A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels† of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty shekels; and so they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Syria.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Kings 10:29 in context
1 Kings 10:26–29
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Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen. He kept them in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
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The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.
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The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
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- A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.
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