And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
And the outgoing of the horses that king Solomon hath is from Egypt, and from Keveh; merchants of the king take from Keveh at a price;
And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile