2 Chronicles 1:16

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Solomon	לִשְׁלֹמֹ֖ה lish.lo.Moh	H8010	Shelomah · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
horses	הַסּוּסִ֛ים ha.su.Sim	H5483	a horse (as leaping) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
brought	וּמוֹצָ֧א u.mo.Tza'	H4161	a going forth · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Egypt	מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם mi.mitz.Ra.yim	H4714	Mitsrajim · preposition + proper noun, a place name
yarn	וּמִקְוֵ֕א u.mik.Ve'	H4723	something waited for · conjunction + preposition + proper noun, a place name
king’s	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
merchants	סֹחֲרֵ֣י so.cha.Rei	H5503	to travel round (specifically as a pedlar) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
received	יִקְח֖וּ yik.Chu	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
yarn	מִקְוֵ֥א mik.Ve'	H4723	something waited for · preposition + proper noun, a place name
price	בִּמְחִֽיר bim.Chir	H4242	price · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Kings 10:28-29 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
2 Chronicles 9:28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 1:13–end

Here is, 1. Solomon's entrance upon the government (Ch2 1:13): He came from before the tabernacle, and reigned over Israel. He would not do any acts of government till he had done his acts of devotion, would not take honour to himself till he had given honour to God - first the tabernacle, and then the throne. But, when he had obtained wisdom from God, he did not bury his talent, but as he received the gift ministered the same, did not give up himself to ease and pleasure, but minded business: he reigned over Israel. 2. The magnificence of his court (Ch2 1:14): He gathered chariots and horsemen. Shall we praise him for this? We praise him not; for the king was forbidden to multiply horses, D…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 1:14

HIS STRENGTH AND WEALTH. (Ch2 1:14-17) Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen--His passion for horses was greater than that of any Israelitish monarch before or after him. His stud comprised fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses. This was a prohibited indulgence, whether as an instrument of luxury or power. But it was not merely for his own use that he imported the horses of Egypt. The immense equestrian establishment he erected was not for show merely, but also for profit. The Egyptian breed of horses was highly valued; and being as fine as the Arabian, but larger and more powerful, they were well fitted for being yoked in chariots. These were light but compact and solid veh…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 1:16

Linen yarn - See the note on Kg1 10:28, where this subject is particularly examined.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 1:13

Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon,.... Or rather without the supplement, the words may be read as in the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions: Solomon came from the high places; having sacrificed there, so Vatablus; being put for as R. Jonah observes (b); but the Targum agrees with us, he"came to the high place which is in Gibeon, and from thence to Jerusalem;''and to the same purpose Kimchi; having been there, he came to Jerusalem: from before the tabernacle of the congregation; which was at Gibeon, where he had been sacrificing: and reigned over Israel in great splendour and prosperity. From hence, to the end of the chapter, the same things are sa…

Dictionary and topics

Merchant — The Hebrew word so rendered is from a root meaning “to travel about,” “to migrate,” and hence “a traveller.” In the East, in ancient times, merchants travelled about with their merchandise from place…
Solomon — Peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David’s second son by Bathsheba, i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam. 12). He was probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1). He succeeded his father…
Yarn — Found only in 1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chr. 1:16. The Heb. word mikveh, i.e., “a stringing together,” so rendered, rather signifies a host, or company, or a string of horses. The Authorized Version has: “And…
Exports · .Of horses and chariots, and linen yarn — .Of horses and chariots, and linen yarn
Imports · .Horses, chariots, and linen — .Horses, chariots, and linen
Yarn · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 1:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 1:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 1:14

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 1:16

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 1:13

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 1:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 1:13–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 1:14

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 1:16

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 1:13

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 1:14–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 1:16

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 1:16