the king: He destroyed its value by making it so exceedingly plentiful. 2 Chronicles 1:12, 2 Chronicles 9:27; 1 Kings 10:27-29; Job 22:24-25; Isaiah 60:17
made: Heb. gave
sycamore trees: 2 Chronicles 9:27; Isaiah 9:10; Amos 7:14
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2 Chronicles 1:15
2 Chronicles 1:15
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