## Rashi on II Chronicles Chapter 1

###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:1:1
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**וַיִּתְחַזֵּק שְׁלֹמֹה וְגוֹ׳.** מִפְּנֵי שֶׁ**ה׳ אֱלֹהָיו עִמּוֹ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Solomon strengthened himself** because the Lord his God was with him.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:2:1
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**וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁלֹמֹה לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל.** וּמִי הֵם אוֹתָם כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל? הֵם **שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים**, כְּדִכְתִיב ״וַיַּקְהֵל דָּוִיד אֶת כָּל שָׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל״ (דברי הימים א כח:א). וּמָה אָמַר לָהֶם? שֶׁיָּבֹאוּ עִמּוֹ לַבָּמָה אֲשֶׁר בְּגִבְעוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Solomon said to all Israel** And who were those referred to as “all Israel”? They were the leaders of the thousands, as it is written (I Chron. 28:1): “And David assembled all the leaders of Israel.” And what did he say to them? That they should come with him to the high place that was in Gibeon.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:3:1
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**וַיֵּלְכוּ שְׁלֹמֹה וְכָל הַקָּהָל עִמּוֹ וגו׳.** וְכֵן דֶּרֶךְ הַפְּסוּקִים לְקַצֵּר: ״וַיֹּאמֶר ה׳ לַדָּג וַיָּקֵא אֶת יוֹנָה״ (יונה ב:יא) – אָמַר לוֹ לְהָקִיא, וַיָּקֵא. וְכֵן ״וַיֹּאמֶר ה׳ לַמַּלְאָךְ וַיָּשֶׁב חַרְבּוֹ אֶל נְדָנָהּ״ (דברי הימים א כא:כז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Solomon and the entire assembly with him, etc.** It is customary for Scripture to abbreviate, [as we find:] (Jonah 2:11): “And the Lord said to the fish, and it spewed Jonah onto the dry land,” and similarly (I Chron. 21:27): “And the Lord said to the angel, and his sword was returned to its sheath.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:7:1
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**שְׁאַל מָה אֶתֵּן לָךְ.** בְּחַר וּשְׁאַל כָּל מַה שֶׁתִּרְצֶה, וַאֲנִי אֶתֵּן לְךָ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Request, what shall I give you** Choose and request all that you desire, and I shall grant it to you.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:9:1
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**עַתָּה ה׳ אֱלֹהִים יֵאָמֵן.** פְּרָאבְרִיטְ״שׁ בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Now, O Lord God, may...come true** - Heb. יֵאָמֵן, (*provarsi* in Italian), to prove (true).


