2 Chronicles 1:17

17 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, ^[a] and a horse for a hundred and fifty. ^[b] Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

2 Chronicles 1:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 1:17

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 1:13)

2 Chronicles 1:17 In-Context

15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.

17 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

Footnotes

• [a] 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of silver.
• [b] 150 shekels is approximately 3.8 pounds or 1.7 kilograms of silver.