1 Kings 10:25-27
New American Standard Bible
25 And (A)they were bringing, everyone, [a]a gift: articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, balsam oil, horses, and mules, so much year by year.
26 (B)Now Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he [b]stationed them in the (C)chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 27 (D)And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the [c]lowland.
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- 1 Kings 10:25 Lit his gift
- 1 Kings 10:26 As in ancient versions; MT led
- 1 Kings 10:27 Heb Shephelah
1 Kings 10:25-27
English Standard Version
25 Every one of them brought his present, articles of silver and gold, garments, myrrh,[a] spices, horses, and mules, so much year by year.
26 (A)And Solomon gathered together (B)chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the (C)chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 27 And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as (D)the sycamore of the Shephelah.
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- 1 Kings 10:25 Or armor
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