2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 1:15–17

15The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.f

16Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue;g the royal merchants purchased them from Kue. 17A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver,h and a horse for a hundred and fifty.i Likewise, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram.

Footnotes

  • f 1:15 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea
  • g 1:16 Probably an area in Cilicia, a province in the southeast of Asia Minor
  • h 1:17 600 shekels is approximately 15.1 pounds or 6.8 kilograms of silver.
  • i 1:17 150 shekels is approximately 3.8 pounds or 1.7 kilograms of silver.

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2 Chronicles 1:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
madeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןway·yit·tênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
silverהַכֶּ֧סֶףhak·ke·sep̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
and goldהַזָּהָ֛בhaz·zā·hāḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2091 gold
as common in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
as stonesכָּאֲבָנִ֑יםkā·’ă·ḇā·nîmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH68 stone
andוְאֵ֣תwə·’êṯConjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
cedarהָאֲרָזִ֗יםhā·’ă·rā·zîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH730 cedar
as abundantלָרֹֽב׃lā·rōḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
as sycamoreכַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםkaš·šiq·mîmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine pluralH8256 sycomore tree
in the foothillsבַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖הbaš·šə·p̄ê·lāhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8219 lowland

2 Chronicles 1:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Solomon’sאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
horsesהַסּוּסִ֛יםhas·sū·sîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH5483 swallow or swift
were importedוּמוֹצָ֧אū·mō·w·ṣāConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmim·miṣ·rā·yimPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and Kueוּמִקְוֵ֕אū·miq·wêConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4723 hope
the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
merchantsסֹחֲרֵ֣יsō·ḥă·rêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH5503 travel round, palpitate
purchased themיִקְח֖וּyiq·ḥūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
from Kueמִקְוֵ֥אmiq·wêPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4723 hope

2 Chronicles 1:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A chariotמֶרְכָּבָה֙mer·kā·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH4818 chariot
could be importedוַֽ֠יַּעֲלוּway·ya·‘ă·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5927 go up, ascend, climb
from Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֤יִםmim·miṣ·ra·yimPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
for sixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbə·šêšPreposition-b; Number - feminine singular constructH8337 six
hundredמֵא֣וֹתmê·’ō·wṯNumber - feminine pluralH3967 hundred
of silverכֶּ֔סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
and a horseוְס֖וּסwə·sūsConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH5483 swallow or swift
for a hundredוּמֵאָ֑הū·mê·’āhConjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH3967 hundred
and fiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםba·ḥă·miš·šîmPreposition-b, Article; Number - common pluralH2572 fifty
Likewiseוְ֠כֵןwə·ḵênConjunctive waw; AdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
exported themיוֹצִֽיאוּ׃yō·w·ṣî·’ūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
to allלְכָל־lə·ḵālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the kingsמַלְכֵ֧יmal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of the Hittitesהַֽחִתִּ֛יםha·ḥit·tîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2850 Hittite(s)
and to the kingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יū·mal·ḵêConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Aramאֲרָ֖ם’ă·rāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH758 Aram

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