1)

Whom does the verse tell to plunder silver and gold?

1.

Rashi: Those who come against Ninveh (Radak #1 - the Kasdim).

2.

Radak #2: So [the plunderers] will say to each other.

3.

Malbim: The chronicles say that the victors did not want to touch the spoils of Ninveh. The honor of conquering the city sufficed for them.

2)

What is the meaning of "v'Ein Ketzeh"?

1.

Rashi: There is no calculation [Radak - to the money that you will find, from what Melech Ninveh and its leaders prepared].

2.

Radak and Malbim citing Targum Yonasan: There is no end to the storehouses.

3)

What is "la'Techunah"?

1.

Rashi: For their storehouses. Silver and gold are put in a storehouse with a calculation - "Es ha'Kesef ha'Mesukan" (Melachim II, 12:12).

4)

What do we learn from "Kavod mi'Kol Kli Chemdah"?

1.

Rashi: Kavod is an expression of sweeping, like "Hiskabed ka'Yelek" (3:15), Mechabed ha'Bayis (Brachos 51b). Targum Yonasan is like this. Kavod is [a command], like Zachor and Shamur.

2.

Radak: You will find there Kelim more honored than all coveted Kelim in the world.

3.

Malbim: The victors say, the honor of conquering Ninveh is dearer to us than all coveted Kelim.

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