2 Chronicles 1:14-17
Christian Standard Bible
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 fifteen pounds[b] of silver and a horse for nearly 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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2 Chronicles 1:14-17
New English Translation
Solomon’s Wealth
14 Solomon accumulated[a] chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses . He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.[b] 15 The king made silver and gold as plentiful[c] in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was[d] as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the foothills.[e] 16 Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt[f] and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que. 17 They paid 600 silver pieces for each chariot from Egypt, and 150 silver pieces for each horse. They also sold chariots and horses to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.[g]
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- 2 Chronicles 1:14 tn Or “gathered.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:14 tn Heb “he placed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:15 tn The words “as plentiful” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
- 2 Chronicles 1:15 tn Heb “he made.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:15 sn The foothills (שְׁפֵלָה, shephelah) are the region between the Judean hill country and the Mediterranean coastal plain.
- 2 Chronicles 1:16 sn Because Que is also mentioned, some prefer to see v. 16-17 as a reference to Mutsur. Que and Mutsur were located in Cilicia or Cappadocia (in modern southern Turkey). See HALOT 625 s.v. מִצְרַיִם.
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 tn Heb “and they brought up and brought out from Egypt a chariot for 600 silver (pieces), and a horse for 150, and in the same way to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram by their hand they brought out.”
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