2 Chronicles 1:16

Solomon imported horses for himself from Egypt and Kue; the king's traders bought them in Kue.

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In The King James Version

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

In Context

15The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar wood as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills.

17A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred silver shekels, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. In the same way they exported them to all the Hittite kings and the Aramean kings.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:28Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue—the royal merchants purchased them in Kue.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 1:14-17

13 Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel. 14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem. 15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vale for abundance. 16… Read the whole commentary →

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