Twenty years after the building began, the reign is consolidated: cities built and stored, labor organized, the daughter of Pharaoh moved out of David’s precincts because 'the places are holy, to which the ark of Hashem has come.' The offerings run on their calendar, the courses of priests and singers stand 'according to the ordinance of David,' and ships go from Ezion-geber to Ophir. 'So all the work of Solomon was set in order from the day of the foundation of the house of Hashem, and until it was finished. So the house of Hashem was perfected.'
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And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, in which Solomon had built the house of Hashem, and his own house,
verse value 3833
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 41 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֖ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "from·end" (מִקֵּ֣ץ, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·his·house" (וְאֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ, 7 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "from·end" (מִקֵּ֣ץ), "and·his·house" (וְאֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ). The root בית appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "house·of" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root קץ ("from·end") in II Chronicles. Full calculation: וַיְהִ֞י [and·it·came·to·pass] (31) + מִקֵּ֣ץ [from·end] (230) + עֶשְׂרִ֣ים [twenty] (620) + שָׁנָ֗ה [year] (355) + אֲשֶׁ֨ר [that] (501) + בָּנָ֧ה [he·built] (57) + שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה [Solomon] (375) + אֶת־בֵּ֥ית [house·of] (813) + יְהֹוָ֖ה [Hashem] (26) + וְאֶת־בֵּיתֽוֹ [and·his·house] (825) = 3833.
Rashi
Now it came to pass at the end of twenty years The meaning is: at the end of twenty years that the entire construction had been completed: that of the House of the Lord seven years and that of his palace thirteen years, as it is written in I Kings (6:38, 7:1).
Metzudat David
In which Solomon had built – That is, in which he completed the construction.
that the cities which Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
verse value 4532
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 48 letters. The shortest word is "there" (שָׁ֖ם, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·the·cities" (וְהֶעָרִ֗ים, 6 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·the·cities" (וְהֶעָרִ֗ים), "and·he·settled" (וַיּ֥וֹשֶׁב). The root שלמה appears 2 times in this verse. 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "sons·of" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'them', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 4 words. Full calculation: וְהֶעָרִ֗ים [and·the·cities] (331) + אֲשֶׁ֨ר [that] (501) + נָתַ֤ן [he·gave] (500) + חוּרָם֙ [Huram] (254) + לִשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה [to·Solomon] (405) + בָּנָ֥ה [he·built] (57) + שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה [Solomon] (375) + אֹתָ֑ם [them] (441) + וַיּ֥וֹשֶׁב [and·he·settled] (324) + שָׁ֖ם [there] (340) + אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י [sons·of] (463) + יִשְׂרָאֵֽל [Israel] (541) = 4532.
Metzudat David
That the cities – That is, after he had built the cities, etc. And caused ... to dwell there – In I Kings, only the cities that Solomon gave to Huram are mentioned, not those that Huram gave to Solomon; this is Scripture's way — what is left unstated in one place is revealed in another.
Malbim
'And the cities' — In Kings it says that Solomon gave Huram twenty cities in the land of Galilee, and Huram went out to see the cities, and they did not please him. I explained there that Solomon gave them to him so that he could draw from them the twenty thousand kor of wheat and twenty thousand kor of oil that he gave him every year, but they did not please Huram, for he told him, 'This is the land of Cabul,' meaning they would not yield enough produce for that amount. Ezra relates that Huram then gave the cities back to Solomon, and Solomon rebuilt them and settled the children of Israel there, so that they would work the land and produce the twenty thousand kor to give to Huram.
And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it.
verse value 1238
Insights
Verse structure: 6 words, 24 letters. The shortest word is "Hamath-" (חֲמָ֣ת, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·he·prevailed" (וַיֶּחֱזַ֖ק, 5 letters). 2 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "zobah" (צוֹבָ֔ה), "against·it" (עָלֶֽיהָ). 6 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "against·it" (root על, 111x in II Chronicles); "Solomon" (root שלמה, 83x in II Chronicles); "and·he·went" (root הלך, 52x in II Chronicles). Full calculation: וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ [and·he·went] (66) + שְׁלֹמֹה֙ [Solomon] (375) + חֲמָ֣ת [Hamath-] (448) + צוֹבָ֔ה [zobah] (103) + וַיֶּחֱזַ֖ק [and·he·prevailed] (131) + עָלֶֽיהָ [against·it] (115) = 1238.
