2 Chronicles 1:16

2 Chronicles 1:16 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 would buy them from Kue for a price.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price.

Context of 2 Chronicles 1:16

14Solomon 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. 15The king made silver and gold 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. 17They imported each chariot 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.

2 Chronicles 1:16 word by word

וּמוֹצָ֧א הַסּוּסִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וּמִקְוֵ֕א סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ מִקְוֵ֥א יִקְח֖וּ 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: buyH3947
• at a priceמְחִירmechîyr · priceH4242

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 1:16

• 2 Chronicles 9:28Horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all other countries.
• 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders bought them from Kue for a fixed price.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Linen yarn - See the note on 1 Kings 10:28, where this subject is particularly examined.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. 16If Egypt is the correct translation, this verse shows Solomon's disobedience (see Deuteronomy 17:16). However, importing from Muzur in Anatolia was allowed.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 1:16

• Exports
• Imports
• Solomon
• Yarn

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Solomon
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Merchant
• Seek
• Yarn
• Army
• Canon of the Old Testament
• Commerce
• 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