2 Chronicles 1:14-17
Holman 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 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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- 2 Chronicles 1:16 = Cilicia
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit 600 shekels
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit 150 shekels
2 Chronicles 1:14-17
New Living Translation
14 Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses.[a] He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem. 15 The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.[b] 16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt[c] and from Cilicia[d]; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price. 17 At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver,[e] and horses for 150 pieces of silver.[f] They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.
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- 1:14 Or charioteers; also in 1:14b.
- 1:15 Hebrew the Shephelah.
- 1:16a Possibly Muzur, a district near Cilicia; also in 1:17.
- 1:16b Hebrew Kue, probably another name for Cilicia.
- 1:17a Hebrew 600 [shekels] of silver, about 15 pounds or 6.8 kilograms in weight.
- 1:17b Hebrew 150 [shekels], about 3.8 pounds or 1.7 kilograms in weight.
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