Metzudat David
And Solomon went – After all these deeds, he went to war against Hamath-zobah, prevailed over it, and conquered it.
Malbim
'And [Solomon] went' — Regarding what is stated in Kings (there, 9:15-19), Ezra adds details not mentioned there: first, that he conquered Hamath and built store-cities there; and it is mentioned there that he built Lower Beth-horon, but Ezra relates that afterward he built it a second time as a fortified city, and also built Upper Beth-horon along with it as a fortified city. He did not mention the building of Gezer, since that was already recounted at length in Kings.
And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store-cities, which he built in Hamath.
verse value 3687
Insights
Verse structure: 9 words, 40 letters. The shortest word is "and" (וְאֵת֙, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·storehouses" (הַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹת, 7 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "Tadmor" (אֶת־תַּדְמֹ֖ר). The root בנה appears 2 times in this verse. 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "all·cities·of" (root עיר, 89x in II Chronicles); "and·he·built" (root בנה, 60x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root מסכנות ("the·storehouses") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·wilderness', dividing the verse into phrases of 3 and 6 words. Full calculation: וַיִּ֥בֶן [and·he·built] (68) + אֶת־תַּדְמֹ֖ר [Tadmor] (1045) + בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר [in·the·wilderness] (248) + וְאֵת֙ [and] (407) + כׇּל־עָרֵ֣י [all·cities·of] (330) + הַֽמִּסְכְּנ֔וֹת [the·storehouses] (581) + אֲשֶׁ֥ר [that] (501) + בָּנָ֖ה [he·built] (57) + בַּחֲמָֽת [in·Hamath] (450) = 3687.
Rashi
And he built Tadmor in the desert In I Kings (9:18) it [the name] is written “Tamar,” but read, “Tadmor.” This accounts for that which we learned in Tractate Jebamoth (16a): We may not accept proselytes from the Tarmodites; and in Genesis Rabbah (56:11), in the portion dealing with the binding [of Isaac] it is explained that they aided Israel’s enemies, and because they changed themselves and became worse, the word תָּמָר is used in Kings, an expression of exchange (תְּמוּרָה), for they should have repaid Israel for the kindness that Solomon bestowed upon them, for he built the city of Tadmor for them. Because of Solomon, it is not written here “Tamar,” but “Tadmor,” i.e., an important city, in deference to Solomon’s honor, for it is no honor to Solomon to say here that he built a city which rebelled against him and sinned against him. Therefore, it is written, “Tadmor,” and not “Tamar.”
Metzudat David
And he built – And afterward he built Tadmor and all the store-cities, etc.; for while he was building the House of Hashem and his own house, he had not occupied himself with this.
Metzudat Zion
The store-cities (arei hamiskenot) - Cities of storehouses, as in 'and he built store-cities' (Exodus 1:11).
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fortified cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
verse value 5066
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 59 letters. The shortest word is "cities·of" (עָרֵ֣י, 3 letters) and the longest is "the·upper" (הָעֶלְי֔וֹן, 6 letters). Words sharing gematria 270: horon, horon. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "the·nether" (הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן), "fortress" (מָצ֔וֹר), "walls" (חוֹמ֖וֹת). The root בית appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Beth-" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles); "cities·of" (root עיר, 89x in II Chronicles); "and·he·built" (root בנה, 60x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root חורון ("horon") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root מצור ("fortress") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·nether', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 5 words. Full calculation: וַיִּ֜בֶן [and·he·built] (68) + אֶת־בֵּ֤ית [Beth-] (813) + חוֹרוֹן֙ [horon] (270) + הָעֶלְי֔וֹן [the·upper] (171) + וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית [and·Beth-] (819) + חוֹר֖וֹן [horon] (270) + הַתַּחְתּ֑וֹן [the·nether] (869) + עָרֵ֣י [cities·of] (280) + מָצ֔וֹר [fortress] (336) + חוֹמ֖וֹת [walls] (460) + דְּלָתַ֥יִם [gates] (484) + וּבְרִֽיחַ [bar] (226) = 5066.
Rashi
fortified cities Because they stood on the border, they needed to be fortified.
Metzudat David
Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, etc. – Even though it says (in I Chronicles) that Sheerah, of the daughters of Ephraim, built those cities, it is possible that they had fallen into ruin and Solomon rebuilt them, or that he rebuilt them as fortified cities surrounded by walls, etc.
