ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Kings 10:28
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1 Kings 10:28

10:28 Egypt and Kue. Kue was in what is now Turkey. It may be that “Egypt” (Hebrew misrayim) has been confused with “Musri,” also in Turkey (see also 2 Kin. 7:6). Solomon may have financed the buildup of his own military forces by his trading in the famous Cilician horses and the superior chariots of Egypt (v. 29).