Tanach
Melachim I 9 מלכים א ט׳
Part of: Petuchah, I Kings 8:54Petuchah, I Kings 9:2Petuchah, I Kings 9:10Petuchah, I Kings 9:14Setumah, I Kings 9:23
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וַֽיְהִי כְּכַלּוֹת שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֹת אֶת־בֵּית־יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְאֵת כׇּל־חֵשֶׁק שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר חָפֵץ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃ {פ}
And it was when Shlomo completed building the Beis Hamikdosh of Adonoy and the house of the king, and all the desires of Shlomo that he wished to do.
And it was when Shlomo completed building the Beis Hamikdosh of Adonoy and the house of the king, and all the desires of Shlomo that he wished to do.
וַיֵּרָא יְהֹוָה אֶל־שְׁלֹמֹה שֵׁנִית כַּאֲשֶׁר נִרְאָה אֵלָיו בְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃
Adonoy appeared to Shlomo a second time, as He had appeared to him in Givon.
Adonoy appeared to Shlomo a second time, as He had appeared to him in Givon.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֵלָיו שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת־תְּפִלָּתְךָ וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתְךָ אֲשֶׁר הִתְחַנַּנְתָּה לְפָנַי הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי אֶת־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בָּנִתָה לָשׂוּם־שְׁמִי שָׁם עַד־עוֹלָם וְהָיוּ עֵינַי וְלִבִּי שָׁם כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃
And Adonoy said to him, “I have listened to your prayer and your plea that you have pleaded before Me. I have sanctified this House that you built to put My Name there for eternity, and My eyes and My heart will be there all the days.
And Adonoy said to him, “I have listened to your prayer and your plea that you have pleaded before Me. I have sanctified this House that you built to put My Name there for eternity, and My eyes and My heart will be there all the days.
Rashi
וְאַתָּה אִם־תֵּלֵךְ לְפָנַי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַךְ דָּוִד אָבִיךָ בְּתׇם־לֵבָב וּבְיֹשֶׁר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ חֻקַּי וּמִשְׁפָּטַי תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃
As for you, if you walk before Me as Dovid, your father walked, with a pure heart and with uprightness, to do all that I have commanded you, to preserve My statutes and My judgements.
As for you, if you walk before Me as Dovid, your father walked, with a pure heart and with uprightness, to do all that I have commanded you, to preserve My statutes and My judgements.
וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־כִּסֵּא מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל לְעֹלָם כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתִּי עַל־דָּוִד אָבִיךָ לֵאמֹר לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵת לְךָ אִישׁ מֵעַל כִּסֵּא יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Yisroel forever, as I spoke to Dovid, your father, saying, ‘No man [descendant] of yours will be cut off from the throne of Yisroel.
Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Yisroel forever, as I spoke to Dovid, your father, saying, ‘No man [descendant] of yours will be cut off from the throne of Yisroel.
אִם־שׁוֹב תְּשֻׁבוּן אַתֶּם וּבְנֵיכֶם מֵֽאַחֲרַי וְלֹא תִשְׁמְרוּ מִצְוֺתַי חֻקֹּתַי אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לִפְנֵיכֶם וַהֲלַכְתֶּם וַֽעֲבַדְתֶּם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם לָהֶֽם׃
But if you and your sons turn away from following Me, and do not preserve My mitzvos and My statutues that I have presented to you; and go and worship other gods and bow down to them.
But if you and your sons turn away from following Me, and do not preserve My mitzvos and My statutues that I have presented to you; and go and worship other gods and bow down to them.
וְהִכְרַתִּי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתִּי לָהֶם וְאֶת־הַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר הִקְדַּשְׁתִּי לִשְׁמִי אֲשַׁלַּח מֵעַל פָּנָי וְהָיָה יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמָשָׁל וְלִשְׁנִינָה בְּכׇל־הָעַמִּֽים׃
I will cut off Yisroel from the face of the land that I gave to them, and the House that I have sanctified for My Name, I will cast off from My presence; and Yisroel will become an example and a mockery among all the peoples.
I will cut off Yisroel from the face of the land that I gave to them, and the House that I have sanctified for My Name, I will cast off from My presence; and Yisroel will become an example and a mockery among all the peoples.
