²⁷ The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.

¹⁵ And the king made silver and gold as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedar like the sycamore-trees of the lowland in number.

¹⁶ And Solomon's horses came out of Egypt; the king's traders got them from Kue at a price.

¹⁷ A war-carriage might be got from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: they got them at the same rate for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

²⁷ And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem and cedars like the sycamore-trees of the lowlands in number.

²⁸ And Solomon's horses came from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders got them at a price from Kue.

²⁹ A war-carriage might be got from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; they got them at the same rate for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

²⁸ Baal-hanan the Gederite was responsible for the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees in the lowlands; and Joash for the stores of oil;

²⁰ All King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold: no one gave a thought to silver in the days of Solomon.

²⁴ And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;

²⁵ Then the Ruler of all will be your gold, and his teaching will be your silver;

⁴⁷ He sent ice for the destruction of their vines; their trees were damaged by the bitter cold.

¹⁰ The bricks have come down, but we will put up buildings of cut stone in their place: the sycamores are cut down, but they will be changed to cedars.

¹⁴ Then Amos in answer said to Amaziah, I am no prophet, or one of the sons of the prophets; I am a herdman and one who takes care of sycamore-trees:

⁴ And he went quickly in front of them and got up into a tree to see him, for he was going that way.