2 Chronicles 9:27-31

9:27 The king made silver as plentiful ¹  in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was ²  as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands ³ . 9:28 Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands.

Solomon’s Reign Ends

9:29 The rest of the events of Solomon’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded ⁴  in the Annals of Nathan the Prophet, the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and the Vision of Iddo the Seer pertaining to Jeroboam son of Nebat. 9:30 Solomon ruled over all Israel from Jerusalem ⁵  for forty years. 9:31 Then Solomon passed away ⁶  and was buried in the city of his father David. His son Rehoboam replaced him as king.

[9:27]  ¹ tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied for clarification.

[9:27]  ² tn Heb “he made cedar.”

[9:27]  ³ tn Heb “as the sycamore fig trees which are in the Shephelah.”

[9:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “As for the rest of the events of Solomon, the former and the latter, are they not written?”

[9:30]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[9:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”