New Revised Standard Version
Horses were imported for Solomon from Egypt and from all lands.

Contemporary English Version
Solomon's horses were brought in from other countries, including Musri.

New American Bible
Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from all the lands.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And horses were brought to him out of Egypt, and out of all countries.

And horses were brought to him out of Egypt, and out of all countries.

brought `Moses,' says Bp.

2 Chronicles 17:16 And after him was Amasias the son of Zechri, consecrated to the Lord, and with him were two hundred thousand valiant men.

;) by which the future king was forbidden to establish a body of calvary, because this could not be effected without sending into Egypt, with which people God had forbidden any communication, as this would be dangerous to religion. When Solomon had violated this law, and multiplied horses to excess, (

1 Kings 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.

,) it was soon attended with those fatal consequences that the law foretold: for this wisest of kings having likewise, in violation of {another} law, married Pharaoh's daughter, (the early fruits of this commerce,) and then, by a repetition of the same crime, but a transgression of another law, had espoused more strange women, (

1 Kings 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.

;

1 Kings 11:1 And king Solomon loved many strange women, besides the daughter of Pharao, and women of Moab, and of Ammon, and of Edom, and of Sidon, and of the Hethites:

,) they first,in defiance of a {fourth} law, persuaded him to build them idol temples for {their use}; and afterwards, against a {fifth} law, brought him to erect other temples for {his own.}'

2 Chronicles 9:25 And Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots, and horsemen, and he placed them in the cities of the chariots and where the king was in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 1:16 And there were horses brought him from Egypt, and from Coa by the king's merchants, who went, and bought at a price,

1 Kings 10:28 And horses were brought for Solomon out of Egypt, and Coa: for the king's merchants bought them out of Coa, and brought them at a set price.

Isaiah 2:7,8 Their land is filled with silver and gold: and there is no end of their treasures. . . .

Isaiah 31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, trusting in horses, and putting their confidence in chariots, because they are many: and in horsemen, because they are very strong: and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought after the Lord.