Rashi
ואת הבית אשר הקדשתי לשמי. תנאי הוא ביני וביניכם, ואם לא תשמעו, מה נאמר שם (ויקרא כו לא): והשמותי את מקדשיכם:
And the House that I have sanctified for My Name. There is a condition between Me and you, [that] “If you heed not heed, etc.,” what is stated there? “I will bring your Sanctuaries into desolation.”3Vayikra 26:31.
ולשנינה. כתרגום: ולשועי, יספרו את הרעות הבאות עליו ויתלעגו בו, כמו (בראשית לז ט): ויספר, ואשתעי. ולשון 'שנינה' אף הוא לשון 'דבור', דכתיב (דברים ו ז): ושננתם לבניך:
And a mockery. As the Targum [Yonoson rendered], ולשועי, [i.e.,] they will tell about the evils that have befallen them and will scoff at them, as in, “ויספר [=and he told,” which the Targum rendered] ואשתעי. The expression “שנינה” is also an expression of speech as it is written [in Scriptures], “and you shall repeat them [ושננתם] to your children.”
וְהַבַּיִת הַזֶּה יִהְיֶה עֶלְיוֹן כׇּל־עֹבֵר עָלָיו יִשֹּׁם וְשָׁרָק וְאָמְרוּ עַל־מֶה עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה כָּכָה לָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת וְלַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
And this Beis Hamikdosh will be most high, [and] all who pass by it will be astounded and whistle; and they will say, ‘For what reason has Adonoy done so to this land and to this Beis Hamikdosh?’
And this Beis Hamikdosh will be most high, [and] all who pass by it will be astounded and whistle; and they will say, ‘For what reason has Adonoy done so to this land and to this Beis Hamikdosh?’
Rashi
והבית הזה יהיה עליון. כל זמן שלא חטאתם, ומשתחטאו כל עובר עליו ישום וישרוק וכן כתוב בדברי הימים (ב ז כא): והבית הזה אשר היה עליון כל עובר עליו וגו'. וכה פתרונו: והבית הזה אשר היה עליון ונורא אף לעובדי כוכבים, כמו שאמר למעלה (ח מא): וגם אל הנכרי אשר לא מעמך וגו', ועכשיו בחרבנו, כל העובר עליו, אף עובד כוכבים, ישום וישרוק, ויאמר כי חטאו של ישראל גורם:
And this Beis Hamikdosh will be most high. So long as you have not sinned; but once you sin, every passerby will be astounded and will hiss.4Rashi understands that יהיה is the future tense, meaning “will be” most high. Alternatively, יהיה can also be interpreted in the present tense, “is” most high—Ralbag. Or, יהיה עליון is interpreted as “will be destroyed.”—Radak And similarly it is written in Divrei Hayomim, “And this Beis [Hamikdosh] that was exalted, all who pass by it, etc.,”5II Divrei Hayomim 7:41. and this is its interpretation, “and this house that was exalted and revered even by the gentiles,” as is stated above, “And even to the stranger who is not of Your people, etc.,”6I Melochim 8:21. But, now in its destruction, everyone who passes by it, even the gentiles, will be astounded and hiss, and will say that the Jews’ sins were the cause.
ישום. יתמה, כמו (ויקרא כו לב): ושממו עליה אויביכם, (איוב יח כ): על יומו נשמו אחרונים:
Will be astounded. [ישם means] “will wonder,” as in, “and your enemies will be astonished [ושממו] about it,”7Vayikra 26:32. [and as in,] “Concerning his day, the later ones will wonder [נשמו].”8Iyov 18:20.
ושרק. שופילי"ר בלע"ז, וכן דרך כל הרואה חורבן פתאום, לשרוק:
And whistle. Siffler, in O.F. The habit of anyone who suddenly sees desolation, is to hiss.9When people are amazed at what they see, they often whistle.
וְאָמְרוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר עָזְבוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצִיא אֶת־אֲבֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם וַֽיַּחֲזִקוּ בֵּאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים (וישתחו) [וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ] לָהֶם וַיַּעַבְדֻם עַל־כֵּן הֵבִיא יְהֹוָה עֲלֵיהֶם אֵת כׇּל־הָרָעָה הַזֹּֽאת׃ {פ}
And they will say, ‘Because they abandoned Adonoy, their God Who took out their fathers from the land of Egypt, and they took hold of other gods, and bowed to them, and worshipped them. Therefore, Adonoy, their god brought upon them all this evil.
And they will say, ‘Because they abandoned Adonoy, their God Who took out their fathers from the land of Egypt, and they took hold of other gods, and bowed to them, and worshipped them. Therefore, Adonoy, their god brought upon them all this evil.
