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2 Chronicles 9:27

And the king made silver as easy to find as stones in Jerusalem. He made cedar trees as easy to find as sycamore trees in the valley.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Solomon;   Sycamore;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Silver;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sabeans;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Palestine;   Shephelah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Silver;   Sycamore;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Solomon;   Sycomore;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Solomon;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Lowland;   Shephelah;   Sycomore Tree;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Forest;   Sycamore;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
Hebrew Names Version
The king made silver to be in Yerushalayim as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
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.
English Standard Version
And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
New Century Version
In Jerusalem the king made silver as common as stones and cedar trees as plentiful as the fig trees on the western hills.
New English Translation
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands.
Amplified Bible
The king made silver in Jerusalem as common as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as the sycamore-fig trees that are in the lowland.
New American Standard Bible
And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
World English Bible
The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And the King gaue siluer in Ierusalem, as stones, and gaue cedar trees as the wilde fig trees, that are aboundant in the plaine.
Legacy Standard Bible
The king also made silver as plentiful as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the Shephelah.
Berean Standard Bible
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
Contemporary English Version
While Solomon was king, there was silver everywhere in Jerusalem, and cedar was as common as the sycamore trees in the western foothills.
Complete Jewish Bible
The king made silver in Yerushalayim as common as stones, and he made cedars as abundant as sycamore-fig trees are in the Sh'felah.
Darby Translation
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Solomon had so much silver that it was as common as rocks in Jerusalem. And he had so much cedar wood that it was as common as sycamore trees in the hill country.
George Lamsa Translation
And King Solomon made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as the sand that is by the sea in abundance.
Good News Translation
During his reign silver was as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar was as plentiful as ordinary sycamore in the foothills of Judah.
Lexham English Bible
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as the sycamore trees that are in the Shephelah for abundance.
Literal Translation
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as the stones. And he made the cedars as the sycamores in the low country for abundance.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the kynge brought it so to passe, that there was as moch syluer at Ierusalem as stones: and as many Ceders, as there were Molbery trees in the valleys.
American Standard Version
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
Bible in Basic English
The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the king made siluer in Hierusalem as plenteous as stones, and Cedar trees as plenteous as ye Mulberie trees that growe in the valleys:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore-trees that are in the Lowland, for abundance.
King James Version (1611)
And the king made siluer in Ierusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the Sycomore trees, that are in the low plaines, in abundance.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as the sycamore trees in the plain for abundance.
English Revised Version
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he yaf so greet plente of siluer in Jerusalem, as of stoonys, and so greet multitude of cedris, as of sycomoris that growen in feeldi places.
Update Bible Version
And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees he made as the sycamore trees that [are] in the low plains in abundance.
New King James Version
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.
New Living Translation
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.
New Revised Standard
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars as common as the sycamores, which grow in the plains.
Revised Standard Version
And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephe'lah.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as sycamores, that [are] in the low country, for abundance,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

Contextual Overview

13 The gold that came to Solomon in one year weighed as much as 666 men. 14 Traders and men who buy and sell brought gold also. And all the kings of Arabia and the leaders of the land brought gold and silver to Solomon. 15 King Solomon made 200 battle-coverings of beaten gold. The beaten gold he used to make each large covering was as much as 600 gold pieces. 16 And he made 300 battle-coverings of beaten gold, using as much as 300 gold pieces worth of gold for each covering. The king put them in the House of the Trees of Lebanon. 17 The king made a great throne of ivory and covered it with pure gold. 18 There were six steps to the throne, and a part made of gold for his feet was joined to the throne. The throne had arms on each side, and two lions standing beside the arms. 19 Twelve lions were standing on each side of the six steps. Nothing like it had ever been made for the king of any other nation. 20 All King Solomon's cups were made of gold. And all the cups of the House of the Trees of Lebanon were made of pure gold. Silver was not thought of as having much worth in the days of Solomon. 21 For the king had ships which went to Tarshish with Huram's servants. Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. 22 So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king: 2 Chronicles 9:20, 2 Chronicles 1:15-17, 1 Kings 10:27-29, Job 22:24, Job 22:25

made: Heb. gave

the sycamore: 1 Chronicles 27:28, Psalms 78:47, Isaiah 9:10, Amos 7:14, Luke 19:4

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 17:5 - he had riches 2 Chronicles 32:27 - exceeding much

Cross-References

Genesis 9:9
"See, I make My agreement with you, and with your children after you,
Genesis 9:10
and with every living thing that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every animal of the earth, of all that came out of the large boat, every living thing on earth.
Genesis 9:13
I will set My rain-bow in the cloud, and it will be something special to see because of an agreement between Me and the earth.
Genesis 9:14
When I bring clouds over the earth and the rain-bow is seen in the clouds,
Isaiah 11:10
In that day the nations will turn to the One from the family of Jesse. He will be honored by the people as someone special to see. And His place of rest will be full of His shining-greatness.
Hosea 2:14
"So I will lead her into the desert and speak words of comfort to her.
Malachi 1:11
From sunrise to sunset My name will be great among the nations. Special perfume will be given to My name everywhere, and a grain gift that is pure. For My name will be great among the nations," says the Lord of All.
Acts 17:14
At once the Christians sent Paul away to the sea-shore. But Silas and Timothy stayed there.
Romans 11:12
The world received good things from God because of the sin of the Jews. Because the Jews did not receive God's free gift, the people who are not Jews received good things from Him. Think how much more the world will receive when the Jews finish God's plan by putting their trust in Christ!
Romans 15:12
And Isaiah says, "There will be One from the family of Jesse Who will be a leader over the people who are not Jews. Their hope will be in Him."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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