2 Chronicles 9:26

26 He ruled over all the kings from the River Euphrates in the east, throughout the Philistine country, and as far west as the border of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 9:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 4:26

(See Gill on 1 Kings 4:21).

2 Chronicles 9:26 In-Context

24 Everyone who came brought gifts - artifacts of gold and silver, fashionable robes and gowns, the latest in weapons, exotic spices, horses, and mules - parades of visitors, year after year.
25 Solomon collected horses and chariots. He had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen in barracks in the chariot-cities and in Jerusalem.
26 He ruled over all the kings from the River Euphrates in the east, throughout the Philistine country, and as far west as the border of Egypt.
27 The king made silver as common as rocks and cedar as common as the fig trees in the lowland hills.
28 He carried on a brisk horse-trading business with Egypt and other places.
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