וַיְהִי מִקְצֵה עֶשְׂרִים שָׁנָה אֲשֶׁר־בָּנָה שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַבָּתִּים אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
It was at the end of twenty years that Shlomo built the two houses; the Beis Hamikdosh of Adonoy and the house of the king.
It was at the end of twenty years that Shlomo built the two houses; the Beis Hamikdosh of Adonoy and the house of the king.
Rashi
עשרים שנה. שבע שנים לבית ה', ואת ביתו שלש עשרה שנה, כמו שאמר למעלה:
Twenty years. I.e., seven years [to build] the Beis Hamikdosh, and thirteen years [to build] his own palace, as mentioned above.10Above 6:38, and 7:1.
חִירָם מֶֽלֶךְ־צֹר נִשָּׂא אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹה בַּעֲצֵי אֲרָזִים וּבַעֲצֵי בְרוֹשִׁים וּבַזָּהָב לְכׇל־חֶפְצוֹ אָז יִתֵּן הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לְחִירָם עֶשְׂרִים עִיר בְּאֶרֶץ הַגָּלִֽיל׃
Chirom, king of Tzor, provided Shlomo with cedar wood, and cypress wood and as much gold as he desired. Then Shlomo ha Melech gave Chirom twenty cities in the land of the Gallil.
Chirom, king of Tzor, provided Shlomo with cedar wood, and cypress wood and as much gold as he desired. Then Shlomo ha Melech gave Chirom twenty cities in the land of the Gallil.
Rashi
נשא את שלמה. ענין עמס, כלכל את משאו בדבר זה:
Provided Shlomo. An expression of bearing, [i.e.,] he bore his burden in this matter.
וַיֵּצֵא חִירָם מִצֹּר לִרְאוֹת אֶת־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר נָתַן־לוֹ שְׁלֹמֹה וְלֹא יָשְׁרוּ בְּעֵינָֽיו׃
Chirom left Tzor to see the cities that Shlomo had given to him and they did not please him.
Chirom left Tzor to see the cities that Shlomo had given to him and they did not please him.
וַיֹּאמֶר מָה הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתָּה לִּי אָחִי וַיִּקְרָא לָהֶם אֶרֶץ כָּבוּל עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ {פ}
And he said [to Shlomo], “What kind of cities are these that you have given me, my brother?” So he called them the land of Kovul to this day.
And he said [to Shlomo], “What kind of cities are these that you have given me, my brother?” So he called them the land of Kovul to this day.
Rashi
ארץ כבול. ארץ כבלים, ארץ טיט, שהרגל משתקע ונכבלת בה:
The land of Kovul. A land of chains, [i.e.,] a marshland into which the foot sinks and is entrapped.11It was as troublesome to walk on, as it is difficult for a man who is chained in shackles to walk, i.e., the foot is trapped as if it were in a chain [=כבל]—Radak. The land was not fertile. Alternatively, the people of כבל wore chains of silver and gold, i.e., they were wealthy and spoiled, and Chirom did not want to deal with them. See Maseches Shabbos 54a and Rashi there.
וַיִּשְׁלַח חִירָם לַמֶּלֶךְ מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִים כִּכַּר זָהָֽב׃
Then Chirom sent to the king one hundred twenty measures of gold.
Then Chirom sent to the king one hundred twenty measures of gold.
וְזֶה דְבַר־הַמַּס אֲשֶֽׁר־הֶעֱלָה ׀ הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה לִבְנוֹת אֶת־בֵּית יְהֹוָה וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ וְאֶת־הַמִּלּוֹא וְאֵת חוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם וְאֶת־חָצֹר וְאֶת־מְגִדּוֹ וְאֶת־גָּֽזֶר׃
And this is the review of the tax that Shlomo ha Melech imposed [in order] to build the Beis Hamikdosh of Adonoy, and his own house, the Millo, and the walls of Yerushalayim, and Chotzor, Megido and Gezer.
And this is the review of the tax that Shlomo ha Melech imposed [in order] to build the Beis Hamikdosh of Adonoy, and his own house, the Millo, and the walls of Yerushalayim, and Chotzor, Megido and Gezer.
