26 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen(A) and stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.(B) 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones,(C) and he made cedar(D) as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue.[a] The king’s traders bought them from Kue at the going price.(E) 29 A chariot was imported from Egypt for 15 pounds[b] of silver, and a horse for about four pounds.[c] In the same way, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram through their agents.(F)

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  1. 1 Kings 10:28 = Cilicia
  2. 1 Kings 10:29 Lit 600 shekels
  3. 1 Kings 10:29 Lit 150 shekels

26 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses;(A) he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses,[a] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 27 The king made silver as common(B) in Jerusalem as stones,(C) and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig(D) trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[b]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price. 29 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.[c] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites(E) and of the Arameans.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:26 Or charioteers
  2. 1 Kings 10:28 Probably Cilicia
  3. 1 Kings 10:29 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms

25 Solomon(A) had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.(B) He stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 26 He ruled over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines and as far as the border of Egypt.(C) 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills. 28 They were bringing horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all the countries.

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25 Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots,(A) and twelve thousand horses,[a] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 26 He ruled(B) over all the kings from the Euphrates River(C) to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.(D) 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all other countries.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 9:25 Or charioteers