2 Chronicles 9:27

The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.

In Context

26And he was ruler over all the kings from the River to the land of the Philistines, as far as the limit of Egypt.

28They got horses for Solomon from Egypt and from every land.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:27And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.

2 Chronicles 1:15And the king made silver and gold as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedar like the sycamore-trees of the lowland in number.

Job 22:24And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;

Isaiah 9:10The bricks have come down, but we will put up buildings of cut stone in their place: the sycamores are cut down, but they will be changed to cedars.

Luke 19:4And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.

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 →

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