King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 9:28 Mean?
“And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.”
Context
26
And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. river: that is, Euphrates
27
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance. made silver: Heb. gave silver
28
And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
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Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat? book: Heb. words
30
And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(28) **And they brought.**—*Used to bring.* The verse summarises 1Kings 10:28-29 (=2Chronicles 1:16-17), and adds that Solomon imported horses “out of all the lands,” as well as from Egypt.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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