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- 2 Chronicles
- Chapter 9
- Verse 27
2 Chronicles 9:27
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
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We have here Solomon in his throne, and Solomon in his grave; for the throne would not secure him from the grave. Mors sceptra ligonibus aequat - Death wrenches from the hand the sceptre as well as…
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cedar trees Rather, cedar wood.
sycomore i.e. the fig-mulberry, not now a common tree in Palestine; cp. 1Ch 27:28, note.
the low plains R.V. the lowland (Heb. "Shephelah"). See G. A. Smith, Hist.…
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