Horses.. Egypt] The Jews depended upon Egypt for horses not only at this time, but also in the reign of Hezekiah (Isaiah 31:1; Isaiah 36:9), and at a still later date (Ezekiel 17:15). Linen yarn] This should probably be rendered 'droves,' and connected with the following clause—'and in droves the king's merchants received them, each drove at a price.' But for 'in droves' the LXX has 'from Tekoa,' where there may have been a horse fair, whilst the Latin has 'from Coa' (i.e. Cilicia).

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