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1 Kings 10:28

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 10:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king`s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king`s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
1 Kings 10:28 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 10

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
26And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
27And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore-trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
28And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king`s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
29And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, etc.] To mount his horsemen with, and draw his chariots; which seems contrary to the command in (<051716>Deuteronomy 17:16) and linen yarn; the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price; or rather linen itself; or linen garments, as Ben Gersom; linen being the staple commodity of Egypt, (see <231909>Isaiah 19:9), but no mention is made of yarn in (<140928>2 Chronicles 9:28), and the word rendered “linen yarn” signifies a confluence or collection of waters and other things; and the words may be rendered, “as for the collection, the king’s merchants received the collection at a price”; that is, the collection of horses, a large number of…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The word translated “linen yarn” is thought now by Hebraists to mean “a troop” or “company.” If the present reading is retained, they would translate the passage - “As for the bringing up of Solomon’s horses out of Egypt, a band of the king’s merchants fetched a band (or troop) of horses at a price.” But the reading is very uncertain. The Septuagint had before them a different one, which they render “and from Tekoa.” Tekoa, the home of Amos Amos 1:1, was a small town on the route from Egypt to Jerusalem, through which the horses would have naturally passed. The monuments of the 18th and of later dynasties make it clear that the horse, though introduced from abroad, became very abundant in…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Horses, &c. - The two chief commodities of Egypt. Price - Solomon received them from Pharaoh at a price agreed between them, and gave this privilege to his merchants, for a tribute to be paid out of it. 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:29”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“10:28-29 In addition to his own accumulation, Solomon apparently served as a middleman, exchanging horses and chariots between the Egyptians to the south and the Syrians and Anatolians to the north.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Solomon: etc. Heb. the going forth of the horses which was Solomon's horses brought: Deu 17:16; Ch2 1:16, Ch2 1:17, Ch2 9:28; Isa 31:1-3, Isa 36:9 and linen yarn: Gen 41:42; Pro 7:16; Isa 19:9; Eze 27:7 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:29”
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