2 Chronicles 1:15

2 Chronicles 1:15 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
• New King James Version (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.
• New Living Translation (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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 1:15

13So Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem. And he reigned over Israel. 14Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. 16And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders would buy them from Kue for a price. 17They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

2 Chronicles 1:15 word by word

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־הַכֶּ֧סֶף וְאֶת־הַזָּהָ֛ב בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם כָּאֲבָנִ֑ים וְאֵ֣ת הָאֲרָזִ֗ים נָתַ֛ן כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה לָרֹֽב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• madeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• as stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• and cedar treesאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• he as the sycomore treesשִׁקְמָהshâqâm shiqmâh · sycamoreH8256
• in the valeשְׁפֵלָהshephêlâh · ShephelahH8219
• for abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 1:15

• 2 Chronicles 1:12wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like."
• 2 Chronicles 9:27And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
• 1 Kings 10:27And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
• Job 22:24if you lay gold in the dust, and gold of Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed,
• Isaiah 60:17Instead of bronze I will bring gold, and instead of iron I will bring silver; instead of wood, bronze, instead of stones, iron. I will make your overseers peace and your taskmasters righteousness.
• Isaiah 9:10"The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place."
• Amos 7:14Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, "I was no prophet, nor a prophet's son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 1:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Made silver and gold - See on 1 Kings 10:27; (note), 1 Kings 10:28; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-17Verses 14-17 This passage is very nearly identical with 1 Kings 10:26-29.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17The description of Solomon’s wealth and power (detailed in 2 Chronicles 9:25–28) is based on the summary of his kingdom in 1 Kings 10:26–29. In Kings, this summary of Solomon’s wealth led to the negative aspects of his rule (1 Kings 11). Here, Solomon’s gathering of wealth demonstrated the fulfillment of God’s promise (2 Chronicles 1:12).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 1:15

• Cedar
• Silver
• Solomon
• Sycamore

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Gold
• Seek
• Solomon
• Sycamore
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Mareshah
• Shephelah
• Sycomore, Tree
• Vale, Valley

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings