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 chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem. 27The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands. Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que. 29They paid 600 silver pieces for each chariot from Egypt and 150 silver pieces for each horse. They also sold chariots and horses to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.

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 17:16Moreover, he must not accumulate horses for himself or allow the people to return to Egypt to do so, for the Lord has said you must never again return that way.
• 2 Chronicles 1:16Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king’s traders purchased them from Que.
• 2 Chronicles 9:28Solomon acquired horses from Egypt and from all the lands.
• Isaiah 31:1Those who go down to Egypt for help are as good as dead, those who rely on war horses, and trust in Egypt’s many chariots and in their many, many horsemen. But they do not rely on the Holy One of Israel and do not seek help from the Lord.
• Isaiah 36:9Certainly you will not refuse one of my master’s minor officials and trust in Egypt for chariots and horsemen.
• Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his own hand and put it on Joseph’s. He clothed him with fine linen clothes and put a gold chain around his neck.
• Proverbs 7:16I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt.
• Isaiah 19:9Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed; those who weave will turn pale.
• Ezekiel 27:7Fine linen from Egypt, woven with patterns, was used for your sail to serve as your banner; blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah was used for your deck’s 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