"And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem {as plenteous} as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees t…" — 2 Chronicles 1:15

2 Chronicles 1:15 · 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. {made: Heb. gave}”

— 2 Chronicles 1:15

Verse 14

And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

Verse 16

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. {Solomon...: Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's}

2 Chronicles 1 — Context

Then Solomon came {from his journey} to the high place that {was} at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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. {made: Heb. gave}

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price. {Solomon...: Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's}

And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred {shekels} of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out {horses} for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means. {means: Heb. hand}

Cross References

2 Chronicles 9:27

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. {made silver: Heb. gave silver}

Job 22:24-25

Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the {gold} of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. {as dust: or, on the dust}

Isaiah 60:17

For 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 7:14

Then 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: {sycomore...: or, wild figs}

2 Chronicles 1:12

Wisdom 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.

Isaiah 9:10

The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change {them into} cedars.

1 Kings 10:27-29

And 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. {made: Heb. gave}