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2 Chronicles 9:26-28
New English Translation
2 Chronicles 9:26-28
New English Translation
26 He ruled all the kingdoms from the Euphrates River[a] to the land of the Philistines as far as the border of Egypt. 27 The king made silver as plentiful[b] in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was[c] as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.[d] 28 Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands.
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- 2 Chronicles 9:26 tn Heb “the River.” In biblical Hebrew the Euphrates River was typically referred to simply as “the River.”
- 2 Chronicles 9:27 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied for clarification.
- 2 Chronicles 9:27 tn Heb “he made cedar.”
- 2 Chronicles 9:27 sn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain.
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