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)

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.