2 Chronicles 1:15

And HaMelech made kesef and zahav at Yerushalayim as plenteous as avanim, and cedar trees he made as abundant as the sycomore fig trees that are in the Shefelah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

In Context

14And Sh'lomo gathered chariots and parashim (horsemen); and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand parashim, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with HaMelech at Yerushalayim.

16And Sh'lomo had susim imported from Mitzrayim and from Keve; the royal buyers purchased them from Keve.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 1:12Chochmah and intelligence is granted unto thee; and I will give thee osher, and riches, and kavod, such as none of the melachim have had that be before or after thee.

Job 22:24Then shalt thou lay up gold as aphar, 1 and that of Ophir as the tzur of the brooks. 1

Isaiah 60:17Instead of nechoshet I will bring zahav, 1 and for barzel (iron) I will bring kesef, 1 and for etzim (wood) nechoshet, 1 and for avanim (stones) barzel (iron); 1 I will also make thy pekudim shalom, 1 and thine nogesim tzedakah. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 1:14-17

13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. 14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vale for abundance. 16… Read the whole commentary →

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