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. 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. 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 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. NASB 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. NASB 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. Amplified Bible The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland. 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. 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. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And King Solomon gave silver in Jerusalem like stones, and cedars he gave like sycamore trees that are in the valley in an 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Literal Standard Version And the king makes the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he has made the cedars as the sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance. New American Bible The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as numerous as the sycamores of 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 Revised Standard Version The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as numerous as the sycamores of the Shephelah. 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. 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. Additional Translations ... Context 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 from 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 large 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
(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. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king made וַיִּתֵּ֨ן (way·yit·tên) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set silver הַכֶּ֛סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money as common in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (bî·rū·šā·lim) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 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 68: A stone and נָתַ֛ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set cedar הָאֲרָזִ֗ים (hā·’ă·rā·zîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 730: A cedar tree as abundant לָרֹֽב׃ (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness as sycamore כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים (kaš·šiq·mîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8256: Sycamore tree in the foothills. בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה (baš·šə·p̄ê·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8219: Lowland Jump to Previous Abundance Cedar Cedars Common Country Foothills Jerusalem Lowland Maketh Plentiful Shephe'lah Silver Stone Stones Sycamore Sycamore-Fig Sycamores Sycamore-Trees Sycomore-Trees Trees ValeJump to Next Abundance Cedar Cedars Common Country Foothills Jerusalem Lowland Maketh Plentiful Shephe'lah Silver Stone Stones Sycamore Sycamore-Fig Sycamores Sycamore-Trees Sycomore-Trees Trees ValeLinks 1 Kings 10:27 NIV1 Kings 10:27 NLT 1 Kings 10:27 ESV 1 Kings 10:27 NASB 1 Kings 10:27 KJV 1 Kings 10:27 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 10:27 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 10:27 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 10:27 French Bible 1 Kings 10:27 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 10:27 The king made silver to be (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |
   
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