¹⁶ However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’^(A)

²⁶ Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen^(A) and stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.^{(B) 27} The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones,^(C) and he made cedar^(D) as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills. ²⁸ Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue.^[a] The king’s traders bought them from Kue at the going price.^{(E) 29} A chariot was imported from Egypt for fifteen pounds^[b] of silver, and a horse for four pounds.^[c] In the same way, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram through their agents.^(F)

Solomon’s Horses and Wealth

¹⁴ Solomon^(A) accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen,^(B) which he stationed in the chariot cities^(C) and with the king in Jerusalem. ¹⁵ The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills. ¹⁶ Solomon’s horses came from Egypt and Kue.^[a] The king’s traders would get them from Kue at the going price. ¹⁷ A chariot could be imported from Egypt for fifteen pounds^[b] of silver and a horse for nearly four pounds.^[c] In the same way, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram through their agents.