פירוש על דברי הימים ב 9:24

And each one would bring his gift as a pretext because they were [really] coming to hear [his wisdom], since it is disrespectful to come before a king empty-handed, similar to (Deut. 16:16): “and he shall not appear before the Lord empty-handed.”

weapons - Heb. נֶשֶׁק.