1 Kings 10:27 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 10:27

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

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE FIRST BOOK OF KINGS 10:27 (373)

This means that the knowledge of divine things must be imparted to all nations everywhere through the advent and manifestation of Christ; and Isaiah predicted the coming of Christ in the clearest way by saying, "The earth will be full of the knowledge of the …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance would make silver to seem so despicable, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make earthly wealth seem much more despicable?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Made silver as stones - This strong hyperbole marks in the most striking way the great wealth and prosperity of the capital during Solomon’s reign. The lavish expenditure which impoverished the provinces, and produced, or helped to produce, the general discontent that led to the outbreak under Jeroboam, enriched the metropolis, which must have profited greatly by the residence of the court, the constant influx of opulent strangers, and the periodical visits of all Israelites not hindered by some urgent reason at the great festivals. The “sycomore-trees in the vale” (Shephelah) are mentioned also in 1Ch 27:

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	vai.yi.Ten	and he made	H5414 →
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַכֶּ֛סֶף	ha.Ke.sef	<the> silver	H3701 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	bi.ru.sha.Lim	in Jerusalem	H3389 →
כָּאֲבָנִ֑ים	ka.'a.va.Nim	like <the> stone<s>	H68 →
וְאֵ֣ת	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הָאֲרָזִ֗ים	ha.'a.ra.Zim	<the> cedars	H730 →
נָתַ֛ן	na.Tan	he made	H5414 →
כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים	ka.shik.Mim	like the sycamores	H8256 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	which	H834 →
בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה	ba.she.fe.Lah	[are] in the Shephelah	H8219 →
לָרֹֽב׃	la.Ro	for abundance	H7230 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 17:17
He must not take many wives for himself, lest his heart go astray. He must not accumulate for himself large amounts of silver and gold.
leads to
- Nehemiah 13:26
  Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all…
- Proverbs 30:8–9
  Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
- Matthew 19:5
  and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
- 1 Kings 11:1–4
  King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
- Psalms 62:10
  Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.
Through
2 Chronicles 9:27
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 1:15–17
  The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 9:20
  All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the…

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