Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 9:28
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Solomon’s economic and military logistics during his reign, positioned between statements on the abundance of building materials and the closure of his official chronicles.
The words — The text emphasizes מוֹצִיאִים (mo.tzi'im), meaning "were brought out," and סוּסִים (su.sim), meaning "horses," to document the source of the royal cavalry supply.
The thread — This trade network aligns with the records in 2 Chronicles 1:16 and 1 Kings 10:28, which specify Kue as a primary source and identify royal merchants as the purchasing agents.
Why it lands — The verse demands the reader to recognize that Solomon’s national power relied on extensive foreign procurement rather than indigenous production.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 1:16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
- 1 Kings 10:28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
- 2 Chronicles 9:25 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 2:7 Their land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots.
- Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.