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Chariots from Egypt went for fifteen pounds of silver and a horse for about three and three-quarters of a pound of silver. Solomon carried on a brisk horse-trading business with the Hittite and Aramean royal houses.
15
The king made silver and gold as common as rocks, and cedar as common as the fig trees in the lowland hills.
16
His horses were brought in from Egypt and Cilicia, specially acquired by the king's agents.
17
Chariots from Egypt went for fifteen pounds of silver and a horse for about three and three-quarters of a pound of silver. Solomon carried on a brisk horse-trading business with the Hittite and Aramean royal houses.
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