{"id":11221,"date":"2022-09-24T03:56:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T08:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-2-chronicles-115\/"},"modified":"2022-09-24T03:56:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T08:56:18","slug":"exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-2-chronicles-115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/exegetical-and-hermeneutical-commentary-of-2-chronicles-115\/","title":{"rendered":"Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 1:15"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 align='center'><b><i> 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. <\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n<p> <strong> 15<\/strong>. <em> at Jerusalem<\/em> as plenteous <em> as stones<\/em> ] R.V. <strong> to be at Jerusalem as stones<\/strong>. In Kings this is asserted of silver only. Jerusalem is one of the stoniest places in the world.<\/p>\n<p><em> the sycomore trees<\/em> ] LXX.  (but <span class='bible'>Luk 19:4<\/span>  ). See <span class='bible'>1Ch 27:28<\/span>, note.<\/p>\n<p><em> vale<\/em> ] R.V. <strong> lowland<\/strong>, i.e. the stretch of low hills separating the maritime plain from the hill country of Judah. Cp. G. A. Smith, <em> Hist. Geography<\/em>, Chap. 10, &ldquo;The Shephelah.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><P> Verse <span class='bible'>15<\/span>. <I><B>Made silver and gold<\/B><\/I>] See on <span class='bible'>1Kg 10:27-28<\/span>.<\/P> <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Adam Clarke&#8217;s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p><span class='bible'>[See comments on 2Ch 1:13]<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Gill&#8217;s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>(15) <strong>Silver and gold . . . stones . . . cedar trees.<\/strong>Each of these words has the definite article in the Hebrew.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And gold.<\/strong>Not in <span class='bible'>1Ki. 10:27<\/span>, with which the rest of the verse coincides; nor in <span class='bible'>2Ch. 9:27<\/span>. The Syriac omits it here also, but the other versions have it, and the phrase is a natural heightening of the hyperbole.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The sycomore trees that are in the<\/strong> <strong>vale.<\/strong>(Comp. <span class='bible'>1Ch. 27:28<\/span>.) The Syriac reads instead. As the sand which is on the seashore.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Ellicott&#8217;s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p> 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.<\/p>\n<p> Ver. 15. <strong> And the king made.<\/strong> ] Heb., Gave. By giving he made it so. This was a golden age indeed.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: John Trapp&#8217;s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>as stones . . . as the sycomore trees. Figure of speech Hyperbole. <\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>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 <\/p>\n<p>made: Heb. gave <\/p>\n<p>sycamore trees: 2Ch 9:27, Isa 9:10, Amo 7:14 <\/p>\n<p>Reciprocal: 1Ki 5:9 &#8211; in giving food 2Ch 17:5 &#8211; he had riches<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>(i) He caused so great plenty that it was valued no more than stones.<\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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