2 Chronicles 1:17

17 They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels^[a] of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

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 And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.

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.

17 They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

Footnotes

• [a] 1:17 A 'shekel' was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams