(Mishnah): "V'Lo Yarbeh Lo Nashim'' - he may marry only 18 wives.

R. Yehudah says, he may marry more, as long as they not divert his heart (from fearing Hash-m).

R. Shimon says, he may not marry even one who will divert his heart;

Question: If so, why does the Torah forbid taking too many?

Answer: It is even [wives who inspire him to fear Hash-m] like Avigayil.

"Lo Yarbeh Lo Susim'' - only what he needs for his chariots (the army). "V'Chesef v'Zahav Lo Yarbeh Lo Me'od'' - only what he needs to pay his army.

He writes a Sefer Torah for himself. When he goes to war, it is with him. When he enters, it is with him. When he judges, it is by him. When he reclines, it is opposite him - "v'Haysah Imo v'Kara Bo Kol Yemei Chayav.''

One may not ride on his horse, nor sit on his chair, or use his scepter;

We may not see him when he is naked or takes a haircut or in the bathhouse - "Som Tasim Alecha Melech'', his fear must be upon you.

(Gemara - Rav Kahana): [We learn the limit of 18] "veha'Shishi Yisre'am l'Eglah'' (it mentions six wives of David), and it says there "if these are few [for you], I will increase like them (another six) and like them (another six).''

(Mishnah): "Lo Yarbeh Lo Susim'' - only what he needs for his chariots.

We learn from "va'Y'aker David Es Kol ha'Rechev...''

(Mishnah): "V'Chesef v'Zahav Lo Yarbeh Lo Me'od'' - only what he needs to pay his army.

(R. Yehoshua ben Levi): He may [amass gold and silver] only for what he must pay his army for this year.

(R. Acha): Shlomo [ha'Melech] said 'three things that Midas ha'Din laughed at (brought punishment for them); I corrupted them and mixed them up.' [One is] "he will not increase wives'', and it says "veha'Melech Shlomo Ahav Nashim Nochriyos'';

R. Shimon ben Yochai says, he truly loved [them], for Zenus;

Chananyah the nephew of R. Yehoshua says, [he married them, but this was forbidden] due to "Lo Sischaten Bam.''

R. Yosi says, [he married them] to draw them to Divrei Torah, and bring them under the wings of the Shechinah.

R. Li'ezer says, [Midas ha'Din laughed] because, the foreign women made also him sin;

Observation: R. Shimon ben Yochai, Chananyah and R. Li'ezer are one opinion (all say that he sinned), and R. Yosi argues with all three of them.

"He will not increase horses'', and it says "va'Yhi li'Shlomo Arba'im Elef Urvos Susim l'Merkavo u'Shneim Asar Elef Parashim'' - they were idle (he had no need for them, so it was forbidden). A Hedyot is permitted all of them.

"V'Kesef v'Zahav Lo Yarbeh Lo Me'od'', and it says "va'Yiten ha'Melech Es ha'Kesef bi'Yerushalayim ka'Avanim'', and they were not stolen.

(R. Yosi ben Chaninah): They were rocks of 10 Amos and eight Amos. (They were too heavy to steal.)

(Beraisa - R. Shimon ben Yochai): Even weights in the days of Shlomo were not of silver, rather, of gold.

What is the reason? Silver was not important in the days of Shlomo (there was no concern lest people steal them).

"Li'Schok Amarti Mehulal'' - at that time, Hash-m said to Shlomo "what is this crown on your head? Descend from My throne!'' (It says about before this "va'Yeshev Shlomo Al Kisei Hash-m.'')

(R. Yosi ben Chaninah): At that time, an angel descended in the image of Shlomo and made him get off his throne, and sat in place of him. [Shlomo] went to Batei Kenesiyos and Batei Midrash and said "I, Koheles, was king over Yisrael in Yerushalayim'';

They said to him 'the king sits on his throne, and you say "I am Koheles''?!' They hit him with a stick, and brought in front of him a bowl of grits (food for poor people).

At that time, he said "this was my portion.'' Some say that [he was left only with] a staff, and some say a cup, and some say a bowl.

Question: Who aroused prosecution against him? R. Yehoshua ben Levi says, the letter Yud in "Yarbeh'' prosecuted;

(Beraisa - R. Shimon ben Yochai): Sefer Devarim ascended and prostrated in front of Hash-m, and said Master of the world! You wrote in Your Torah that any document (i.e. testimony) that is partially nullified is totally void - Shlomo wants to uproot Yud from me! (It says Lo Yarbeh (he will not increase wives, horses and money), and he says Arbeh (I will increase - he puts an Aleph in place of the Yud).)

Hash-m said [to Sefer Devarim] that Shlomo and 1000 like him should be Batel, and no matter from you is Batel!

(Rav Huna citing R. Acha): The Yud that Hash-m took from [Sarai, when he changed her name to] Sarah, he gave half to Sarah (the Gematriya of Hei is half of that of Yud) and half to Avraham (he was initially Avram, without a Hei);

(R. Hoshayah): The Yud ascended and prostrated in front of Hash-m, and said Master of the world! You uprooted me from [the name of] this Tzadekes!

Hash-m told it 'go - before, you were in the name of a female, and at the end of a word. Know that [now] I put you in the name of a male, and at the beginning of the word - "va'Yikra Moshe l'Hoshe'a bin Nun Yehoshua''.'

[The Mishnah says that] he writes a Sefer Torah for himself, so he will not aggrandize himself with his father's or his Rebbi's;

They check it against the Sefer Torah in the Azarah, according to the Beis Din of 71.

(Mishnah): When he goes to war, it is with him... for it says "v'Haysah Imo v'Kara Bo Kol Yemei Chayav.''

Consequence: We can learn from a Kal v'Chomer - a Melech Yisrael who engages in needs of the Tzibur, it says v'Kara Bo Kol Yemei Chayav'' - all the more so a commoner must do so!

Similarly, it says in Yehoshua "v'Hagisa Bo Yomam va'Laylah''. We can learn from a Kal v'Chomer - if Yehoshua, who engaged in needs of the Tzibur, it says that he must learn constantly, all the more so a commoner must!