KJV 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.
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2 Chronicles 1:15
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
WEB World English Bible
The king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
ASV American Standard Version
And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the king maketh the silver and the gold in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he made as sycamores that are in the low country, for abundance.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 1
12 Wisdom and knowledge [is] granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that [have been] before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
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 sycomore trees that [are] in the vale for abundance.
16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out [horses] for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveהַמֶּ֜לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַכֶּ֧סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַזָּהָ֛בH2091 · za.havgoldבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםH68 · e.venstoneוְאֵ֣תH853 · et[Obj.]הָאֲרָזִ֗יםH730 · e.rezcedarנָתַ֛ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםH8256 · shiq.mahsycamoreאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הH8219 · she.phe.lahShephelahלָרֹֽב׃H7230 · rovabundance
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 9:27And 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.Job 22:24-25Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold] of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.2 Chronicles 1:12Wisdom and knowledge [is] granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that [have been] before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.Isaiah 9:10The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change [them into] cedars.Amos 7:14Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no prophet, neither [was] I a prophet’s son; but I [was] an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:Isaiah 60:17For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.1 Kings 10:27-29And the king made silver [to be] in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he [to be] as the sycomore trees that [are] in the vale, for abundance.
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