לְבַד֙ מֵאַנְשֵׁ֣י הַתָּרִ֔ים וּמִסְחַ֖ר הָרֹכְלִ֑ים וְכָל־מַלְכֵ֥י הָעֶ֖רֶב וּפַח֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
neben dem, was von den Kaufleuten und vom Verkehr der Händler und aller Könige des vermischten Volkes und der Gouverneure des Landes kam.
Rashi on I Kings
This was in addition [to the gold that came from] traveling merchants. Merchants would bring him who visited the land on business.5Alternatively, retailers who sell small quantities, spy [=תרים] out the land to determine where to do business.—Metzudas Tzion
Rashi on I Kings
Spice dealers. Spice dealers who would carry spices from one city to another.
Rashi on I Kings
And all the subordinate kings. [Targum] Yonoson rendered, “and all dependent upon his support,”6Alternatively, Arab kings.—Metzudas Tzion an expression of guarantee, [i.e.,] kings who were allies and were dependent upon his support, garantie, in O.F.