KJV King James Version
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
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2 Chronicles 1:16
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
WEB World English Bible
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue; the king’s merchants purchased them from Kue.
ASV American Standard Version
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the source of the horses that are to Solomon is from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king from Keva take at a price,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 1
13 Then Solomon came [from his journey] to the high place that [was] at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.
14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem [as plenteous] as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that [are] in the vale for abundance.
16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out [horses] for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּמוֹצָ֧אH4161 · mo.tsaexitהַסּוּסִ֛יםH5483 · susswallowאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichלִשְׁלֹמֹ֖הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptוּמִקְוֵ֕אH4723 · qo.vehKueסֹחֲרֵ֣יH5503 · sa.charto tradeהַמֶּ֔לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingמִקְוֵ֥אH4723 · qo.vehKueיִקְח֖וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeבִּמְחִֽיר׃H4242 · me.chirprice
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