2 Chronicles 9:27

2 Chronicles 9:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• New International Version (NIV)The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.

Context of 2 Chronicles 9:27

25Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. 26He ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt. The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands. 28Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands. 29The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Nathan the Prophet, the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and the Vision of Iddo the Seer pertaining to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

2 Chronicles 9:27 word by word

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ אֶת־הַכֶּ֛סֶף 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
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• as stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• and cedar treesאֶ֫רֶז'erez · cedarH730
• he as the sycomore treesשִׁקְמָהshâqâm shiqmâh · sycamoreH8256
• in the low plainsשְׁפֵלָהshephêlâh · ShephelahH8219
• in abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 9:27

• 2 Chronicles 9:20All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.
• 2 Chronicles 1:15The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands.
• 1 Kings 10:27The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands.
• Job 22:24and throw your gold in the dust – your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines –
• 1 Chronicles 27:28Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the lowlands; Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil.
• Psalms 78:47He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with driving rain.
• Isaiah 9:10“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with chiseled stone; the sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.”
• Amos 7:14Amos replied to Amaziah, “I was not a prophet by profession. No, I was a herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig trees.
• Luke 19:4So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was going to pass that way.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9:27

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-31Verses 13-31 The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon reigning in wealth and power…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 9:27

• Solomon
• Sycamore

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Prophecy
• Solomon
• Lowland
• Shephelah
• Sycomore, Tree

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9

• 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