Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 1:15
The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records Solomon’s reign immediately after detailing his chariot and horse forces, documenting the material result of God’s prior grant. The words — וַ/יִּתֵּ֨ן (va/i.yi.Ten) means “and he made,” and כָּ/אֲבָנִ֑ים (ka./'a.va.Nim) means “like stones,” forming the comparative structure for abundance. The thread — The identical phrase appears in 1 Kings 10:27 and 2 Chronicles 9:27, while 2 Chronicles 1:12 provides the original promise of riches and wealth that this accumulation fulfills. Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to observe the concrete fulfillment of a divine grant by measuring royal silver, gold, and cedar against common natural materials.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 9:27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 1 Kings 10:27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 2 Chronicles 1:12 therefore wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. And I will also give you riches and wealth and honor unlike anything given to the kings before you or after you.”
- Job 22:24 and consign your gold to the dust and the gold of Ophir to the stones of the ravines,
- Isaiah 9:10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
- Isaiah 60:17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.
- Amos 7:14 “I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.