Berean Standard Bible

1 Kings 10:25-29

25 YearH8141 after yearH8141 H1992, each visitorH376 would bringH935 his tributeH4503: articlesH3627 of silverH3701 H3627 and goldH2091, clothingH8008, weaponsH5402, spicesH1314, horsesH5483, and mulesH6505.

26SolomonH8010 accumulatedH622 1 1,400H505 H702 H3967 chariotsH7393 and 12,000H8147 H6240 H505 horsesH6571,2 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 foothillsH8219.3

28Solomon’sH834 H8010 horsesH5483 were importedH4161 from EgyptH4714 and KueH4723;4 the royalH4428 merchantsH5503 purchased themH3947 H4242 from KueH4723. 29A chariotH4818 could be importedH5927 H3318 from EgyptH4714 for sixH8337 hundredH3967 shekels of silverH3701,5 and a horseH5483 for a hundredH3967 and fiftyH2572.6 LikewiseH3651, they exported themH3318 to allH3605 the kingsH4428 of the HittitesH2850 and to the kingsH4428 of AramH758.

Notes

1. 1 Kings 10:26 Literally Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had ↩
2. 1 Kings 10:26 Or horsemen or charioteers ↩
3. 1 Kings 10:27 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea ↩
4. 1 Kings 10:28 Probably an area in Cilicia, a province in the southeast of Asia Minor ↩
5. 1 Kings 10:29 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of silver. ↩
6. 1 Kings 10:29 150 shekels is approximately 3.8 pounds or 1.7 kilograms of silver. ↩