2 Chronicles 1:17

17 They [a]imported * chariots from Egypt for 600 * shekels of silver apiece and horses for 150 * apiece, and [b]by the same means * they [c]exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and 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 plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamores in the lowland.
16 Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders procured them from Kue for a price.
17 They imported chariots from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver apiece and horses for 150 apiece, and by the same means they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Lit "brought up and brought out"
  • [b]. Lit "and in like manner by their hand"
  • [c]. Lit "brought out"
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