1 Kings 10:27
What does 1 Kings 10:27 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 10:27 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as the sycamores that <FI>are<Fi> in the low country, for abundance.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he made silver to be as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars to be as common as sycamores which grow in the plains.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.
Context
v.26And 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.
v.27This passage
v.28And 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
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 1:15
And the king made silver and gold to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
- 2 Chronicles 9:27
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.
- Deuteronomy 17:17
Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.
- Job 22:24
And lay thou thy treasure in the dust, Andthe gold ofOphir among the stones of the brooks;
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