Metzudat Zion
Fortified cities (arei matzor) - Fortress cities are called 'arei matzor,' because they cannot be taken except by besieging them all around, so as to allow no one to go out or come in to bring food or water.
and Baalath, and all the store-cities that Solomon had, and all the cities for his chariots, and the cities for his horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build for his pleasure in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
verse value 9976
Insights
Verse structure: 24 words, 107 letters. Verse gematria: 9976 is divisible by 86, the value of Elohim. The shortest word is "and" (וְאֵ֨ת, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·Baalath" (וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲלָ֗ת, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that. 8 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·Baalath" (וְאֶֽת־בַּעֲלָ֗ת), "the·horsemen" (הַפָּרָשִׁ֑ים), "all·desire·of" (כׇּל־חֵ֣שֶׁק). The root עיר appears 3 times in this verse. 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "they·were" (root היה, 133x in II Chronicles); "in·Jerusalem" (root ירושלם, 127x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'the·horsemen', dividing the verse into phrases of 13 and 11 words.
Metzudat David
And all the store-cities that Solomon had – In addition to what he had built in Hamath. And all the cities, etc. – That is, he built all these after he had completed the construction of the House of Hashem and his own house.
Metzudat Zion
Desired (chashak) - An expression of longing. And in Lebanon (u'valevanon) - This is the name of the forest.
As for all the people who were left of the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, who were not of Israel;
verse value 3206
Insights
Verse structure: 11 words, 54 letters. The shortest word is "not" (לֹ֥א, 2 letters) and the longest is "and·the·Jebusite" (וְהַיְבוּסִ֔י, 7 letters). 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "the·remaining" (הַנּוֹתָ֨ר), "from·the·Hittite" (מִן־הַחִתִּ֜י), "and·the·Amorite" (וְהָאֱמֹרִ֤י). 11 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "from·Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles); "all·the·people" (root כל, 113x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root יתר ("the·remaining") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root המה ("they") in II Chronicles. Full calculation: כׇּל־הָ֠עָ֠ם [all·the·people] (165) + הַנּוֹתָ֨ר [the·remaining] (661) + מִן־הַחִתִּ֜י [from·the·Hittite] (513) + וְהָאֱמֹרִ֤י [and·the·Amorite] (262) + וְהַפְּרִזִּי֙ [and·the·Perizzite] (308) + וְהַחִוִּ֣י [and·the·Hivite] (35) + וְהַיְבוּסִ֔י [and·the·Jebusite] (99) + אֲשֶׁ֛ר [that] (501) + לֹ֥א [not] (31) + מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל [from·Israel] (581) + הֵֽמָּה [they] (50) = 3206.
of their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel did not consume, of them Solomon raised a levy of bondservants, to this day.
verse value 3961
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 63 letters. The shortest word is "until" (עַ֖ד, 2 letters) and the longest is "from·their·sons" (מִן־בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 501: that, that. 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "from·their·sons" (מִן־בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם), "they·were·left" (נוֹתְר֤וּ), "after·them" (אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙). The root בן appears 2 times in this verse. 13 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "from·their·sons" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'Israel', dividing the verse into phrases of 9 and 6 words.
Metzudat David
Solomon raised a levy – That is, a levy of laborers, to build the structures mentioned. To this day – That is, until all the construction was finished.
Metzudat Zion
Did not consume (killum) - Related to the language of destruction.
But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
verse value 5871
Insights
Verse structure: 15 words, 74 letters. The shortest word is "that" (אֲ֠שֶׁ֠ר, 3 letters) and the longest is "for·his·work" (לִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ, 7 letters). Words sharing gematria 516: and·chief·of, and·rulers·of. 6 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "not·he·gave" (לֹא־נָתַ֧ן), "for·his·work" (לִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ), "men·of" (אַנְשֵׁ֤י). The root שר appears 2 times in this verse. 14 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·from·sons·of" (root בן, 225x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "Israel" (root ישראל, 140x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'for·his·work', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 8 words.
Rashi
for his work [i.e.] for the work of his building. Why? All the proselytes were [employed] to do his work, but not the men of Israel, because the Israelites served as soldiers and men of war and the officers of his chariots and his horsemen.
