2 Chronicles 9:27

And the king makes the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he has made the cedars as sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance,

Literal Standard Version

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 is ruling over all the kings from the River even to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

28and they are bringing out horses from Egypt to Solomon, and from all the lands.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:27And the king makes the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he has made the cedars as the sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance.

2 Chronicles 1:15And the king makes the silver and the gold in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he made as sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance.

Job 22:24So as to set a defense on the dust, || And a covering on a rock of the valleys.

Isaiah 9:10“Bricks have fallen, and we build hewn work, || Sycamores have been cut down, and we renew cedars.”

Luke 19:4and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see Him, because through that [way] He was about to pass by.

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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