John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 10:28

"And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king`s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price." — 1 Kings 10:28 (ASV)

And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt
To mount his horsemen with, and draw his chariots; which seems contrary to the command in (Deuteronomy 17:16).

and linen yarn; 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 (Isaiah 19:9).

But no mention is made of yarn in (2 Chronicles 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 ^F8 , which is as follows.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F8: Vid. Braunium de Vest. Sacerdot. Heb. l. 1. c. 8. sect. 9, 10, 11.