Ralbag
But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants for his work, etc. — Meaning: this was the reason that Solomon did not make servants for his work from the children of Israel — even though this would have been possible for him according to what is written concerning the law of the king in the Book of Samuel — namely, that they were men of war, and his officers, and his chariot-captains, and his horsemen.
Metzudat David
But of the children of Israel, Solomon made no servants – That is, of the children of Israel he appointed none as servants, etc.
Metzudat Zion
His captains (shalishav) - His mighty men.
Malbim
'But of the children of Israel' ... 'these were the chief officers' — In Kings it says that the chief officers over Solomon's work numbered five hundred and fifty. I wrote there to resolve the discrepancies between what is stated there and what is stated elsewhere [in Kings] (5:29). As for the discrepancy between the number here and the number there, I explained that there [in Kings] the verse speaks of the chief officers over the converts whom David had counted (as mentioned in I Chronicles 22) — who numbered twenty-five thousand, over whom were five hundred officers of fifty and fifty officers of five hundred — whereas here it speaks of the chief officers appointed over the Israelites, who were stationed in Lebanon at all times, ten thousand of them; see there for the details. That is why it says, 'of the children of Israel, whom Solomon did not make servants for his work' (adding the word 'whom'), meaning that they were not servants; rather, ten thousand of them were in Lebanon to oversee those doing the work, and over them were two hundred and fifty chief officers who governed the people. And it does not say 'over the people who did the work,' as Kings does, because they did not do the work themselves but only oversaw the cutting of the timber.
And these were the chief officers of king Solomon, even two hundred and fifty, who bore rule over the people.
verse value 3218
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 50 letters. The shortest word is "chiefs·of" (שָׂרֵ֧י, 3 letters) and the longest is "that·to·the·king" (אֲשֶׁר־לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ, 7 letters). 3 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "the·officers" (הַנִּצָּבִ֛ים), "that·to·the·king" (אֲשֶׁר־לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ), "the·rulers" (הָרֹדִ֖ים). 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "that·to·the·king" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "over·the·people" (root עם, 149x in II Chronicles); "Solomon" (root שלמה, 83x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·two-hundred', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 2 words.
Rashi
two hundred fifty And in I Kings (9:23): “five hundred fifty,” but [in fact], these two are identical, for there Scripture deducts three hundred and then repeats and counts them again, for there it is written (5:30): “Besides Solomon’s chief officers, etc....three thousand and three hundred, who bore rule,” and here it is written above (2:1): “three thousand six hundred.” We find that what is missing in one verse is added in the other verse. Scripture separates them because the three hundred extra were proselytes, and they were appointed over those three thousand three hundred who ruled over the seventy thousand who bore burdens and the eighty thousand hewers in the mountains (I Kings 5:29), and these two hundred fifty were Israelites, appointed over those three hundred proselytes.
Ralbag
And these were the chief officers of king Solomon, etc. — We resolved the difficulty regarding this in the Book of Kings (I Kings 9:23): here it is written ‘two hundred and fifty,’ while there it is written ‘five hundred and fifty.’
Metzudat David
And these were the chief officers – This is the count of the officers who were appointed over the deputies drawn from the foreign residents, as stated (in I Kings). Who bore rule over the people – The taskmasters over the people doing the labor; these are of the Hittites, etc., mentioned above.
Metzudat Zion
The chief officers (hanitzavim) - The appointed officials, as in 'the garrison of the Philistines' (I Samuel 13). Who bore rule (harodim) - An expression of dominion, as in 'rule in the midst of your enemies' (Psalms 110:2).
And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David to the house that he had built for her; for he said: ‘No wife of mine shall dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, to which the ark of Hashem has come.’
verse value 6809
Insights
Verse structure: 21 words, 95 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָֽה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "for" (כִּ֣י, 2 letters) and the longest is "that·she·came·to·them" (אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אָֽה־אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם, 11 letters). Words sharing gematria 24: David, David. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·daughter·of·Pharaoh" (וְאֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֗ה), "he·built·for·her" (בָּנָה־לָ֑הּ), "not·she·shall·dwell" (לֹא־תֵשֵׁ֨ב). The root דוד appears 2 times in this verse. 19 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "king·of·Israel" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root אשה ("wife") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'he·built·for·her', dividing the verse into phrases of 8 and 13 words.