Rashi
וזה דבר המס. מה שמפרש בסוף הענין (פסוק כ): כל העם הנותר וגו', ויעלם שלמה למס עובד, אותו המס היה לבנות בו את כל אלה:
And this is the review of the tax. Described at the end of this topic, “All the people that remained, etc.,12Below v. 20. Shlomo levied a tax of labor.”13Below v. 21. The tax levy was to build all these [structures].
ואת המלוא. מקום היה בירושלים בעיר דוד, ונקרא מלוא, על שם שמוקף חומה נמוכה, ומלאו לתוכה עפר:
The Millo. [Millo was] a place in Yerusholayim, in the City of Dovid, that was called Millo, because it was enclosed by a low wall and it was filled [ומלאו] with dirt.14Alternatively, it was a large open plaza without any buildings, where people gathered [=מלא]—Ralbag.
פַּרְעֹה מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם עָלָה וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־גֶּזֶר וַיִּשְׂרְפָהּ בָּאֵשׁ וְאֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בָּעִיר הָרָג וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ שִׁלֻּחִים לְבִתּוֹ אֵשֶׁת שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
Pharoah, king of Egypt, had gone up and conquered Gezer and burnt it with fire, and the Canaanites that lived in the city he killed; and he gave it as a present to his daughter, the wife of Shlomo.
Pharoah, king of Egypt, had gone up and conquered Gezer and burnt it with fire, and the Canaanites that lived in the city he killed; and he gave it as a present to his daughter, the wife of Shlomo.
Rashi
שלוחים. נדוניא:
Present. A dowry.
וַיִּבֶן שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת־גָּזֶר וְאֶת־בֵּית חֹרֹן תַּחְתּֽוֹן׃
And Shlomo built Gezer and the lower Beis Choron.
And Shlomo built Gezer and the lower Beis Choron.
וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲלָת וְאֶת־[תַּדְמֹר] (תמר) בַּמִּדְבָּר בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
And [also] Baalos and Tadmor, in the desert of the land.
And [also] Baalos and Tadmor, in the desert of the land.
Rashi
ואת תדמור במדבר בארץ. אצל הישוב:
And Tadmor in the desert of the land. [I.e., it was located] near a settlement.15The expression במדבר בארץ [=in the desert in the land] is somewhat ambiguous. Therefore Rashi suggests that the desert was located near a civilized area. Alternatively, the city was bordered by a desert on one side, and by arable land on the other side.—Ralbag
וְאֵת כׇּל־עָרֵי הַֽמִּסְכְּנוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ לִשְׁלֹמֹה וְאֵת עָרֵי הָרֶכֶב וְאֵת עָרֵי הַפָּרָשִׁים וְאֵת ׀ חֵשֶׁק שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר חָשַׁק לִבְנוֹת בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וּבַלְּבָנוֹן וּבְכֹל אֶרֶץ מֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃
And all the storage cities that Shlomo possessed, and the cities of [his] chariots, and the cities of his cavalry, and the desires of Shlomo that he desired to build in Yerushalayim, in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion.
And all the storage cities that Shlomo possessed, and the cities of [his] chariots, and the cities of his cavalry, and the desires of Shlomo that he desired to build in Yerushalayim, in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion.
Rashi
ערי המסכנות. קרוי בית אוצריא:
The store cities. [Targum Yonoson rendered,] “cities used for storage.”
כׇּל־הָעָם הַנּוֹתָר מִן־הָאֱמֹרִי הַחִתִּי הַפְּרִזִּי הַחִוִּי וְהַיְבוּסִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵֽמָּה׃
All the people that remained from the Emorites, the Chitites, the Perezites, the Chivites and the Yevuzites were not part of the Bnei Yisroel.
All the people that remained from the Emorites, the Chitites, the Perezites, the Chivites and the Yevuzites were not part of the Bnei Yisroel.
בְּנֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר נֹתְרוּ אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָכְלוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַחֲרִימָם וַיַּעֲלֵם שְׁלֹמֹה לְמַס־עֹבֵד עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
Their children who remained after them in the land whom the Bnei Yisroel were unable to annihilate, [of them] Shlomo levied a tax of labor to this day.
Their children who remained after them in the land whom the Bnei Yisroel were unable to annihilate, [of them] Shlomo levied a tax of labor to this day.
וּמִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא־נָתַן שְׁלֹמֹה עָבֶד כִּי־הֵם אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וַֽעֲבָדָיו וְשָׂרָיו וְשָׁלִישָׁיו וְשָׂרֵי רִכְבּוֹ וּפָרָשָֽׁיו׃ {ס}
[However] from the Bnei Yisroel, Shlomo did not place [any type] of servitude; for they were men of war, his servants, his officers, his aides, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
[However] from the Bnei Yisroel, Shlomo did not place [any type] of servitude; for they were men of war, his servants, his officers, his aides, and the commanders of his chariots and cavalry.
אֵלֶּה ׀ שָׂרֵי הַנִּצָּבִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־הַמְּלָאכָה לִשְׁלֹמֹה חֲמִשִּׁים וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת הָרֹדִים בָּעָם הָעֹשִׂים בַּמְּלָאכָֽה׃
These were the supervising officers that over saw the work for Shlomo, [there were] five hundred and fifty [of them], who controlled the people who did the work.
These were the supervising officers that over saw the work for Shlomo, [there were] five hundred and fifty [of them], who controlled the people who did the work.
Rashi
שרי הנצבים. ממונים על הממונים:
Supervising officers. Commanders over the officers.
חמשים וחמש מאות. שלש מאות מהם היו גרים הממונים על שבעים אלף נושא סבל ושמונים אלף חוצב בהר, ושלשת אלפים ושלש מאות הרודים בעם, שאמר למעלה (ה ל): לבד משרי הנצבים לשלמה וגו' שלשת אלפים ושלש מאות. ובדברי הימים (ב ב טז) הוא אומר: שש מאות, אלו שלש מאות שחסר שם, מנה כאן, שהיו ממונים על כולן, ומאתים וחמשים הנותרים, היו ישראל, ממונים על שאר עושי המלאכה. ובדברי הימים (ב ח י) מנאן לעצמן: ואלה שרי הנצבים לשלמה חמשים ומאתים הרדים בעם, עושי המלאכה:
Five hundred fifty. Three hundred of them were proselytes in charge of 70,000 who bore burdens, 80,000 hewers in the mountains, and 3,300 who controlled the people who did the work, as stated above, “These were in addition to Shlomo’s chief officers, etc., three thousand three hundred [officers].” But in Divrei Hayomim it states, “six hundred.”16II Divrei Hayomim 2:17. These three hundred that are missing here, he counted there, for they were appointed over all of them. The two hundred fifty remaining were Bnei Yisroel appointed over the other laborers. In Divrei Hayomim17Divrei Hayomim 8:10. they were counted separately, [as it states,] “and these were Shlomo’s supervising officers, two hundred fifty, who controlled “the people who did the work,” the laborers.
אַךְ בַּת־פַּרְעֹה עָֽלְתָה מֵעִיר דָּוִד אֶל־בֵּיתָהּ אֲשֶׁר בָּֽנָה־לָהּ אָז בָּנָה אֶת־הַמִּלּֽוֹא׃
Only then did the daughter of Pharaoh come up from the city of Dovid to her house that Shlomo had built for her, it was then that he built the Millo.
Only then did the daughter of Pharaoh come up from the city of Dovid to her house that Shlomo had built for her, it was then that he built the Millo.
Rashi
אך בת פרעה. שהיתה מתחלה בעיר דוד, כמה שנאמר בראש הספר (ג א): ויביאה אל עיר דוד:
Only then did the daughter of Pharaoh. Who was originally in the city of Dovid, as it is stated in the beginning of the book, “and he brought her to the City of Dovid.”18Above 3:1.
עלתה מעיר דוד וגו'. ובדברי הימים (ב ח יא) מפרש: כי אמר לא תשב אשה לי בעיר דוד כי קדש המה אשר באה אליהם ארון ה':
Came up from the city of Dovid, etc. In Divrei Hayomim it explains, “for he said, ‘I should not have a wife live with me in [the City of] Dovid because they are holy [places], for the Ark of Adonoy was brought there.’”19II Divrei Hayomim 8:11. The text there reads, “in the house of Dovid.”
אז בנה. שלמה:
Then he built up. [I.e.,] Shlomo.
