KJV King James Version
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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1 Kings 4:26
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
WEB World English Bible
Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
ASV American Standard Version
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 4
23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
24 For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man according to his charge.
29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea shore.
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וַיְהִ֣יH1961 · ha.yahto beלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הH8010 · she.lo.mohSolomonאַרְבָּעִ֥יםH705 · ar.ba.imfortyאֶ֛לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandאֻרְוֹ֥תH723 · ur.vahstallסוּסִ֖יםH5483 · susswallowלְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹH4817 · mer.kavchariotוּשְׁנֵים־H8147 · she.na.yimtwoעָשָׂ֥רH6240 · a.sartenאֶ֖לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandפָּרָשִֽׁים׃H6571 · pa.rashhorse
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 1:14And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 9:25And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.2 Samuel 8:4And David took from him a thousand [chariots], and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] an hundred chariots.1 Kings 10:25-26And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.Deuteronomy 17:16But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.Psalm 20:7Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
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