2 Chronicles 1:16

16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue^[a] —the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.

2 Chronicles 1:16 in Other Translations

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

16 And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders would buy them from Kue for a price.

16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia ; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.

16 His horses were brought in from Egypt and Cilicia, specially acquired by the king's agents.

16 And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

16 Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king's traders bought them from Kue for a fixed price.

16 Solomon's horses came from Egypt and Kue. The king's traders would get them from Kue at the going price.

16 Solomon got horses from Egypt and Kue. The king's buyers purchased them from Kue.

2 Chronicles 1:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 1:16

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 1:13)

2 Chronicles 1:16 In-Context

14 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

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

16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue —the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.

17 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.

Footnotes

• [a]. Probably Cilicia