2 Chronicles 1:16 BSB

2 Chronicles 1:16

Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.

BSB

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ASV

And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

KJV

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וּמוֹצָ֧א	u.mo.Tza'	and [the] export of	H4161 →
הַסּוּסִ֛ים	ha.su.Sim	the horses	H5483 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה	lish.lo.Moh	[belonged] to Solomon	H8010 →
מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם	mi.mitz.Ra.yim	[was] from Egypt	H4714 →
וּמִקְוֵ֕א	u.mik.Ve'	and from Que	H4723 →
סֹחֲרֵ֣י	so.cha.Rei	[the] traders of	H5503 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
מִקְוֵ֥א	mik.Ve'	from Que	H4723 →
יִקְח֖וּ	yik.Chu	they took [them]	H3947 →
בִּמְחִֽיר׃	bim.Chir	for a price	H4242 →

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2 Chronicles 9:28
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.
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- Isaiah 2:7–8
  Their land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots.
- 2 Chronicles 9:25
  Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 31:1
  Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy…
- 1 Kings 10:28
  Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.