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.
Parallel translations
- 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.
- 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.
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- 2 Chr 9:27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as abundant as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
- Job 22:24–25Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
- Isa 9:10“The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.”
- Isa 60:17For brass I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, brass, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler.
- Amos 7:14Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet’s son; but I was a herdsman, and a farmer of sycamore figs;
- 1 Kgs 10:27–29The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
- 2 Chr 1:12therefore wisdom and knowledge is granted to you. I will give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had who have been before you had, and none after you will have.”
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