Rashi
Solomon brought up from the City of David That is Zion, for he let her dwell in the City of David when he married her, and she was there until he completed building his palace. because they are holy The entire city and all the houses. since the Ark of the Lord came to them because the Ark of the Lord had come to them. [The word] בָּאָה is a feminine expression, similar to (I Sam. 4:17): “and the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord (sic) was taken (נִלְקְחָה).”
Metzudat David
No wife of mine – That is, a wife who belongs exclusively to me, for marital relations. The house of David – That is, the complex of David's houses. To which the ark of Hashem has come – Because the Ark came to them; and although it actually came to only one of the houses, he regarded all of them as holy, since they were all adjacent to the place of the Ark.
Malbim
'And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh' — In Kings it is written, 'but Pharaoh's daughter went up,' and Ezra explains that this happened because Solomon brought her up from there, since the place was holy.
Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings to Hashem on the altar of Hashem, which he had built before the porch,
verse value 2048
Insights
Verse structure: 12 words, 44 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָ֔ה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. The shortest word is "then" (אָ֣ז, 2 letters) and the longest is "to·Hashem" (לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה, 5 letters). Words sharing gematria 57: altar·of, he·built. The root עלה appears 2 times in this verse. 10 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "that" (root אשר, 203x in II Chronicles); "before" (root פנים, 116x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'to·Hashem', dividing the verse into phrases of 5 and 7 words. Full calculation: אָ֣ז [then] (8) + הֶעֱלָ֧ה [he·offered] (110) + שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה [Solomon] (375) + עֹל֖וֹת [burnt-offerings] (506) + לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה [to·Hashem] (56) + עַ֚ל [upon] (100) + מִזְבַּ֣ח [altar·of] (57) + יְהֹוָ֔ה [Hashem] (26) + אֲשֶׁ֥ר [that] (501) + בָּנָ֖ה [he·built] (57) + לִפְנֵ֥י [before] (170) + הָאוּלָֽם [the·porch] (82) = 2048.
Rashi
on the altar of the Lord This was the copper altar that Solomon built. Some explain that this was the copper altar that Solomon made instead of the copper altar that Moses built, but this is astounding, because it is written (II Kings 16:15): “and the burnt offerings of the entire people of the land, etc. and the blood of every burnt offering, etc. shall be for me to visit,” i.e., the copper altar, which was there heretofore, shall be for me to visit. This proves that Moses’ copper altar was still there.
Ralbag
Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings to Hashem, etc. — All of this is clear from what we explained on this matter in the Book of Kings.
Metzudat David
Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings – Once the construction was complete, he offered burnt-offerings only on the altar in front of the porch, for from then on the high places were forbidden.
Malbim
'Then [Solomon] offered up' — There [in Kings] it is written, 'and Solomon offered up three times a year,' and I explained there that he offered the sacrifices of the three festivals at his own expense. Ezra relates that afterward he took upon himself, at his own expense, all the offerings — both the daily burnt-offering brought every day and the additional offerings of Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, and the festivals.
even as the duty of every day required, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the appointed seasons, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
verse value 6967
Insights
Verse structure: 17 words, 87 letters. Notable word values: "in·festival·of" (בְּחַ֧ג) = 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "Moses" (מֹשֶׁ֔ה, 3 letters) and the longest is "and·in·word·of·day" (וּבִדְבַר־י֣וֹם, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 541: to·offer, the·unleavened·bread. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·in·word·of·day" (וּבִדְבַר־י֣וֹם), "and·to·the·appointed·seasons" (וְלַמּ֣וֹעֲד֔וֹת), "the·weeks" (הַשָּׁבֻע֖וֹת). The root חג appears 3 times in this verse. 15 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "and·in·word·of·day" (root דבר, 108x in II Chronicles); "to·offer" (root עלה, 83x in II Chronicles); "in·the·year" (root שנה, 77x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root מצה ("the·unleavened·bread") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'in·the·year', dividing the verse into phrases of 11 and 6 words.
Metzudat David
'Even as the duty of every day required' – and in every matter that came due, day by day. 'Offering' – to Hashem, as Moses had commanded. 'On the sabbaths,' etc. – all of these he offered up on that altar.
