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1 Kings 10:22-29
22ForH3588 the king hadH4428 the shipsH590 of TarshishH86591 at seaH3220 withH5973 Hiram’sH2438 fleetH590, and onceH259 every three yearsH7969H8141 the shipsH590 of TarshishH8659 would arriveH935 bearingH5375 goldH2091, silverH3701, ivoryH8143, apesH6971, and peacocksH8500.2
23So KingH4428 SolomonH8010 surpassedH1431 allH3605 the kingsH4428 of the earthH776 in richesH6239 and wisdomH2451. 24The wholeH3605 worldH776 soughtH1245 an audienceH6440 with SolomonH8010 to hearH8085 the wisdomH2451 thatH834 GodH430 had putH5414 in his heartH3820. 25YearH8141 after yearH8141H1992, each visitorH376 would bringH935 his tributeH4503: articlesH3627 of silverH3701H3627 and goldH2091, clothingH8008, weaponsH5402, spicesH1314, horsesH5483, and mulesH6505.
26SolomonH8010 accumulatedH6223 1,400H505H702H3967 chariotsH7393 and 12,000H8147H6240H505 horsesH6571,4 which he stationedH5148 in the chariotH7393 citiesH5892 and also withH5973 him in JerusalemH3389. 27The kingH4428 madeH5414 silverH3701 as common in JerusalemH3389 as stonesH68, andH5414 cedarH730 as abundantH7230 as sycamoreH8256 in the foothillsH8219.5
28Solomon’sH834H8010 horsesH5483 were importedH4161 from EgyptH4714 and KueH4723;6 the royalH4428 merchantsH5503 purchased themH3947H4242 from KueH4723. 29A chariotH4818 could be importedH5927H3318 from EgyptH4714 for sixH8337 hundredH3967 shekels of silverH3701,7 and a horseH5483 for a hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572.8 LikewiseH3651, they exported themH3318 to allH3605 the kingsH4428 of the HittitesH2850 and to the kingsH4428 of AramH758.
Notes
- 1. 1 Kings 10:22 Or a fleet of trading ships; twice in this verse ↩
- 2. 1 Kings 10:22 Or baboons ↩
- 3. 1 Kings 10:26 Literally Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had ↩
- 4. 1 Kings 10:26 Or horsemen or charioteers ↩
- 5. 1 Kings 10:27 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea ↩
- 6. 1 Kings 10:28 Probably an area in Cilicia, a province in the southeast of Asia Minor ↩
- 7. 1 Kings 10:29 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of silver. ↩
- 8. 1 Kings 10:29 150 shekels is approximately 3.8 pounds or 1.7 kilograms of silver. ↩
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
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