II Chronicles 9:15 Commentary: Rashi, Rambam, Ibn Ezra & More

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה מָאתַ֥יִם צִנָּ֖ה זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֑וּט שֵׁ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ זָהָ֣ב שָׁח֔וּט יַעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־הַצִּנָּ֥ה הָאֶחָֽת׃

And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target;

Rashi on II Chronicles

two hundred shields צִנָּה which encompasses the person from his three sides, as is written (Ps. 5: 13): “As a shield You encompass him with favor” (כַּצִּנָּה).
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Rashi on II Chronicles

malleable gold gold that is soft and easily flattened out. It had great value because it could be spun like a thread.
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Rashi on II Chronicles

six hundred gold pieces Six hundred zehubim, the equivalent of six manehs, for the zahab is the dinar.
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