1 Kings 10:29

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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The narrator describes Solomon’s commercial operations during his reign, detailing how royal merchants traded military assets across neighboring regions.

The words — The Hebrew verbs תַּעֲלֶה (ta'aleh) and תֵּצֵא (te'tze) literally mean "it came up" and "it came out," while מִמִּצְרַיִם (mimitzrayim) uses the preposition מִן (min) to indicate the chariot originated from Egypt.

The thread — The text links these trade routes to the Hittite and Aramean kings, echoing the territorial scope of the Hittites in Joshua 1:4 and the military context of chariots in 2 Kings 7:6.

Why it lands — The passage records Solomon’s economic reliance on foreign military supplies and his role in exporting them, demanding an unvarnished look at how royal wealth and alliances were structured.

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The Hebrew words

וַֽ֠תַּעֲלֶהVa./ta.'a.lehand/ it came up וַתֵּצֵ֨אva./te.Tze'and/ it came out מֶרְכָּבָ֤הmer.ka.Vaha chariot מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi./mitz.Ra.yimfrom/ Egypt בְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe./Sheshfor/ six מֵא֣וֹתme.'othundred<s>כֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefsilver וְס֖וּסve./Susand/ a horse בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba./cha.mi.Shimfor/ fifty וּמֵאָ֑הu./me.'Ahand/ one hundred וְ֠כֵןVe./khenand/ thus לְכָל־le./kholto/ all מַלְכֵ֧יmal.Khei[the] kings of הַחִתִּ֛יםha./chi.Timthe/ Hittites וּלְמַלְכֵ֥יu./le./mal.Kheiand/ to/ [the] kings of אֲרָ֖ם'a.RamAram בְּיָדָ֥םbe./ya.Da/mby/ hand/ their יֹצִֽאוּ׃ פyo.Tzi.'uthey brought [them] out

King James Version

And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

Cross-references

Joshua 1:4 Your territory shall extend from the wilderness and Lebanon to the great River Euphrates—all the land of the Hittites—and west as far as the Great Sea.
2 Kings 7:6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”
Hosea 12:10 I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
Malachi 1:1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD to Israel through Malachi: