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1 Kings 4:26

And Solomon had four thousand boxed-off spaces for horses for his carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cavalry;   King;   Solomon;   Tax;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Horse, the;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Chariot;   War;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Horse;   Host;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Harosheth of the Gentiles;   Horse;   Kings, the Books of;   Number;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Animals;   Cavalry;   Chariots;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Stable;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Government;   Israel;   Manger;   Solomon;   King James Dictionary - Stall;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Chariot;   Horse;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Fig;   Fig tree;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Horse;   Sol'omon;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Horse;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Solomon;   Stall;   Text of the Old Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Hebrew Names Version
Shlomo had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
King James Version
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
English Standard Version
Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
New Century Version
Solomon had four thousand stalls for his chariot horses and twelve thousand horses.
New English Translation
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
Amplified Bible
Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
New American Standard Bible
Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Salomon had fourtie thousande stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen.
Legacy Standard Bible
Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
Contemporary English Version
Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses and twelve thousand chariot soldiers.
Complete Jewish Bible
King Shlomo was king over all Isra'el, and these were his high officials: ‘Azaryah the son of Tzadok, the cohen; Elichoref and Achiyah the sons of Shisha, secretaries; Y'hoshafat the son of Achilud, secretary of state; B'nayah the son of Y'hoyada, commander of the army; Tzadok and Evyatar, cohanim; ‘Azaryah the son of Natan, chief administrator; Zavud the son of Natan, the king's trusted counselor; Achishar, in charge of the palace; Adoniram the son of ‘Avda, in charge of forced labor. Shlomo had twelve officers over all Isra'el who were in charge of providing food and supplies for the king and his household; each one was in charge of provisions for one month out of the year. They were: the son of Hur, in the hills of Efrayim; the son of Deker, in Makatz, Sha‘albim, Beit-Shemesh and Eilon-Beit-Hanan; the son of Hesed, in Arubot; he also had charge of Sokhoh and all the territory of Hefer; the son of Avinadav, in all the area of Dor; he had Tafat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife; Ba‘ana the son of Achilud, in Ta‘anakh, Megiddo, and all Beit-Sh'an by Tzartan below Yizre‘el, from Beit-Sh'an to Avel-M'cholah, as far as beyond Yokme‘am; the son of Gever, in Ramot-Gil‘ad; he was in charge of the villages of Ya'ir the son of M'nasheh in Gil‘ad and in charge of the region of Argov in Bashan, sixty large cities with walls and bronze bars; Achinadav the son of ‘Iddo, in Machanayim; Achima‘atz, in Naftali; he also took Basmat the daughter of Shlomo as his wife; Ba‘ana the son of Hushai, in Asher and in Alot; Y'hoshafat the son of Paruach, in Yissakhar; Shim‘i the son of Ela, in Binyamin; and Gever the son of Uri, in the land of Gil‘ad, the country of Sichon king of the Emori and ‘Og king of Bashan. Over all these, there was one administrator in the land. Y'hudah and Isra'el were as numerous as sand grains on the seashore; they ate, drank and enjoyed themselves.
Darby Translation
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Easy-to-Read Version
Solomon had places to keep 4000 horses for his chariots and he had 12,000 horse soldiers.
George Lamsa Translation
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.
Good News Translation
Solomon had forty thousand stalls for his chariot horses and twelve thousand cavalry horses.
Lexham English Bible
Now Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his war chariots and twelve thousand horsemen.
Literal Translation
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Salomo had fortye thousande cart horses and twolue thousande horsmen.
American Standard Version
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Solomon had fourtie thousand stalles of horses for charettes, & twelue thousande horsemen.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
span data-lang="eng" data-trans="jps" data-ref="1ki.4.1" class="versetxt"> And king Solomon was king over all Israel. And these were the princes whom he had: Azariah the son of Zadok, the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host; and Zadok and Abiathar were priests; and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister and the king's friend; and Ahishar was over the household; and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the levy. And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, who provided victuals for the king and his household: each man had to make provision for a month in the year. And these are their names: The son of Hur, in the hill-country of Ephraim; the son of Deker, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan; the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher; the son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; he had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife; Baana the son of Ahilud, in Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean which is beside Zarethan, beneath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as far as beyond Jokmeam; the son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the villages of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; even to him pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars; Ahinadab the son of Iddo, in Mahanaim; Ahimaaz, in Naphtali; he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon to wife; Baana the son of Hushai, in Asher and Bealoth; Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar; Shimei the son of Ela, in Benjamin; Geber the son of Uri, in the land of Gilead, the country of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan; and one officer that was [over all the officers] in the land. Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking and making merry.
King James Version (1611)
And Solomon had fourtie thousand stalles of horses for his charets, and twelue thousand horsemen.
English Revised Version
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Berean Standard Bible
Solomon had four thousand stalls for his chariot horses and twelve thousand horses.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Salomon hadde fourty thousynd cratchis of horsis for charis, and twelue thousynde of roode horsis; and the forseid prefectis nurshiden tho horsis.
Young's Literal Translation
And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Update Bible Version
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
World English Bible
Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
New King James Version
Solomon had forty 2 Chronicles 9:25).">[fn] thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
New Living Translation
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses, and he had 12,000 horses.
New Life Bible
Solomon had 40,000 rooms for his war-wagon horses, and 12,000 horsemen.
New Revised Standard
Solomon also had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass that, Solomon, had forty thousand stalls of horses, for his chariots, - and twelve thousand horsemen.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.
Revised Standard Version
Solomon also had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
THE MESSAGE
Solomon had forty thousand stalls for chariot horses and twelve thousand horsemen. The district managers, each according to his assigned month, delivered food supplies for King Solomon and all who sat at the king's table; there was always plenty. They also brought to the designated place their assigned quota of barley and straw for the horses.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Solomon had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.

