1 Kings 10:29 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 10:29

A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

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ASV

And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

KJV

And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Taking the shekel at about three shillings of our money, six hundred silver shekels would be equal to about 90; and 150 shekels to 22 British pounds and 10 shillings. “Average” price seems to be in each case intended; and we may account for the comparatively high price of the chariot by supposing that by “chariot” is intended the entire equipage, including car, harness, and trained horses, of which there would be two at least, if not three. The “horses” mentioned separately from the chariots are not chariot-horses, but chargers for the cavalry.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Chariot - This is not to be understood of the chariots and horses themselves, but for the lading of chariots and horses, which consisting of fine linen and silk, were of great value: and the king's custom, together with the charges of the journey, amounted to these sums.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The custom to be paid to the king of Egypt for exported chariots and horses out of Egypt was very high, but (as bishop Patrick understands it) Solomon, having married his daughter, got him to compound for the customs, so that he could bring them up cheaper than his neighbours, which obliged them to buy them of him, which he was wise enough no doubt to make his advantage of.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶה	Va.ta.'a.leh	and it came up	H5927 →
וַתֵּצֵ֨א	va.te.Tze'	and it came out	H3318 →
מֶרְכָּבָ֤ה	mer.ka.Vah	a chariot	H4818 →
מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙	mi.mitz.Ra.yim	from Egypt	H4714 →
בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ	be.Shesh	for six	H8337 →
מֵא֣וֹת	me.'ot	hundred<s>	H3967 →
כֶּ֔סֶף	Ke.sef	silver	H3701 →
וְס֖וּס	ve.Sus	and a horse	H5483 →
בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣ים	ba.cha.mi.Shim	for fifty	H2572 →
וּמֵאָ֑ה	u.me.'Ah	and one hundred	H3967 →
וְ֠כֵן	Ve.khen	and thus	H3651 →
לְכָל־	le.khol	to all	H3605 →
מַלְכֵ֧י	mal.Khei	[the] kings of	H4428 →
הַחִתִּ֛ים	ha.chi.Tim	the Hittites	H2850 →
וּלְמַלְכֵ֥י	u.le.mal.Khei	and to [the] kings of	H4428 →
אֲרָ֖ם	'a.Ram	Aram	H758 →
בְּיָדָ֥ם	be.ya.Dam	by hand their	H3027 →
יֹצִֽאוּ׃ פ	yo.Tzi.'u	they brought [them] out	H3318 →

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Through
Joshua 1:4
Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.
leads to
- Exodus 23:31
  And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you…
- Genesis 15:18–21
  On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
- Deuteronomy 1:7
  Resume your journey and go to the hill country of the Amorites; go to all the neighboring peoples in the Arabah, in the hill country, in the foothills, in the Negev, and along the…
- Numbers 34:2–18
  “Command the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land of Canaan, it will be allotted to you as an inheritance with these boundaries:
- Deuteronomy 11:24
  Every place where the sole of your foot treads will be yours. Your territory will extend from the wilderness to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Western Sea.
Through
Hosea 12:10
I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
leads to
- 2 Kings 17:13
  Yet through all His prophets and seers, the LORD warned Israel and Judah, saying, “Turn from your wicked ways and keep My commandments and statutes, according to the entire Law that I commanded your…
- Ezekiel 20:49
  Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”
- Jeremiah 19:1
  This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,

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