2-Chronicles - 1:15

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15 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.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Chronicles 1:15.

Differing Translations

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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.
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.
And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees as sycamores, which grow in the plains in great multitude.
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.
And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vale for abundance.
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.
And the king made silver and gold as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedar like the sycamore-trees of the lowland in number.
And the king offered silver and gold in Jerusalem as if they were stones, and cedar trees as if they were sycamores, which grow in the plains in a great multitude.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Made silver and gold - See on 1-Kings 10:27 (note), 1-Kings 10:28 (note).

And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem [as plenteous] as (i) stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that [are] in the vale for abundance.
(i) He caused so great plenty that it was valued no more than stones.

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