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Solomon’s Riches

2 Chronicles 1:16

In 11 translations

BSB
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.Probably an area in Cilicia, a province in the southeast of Asia Minor
KJV
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.Solomon…: Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon’s
WEB
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them from Kue.
ASV
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
LSV
And the source of the horses that [are] for Solomon [is] from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king take [them] from Keva at a price,
YLT
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,
DBY
And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.
DRC
And there were horses brought him from Egypt, and from Coa by the king’s merchants, who went, and bought at a price,
GNV
Also Salomon had horses brought out of Egypt and fine linen: the Kings marchants receiued the fine linen for a price.
JPS
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; also out of Keve, the king's merchants buying them of the men of Keve at a price.
LXXE
And Solomon imported horses from Egypt, and the charge of the king's merchants for going was as follows, and they traded,

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WLC
וּמוֹצָ֧א הַסּוּסִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּמִקְוֵ֕א סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מִקְוֵ֥א יִקְח֖וּ בִּמְחִֽיר׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἡ ἔξοδος τῶν ἵππων Σαλωμὼν ἐξ Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἡ τιμὴ τῶν ἐμπόρων τοῦ βασιλέως πορεύεσθαι, καὶ ἠγόραζον,

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  • 2 Chronicles 9:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.
  • 1 Kings 10:28–29Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue. A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise,…

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