jim, >>>The next verse, I Kings 10: 29, brags that Solomon supplied fine horses to the Hurrians [XTY : H-XT-YM] throughout Syria.
where did you get the strange idea that solomon exported horses? certainly not from 1 kings 10. all it says is 1) solomon accrued horses; 2) the origin of the horse IMPORT (not EXPORT, mind you!) was so-ans-so; 3) horses and chariots were very expensive. the rest is deduction which is not in the text. really, my conclusion is not so much that 1Kgs 10 BRAGS about solomon - it really indirectly criticizes him for two vices associated with every administration up to our days: overspending and luxury. specifically, a comentary of samuel (and moses?) about not having many horses (nowadays, rather horse power). best nir cohen _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
