And they brought horses to Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.
Parallel translations
- WEB They brought horses for Solomon out of Egypt and out of all lands.
- KJV And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
- BSB Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.
- NASB And they were bringing horses for Solomon from Egypt and from all countries.
- NLT Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and many other countries.
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Quick answer
Horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and many lands. It notes the source of his great cavalry strength.
Overview
Solomon's reliance on Egyptian horses again brushes against the law's warning that a king should not return to Egypt for horses. The Chronicler records it plainly as part of the kingdom's grandeur. Discerning readers see here a subtle foreshadowing of later compromises.
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Cross-references · 5
- 2 Chr 1:16The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them from Kue.
- Isa 2:7–8Their land is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures. Their land also is full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots.
- 2 Chr 9:25Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he stationed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
- 1 Kgs 10:28The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
- Isa 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but they don’t look to the Holy One of Israel, and they don’t seek Yahweh!
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