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2 Chronicles 1:16

Forsothe horsis weren brouyt to hym fro Egipt, and fro Choa, bi the marchauntis of the kyng, whiche yeden, and bouyten bi prijs,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Exports;   Imports;   Solomon;   Yarn;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Horses;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Merchant;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Linen;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Animals;   Chronicles, Books of;   Cilicia;   Kue;   Mizraim;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Horse;   Solomon;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Yarn, Linen;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Yarn;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Army;   Commerce;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Solomon;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Solomon’s horses came from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders would get them from Kue at the going price.
Hebrew Names Version
The horses which Shlomo had were brought out of Mitzrayim and from Kue; the king's merchants purchased them from Kue.
King James Version
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
English Standard Version
And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders would buy them from Kue for a price.
New Century Version
He imported horses from Egypt and Kue; his traders bought them in Kue.
New English Translation
Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king's traders purchased them from Que.
Amplified Bible
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The king's merchants purchased them [in large numbers] from Kue at a price.
New American Standard Bible
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders acquired them from Kue for a price.
World English Bible
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue; the king's merchants purchased them from Kue.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Also Salomon had horses brought out of Egypt & fine linen: the Kings marchants receiued the fine linen for a price.
Legacy Standard Bible
Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and from Kue; the king's merchants procured them from Kue for a price.
Berean Standard Bible
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them in Kue.
Contemporary English Version
Solomon's merchants bought his horses and chariots in the regions of Musri and Kue. They paid about fifteen pounds of silver for a chariot and almost four pounds of silver for a horse. They also sold horses and chariots to the Hittite and Syrian kings.
Complete Jewish Bible
Shlomo's horses had been brought from Egypt and from Keve, with the king's agents having bought them from the dealers in Keve at the going price.
Darby Translation
And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.
Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon imported horses from Egypt and Kue. His merchants bought the horses in Kue for a set price.
George Lamsa Translation
And the kings merchants purchased horses for Solomon from Egypt and from the city of the Apelites for a price.
Good News Translation
The king's agents controlled the export of horses from Musri and Cilicia,
Lexham English Bible
And Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The traders of the king received them from Kue at a price.
Literal Translation
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and out of Kue, the king's merchants took them from Kue at a price;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there were horses broughte vnto Salomon out of Egipte, & the kynges marchauntes fetched them from Kena for moneye.
American Standard Version
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
Bible in Basic English
And Solomon's horses came out of Egypt; the king's traders got them from Kue at a price.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Also Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, & fine linnen: The kinges marchautes receaued the fine linnen for a price.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; also out of Keve, the king's merchants buying them of the men of Keve at a price.
King James Version (1611)
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarne: the Kings merchants receiued the linnen yarne at a price.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Solomon imported horses from Egypt, and the charge of the king’s merchants for going was as follows, and they traded,
English Revised Version
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
Update Bible Version
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue. The king's merchants acquired those from Kue for a price.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
New King James Version
And Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king's merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price.
New Living Translation
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king's traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.
New Life Bible
Solomon's horses were brought in from Egypt and Kue. The men who traded for the king received them from Kue for a special price.
New Revised Standard
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the king's traders received them from Kue at the prevailing price.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the horses which Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt, - and a, company of royal merchants, used to fetch a drove, at a price;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were horses brought him from Egypt, and from Coa by the king’s merchants, who went, and bought at a price,
Revised Standard Version
And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Ku'e, and the king's traders received them from Ku'e for a price.
Young's Literal Translation
And the source of the horses that [are] to Solomon [is] from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king from Keva take at a price,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders procured them from Kue for a price.

Contextual Overview

13 Therfor Salomon cam fro the hiy place of Gabaon in to Jerusalem, bifor the tabernacle of boond of pees, and he regnede on Israel. 14 And he gaderide to hym chaaris and knyytis, and a thousynde and foure hundrid charis weren maad to hym, and twelue thousynde of knyytis; and he made hem to be in the citees of cartis, and with the kyng in Jerusalem. 15 And the kyng yaf in Jerusalem gold and siluer as stoonys, and cedris as sicomoris, that comen forth in feeldi places in greet multitude. 16 Forsothe horsis weren brouyt to hym fro Egipt, and fro Choa, bi the marchauntis of the kyng, whiche yeden, and bouyten bi prijs, 17 `a foure `horsid carte for sixe hundrid platis of siluer, and an hors for an hundrid and fifti. In lijk maner biyng was maad of alle the rewmes of citees, and of the kingis of Sirie.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Solomon: Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's, 2 Chronicles 9:28, 1 Kings 10:28-29,

linen yarn: The word מקוא [Strong's H4723], or מקוה [Strong's H4723], mikweh, is regarded by the ancient translators as a proper name. The LXX have וך וךןץו, "from Tekoa," the Vulgate, de Coa, "from Koa," which is adopted by Dr. Geddes; the Syriac, "from the city Aphelia;" and the Arabic, "ex urbe Australium." Bochart thinks it signifies a tribute; others suppose that it signifies a string or drove of horses, or as Jarchi says, what the Germans call Stutte, a stud; but Houbigant supposes it to be a corruption for mercavah, "chariots." Our English translation, however, which regards it as synonymous with tikwah, seems by far the best. According to Norden, linen yarn is still one of the principal articles of commerce in Egypt, and is exported in very large quantities, together with unmanufactured flax and spun cotton; and Sanutus, 400 years ago, remarked that though Christian countries abounded in flax, yet the goodness of the Egyptian was such, that it was dispersed even to the west.

Cross-References

Genesis 1:7
And God made the firmament, and departide the watris that weren vndur the firmament fro these watris that weren on the firmament; and it was don so.
Genesis 1:8
And God clepide the firmament, heuene. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, the secounde dai.
Genesis 1:9
Forsothe God seide, The watris, that ben vndur heuene, be gaderid in to o place, and a drie place appere; and it was doon so.
Genesis 1:12
And the erthe brouyte forth greene erbe and makynge seed bi his kynde, and a tre makynge fruyt, and ech hauynge seed by his kynde. And God seiy that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
Forsothe God seide, Liytis be maad in the firmament of heuene, and departe tho the dai and niyt; and be tho in to signes, and tymes, and daies, and yeeris;
Deuteronomy 4:19
whanne thin iyen ben reisid to heuene, thou se the sonne, and moone, and alle the sterris of heuene, and be disseyued bi errour, and worschipe tho, `bi outermer reuerence, and onour, `bi ynner reuerence, `tho thingis whiche thi Lord God made of nouyt, in to seruyce to alle folkis that ben vndur heuene.
Job 31:26
if Y siy the sunne, whanne it schynede, and the moone goynge clereli;
Job 38:7
whanne the morew sterris herieden me togidere, and alle the sones of God sungun ioyfuli?
Psalms 8:3
For Y schal se thin heuenes, the werkis of thi fyngris; the moone and sterris, whiche thou hast foundid.
Psalms 19:6
his goynge out was fro hiyeste heuene. And his goyng ayen was to the hiyeste therof; and noon is that hidith hym silf fro his heet.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This passage is very nearly identical with 1 Kings 10:26-29.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 1:16. Linen yarn1 Kings 10:28, where this subject is particularly examined.


 
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