Numbers
How many people did Shlomo set up as the tax in how many cycles?
30,000 men in 3 cycles with 10,000 each every month.
What did these people have expertise in: הימן - איתן האזרחי - דרדע - כלכל
Music- they were musicians
How was Shlomo the smartest person ever, especially compared with Moshe Rabbeinu? (2)
1. No other king like Shlomo
2. Shlomo was the smartest in worldly knowledge, Moshe was the smartest in Torah knowledge.
Why did many nations send gifts to Shlomo HaMelech?
They feared and respected him as a leader.
Why did Shlomo set up the tax cycle in the tri-monthly system?
So everyone would work for 1 month and be home for two to take care of whatever house responsibilities they needed to.
How many people cut stones? How many people carried stones?
80,000; 70,000
Who was the head of tax of the 30,000 men?
Adoniram
What two things do Meshalim create/give?
Metzudat Dovid- Yirat Hashem
Mahari Kra- Wisdom
Who were experts in magic AND astrology?
Mitzrayim
Why did Shlomo have cedar trees cut by another nation and not BY?
By Tzor, because they were experts in cutting the cedar trees.
How many people does the Abarbanel say Shlomo had at his table daily?
60,000 guests
How many horsemen did Shlomo have?
12,000
What was the one law Shlomo couldn't fully understand? Please describe this Mitzvah.
Parah Adumah- Parshat Chukat discusses the laws of the Parah Adumah – the Red Cow. This cow is burned. Its ashes are used in the process of purifying a person that has become defiled through contact with a dead body.
Who helped Shlomo with getting cedar and cypress trees for the BHMK? Who did he have a good relationship with?
Chiram Melech Tzor, with Dovid HaMelech
How did the BHMK have to be built (with what intent) and we see it hinted in the Pasukim three times? With what words is it hinted?
Needed to be Leshma- for the sake of Hashem and nothing else
1. לשם ה' אלקיו
2. לשם ה' אלקי
3. לשמי
How many Seforim did Shlomo write? Please name them.
3, Kohelet, Mishlei, Shir HaShirim
As king, what can Shlomo not have too much of? Please list all three and explain why for two of them.
1. Wives- will lead astray
2. Horses- will lead back to Egypt
3. Money- Just bad, don't rely on Hashem
What did Shlomo understand about trees and animals? (4)
1. Purpose of each tree/animal
2. What each tree/animal needs to grow properly
3. The symbolism of the tree/animal
4. Why each tree/animal was chosen for certain Mitzvot
Which nation helped Shlomo since they were experts in cutting stone?
Gevelim
Why couldn't Dovid HaMelech build the BHMK (2)?
Peshat- Dovid was busy fighting wars
Derash- If Dovid build it, Hashem wouldn't have been able to destroy it and would have had to destroy BY instead when they sinned.
With the Gemara's reconciliation of the amount of horse rows/partitions, how many rows of horses did Shlomo have?
160,000,000
What were BY doing when Shlomo was king? Was this good or bad? Explain why.
They were sitting under fig trees and vines- basically being lazy and not doing much. Life was very comfortable and stable. It was good because no war but bad because BY weren't doing the hard work they needed to fulfill their purpose. Hard work is a part of living a productive and meaningful life.
Which tree was the tallest? Which tree was the shortest? What do they have to do with purifying a Metzorah?
Arez/Cedar tree; Eizov/Hyssop
Have the biggest and smallest tree mixed together because when speak LH, think so high and tall, so need to balanced out by the smallest tree and brought back down to earth.
Why did kings from other nations wants to come visit Shlomo? What did they do when they came home?
They wanted to hear his wisdom; their nation would come to listen to the wisdom of Shlomo that the king heard.
What is the connection between the beginning of the Perek being about Shlomo's wisdom and the end being about the building of the Beit HaMikdash? (3)
1. Shlomo needed the materials from his wealth and to pay for it.
2. Wealth set the stage for the building, gave stability.
3. Allowed for the partnership between BY and Chiram to get materials for food from EY.