28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue.[a] The king’s traders bought them from Kue at the going price.(A) 29 A chariot was imported from Egypt for fifteen pounds[b] of silver, and a horse for four pounds.[c] In the same way, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram through their agents.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 10:28 = Cilicia
  2. 10:29 Lit 600 shekels
  3. 10:29 Lit 150 shekels

28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[a]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price. 29 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.[b] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites(A) and of the Arameans.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:28 Probably Cilicia
  2. 1 Kings 10:29 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms