2 Chronicles 9:25

2 Chronicles 9:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Chronicles 9:25

23And all the kings of the earth were seeking the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart. 24They were bringing, each of them his gift: articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, balsam oil, horses, and mules, so much year by year. Now Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 26He was ruler over all the kings from the Euphrates River to the land of the Philistines, and as far as the border of Egypt. 27And the king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

2 Chronicles 9:25 word by word

וַיְהִ֨י לִשְׁלֹמֹ֜ה אַרְבַּעַת֩ אֲלָפִ֨ים אֻֽרְי֤וֹת סוּסִים֙ וּמַרְכָּב֔וֹת וּשְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֥ר אֶ֖לֶף פָּרָשִׁ֑ים וַיַּנִּיחֵם֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב וְעִם־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Now Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• hadהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• for horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and chariotsמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
• and twelveשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• and twelveעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• horsemenפָּרָשׁpârâsh · horsemanH6571
• and he stationedנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• them in the chariotרֶ֫כֶבrekeb · chariotH7393
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and with the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 9:25

• 2 Chronicles 1:14Solomon amassed chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
• Deuteronomy 17:16In any case, he is not to acquire many horses for himself, nor shall he make the people return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’
• 1 Kings 4:26Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
• 1 Kings 10:26Now Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Four thousand stalls for horses - See the note on 1 Kings 4:26, where the different numbers in these two books are considered. The Targum, instead of four thousand, has מאה ארבע arba meah, four hundred.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-31Verses 13-31 The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon reigning in wealth and power…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. Solomon had four thousand stalls--It has been conjectured [Gesenius, Hebrew Lexicon] that the original term may signify not only stall or stable, but a number of horses occupying the same number of stalls. Supposing that ten were put together in one part, this would make forty thousand. According to this theory of explanation, the historian in Kings refers to horses [see 1Ki 10:26]; while the historian in Chronicles speaks of the stalls in which they…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 9:25

• Cavalry
• Chariot
• Cities
• Horse
• King
• Solomon

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Solomon
• Four Thousand
• Prophecy
• Stall
• Four
• Euphrates River, the River
• Philistines

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9

• 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
• John Wesley’s Notes
• 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