Solomon’s Wealth

14 (A)Solomon amassed chariots and horsemen. (B)He had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in (C)the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 15 (D)The king made (E)silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamores in the [a]lowland. 16 Solomon’s (F)horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king’s traders acquired them from Kue for a price. 17 They [b]imported chariots from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver apiece, horses for 150 apiece, and [c]by the same means they [d]exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Chronicles 1:15 Heb shephelah
  2. 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit brought up and brought out
  3. 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit in the same way by their hand
  4. 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit brought out

Solomon’s Horses and Wealth

14 Solomon(A) accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen,(B) which he stationed in the chariot cities(C) and with the king in Jerusalem. 15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills. 16 Solomon’s horses came from Egypt and Kue.[a] The king’s traders would get them from Kue at the going price. 17 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 15 pounds[b] of silver and a horse for about 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.

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Notas al pie

  1. 2 Chronicles 1:16 = Cilicia
  2. 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit 600 shekels
  3. 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit 150 shekels