2 Chronicles 1:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue --the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.

New Living Translation
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.

English Standard Version
And Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s traders would buy them from Kue for a price.

Berean Study Bible
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.

New American Standard Bible
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king’s traders acquired them from Kue for a price.

NASB 1995
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king's traders procured them from Kue for a price.

NASB 1977
And Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king’s traders procured them from Kue for a price.

Amplified Bible
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue. The king’s merchants purchased them [in large numbers] from Kue at a price.

Christian Standard Bible
Solomon’s horses came from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders would get them from Kue at the going price.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Solomon's horses came from Egypt and Kue. The king's traders would get them from Kue at the going price.

Good News Translation
The king's agents controlled the export of horses from Musri and Cilicia,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king's traders bought them from Kue for a fixed price.

International Standard Version
Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king's procurement officials obtained them from Kue at great price.

NET Bible
Solomon acquired his horses from Egypt and from Que; the king's traders purchased them from Que.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

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.

King James 2000 Bible
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and Kue: the king's merchants received them from Kue at a price.

New Heart English Bible
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue; the king's merchants purchased them from Kue.

World English Bible
The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt and from Kue; the king's merchants purchased them from Kue.

American 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.

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.

A Faithful Version
And Solomon had horses imported from Egypt and Kue. The king's merchants received them from Kue at a price.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised 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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Also Salomon had horses brought out of Egypt & fine linen: the Kings marchants receiued the fine linen for a price.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Also Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, & fine linnen: The kinges marchautes receaued the fine linnen for a price.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And there were horses broughte vnto Salomon out of Egipte, & the kynges marchauntes fetched them from Kena for moneye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the source of the horses that [are] for Solomon [is] from Egypt and from Keva; merchants of the king take [them] from Keva at 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,

Smith's Literal Translation
And the going forth of horses which was to Solomon from Egypt, and a collection of merchants of the king will take a collection at a price.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And there were horses brought him from Egypt, and from Coa by the king's merchants, who went, and bought at a price,

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then horses were brought to him from Egypt and from Kue, by the negotiators of the king, who went and bought for a price:

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Merchants of the King were buying Solomon horses from Egypt and from the city of Aphelayites and from the city of Aphelayites with a price.

Lamsa Bible
And the king's merchants purchased horses for Solomon from Egypt and from the city of the Apelites for a price.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; also out of Keve, the king's merchants buying them of the men of Keve at a price.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Solomon imported horses from Egypt, and the charge of the king's merchants for going was as follows, and they traded,
















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