Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:15
And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem [as plenteous] as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that [are] in the vale for abundance.
15. at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones ] R.V. to be at Jerusalem as stones. In Kings this is asserted of silver only. Jerusalem is one of the stoniest places in the world.
the sycomore trees ] LXX. (but Luk 19:4 ). See 1Ch 27:28, note.
vale ] R.V. lowland, i.e. the stretch of low hills separating the maritime plain from the hill country of Judah. Cp. G. A. Smith, Hist. Geography, Chap. 10, “The Shephelah.”
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 15. Made silver and gold] See on 1Kg 10:27-28.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
[See comments on 2Ch 1:13]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(15) Silver and gold . . . stones . . . cedar trees.Each of these words has the definite article in the Hebrew.
And gold.Not in 1Ki. 10:27, with which the rest of the verse coincides; nor in 2Ch. 9:27. The Syriac omits it here also, but the other versions have it, and the phrase is a natural heightening of the hyperbole.
The sycomore trees that are in the vale.(Comp. 1Ch. 27:28.) The Syriac reads instead. As the sand which is on the seashore.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 1:15 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.
Ver. 15. And the king made. ] Heb., Gave. By giving he made it so. This was a golden age indeed.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
as stones . . . as the sycomore trees. Figure of speech Hyperbole.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the king: He destroyed its value by making it so exceedingly plentiful. 2Ch 1:12, 2Ch 9:27, 1Ki 10:27-29, Job 22:24, Job 22:25, Isa 60:17
made: Heb. gave
sycamore trees: 2Ch 9:27, Isa 9:10, Amo 7:14
Reciprocal: 1Ki 5:9 – in giving food 2Ch 17:5 – he had riches
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem [as plenteous] as {i} stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that [are] in the vale for abundance.
(i) He caused so great plenty that it was valued no more than stones.