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.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

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19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And the king made silver. — Identical with 1 Kings 10:27. On this and the following verse, compare the prohib…

John Gill

John Gill

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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:27).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

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17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The imports mentioned here showed that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though use…