Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

New American Standard Bible

The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.

International Standard Version

The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and made cedar trees as abundant as sycamore trees in the Shephelah.

A Conservative Version

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

American Standard Version

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 lowland, for abundance.

Amplified

The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

Bible in Basic English

And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.

Darby Translation

And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.

Julia Smith Translation

And the king will give silver in Jerusalem, as stones, and cedars he gave as sycamores which are in the plain for multitude.

King James 2000

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowlands, for abundance.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The king made the silver in Jerusalem as the stones, and the cedars he made as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah in abundance.

Modern King James verseion

And the king made silver like stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars like the sycamore trees in the valley for abundance.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the king made silver in Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and Cedar as plenteous as mulberry trees that grow in the valleys.

NET Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And the king caused silver in Jerusalem to be as stones, - cedars also, caused he to be as the sycamores that are in the lowlands, for abundance.

Webster

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

World English Bible

The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

Youngs Literal Translation

And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as the sycamores that are in the low country, for abundance.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

נתן 
Nathan 
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011
Usage: 2011

כּסף 
Keceph 
Usage: 403

to be in Jerusalem
ירוּשׁלים ירוּשׁלם 
Y@ruwshalaim 
Usage: 642

and cedars
ארז 
'erez 
Usage: 73

he to be as the sycomore trees
שׁקמה שׁקם 
Shaqam 
Usage: 7

that are in the vale
שׁפלה 
Sh@phelah 
Usage: 20

Context Readings

Solomon's Wealth

26 Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance. 28 The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 17:17

Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart not turn away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

2 Chronicles 1:15-17

The king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

2 Chronicles 9:27

The king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.

Job 22:24-25

Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.

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