Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 1:16
American Standard Version
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
Amplified® Bible
Solomon's horses were brought out of Egypt; the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
Contemporary English Version
Solomon's merchants bought his horses and chariots in the regions of Musri and Kue. They paid about fifteen pounds of silver for a chariot and almost four pounds of silver for a horse. They also sold horses and chariots to the Hittite and Syrian kings.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
The king's agents controlled the export of horses from Musri and Cilicia,
King James Version
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
New American Standard Bible
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders procured them from Kue for a price.
New International Version
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue —the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
New King James Version
And Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Keveh; the king’s merchants bought them in Keveh at the current price.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Solomon imported his horses from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders procured them from Kue for a price.
Revised Standard Version
And Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Ku'e, and the king's traders received them from Ku'e for a price.
Young's Literal Translation
And the source of the horses that `are' to Solomon `is' from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king from Keva take at a price,
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