2 Chronicles 9:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.

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  • 2 Chr 1:15-17 : 15 The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills. 16 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que. 17 They paid 600 silver pieces for each chariot from Egypt, and 150 silver pieces for each horse. They also sold chariots and horses to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.
  • 2 Chr 9:20 : 20 All 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.
  • Job 22:24-25 : 24 and throw your gold in the dust– your gold of Ophir among the rocks in the ravines– 25 then the Almighty himself will be your gold, and the choicest silver for you.
  • Ps 78:47 : 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-fig trees with driving rain.
  • Isa 9:10 : 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 7:14 : 14 Amos replied to Amaziah,“I was not a prophet by profession. No, I was a herdsman who also took care of sycamore fig trees.
  • Luke 19:4 : 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, because Jesus was going to pass that way.
  • 1 Kgs 10:27-29 : 27 The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills. 28 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que. 29 They paid 600 silver pieces for each chariot from Egypt and 150 silver pieces for each horse. They also sold chariots and horses to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.
  • 1 Chr 27:28 : 28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills; Joash was in charge of the storehouses of olive oil.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 10:26-29
    4 verses
    96%

    26Solomon accumulated chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.

    27The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.

    28Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.

    29They paid 600 silver pieces for each chariot from Egypt and 150 silver pieces for each horse. They also sold chariots and horses to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.

  • 2 Chr 1:15-16
    2 verses
    94%

    15The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.

    16Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.

  • 2 Chr 9:9-12
    4 verses
    78%

    9She gave the king 120 talents of gold and a very large quantity of spices and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.

    10(Huram’s servants, aided by Solomon’s servants, brought gold from Ophir, as well as fine timber and precious gems.

    11With the timber the king made steps for the LORD’s temple and royal palace as well as stringed instruments for the musicians. No one had seen anything like them in the land of Judah prior to that.)

    12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, more than what she had brought him. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.

  • 1 Chr 22:4
    75%

    4and more cedar logs than could be counted.(The Sidonians and Tyrians had brought a large amount of cedar logs to David.)

  • Song 3:9-10
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    75%

    9King Solomon made a sedan chair for himself of wood imported from Lebanon.

    10Its posts were made of silver; its back was made of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple wool; its interior was inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10-13
    4 verses
    74%

    10She gave the king 120 talents of gold, a very large quantity of spices, and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched.

    11(Hiram’s fleet, which carried gold from Ophir, also brought from Ophir a very large quantity of fine timber and precious gems.

    12With the timber the king made supports for the LORD’s temple and for the royal palace and stringed instruments for the musicians. No one has seen so much of this fine timber to this very day.)

    13King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba everything she requested, besides what he had freely offered her. Then she left and returned to her homeland with her attendants.

  • 2 Chr 9:28
    73%

    28Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands.

  • 2 Chr 9:14
    73%

    14besides what he collected from the merchants and traders. All the Arabian kings and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 5:10
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    10So Hiram supplied the cedars and evergreens Solomon needed,

  • 1 Kgs 9:11
    73%

    11King Solomon gave King Hiram of Tyre twenty cities in the region of Galilee, because Hiram had supplied Solomon with cedars, evergreens, and all the gold he wanted.

  • 2 Chr 2:16
    72%

    16we will get all the timber you need from Lebanon and bring it in raft-like bundles by sea to Joppa. You can then haul it on up to Jerusalem.”

  • 2 Chr 9:20
    72%

    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 Chr 9:25-26
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    71%

    25Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

    26He ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt.

  • 1 Kgs 9:19
    71%

    19all the storage cities that belonged to him, and the cities where chariots and horses were kept. He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 7:7
    71%

    7He also made a throne room, called“The Hall of Judgment,” where he made judicial decisions. It was paneled with cedar from the floor to the rafters.

  • 1 Kgs 5:6
    71%

    6So now order some cedars of Lebanon to be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants. I will pay your servants whatever you say is appropriate, for you know that we have no one among us who knows how to cut down trees like the Sidonians.”

  • 2 Chr 2:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8Send me cedars, evergreens, and algum trees from Lebanon, for I know your servants are adept at cutting down trees in Lebanon. My servants will work with your servants

    9to supply me with large quantities of timber, for I am building a great, magnificent temple.

  • 1 Kgs 10:21
    71%

    21All 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 Chr 9:22-23
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    71%

    22King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.

    23All the kings of the earth wanted to visit Solomon to see him display his God-given wisdom.

  • 1 Kgs 10:23
    71%

    23King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.

  • 2 Chr 9:16
    71%

    16He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; 300 measures of gold were used for each of those shields. The king placed them in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest.

  • Song 8:11
    71%

    11Solomon’s Vineyard and the Beloved’s VineyardThe Beloved to Her Lover: Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-Hamon; he leased out the vineyard to those who maintained it. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

  • 2 Chr 27:4
    70%

    4He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

  • Ezek 31:7
    70%

    7It was beautiful in its loftiness, in the length of its branches; for its roots went down deep to plentiful waters.

  • Ps 148:9
    70%

    9you mountains and all you hills, you fruit trees and all you cedars,

  • Ps 104:16
    70%

    16The trees of the LORD receive all the rain they need, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

  • 1 Kgs 7:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Above the foundation the best stones, chiseled to the right size, were used along with cedar.

    12Around the great courtyard were three rows of chiseled stones and one row of cedar beams, like the inner courtyard of the LORD’s temple and the hall of the palace.

  • Ps 80:10
    70%

    10The mountains were covered by its shadow, the highest cedars by its branches.

  • 2 Chr 32:27
    70%

    27Hezekiah was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made storehouses for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all his other valuable possessions.

  • 1 Kgs 4:33
    70%

    33He produced manuals on botany, describing every kind of plant, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on walls. He also produced manuals on biology, describing animals, birds, insects, and fish.

  • 1 Kgs 9:15
    69%

    15Here are the details concerning the work crews King Solomon conscripted to build the LORD’s temple, his palace, the terrace, the wall of Jerusalem, and the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer.

  • Ezek 27:5
    69%

    5They crafted all your planks out of fir trees from Senir; they took a cedar from Lebanon to make your mast.

  • 2 Chr 3:5
    69%

    5He paneled the main hall with boards made from evergreen trees and plated it with fine gold, decorated with palm trees and chains.

  • 1 Kgs 5:8
    69%

    8Hiram then sent this message to Solomon:“I received the message you sent to me. I will give you all the cedars and evergreens you need.

  • 2 Chr 8:6
    69%

    6and built up Baalath, all the storage cities that belonged to him, and all the cities where chariots and horses were kept. He built whatever he wanted in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout his entire kingdom.