2 Chronicles 1:15-17
International Standard Version
15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and made cedar[a] trees as plentiful as sycamore[b] trees that grow in the Shephelah.[c] 16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king’s procurement officials obtained them from Kue at great[d] price. 17 Chariots were imported from Egypt for 600 shekels[e] each, and horses cost 150 shekels[f] each, and then they exported them to all of the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
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- 2 Chronicles 1:15 I.e. a genus of coniferous evergreen in the family Pinaceae; and so throughout the book
- 2 Chronicles 1:15 The sycamore fruit tree native to Israel bears figs
- 2 Chronicles 1:15 I.e. the verdant central lowlands of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
- 2 Chronicles 1:16 The Heb. lacks great
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 The Heb. lacks shekels
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 The Heb. lacks shekels
2 Chronicles 1:15-17
New International Version
15 The king made silver and gold(A) as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[a]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price. 17 They imported a chariot(B) from Egypt for six hundred shekels[b] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.[c] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 1:16 Probably Cilicia
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms
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