2 Chronicles 9:27

And the king made the silver in Jerusalem like the stones,—and, the cedar trees, made he like the sycomores which are in the lowland, for abundance.

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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 ruled over all the kings,—from the river [Euphrates], even up to the land of the Philistines, yea up to the bounds of Egypt.

28And they used to bring horses out of Egypt unto Solomon, and out of all lands.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:27And the king caused silver in Jerusalem to be as stones,—cedars also, caused he to be as the sycamores that are in the lowlands, for abundance.

2 Chronicles 1:15And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem, like stones, and, cedars, made he like the sycomores that are in the lowland, for abundance.

Job 22:24Then lay up, in the dust, precious ore, and, among the stones of the torrent-beds, fine gold:

Isaiah 9:10Bricks, have fallen down But with hewn stone, will we build,—Sycomores, have been felled, But with cedars, will we replace them.

Luke 19:4And, running forward unto the front, he got up a sycamore-tree, that he might see him; for, by that way, was he about to pass.

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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