1 Kings 4:26

1 Kings 4:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon had four thousand stalls for chariot horses, and twelve thousand horses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Solomon also had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

Context of 1 Kings 4:26

24For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides. 25Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree. Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. 27Each month the governors in turn provided food for King Solomon and all who came to his table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking. 28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.

1 Kings 4:26 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אֶ֛לֶף אֻרְוֹ֥ת סוּסִ֖ים לְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹ וּשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף פָּרָשִֽׁים׃Read the interlinear

• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• hadהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• 4,000אַרְבָּעִים'arbâ‛îym · fortyH705
• 4,000אֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• stallsאֻרְיָה'ûrvâh 'ărâyâh · stallH723
• for his chariotמֶרְכָּבmerkâb · chariotH4817
• horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and 12,000שְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• and 12,000עָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• horsesפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571

Cross-references for 1 Kings 4:26

• 1 Kings 10:25Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
• Deuteronomy 17:16But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
• 2 Samuel 8:4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
• 2 Chronicles 1:14Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 9:25Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
• Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 4:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Solomon 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26In 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 1 Kings 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-28Verses 20-28 Never did the crown of Israel shine so bright, as when Solomon wore it. He had peace on all sides. Herein, his kingdom was a type of the Messiah's; for to Him it is promised that he shall have the heathen for his inheritance, and that princes shall worship him. The spiritual peace, and joy, and holy security, of all the faithful subjects of the Lord Jesus, were typified by that of Israel. The kingdom of God is not, as Solomon's was, meat and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 264,000 stalls: The number 4,000 matches the text in 2 Chronicles 9:25, which is a suitable amount for Solomon’s 1,400 chariots (1 Kings 10:26; 2 Chronicles 1:14). 12,000 horses: The Hebrew word can mean “horsemen” (Exodus 15:19–21) or “horses” (Joel 2:4). To prepare for battles, Solomon built towns to house his forces (1 Kings 9:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. forty thousand stalls--for the royal mews (see on 2Ch 9:25).Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings