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 built up ⌞his army⌟ with chariots and war horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 war horses. He stationed ⌞some⌟ in chariot cities and ⌞others⌟ with himself in Jerusalem. 27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as fig trees in the foothills. Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders bought them from Kue for a fixed price. 29Each chariot was imported from Egypt for 15 pounds of silver and each horse for 6 ounces of silver. For the same price they obtained horses to export to all the Hittite and Aramean kings.

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 17:16The king must never own a large number of horses or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses. The Lord has told you, “You will never go back there again.”
• 2 Chronicles 1:16Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders bought them from Kue for a fixed price.
• 2 Chronicles 9:28Horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all other countries.
• Isaiah 31:1How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who depend on many chariots, who depend on very strong war horses. They don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t seek the Lord.
• Isaiah 36:9How can you defeat my master’s lowest-ranking officers when you trust Egypt for chariots and horses?
• Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring and put it on Joseph’s finger. He had Joseph dressed in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
• Proverbs 7:16I’ve made my bed, with colored sheets of Egyptian linen.
• Isaiah 19:9Linenworkers and weavers will be ashamed.
• Ezekiel 27:7Your sails were made out of fine embroidered linen from Egypt. They were like your flags. Your awnings were violet and purple. They came from the coasts of Elishah.

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