את המלוא. לבנות לתוכו בתים, לעבדיה ולשפחותיה, וזה שהוכיחו ירבעם (לקמן יא כז): אביך הניחו פרוץ לעולי רגלים, ואתה בנית אותו לעשות אנגריא לבת פרעה (סנהדרין קא ב), וזהו 'אך' האמור כאן, אך בזו העוה שלמה, שבנה לה את המלוא, כך שמעתי. ואני אומר, אך בת פרעה וגו', כלומר הערים האמורות למעלה, הוצרך לבנות למסכנות לרכב ולפרשים ולגדולה, אך את המלוא, לא היה בונה לשום גדולה, כי אביו הניחו לפרוש בו עולי רגלים אהלים, אלא שבת פרעה עלתה אל ביתה, והמלוא סמוך לאותו בית, אז בנה את המלוא:
The Millo. To build within it houses for her menservants and maidservants. Concerning this Yerovom admonished him [saying], “Your father left it open for the festival pilgrims, and you closed it up to make a labor force for Pharaoh’s daughter.”20Paraphrasing below 11:27. See Maseches Sanhedrin 101b and Rashi there. And this “but” mentioned here [means,] but in this Shlomo sinned, that he had built for her the Millo. So have I heard, but I say, “But then did the daughter of Pharaoh, etc.,” I.e., the above mentioned cities were necessary to build for store cities, chariots, riders, and greatness; but, the Millo he did not build for any greatness, for his father had left it for the festival pilgrims to pitch their tents there, but since Pharaoh’s daughter had gone up to her house, and the Millo was adjacent to that house, then he built up the Millo.21Alternatively, the house of Pharaoh’s daughter was built on the area of the Millo.—Radak
וְהֶעֱלָה שְׁלֹמֹה שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בַּשָּׁנָה עֹלוֹת וּשְׁלָמִים עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר בָּנָה לַֽיהֹוָה וְהַקְטֵיר אִתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה וְשִׁלַּם אֶת־הַבָּֽיִת׃
Three times a year Shlomo brought up [offered] burnt-offerings and peace offerings on the Altar that he built to Adonoy and he burnt incense [offerings] with it [upon the altar] that was before Adonoy, and thus he completed the House.
Three times a year Shlomo brought up [offered] burnt-offerings and peace offerings on the Altar that he built to Adonoy and he burnt incense [offerings] with it [upon the altar] that was before Adonoy, and thus he completed the House.
Rashi
על המזבח. של בית עולמים:
On the altar. I.e., the altar of the Beis Hamikdosh.
והקטיר אתו. ואותו מזבח הקטורת אשר לפני ה' לקטרת הסמים:
And he burnt incense [offerings] with it. And [he burnt the incense on] the incense altar that was before God for the burning of incense.22See Shemos 30:1-10.
וׇאֳנִי עָשָׂה הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה בְּעֶצְיֽוֹן־גֶּבֶר אֲשֶׁר אֶת־אֵלוֹת עַל־שְׂפַת יַם־סוּף בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדֽוֹם׃
Shlomo ha Melech had a ship constructed in Etyyon-gever, which is near Eilos, on the shore of the Reed Sea in the land of Edom.
Shlomo ha Melech had a ship constructed in Etyyon-gever, which is near Eilos, on the shore of the Reed Sea in the land of Edom.
Rashi
ואני. אניה:
A ship. A ship.
וַיִּשְׁלַח חִירָם בׇּֽאֳנִי אֶת־עֲבָדָיו אַנְשֵׁי אֳנִיּוֹת יֹדְעֵי הַיָּם עִם עַבְדֵי שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃
And Chirom sent his servants in the ship, they were sailors, who were experts of the sea, [he sent them] with the servants of Shlomo.
And Chirom sent his servants in the ship, they were sailors, who were experts of the sea, [he sent them] with the servants of Shlomo.
וַיָּבֹאוּ אוֹפִירָה וַיִּקְחוּ מִשָּׁם זָהָב אַרְבַּע־מֵאוֹת וְעֶשְׂרִים כִּכָּר וַיָּבִאוּ אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ {פ}
They came to ophir and took from there for hundred measures of gold, and they delivered it to Shlomo haMelech.
They came to ophir and took from there for hundred measures of gold, and they delivered it to Shlomo haMelech.
והיו עיני ולבי. תרגום יונתן: ותהי שכנתי שריא ביה אם רעותי מתעבדא. יהא עיני שם, אם לבי וחפצי שם:
And My eyes and My heart will be. [Targum] Yonoson rendered, “and My Divine Presence will dwell there if My will is done.” And My eyes and My heart will be there. If My heart and My will are there.1I.e., if My desire and My will is being followed, My Divine Presence will be there.2Even after the Beis Hamikdosh was destroyed, the Divine Presence remained on the Western Wall [כותל המערבי] of the Beis Hamikdosh. See Shir Hashirim 2:9 and Midrash Rabboh there.