itself and is not connected with what follows it.16Alternatively, מקוה is linen thread [thread=תקוה, See Yehoshua 2:18], i.e. Egypt exported two items for Shlomo, horses and linen thread—Radak. Or מקוה [=מן קוה], i.e., they brought horses from a region called קוה.—Metzudas Dovid
וַֽתַּעֲלֶה וַתֵּצֵא מֶרְכָּבָה מִמִּצְרַיִם בְּשֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת כֶּסֶף וְסוּס בַּחֲמִשִּׁים וּמֵאָה וְכֵן לְכׇל־מַלְכֵי הַחִתִּים וּלְמַלְכֵי אֲרָם בְּיָדָם יֹצִֽאוּ׃ {פ}
A chariot would be exported from Egypt for six hundred silver pieces and a single horse for one hundred fifty. In this manner [the horses of] all the kings of Hittite and Aram were exported through them.
A chariot would be exported from Egypt for six hundred silver pieces and a single horse for one hundred fifty. In this manner [the horses of] all the kings of Hittite and Aram were exported through them.
Rashi
וסוס בחמשים ומאה. למדנו שהמרכבה בארבע סוסים, וכן בדמים הללו לכל מלכי החתים ולמלכי ארם:
And a single horse for one hundred fifty. We deduce that a chariot consisted of four horses.17If a single horse was exported for 150 silver pieces, and a chariot was exported for 600 silver pieces, obviously a chariot consisted of four horses. And for these prices [they sold] to all the kings of the Chitim and Aram.
בידם. של סוחרי שלמה, יוצאים ממצרים:
Through them. Through Shlomo’s merchants, they exported them from Egypt.
אלף וארבע מאות רכב. ובדברי הימים (ב א יד) כתוב: אלף ושבע מאות. ואומר אני, אלף וארבע מאות בערי הרכב היו, והשלש מאות עם המלך בירושלים, וכך פירושו בדברי הימים: וינחם בערי הרכב, ועם המלך היה עוד רכב אחד בירושלים. וכאן כך פירושו: וינחם בערי הרכב, ועם המלך היו מקצתן בירושלים:
Fourteen hundred chariots. But in Divrei Hayomim it states, “seventeen hundred.”11II Divrei Hayomim 1:14. Rashi apparently had a different version of the text than ours. Our text in Divrei Hayomim reads, “fourteen hundred chariots.” Thus there is no discrepancy between the texts. Therefore I say that fourteen hundred were in the chariot cities, and three hundred were with the king in Yerusholayim. And this is the explanation in Divrei Hayomim, “and he stationed them in the chariot cities, and with the king there were other chariots in Yerusholayim.” And while here, this is the explanation, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king; and in Yerusholayim [were additional ones].