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2 Chronicles 9:27
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KJ21
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
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.
AMP
The king made silver in Jerusalem as common as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as the sycamore-fig trees that are in the lowland.
AMPC
The king made silver in Jerusalem as common as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as sycamore trees in the lowlands.
BRG
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
CSB
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
CSBA
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
CEB
In Jerusalem, the king made silver as common as stones and cedar as common as sycamore trees that grow in the foothills.
CJB
The king made silver in Yerushalayim as common as stones, and he made cedars as abundant as sycamore-fig trees are in the Sh’felah.
CEV
While Solomon was king, there was silver everywhere in Jerusalem, and cedar was as common as the sycamore trees in the western foothills.
DARBY
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance.
DRA
And he made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones: and cedars as common as the sycamores, which grow in the plains.
ERV
King Solomon had so much silver that it was as common as rocks in Jerusalem. And he had so much cedar wood that it was as common as sycamore trees in the hill country.
EASY
While Solomon ruled as king, there was as much silver in Jerusalem as stones! There was as much wood from cedar trees as there were fig trees that grew in the low hills in the west.
EHV
The king made silver in Jerusalem as plentiful as ordinary stones, and the cedars were like the sycamore fig trees, which are so abundant in the Shephelah.
ESV
And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
ESVUK
And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
EXB
In Jerusalem the king made silver as common as stones and cedar trees as plentiful as the ·fig [sycamore-fig] trees ·on the western hills [L in the Shephelah].
GNV
And the king gave silver in Jerusalem, as stones, and gave cedar trees as the wild fig trees, that are abundant in the plain.
GW
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as fig trees in the foothills.
GNT
During his reign silver was as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar was as plentiful as ordinary sycamore in the foothills of Judah.
HCSB
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
ICB
In Jerusalem silver was as common as stones while Solomon was king. Cedar trees were as common as the fig trees growing on the western mountain slopes.
ISV
The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and made cedar trees as abundant as sycamore trees in the Shephelah.
JUB
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
KJV
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
AKJV
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
LSB
The king also made silver as plentiful as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the Shephelah.
LEB
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as the sycamore trees that are in the Shephelah for abundance.
TLB
He made silver become as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones in the road! And cedar was used as though it were common sycamore.
MSG
Solomon collected horses and chariots. He had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen in barracks in the chariot-cities and in Jerusalem. He ruled over all the kings from the River Euphrates in the east, throughout the Philistine country, and as far west as the border of Egypt. The king made silver as common as rocks and cedar as common as the fig trees in the lowland hills. He carried on a brisk horse-trading business with Egypt and other places. * * *
MEV
So the king made silver in Jerusalem as abundant as stones and cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the lowlands of the Shephelah.
NOG
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as fig trees in the foothills.
NABRE
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as numerous as the sycamores of the Shephelah.
NASB
And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
NASB1995
The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
NCB
King Solomon made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamores of the foothills.
NCV
In Jerusalem the king made silver as common as stones and cedar trees as plentiful as the fig trees on the western hills.
NET
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.
NIRV
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones. He made cedar wood as common there as sycamore-fig trees in the western hills.
NIV
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
NIVUK
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.
NKJV
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar trees as abundant as the sycamores which are in the lowland.
NLV
And the king made silver as easy to find as stones in Jerusalem. He made cedar trees as easy to find as sycamore trees in the valley.
NLT
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.
NRSVA
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycomore of the Shephelah.
NRSVACE
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycomore of the Shephelah.
NRSVCE
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
NRSVUE
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone and cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.
OJB
And HaMelech made kesef in Yerushalayim as common as stones, and cedar trees he made like sycamore trees that are in the Shefelah in abundance.
RGT
And the king gave silver in Jerusalem as stones and gave cedar trees as the wild fig trees (which are abundant in the plain).
RSV
And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephe′lah.
RSVCE
And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephe′lah.
TLV
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the foothills.
VOICE
He made Jerusalem so wealthy that silver was as common as stones in the rocky regions and cedars were as plentiful as sycamore trees in the lowland.
WEB
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars to be as abundant as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
WYC
And he gave so great plenty of silver in Jerusalem, as of stones, and so great multitude of cedar trees, as of sycamores that grow in field places. (And he made silver in Jerusalem to be as plentiful as stones, and cedar trees to be as plentiful as the sycamores that grow in the fields.)
YLT
And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as sycamores, that [are] in the low country, for abundance,
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