What Do We Know about Solomon’s Temple?
Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith
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2 Chronicles 1:15
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And the king made[a] 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.
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2 Chronicles 1:15 Meaning and Commentary
2 Chronicles 1:15
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 1:13)
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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2 Chronicles 1:15 In-Context
13
Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
14
And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
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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.
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And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
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And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
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- [a] made: Heb. gave
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