Contextual Overview

20 Judah and Israel were as great in number as the sand by the seaside, and they took their food and drink with joy in their hearts. 21 And Solomon was ruler over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the edge of Egypt; men gave him offerings and were his servants all the days of his life. 22 And the amount of Solomon's food for one day was thirty measures of crushed grain and sixty measures of meal; 23 Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen from the fields, and a hundred sheep, in addition to harts and gazelles and roes and fat fowls. 24 For he had authority over all the country on this side of the River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, over all the kings on this side of the River; and he had peace round him on every side. 25 So Judah and Israel were living safely, every man under his vine and his fig-tree, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon. 26 And Solomon had four thousand boxed-off spaces for horses for his carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those overseers, every man in his month, saw that food was produced for Solomon and all his guests, they took care that nothing was overlooked. 28 And they took grain and dry grass for the horses and the carriage-horses, to the right place, every man as he was ordered.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

forty thousand: 1 Kings 10:25, 1 Kings 10:26, Deuteronomy 17:16, 2 Samuel 8:4, 2 Chronicles 1:14, 2 Chronicles 9:25, Psalms 20:7

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 9:19 - the cities of store 2 Chronicles 9:28 - brought 2 Chronicles 32:28 - stalls Isaiah 2:7 - their land is

Cross-References

Genesis 4:14
You have sent me out this day from the face of the earth and from before your face; I will be a wanderer in flight over the earth, and whoever sees me will put me to death.
Genesis 4:15
And the Lord said, Truly, if Cain is put to death, seven lives will be taken for his. And the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one might put him to death.
Genesis 4:17
And Cain had connection with his wife and she became with child and gave birth to Enoch: and he made a town, and gave the town the name of Enoch after his son.
Genesis 4:18
And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.
Genesis 12:8
And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.
Genesis 26:25
Then he made an altar there, and gave worship to the name of the Lord, and he put up his tents there, and there his servants made a water-hole.
1 Kings 18:24
And do you make prayers to your god, and I will make a prayer to the Lord: and it will be clear that the one who gives an answer by fire is God. And all the people in answer said, It is well said.
Psalms 116:17
I will give an offering of praise to you, and make my prayer in the name of the Lord.
Isaiah 44:5
One will say, I am the Lord's; and another will give himself the name, Jacob; another will put a mark on his hand, I am the Lord's, and another will take the name of Israel for himself.
Isaiah 48:1
Give ear to this, O family of Jacob, you who are named by the name of Israel, and have come out of the body of Judah; who take oaths by the name of the Lord, and make use of the name of the God of Israel, but not truly and not in good faith.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls for horses,.... In 2 Chronicles 9:25; it is only four thousand; and therefore some think that here is a mistake of the copier, of "arbaim", forty, for "arbah", four; which it is thought might be through divine permission, in such lesser matters, without any prejudice to the authority of the Scriptures in matters of faith and practice; but without supposing this, a reconciliation may be made, by observing, that here the writer, as Ben Gersom notes, gives the number of the horses that were in the stables, which were forty thousand, there the stables themselves, which were four thousand, ten horses in a stable; or here he numbers the stalls, which were forty thousand, and there the stables, which were four thousand, there being ten stalls in each; and the word there has the letter "yod" in it more than here, which is the numerical letter for "ten", and may point thereunto; or here the writer speaks of all the stalls for horses Solomon had throughout the kingdom, there of those only he had in Jerusalem. Benjamin of Tudela g affirms, that these stalls, or stables, which Solomon built very strong of large stones, are still in being in Jerusalem, and that there is no building to be seen like it any where; but no other writer speaks of them; nor is it at all probable that they should remain:

for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; some of the said stalls of horses were for his chariots, to draw in them for various uses, of which had 1400, 1 Kings 10:26; and others to mount twelve thousand horsemen, who were placed in various parts, to defend kingdom.

g Itinerar. p. 43.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In 2 Chronicles 9:25, the number of stalls for Solomon’s chariot horses is stated at 4,000, instead of 40,000. The number in the present passage is probably a corruption. Solomon’s chariots were but 1,400 1Ki 10:26; 2 Chronicles 1:14, for which 40,000 horses could not possibly be required. The Assyrian chariots had at most three horses apiece, while some had only two. 4,000 horses would supply the full team of three to 1,200, and the smaller team of two to 200 chariots. The number 4,000 is in due proportion to the 12,000 horses for cavalry, and is in accordance with all that we know of the military establishments of the time and country. Compare 2 Chronicles 12:3; 2 Samuel 8:4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Kings 4:26. Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses - and twelve thousand horsemen. — In 2 Chronicles 9:25, instead of forty thousand stalls, we read four thousand; and even this number might be quite sufficient to hold horses for twelve thousand horsemen; for stalls and stables may be here synonymous. In 1 Kings 10:26 it is said he had one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and this is the reading in 2 Chronicles 1:14. In 2 Chronicles 9:25, already quoted, instead of forty thousand stalls for horses, the Septuagint has τεσσαρες χιλιαδες θηλειαι ἱπποι, four thousand mares; and in this place the whole verse is omitted both by the Syriac and Arabic. In the Targum of Rabbi Joseph on this book we have ארבע מאה arba meah, four hundred, instead of the four thousand in Chronicles, and the forty thousand in the text. From this collation of parallel places we may rest satisfied that there is a corruption in the numbers somewhere; and as a sort of medium, we may take for the whole four thousand stalls, one thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.


 
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