26 Then Solomon gathered together (A)chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he placed in the chariot cities, and with the King at Jerusalem.

27 And the King [a]gave silver in Jerusalem as stones, and gave cedars as the wild fig trees that grow abundantly in the plain.

28 Also Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and fine linen: [b]the king’s merchants received the linen for a price.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:27 Or, he made silver as plenteous as stones.
  2. 1 Kings 10:28 Or, for the company of the King’s merchants did receive a number at a price.

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.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 10:26 Or charioteers
  2. 1 Kings 10:28 Probably Cilicia