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:9:2
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**כִּי אַתָּה הִמְלַכְתַּנִי.** כְּלוֹמַר: כֵּיוָן שֶׁהִמְלַכְתַּנִי **עַל עַם רַב** כָּזֶה, צָרִיךְ אֲנִי שֶׁיְּהֵא בִּי חָכְמָה וְכֹחַ לָצֵאת לִפְנֵיהֶם וְלִלְחוֹם מִלְחֲמוֹתֵיהֶם; כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בִּשְׁמוּאֵל ״וּשְׁפָטָנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ וְיָצָא לְפָנֵינוּ וְנִלְחַם אֶת מִלְחֲמֹתֵינוּ״ (שמואל א ח:כ). וְהוֹאִיל וְעָלַי לִשְׁאוֹל מַה שֶּׁבְּלִבִּי, אֶשְׁאַל מַה שֶּׁאֲנִי צָרִיךְ – וְזֶה, שֶׁתִּתֵּן **לִי חָכְמָה**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**for You have enthroned me** Since You have enthroned me over a numerous people like this, I require wisdom and strength to go forth before them and to wage their wars, as it is stated (I Samuel 8:20): “and our king will judge us and wage our wars.” Now since I must ask what is in my heart, I shall ask what I require and that is that You grant me wisdom.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:10:1
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**וְאֵצְאָה לִפְנֵי הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאָבוֹאָה.** וְגַם לַמֶּלֶךְ צָרִיךְ שֶׁיְּהֵא לֵב חָכָם לֵידַע לִשְׁפֹּט הָעָם, וַאֲנִי נַעַר וָרָךְ (דברי הימים א כב:ה). אֲפִלּוּ אֶלֶף אֲנָשִׁים חֲכָמִים הָיָה קָשֶׁה לָהֶם לִשְׁפֹּט עַם גָּדוֹל כָּזֶה, אִי אֶפְשָׁר בְּלֹא עֲסָקִים רַבִּים שֶׁבָּאִים לָדוּן וְאֵין לוֹ מִתּוּן לְעַיֵּן בְּדִינָם, שֶׁעוֹד זֶה קוֹבֵל וְאֵינוֹ מַפְסִיק דְּבָרָיו – וְהִנֵּה בָּא אַחֵר וְצוֹעֵק; וּמִי יוּכַל לִפְסֹק אֶלֶף דִּינִין בְּיוֹם אֶחָד אִם לֹא חָכָם וְנָבוֹן אֲשֶׁר רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים בּוֹ? וְזֶה אֲנִי שׁוֹאֵל, שֶׁתִּתֵּן לִי **חָכְמָה וּמַדָּע לִשְׁפֹּט עַמְּךָ זֶה הַגָּדוֹל**, כִּי זֶה אֲנִי צָרִיךְ שֶׁתִּתֵּן **לִי**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and I shall go forth before this people and come in** And also, a king requires a wise heart to know how to judge, and I am young and tender. Even a thousand wise men would have difficulty judging such a large nation, because it is impossible that they should not have many disputes, which they come to litigate, and he has no time to deliberate on their case, for while this one is complaining and does not stop talking, another one comes and cries. Now who can decide a thousand legal decisions in one day, except one who is wise and astute, endowed with the spirit of God? Therefore, this I request, that You give me wisdom and knowledge to judge this great people of Yours, for this is what I require that You give me.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:11:1
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**יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הָיְתָה זֹאת עִם לְבָבֶךָ.** שֶׁאֵין אָדָם שׁוֹאֵל דָּבָר זֶה אֶלָּא מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ יִרְאַת שָׁמַיִם בְּלִבּוֹ, כְּעִנְיָן שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר ״וְאַתָּה תֶחֱזֶה מִכָּל הָעָם אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל יִרְאֵי אֱלֹהִים״ (שמות יח:כא):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Since this was in your heart** For a person does not request this thing unless he has the fear of Heaven in his heart, as it is stated (Ex. 18:21): “But you must seek out from the people men of ability, God-fearing men.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:11:2
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**וְאֶת נֶפֶשׁ שׂוֹנְאֶיךָ.** לְנַצְּחָם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the life of your enemies** to defeat them.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:12:1
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**הַחָכְמָה וְהַמַּדָּע נָתוּן לָךְ.** מַה שֶּׁשָּׁאַלְתָּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Wisdom and knowledge are granted you** that which you requested.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:12:2
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**עֹשֶׁר וּנְכָסִים וְכָבוֹד.** אֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁאַלְתָּ (מלכים א ג:יג) אֶתֵּן **לָךְ**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and riches, possessions, and honor** which you did not request, I shall grant you.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:12:3
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**אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָיָה כֵן לַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַחֲרֶיךָ לֹא יִהְיֶה.** מוּסָב עַל עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד ״אֲשֶׁר לֹא שָׁאַלְתָּ״, כִּי הַחָכְמָה שֶׁאֲנִי נוֹתֵן לְךָ בָּהּ תָּלוּי גַּם עֹשֶׁר גַּם כָּבוֹד גַּם אֲרִיכוּת יָמִים; דִּכְתִיב (משלי ג:טז) ״אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּימִינָהּ וּבִשְׂמֹאלָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד״. וְזֶהוּ שֶׁכָּתוּב בִּמְלָכִים (מלכים א י:כג) ״וַיִּגְדַּל הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה מִכָּל מַלְכֵי הָאָרֶץ לְעֹשֶׁר וּלְחָכְמָה וְגוֹמֵר״:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**such as that the kings before you did not possess and which will not be so after you** This refers back to “riches and honor” which you did not request, because the wisdom that I am granting you: riches, honor, and longevity, are dependent on it, as it is written (Prov. 3:16): “Length of days in its right hand; and in its left hand, riches and honor.” This is what is written (I Kings 10:23): Now King Solomon transcended all the kings of the earth in affluence and wisdom, etc.”


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:14:1
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**וַיַּנִּיחֵם בְּעָרֵי הָרֶכֶב.** הִנִּיחַ מִקְצָת אוֹתָם פָּרָשִׁים וְרֶכֶב בְּעָרֵי הָרֶכֶב; וְעַל שֵׁם שֶׁרוֹכְבֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ שָׁם הָיוּ קוֹרְאִים אוֹתָן הָעֲיָירוֹת עָרֵי הָרֶכֶב; וּמִקְצָתָם הִנִּיחַ עִמּוֹ **בִּירוּשָׁלִָם** (עיין מלכים א על פסוק זה מה שפירש״י שם וצריך עיון):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and he left them in the chariot cities** He left some of those horsemen and chariots in the chariot cities; since the king’s chariots were there, those cities were called the chariot cities, and some of them he left with him in Jerusalem.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:15:1
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**כָּאֲבָנִים.** מֵרוֹב כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ לֹא הָיָה מַקְפִּיד עַל נְתִינַת כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב בְּכָל הָעִיר לַעֲשׂוֹת שֻׁלְחָנוֹת וְכִסְאוֹת. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ אָמְרוּ (קהלת רבה ב:ח): כְּאַבְנֵי עֶשֶׂר וְאַחַת עֲשָׂרָה אַמּוֹת, שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ אַבְנֵי גָזִית, כֵּן עָשָׂה מִן **הַכֶּסֶף**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**like stones** Because of the abundance of silver and gold that he had, he was not particular about distributing silver and gold throughout the city to make tables and chairs. Our Rabbis said (*Ecc. Rabbah* 2:3): Like stones of ten or eight cubits: just as he cut stones, so did he cut silver.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:16:1
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**וּמוֹצָא הַסּוּסִים אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה.** כְּלוֹמַר: כָּל מוֹצָא סוּסִים אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה לֹא הָיָה כִּי אִם **מִמִּצְרָיִם**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Solomon’s source of horses** i.e., Solomon’s entire source of horses was exclusively from Egypt.


###### Rashi on II Chronicles 1:16:2
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**וּמִקְוֵא סֹחֲרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ. וּמִקְוֵא** אֲסִיפַת הַסּוּסִים בְּמִצְרַיִם, וְקוֹרִין לָהּ בִּלְשׁוֹן אַשְׁכְּנַז שְׁטוּטָ״א:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and [there was] an assemblage from which the king’s agents** - Heb. מִקְוֵה, the assemblage of the horses in Egypt, and it is called *stutte* in Middle High German.