מלכים א ט׳:י״ד-כ״ב

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.

שלוחים. נדוניא:

Present. A dowry.

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

ערי המסכנות. קרוי בית אוצריא:

The store cities. [Targum Yonoson rendered,] “cities used for storage.”