27 And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as (A)the sycamore of the Shephelah.

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24 if you lay gold in (A)the dust,
    and gold of (B)Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed,
25 then the Almighty will be your gold
    and your precious silver.

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27 (A)And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.

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15 And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah. 16 And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders would buy them from Kue for a price. 17 They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels[a] of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 1:17 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

17 And he (A)shall not acquire many wives for himself, lest his heart turn away, (B)nor shall he acquire for himself excessive silver and gold.

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