And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required; the doorkeepers also by their courses at every gate; for so David the man of God had commanded.
verse value 8645
Insights
Verse structure: 23 words, 128 letters. Verse gematria: 8645 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "for" (כִּ֣י, 2 letters) and the longest is "to·their·charges" (עַל־מִ֠שְׁמְרוֹתָ֠ם, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 130: and·he·appointed, the·priests, the·priests. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "David·his·father" (דָּֽוִיד־אָ֠בִ֠יו), "to·their·service" (עַל־עֲבֹדָתָ֗ם), "and·to·minister" (וּלְשָׁרֵ֜ת). The root דוד appears 2 times in this verse. 19 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·man·of·God" (root אלהים, 202x in II Chronicles); "for" (root כי, 131x in II Chronicles); "to·word·of·day" (root דבר, 108x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root עבדה ("to·their·service") in II Chronicles. First appearance of the root שוער ("and·the·doorkeepers") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·gate', dividing the verse into phrases of 18 and 5 words.
Metzudat David
'And he appointed, according to the ordinance' – he set up the divisions of the priests according to the enactment that David had made. 'To their charges' – each division in its own appointed time. 'And to minister' – through song. 'Before the priests' – at the time when they were serving at the altar. 'As the duty of every day required' – to sing, each day, the song appointed for that day. 'The doorkeepers also' – he appointed the gatekeepers according to how they had been divided – who was assigned to this gate and who to that one. 'For so David the man of God had commanded' – that there be dedicated gatekeepers for each and every gate, as stated in I Chronicles.
Metzudat Zion
The courses (machlekot) - Related to the language of 'division,' meaning the [priestly] watches.
Malbim
'The courses of the priests' — as above (I Chronicles 24). 'and the Levites, to praise' — (ibid., ch. 25). 'and the doorkeepers' — (ibid., ch. 26).
And they did not depart from the commandment of the king to the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
verse value 2280
Insights
Verse structure: 8 words, 41 letters. The shortest word is "and·not" (וְלֹ֣א, 3 letters) and the longest is "to·the·priests" (עַל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים, 8 letters). 1 word in this verse appears nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·concerning·the·treasures" (וְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת). 8 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·king" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "concerning·any·matter" (root דבר, 108x in II Chronicles); "to·the·priests" (root כהן, 90x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root סור ("they·departed") in II Chronicles. Full calculation: וְלֹ֣א [and·not] (37) + סָ֩רוּ֩ [they·departed] (266) + מִצְוַ֨ת [commandment·of] (536) + הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ [the·king] (95) + עַל־הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים [to·the·priests] (230) + וְהַלְוִיִּ֛ם [and·the·Levites] (97) + לְכׇל־דָּבָ֖ר [concerning·any·matter] (286) + וְלָאֹצָרֽוֹת [and·concerning·the·treasures] (733) = 2280.
Metzudat David
'The commandment of the king' – namely the king's commandment, which applied to the priests and Levites in every matter of the service for which he had appointed them, and in the safekeeping of the treasuries.
Malbim
'And they did not depart' — from the language of 'sorer u'moreh' [a wayward and defiant son]; they did not defy his command.
So all the work of Solomon was set in order from the day of the foundation of the house of Hashem, and until it was finished. So the house of Hashem was perfected.
verse value 3419
Insights
Verse structure: 10 words, 49 letters. Notable word values: "Hashem" (יְהֹוָֽה) = 26, the value of the divine name Hashem. Verse gematria: 3419 is divisible by 13, the value of echad ('one') and ahavah ('love'). The shortest word is "perfected" (שָׁלֵ֖ם, 3 letters) and the longest is "all·work·of" (כׇּל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת, 7 letters). 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·it·was·established" (וַתִּכֹּן֙), "all·work·of" (כׇּל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת), "foundation·of" (מוּסַ֥ד). The root יהוה appears 2 times in this verse. 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "the·house·of·Hashem" (root יהוה, 384x in II Chronicles); "house·of" (root בית, 191x in II Chronicles); "all·work·of" (root כל, 113x in II Chronicles). The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'and·until·its·completion', dividing the verse into phrases of 7 and 3 words. Full calculation: וַתִּכֹּן֙ [and·it·was·established] (476) + כׇּל־מְלֶ֣אכֶת [all·work·of] (541) + שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה [Solomon] (375) + עַד־הַיּ֛וֹם [until·the·day] (135) + מוּסַ֥ד [foundation·of] (110) + בֵּית־יְהֹוָ֖ה [the·house·of·Hashem] (438) + וְעַד־כְּלֹת֑וֹ [and·until·its·completion] (536) + שָׁלֵ֖ם [perfected] (370) + בֵּ֥ית [house·of] (412) + יְהֹוָֽה [Hashem] (26) = 3419.
