2 Chronicles 1:17

2 Chronicles 1:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
• New International Version (NIV)They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They imported a chariot from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver, and a horse for 150. Likewise through them these were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They also acquired and imported from Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty; thus, through their agents, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

Context of 2 Chronicles 1:17

15The king made silver and gold as plentiful and common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore-fig trees in the lowland. 16Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them [in large numbers] from Kue at a price. And they imported chariots from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver apiece, and horses for 150 apiece; and in the same way they exported horses to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of the Arameans (Syrians).

2 Chronicles 1:17 word by word

וַֽ֠יַּעֲלוּ וַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּ מִמִּצְרַ֤יִם מֶרְכָּבָה֙ בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת כֶּ֔סֶף וְס֖וּס בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים וּמֵאָ֑ה וְ֠כֵן לְכָל־מַלְכֵ֧י הַֽחִתִּ֛ים וּמַלְכֵ֥י אֲרָ֖ם בְּיָדָ֥ם יוֹצִֽיאוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they fetched upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• and brought forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• out of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• a chariotמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
• for sixשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• and an horseסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• for all the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of the Hittitesחִתִּיchittîy · HittiteH2850
• of Syriaאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
• by their meansיָדyâd · hand: byH3027

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 1:17

• 2 Kings 10:29However, Jehu did not turn from the [idolatrous] sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin, that is, [led them to worship] the golden calves which were at Bethel and Dan.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 1:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17A horse for a hundred and fifty - Suppose we take the shekel at the utmost value at which it has been rated, three shillings; then the price of a horse was about twenty-two pounds ten shillings. On Solomon's multiplying horses, Bishop Warburton has made some judicious remarks: - "Moses had expressly prohibited the multiplying of horses, Deuteronomy 17:16, by which the future king was forbidden to establish a body of cavalry, because this could not be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-17Verses 14-17 This passage is very nearly identical with 1 Kings 10:26-29.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-17The description of Solomon’s wealth and power (detailed in 2 Chronicles 9:25–28) is based on the summary of his kingdom in 1 Kings 10:26–29. In Kings, this summary of Solomon’s wealth led to the negative aspects of his rule (1 Kings 11). Here, Solomon’s gathering of wealth demonstrated the fulfillment of God’s promise (2 Chronicles 1:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. brought ... for all the kings of the Hittites--A branch of this powerful tribe, when expelled from Palestine, had settled north of Lebanon, where they acquired large possessions contiguous to the Syrians.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 1:17

• Exports
• Hittites
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Syria
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Syria, Ashur
• Seek
• Solomon
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Fetch
• Gold

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 1

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings