2 Chronicles 9:27
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
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In Context
28And they brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:27And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
2 Chronicles 1:15And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
Job 22:24Then thou shall lay up gold as dust, and [the gold of] Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Isaiah 9:10The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone, the sycamores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.
Luke 19:4And having ran ahead, he climbed up in a sycomore tree so that he might see him, because he was going to pass that one.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 9:14-31
The Magnificence of Solomon; the Death of Solomon. ( b. c. 975.) 13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold; 14 Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target. 16 And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of… Read the whole commentary →