Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 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. 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. Berean Study Bible The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills. New American Standard Bible The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland. King James Bible 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 vale, for abundance. 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. Contemporary English Version While he was king, there was silver everywhere in Jerusalem, and cedar was as common as ordinary sycamore trees in the foothills. 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. Holman 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. International Standard Version The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and made cedar trees as abundant as sycamore trees in the Shephelah. NET Bible The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands. New Heart 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as fig trees in the foothills. JPS Tanakh 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. New American Standard 1977 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. Jubilee Bible 2000 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. King James 2000 Bible 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 lowlands, for abundance. American King James 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 vale, for abundance. 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the king made gold and silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as the sycamores in the plain for multitude. Douay-Rheims Bible And he made silver to be as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars to be as common as sycamores which grow in the plains. Darby Bible Translation And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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 vale, for abundance. 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. Young's Literal Translation And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as the sycamores that are in the low country, for abundance. Study Bible Solomon's Wealth and Splendor…26Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills. 28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them in Kue.… Cross References Luke 19:4 So he ran on ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see Him, since Jesus was about to pass that way. Deuteronomy 17:17 He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself great amounts of silver and gold. 1 Kings 3:13 Moreover, I will give you what you did not request--both riches and honor--so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal. 1 Chronicles 27:28 Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil. 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. Zechariah 9:3 Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. Treasury of Scripture 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 vale, for abundance. the king 2 Chronicles 1:15-17 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… 2 Chronicles 9:27 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. Job 22:24,25 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks… made [heb] gave Lexicon The kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king made וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set silver הַכֶּ֛סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money as common in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel as stones, כָּאֲבָנִ֑ים (kā·’ă·ḇā·nîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone and נָתַ֛ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set cedar הָאֲרָזִ֗ים (hā·’ă·rā·zîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 730: A cedar tree as abundant לָרֹֽב׃ (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness as sycamore כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים (kaš·šiq·mîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 8256: Sycamore tree in the foothills. בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה (baš·šə·p̄ê·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8219: Lowland (27) Made silver . . . as stones.--This influx of wealth is specially noted as enriching Jerusalem, probably without preventing the imposition of heavy burdens on the provinces. Hence the division of interest and allegiance manifested at the accession of Rehoboam. In the earlier years of the reign its prosperity is described as extending to all "Judah and Israel" (1Kings 4:20). But the wealth gathered by tribute, and by a commerce entirely in the hands of the king, would enrich only the Court and the capital; and much Oriental history, both ancient and modern, shows that such enrichment might leave the general population impoverished and oppressedVerse 27. - And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones [an obviously hyperbolical expression], and cedar trees made he to be as the sycamore trees [the שִׁקְמָה is the συκομωρέα of the New Testament (Luke 19:4), i.e., as the name imports, the fig mulberry - the "sycamine tree" of Luke 17:6 would seem to denote the mulberry proper. Though now but comparatively rare in Palestine, it is clear that formerly it was very common (see, e.g., Isaiah 9:10, whence it appears that it was used for building purposes, and where it is also contrasted with the cedars). It was esteemed both for its fruit and its wood, so much so that David appointed a steward to have the supervision both of "the olive trees and the sycamore trees in the Shefelah" (1 Chronicles 27:28). The sycamores of Egypt, which were used for the coffins of mummies (Dict. Bib. 3. p. 1394), are referred to in Psalm 78:47, in a way which bespeaks their great value. There is a good description of the tree in Thomson, "Land and Book," 1:23-25] that are in the vale [Same word as in 1 Chronicles l.c. The Shefelah is a "broad swelling tract of many hundred miles in area, which sweeps gently down from the mountains of Judah 'to mingle with the bounding main' of the Mediterranean" (Grove, Dict. Bib. 3. p. 1611). This "Low Country" extended from Joppa to Gaza. The translation "vale" is altogether misleading. Conder ("Tent-work," p. 5) describes it as "consisting of low hills, about five hundred feet above the sea, of white soft limestone," and adds that "the broad valleys among these hills... produce fine crops of corn, and on the hills the long olive groves flourish better than in other districts" - an incidental and valuable confirmation of the text. "The name Sifia, or Shephelah, still exists in four or five places round Beit Jibrin" (Eleutheropolis), ib. p. 276] for abundance. 10:14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See in Solomon's greatness the performance of God's promise, and let it encourage us to seek first the righteousness of God's kingdom. This was he, who, having tasted all earthly enjoyments, wrote a book, to show the vanity of all worldly things, the vexation of spirit that attends them, and the folly of setting our hearts upon them: and to recommend serious godliness, as that which will do unspeakably more to make us happy, that all the wealth and power he was master of; and, through the grace of God, it is within our reach. 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