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King Solomon managed an extensive international trade network, with the horse trade taking a central role in his operations. The exclusive source for the royal horses was Egypt [רש״י], which served as a major center for horse breeding [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. To secure this supply, Pharaoh granted Solomon exclusive trade rights for exporting horses from Egypt [רד״ק].

The logistics of this operation are understood in two distinct ways. One approach suggests that the horses were brought to designated collection points within Egypt [רש״י, רד״ק, ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Solomon's merchants controlled these specific gathering hubs, managing the inventory and selling the horses to other merchants on an annual basis [רד״ק, ביאור שטיינזלץ].

Another perspective indicates that the trade network extended beyond Egypt to an additional geographical area known as Koa, a region also abundant in horses. According to this view, the king dispatched his merchants directly to the city of Koa to acquire the animals. In these transactions, the merchants carefully purchased each horse for its exact market value [מצודת דוד, מצודת ציון].