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.
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.
- BSB The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 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 9:27And 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 22:24–25Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
- Isa 9:10The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
- Isa 60:17For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.
- Amos 7:14Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was an herdman, and a gatherer of sycomore fruit:
- 1 Kgs 10:27–29And 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.
- 2 Chr 1:12Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
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