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27 The king made silver as common as[a] stones in Jerusalem, and made cedar trees as abundant as sycamore[b] trees in the Shephelah.[c] 28 Solomon imported horses from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s buyers procured them at market price from Kue. 29 A chariot from Egypt cost 600 pieces[d] of silver, and a horse 150 pieces of silver,[e] but then they were exported to all the Hittite kings and to the Aramean kings.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:27 The Heb. lacks as common as
  2. 1 Kings 10:27 The sycamore fruit tree native to Israel bears figs
  3. 1 Kings 10:27 I.e. the verdant central lowlands of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  4. 1 Kings 10:29 The denomination of silver coin is not specified.
  5. 1 Kings 10:29 The Heb. lacks pieces of silver