2 Chronicles 1:16

And Solomon had his horses brought out of Egypt; a company of the king's merchants bought a quantity at a price.

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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

15And the king rendered the silver and gold at Jerusalem like stones, and cedar-trees he rendered as the sycamore-trees that are in the lowlands for abundance.

17And they brought up, and fetched out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:28And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt; and a company of the king's merchants bought a quantity at a price.

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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