1 Kings 10:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.”

1 Kings 10:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 10:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 10:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.”

1 Kings 10:27 — World English Bible

1 Kings 10:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance. ”

1 Kings 10:27 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 10:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the king maketh the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and the cedars he hath made as the sycamores that <FI>are<Fi> in the low country, for abundance.”

1 Kings 10:27 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 10:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he as the sycamores that are in the lowland for abundance. ”

1 Kings 10:27 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 10:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the King gaue siluer in Ierusalem as stones, and gaue cedars as the wilde figtrees that growe abundantly in the plaine.”

1 Kings 10:27 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 10:27 in Context — 1 Kings 10

25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

27 And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

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What Does 1 Kings 10:27 Mean?

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