2 Chronicles 1:15
in 2 Chronicles 1The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 1
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe increase of gold lowers the value of it; but the increase of grace advances its price; the more men have of that the more they value it. How much better therefore is it to get wisdom than gold!
This site's exposition
a thousand and four hundred chariots
on 2 Chronicles 1:14-15
The chariots, horsemen, silver, and gold that fill these two verses read almost word for word like 2 Chr 9:25-27, the summary that will close Solomon's reign. Chronicles frames the wisdom he asked for at the start of the chapter with the wealth God added on both sides, an opening catalog and a closing one holding the same numbers. Silver as stones and cedar as sycomore trees are the language of surplus, not of need.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
God's Goodness to Solomon. 1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the L ORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
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To reign, &c. - Give me the spirit of my father David, that Israel may not suffer by the change. The eminency of those that went before us, and the obligation that lies upon us, to keep and carry on the good work they were engaged in, should quicken our prayers for wisdom and grace, that we may do the work of God in our day, as faithful as they did in theirs.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Made silver and gold - See on 1Ki 10:27 (note), 1Ki 10:28 (note).
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
and he left them in the chariot cities He left some of those horsemen and chariots in the chariot cities; since the king’s chariots were there, those cities were called the chariot cities, and some of them he left with him in Jerusalem.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּתֵּ֨ן | vaiyiten | and he made | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַכֶּ֧סֶף | hakesef | <the> silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַזָּהָ֛ב | hazahav | <the> gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| כָּאֲבָנִ֑ים | kaavanim | like <the> stones | H68 → | 273 times |
| וְאֵ֣ת | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאֲרָזִ֗ים | haarazim | <the> cedars | H730 → | 73 times |
| נָתַ֛ן | natan | he made | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים | kashikmim | like the sycamores | H8256 → | |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה | bashefelah | [are] in the Shephelah | H8219 → | 20 times |
| לָרֹֽב׃ | laro | for abundance | H7230 → | 149 times |
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he made
vaiyitenH5414 →2011 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַכֶּ֧סֶף<the> silver
hakesefH3701 →403 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הַזָּהָ֛ב<the> gold
hazahavH2091 →389 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
כָּאֲבָנִ֑יםlike <the> stones
kaavanimH68 →273 times
וְאֵ֣תand <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
הָאֲרָזִ֗ים<the> cedars
haarazimH730 →73 times
נָתַ֛ןhe made
natanH5414 →2011 times
כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםlike the sycamores
kashikmimH8256 →
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה[are] in the Shephelah
bashefelahH8219 →20 times
לָרֹֽב׃for abundance
laroH7230 →149 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 1:12therefore 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.”
it leads to
- James 1:5
Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
- 2 Chronicles 9:22
So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
- Matthew 6:33
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
- Ephesians 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- 1 Chronicles 29:25
The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.
- James 1:5
Through
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.”
it leads to
- Malachi 1:4
Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the…
- Malachi 1:4
Through
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.
it leads to
- Amos 1:1
These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son…
- Zechariah 13:5
He will say, ‘I am not a prophet; I work the land, for I was purchased as a servant in my youth.’
- Amos 1:1
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.