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26 King Solomon[a] ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates[b] River west[c] to the land of the Philistines and as far south as the boundary with Egypt.

27 The king made silver as common as[d] stones in Jerusalem, and made cedar trees as abundant as sycamore trees in the Shephelah.[e] 28 They also kept bringing horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all of the surrounding[f] countries.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:26 Lit. He
  2. 2 Chronicles 9:26 The Heb. lacks Euphrates
  3. 2 Chronicles 9:26 The Heb. lacks west
  4. 2 Chronicles 9:27 The Heb. lacks as common as
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:27 I.e. the verdant central lowlands of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  6. 2 Chronicles 9:28 The Heb. lacks surrounding