Verse 28
1 Kings 10:28
New Living Translation
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Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia ; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/מוֹצָ֧א הַ/סּוּסִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִ/שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה מִ/מִּצְרָ֑יִם וּ/מִ/קְוֵ֕ה סֹחֲרֵ֣י הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ יִקְח֥וּ מִ/קְוֵ֖ה בִּ/מְחִֽיר
English Translation
And the horses that were for Solomon were brought from Egypt, and the king's merchants took them from Kue at a price.
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Chapter 10 Context
1
When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the LORD, she ca...
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She arrived in Jerusalem with a large group of attendants and a great caravan of camels loaded with...
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3
Solomon had answers for all her questions; nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her.
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4
When the queen of Sheba realized how very wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built...
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5
she was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the organization of his official...
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6
She exclaimed to the king, “Everything I heard in my country about your achievements and wisdom is t...
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7
I didn’t believe what was said until I arrived here and saw it with my own eyes. In fact, I had not...
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8
How happy your people must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, list...
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9
Praise the LORD your God (Elohim), who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. B...
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10
Then she gave the king a gift of 9,000 pounds of gold, great quantities of spices, and precious jewe...
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11
(In addition, Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought rich cargoes of red sanda...
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12
The king used the sandalwood to make railings for the Temple of the LORD and the royal palace, and t...
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13
King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba whatever she asked for, besides all the customary gifts he had...
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14
Each year Solomon received about 25 tons of gold.
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15
This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of...
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16
King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold, each weighing more than fifteen pounds.
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17
He also made 300 smaller shields of hammered gold, each weighing nearly four pounds. The king placed...
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18
Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.
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19
The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the...
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20
There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in al...
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21
All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the F...
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22
The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three y...
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23
So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.
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24
People from every nation came to consult him and to hear the wisdom God (Elohim) had given him.
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25
Year after year everyone who visited brought him gifts of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices...
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26
Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He st...
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27
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as...
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28
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia ; the king’s traders acquired them from C...
29
At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pie...
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