2 Chronicles 1:15-17
New American Standard Bible
15 (A)The king made (B)silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamores in the [a]lowland. 16 Solomon’s (C)horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king’s traders acquired them from Kue for a price. 17 They [b]imported chariots from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver apiece, horses for 150 apiece, and [c]by the same means they [d]exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.
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- 2 Chronicles 1:15 Heb shephelah
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit brought up and brought out
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit in the same way by their hand
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 Lit brought out
2 Chronicles 1:15-17
New International Version
15 The king made silver and gold(A) as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[a]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price. 17 They imported a chariot(B) from Egypt for six hundred shekels[b] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.[c] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and of the Arameans.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 1:16 Probably Cilicia
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 1:17 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms
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