Scripture · Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1:16
2 Chronicles 1:16 is verse 16 of 2 Chronicles chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
Probably an area in Cilicia, a province in the southeast of Asia Minor
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.
World English Bible
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them from Kue.
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2 Chronicles 1:14–17 · Berean Standard Bible
14 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
17 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Chronicles 9:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.
1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
1 Kings 10:29A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty. Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.