1 Kings 10:28

WEB

The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king's merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.

KJV

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

Commentary

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt,.... To mount his horsemen with, and draw his chariots; which seems contrary to the command in Deu 17:16 . and linen ya rn; 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 Isa 19:9 , but no mention is made of yarn in Ch2 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 them got together for sale; these they took at a price set upon them (h), which is as follows. (h) Vid. Braunium de Vest. Sacerdot. Heb. l. 1. c. 8. sect. 9, 10, 11.