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

26Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills. Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue. 29A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

1 Kings 10:28 word by word

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

• Solomon’sאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• Solomon’sשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• were importedמוֹצָאmôtsâ' môtsâ' · exitH4161
• from Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• and Kueקֹוֶהmiqveh miqvêh miqvê' · KueH4723
• the royalמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• merchantsסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
• purchased themלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
• purchased themמְחִירmechîyr · priceH4242

Cross-references for 1 Kings 10:28

• Deuteronomy 17:16But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
• 2 Chronicles 1:16Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
• 2 Chronicles 9:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.
• Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
• Isaiah 36:9For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
• Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.
• Proverbs 7:16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
• Isaiah 19:9The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
• Ezekiel 27:7Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.

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