1 Kings 10:28

1 Kings 10:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders received them from Kue at a price.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price.

Context of 1 Kings 10:28

26Now Solomon collected chariots and horsemen; he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland. Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue, and the king’s merchants acquired them from Kue, for a price. 29A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and in the same way they exported them, by the king’s merchants, to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram (Syria).

1 Kings 10:28 word by word

וּמוֹצָ֧א הַסּוּסִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּמִקְוֵ֕ה סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יִקְח֥וּ מִקְוֵ֖ה בִּמְחִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• had horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• broughtמוֹצָאmôtsâ' môtsâ' · exitH4161
• out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and linen yarnקֹוֶהmiqveh miqvêh miqvê' · KueH4723
• the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• merchantsסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
• receivedלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• at a priceמְחִירmechîyr · priceH4242

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:28

• Deuteronomy 17:16Further, he shall not acquire many [war] horses for himself, nor make the people return to Egypt in order to acquire horses [to expand his military power], since the Lord said to you, ‘You shall never return that way again.’
• 2 Chronicles 1:16Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them [in large numbers] from Kue at a price.
• 2 Chronicles 9:28And they were importing horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all [the other] countries.
• Isaiah 31:1Woe (judgment is coming) to those who go down to Egypt for help, Who rely on horses And trust in chariots because they are many, And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek and consult the Lord!
• Isaiah 36:9How then can you repulse [the attack of] a single commander of the least of my master’s servants, and rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?
• Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and dressed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
• Proverbs 7:16I have spread my couch with coverings and cushions of tapestry, With colored fine linen of Egypt.
• Isaiah 19:9Moreover, those who make linen from combed flax And those who weave white cloth will be ashamed.
• Ezekiel 27:7Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your distinguishing mark (insignia); Your [ship’s] awning [which covered you] was blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah [of Asia Minor].

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10:28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Horses brought out of Egypt - It is thought that the first people who used horses in war were the Egyptians; and it is well known that the nations who knew the use of this creature in battle had greatly the advantage of those who did not. God had absolutely prohibited horses to be imported or used; but in many things Solomon paid little attention to the Divine command. And linen yarn - The original word, מקוה mikveh, is hard to be understood, if it be not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28The word translated “linen yarn” is thought now by Hebraists to mean “a troop” or “company.” If the present reading is retained, they would translate the passage - “As for the bringing up of Solomon‘s horses out of Egypt, a band of the king‘s merchants fetched a band (or troop) of horses at a price.” But the reading is very uncertain. The Septuagint had before them a different one, which they render “and from Tekoa.” Tekoa, the home of Amos Amos 1:1, was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was nothing accounted of. Such is the nature of worldly wealth, plenty of it makes it the less valuable; much more should the enjoyment of spiritual riches lessen our esteem of all earthly possessions. If gold in abundance makes silver to be despised, shall not wisdom, and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, which are far better than gold, make gold to be lightly esteemed? See in Solomon's greatness the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-29Solomon also acted as a trader, exchanging horses and chariots between the Egyptians in the south and the Syrians and Anatolians in the north.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Kings 10:28

• Chariot
• Commerce
• Egypt
• Exports
• Horse
• Imports
• King
• Linen
• Merchant
• Solomon
• Yarn

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Solomon
• Alliance
• Army
• Exceed
• Hittites
• Merchant
• Navy
• Seek
• Yarn

Commentaries on 1 Kings 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings