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2 Chronicles 1:17

EgyptSyria

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.

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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BSB
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.
KJV
And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
WEB
They imported from Egypt then exported a chariot for six hundred pieces of silver and a horse for one hundred fifty. They also exported them to the Hittite kings and the Syrian kings.
ASV
And they fetched up and brought out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
DARBY
And they fetched up and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so they brought [them] by their means, for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Syria.
BLB
And they came up and brought out from Egypt a chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for fifty and a hundred. Thus to all the kings of the Hittite, and the kings of Aram, by their hand they brought them out.
ÅB
Hver vogn som hentedes opp fra Egypt og innførtes, kostet seks hundre sekel sølv og hver hest hundre og femti. Og på samme måte hentet de også vogner og hester derfra til alle hetittenes konger og til kongene i Syria.
OTB
De importerte vogner fra Egypt for seks hundre sjekel sølv hver,
og hester for hundre og femti.
Og på samme måte eksporterte de dem til alle kongene av hetittene og kongene av Aram.
B1930
Hver vogn som hentedes op fra Egypten og innførtes, kostet seks hundre sekel sølv og hver hest hundre og femti. Og på samme måte hentet de også vogner og hester derfra til alle hetittenes konger og til kongene i Syria.

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 10:29

    but he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit—the worship of the golden calves at Bethel and Dan.

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