2 Chronicles 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.”
2 Chronicles 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them from Kue.”
2 Chronicles 1:16 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price. ”
2 Chronicles 1:16 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the source of the horses that <FI>are<Fi> to Solomon <FI>is<Fi> from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king from Keva take at a price,”
2 Chronicles 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price. ”
2 Chronicles 1:16 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also Salomon had horses brought out of Egypt and fine linen: the Kings marchants receiued the fine linen for a price.”
2 Chronicles 1:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 1:16 in Context — 2 Chronicles 1
14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.
16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
17 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.
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What Does 2 Chronicles 1:16 Mean?
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