And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
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Gill's Exposition
And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver,.... Which, reckoning at two shillings and six pence a shekel, amounted to seventy five pounds; but a shekel was not worth…
Barnes' Notes
The word translated “linen yarn” is thought now by Hebraists to mean “a troop” or “company.” If the present reading is retained, they would translate the passage - “As for the bringing up of Solomon’s…
Adam Clarke
Horses brought out of Egypt - It is thought that the first people who used horses in war were the Egyptians; and it is well known that the nations who knew the use of this creature in battle had…
We have here a further account of Solomon's prosperity.
I. How he increased his wealth. Though he had much, he still coveted to have more, being willing to try the utmost the things of this world…
Cambridge Bible
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt The first clause of the verse ends here according to the Hebrew punctuation, and this appears to be a general statement, of which the particulars are given…
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