2 Chronicles 1:15 “The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and ce…”

2 Chronicles 1:15

The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

The king made silver and gold to be as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars to be as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the King gaue siluer and gold at Ierusalem as stones, and gaue cedar trees as the wilde figge trees, that are abundantly in the playne.

Darby Translation

And the king made silver and gold in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.

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.

Bible in Basic English

And the king made silver and gold as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedar like the sycamore-trees of the lowland in number.

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Cross references

“the king”

2 Chronicles 9:27 2 Chronicles 1:12 1 Kings 10:27–29 Isaiah 60:17 Job 22:24 Job 22:25

2 Chronicles 9:27 · BSB

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

2 Chronicles 1:12 · BSB

therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”

1 Kings 10:27–29 · BSB

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

Isaiah 60:17 · BSB

Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.

Job 22:24 · BSB

and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,

Job 22:25 · BSB

then the Almighty will be your gold and the finest silver for you.

“made”

Isaiah 9:10 Amos 7:14

Isaiah 9:10 · BSB

“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”

Amos 7:14 · BSB

“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

14Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

16Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.

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