The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Also the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.
- NASB The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamores in the lowland.
- NLT The king made silver and gold 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.
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Quick answer
Under Solomon silver and gold become as common as stones and cedar as plentiful as sycamores in Jerusalem. His reign brings extraordinary prosperity.
Overview
This hyperbole conveys the unprecedented wealth God poured out during Solomon's reign, fulfilling the promise of riches and honor. The abundance signals a golden age and foreshadows the peace and plenty of God's kingdom. Such earthly glory points toward the far greater riches found in Christ's eternal reign.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 9:27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- Job 22:24–25and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
- Isa 9:10“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
- Isa 60:17Instead 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.
- Amos 7:14“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.
- 1 Kgs 10:27–29The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 2 Chr 1:12therefore 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.”
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