Rashi
until this day [from] the founding of the House of the Lord From the day of its founding until its completion.
Ralbag
from the day of the foundation of the house of Hashem — Meaning: from the day the house of Hashem was founded until the day he finished it, all of Solomon’s work was properly ordered and complete. And it appears from this that his later work was not as proper, from what is said afterward, that he went to Ezion-geber to increase his gold.
Metzudat David
'Was set in order' – the work went smoothly, without hindrance, until the day it was completed. 'The foundation' – meaning, from the time the foundation was laid until its completion. 'So the house of Hashem was perfected' – the building of the House of Hashem was brought to full completion; and the matter is repeated two or even three times in the verse to indicate that there was no hindrance or delay of any kind.
Malbim
'From the day [it was founded]' — meaning: the work he did up until he laid the foundation — for that is when he prepared what was necessary for the work — and the work he did until it was finished. And now, 'the house of Hashem was perfected,' meaning that the work of the [Temple] service was completed as well, as it is written in Kings (there): 'and he finished the house.'
Then Solomon went to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the sea-shore in the land of Edom.
verse value 2662
Insights
Verse structure: 9 words, 42 letters. The shortest word is "then" (אָז֩, 2 letters) and the longest is "to·Ezion-geber" (לְעֶצְיֽוֹן־גֶּ֧בֶר, 9 letters). Words sharing gematria 55: he·went, the·sea. 4 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "to·Ezion-geber" (לְעֶצְיֽוֹן־גֶּ֧בֶר), "and·to·Eloth" (וְאֶל־אֵיל֛וֹת), "upon·shore·of" (עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת). 9 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "Solomon" (root שלמה, 83x in II Chronicles); "in·land·of" (root ארץ, 74x in II Chronicles); "he·went" (root הלך, 52x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root אדום ("Edom") in II Chronicles. Full calculation: אָז֩ [then] (8) + הָלַ֨ךְ [he·went] (55) + שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה [Solomon] (375) + לְעֶצְיֽוֹן־גֶּ֧בֶר [to·Ezion-geber] (461) + וְאֶל־אֵיל֛וֹת [and·to·Eloth] (484) + עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת [upon·shore·of] (880) + הַיָּ֖ם [the·sea] (55) + בְּאֶ֥רֶץ [in·land·of] (293) + אֱדֽוֹם [Edom] (51) = 2662.
Metzudat David
'Then' – after the building was finished, he went to war against Ezion-geber, etc., and conquered that region.
Malbim
'Then Solomon went' — this explains what is stated in Kings: 'and king Solomon built a fleet at Ezion-geber' — because it was then that he went and conquered these places.
And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants who had knowledge of the sea; and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
verse value 5296
Insights
Verse structure: 21 words, 108 letters. The shortest word is "sea" (יָם֒, 2 letters) and the longest is "by·hand·of·his·servants" (בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֜יו, 8 letters). Words sharing gematria 375: Solomon, Solomon. 7 words in this verse appear nowhere else in II Chronicles. Unique to this verse in II Chronicles (hapax): "and·he·sent·to·him" (וַיִּֽשְׁלַֽח־לוֹ֩), "by·hand·of·his·servants" (בְּיַד־עֲבָדָ֜יו), "and·servants" (וַעֲבָדִים֮). The root עבד appears 3 times in this verse. 16 unique roots are used. Frequent roots: "to·the·king" (root מלך, 344x in II Chronicles); "and·they·came" (root בוא, 159x in II Chronicles); "Solomon" (root שלמה, 83x in II Chronicles). First appearance of the root אניה ("ships") in II Chronicles. The etnachta (major mid-verse pause) falls on 'gold', dividing the verse into phrases of 18 and 3 words.
Metzudat David
'Who had knowledge of the sea' – who knew the sea routes, to sail them in ships. 'To Ophir' – that is the place of the gold mines.
Metzudat Zion
Ships (oniyot) - Vessels.
Malbim
'Ships' — this explains what is stated there [in Kings]: 'and Huram sent by the fleet,' meaning that he sent ships as well [not just servants]. 'Four hundred and fifty' — there it is written 'four hundred and twenty,' and Ezra explains that there were another thirty, which he gave to his servants as their wages.
Rashi
Metzudat David