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Contemporary English Version

1 Kings 4:26

Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses and twelve thousand chariot soldiers.

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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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And Solomon had four thousand boxed-off spaces for horses for his carriages, 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 There were so many people living in Judah and Israel while Solomon was king that they seemed like grains of sand on a beach. Everyone had enough to eat and drink, and they were happy. 21 Solomon ruled every kingdom between the Euphrates River and the land of the Philistines down to Egypt. These kingdoms paid him taxes as long as he lived. 22 Every day, Solomon needed one hundred fifty bushels of fine flour, three hundred bushels of coarsely-ground flour, 23 ten grain-fed cattle, twenty pasture-fed cattle, one hundred sheep, as well as deer, gazelles, and geese. 24 Solomon ruled the whole region west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah to Gaza, and he was at peace with all of the countries around him. 25 Everyone living in Israel, from the town of Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, was safe as long as Solomon lived. Each family sat undisturbed beneath its own grape vines and fig trees. 26 Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses and twelve thousand chariot soldiers. 27 Each of the twelve regional officers brought food to Solomon and his household for one month of the year. They provided everything he needed, 28 as well as barley and straw for the horses.

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're making me leave my home and live far from you. I will have to wander about without a home, and just anyone could kill me."
Genesis 4:15
"No!" the Lord answered. "Anyone who kills you will be punished seven times worse than I am punishing you." So the Lord put a mark on Cain to warn everyone not to kill him.
Genesis 4:17
Later, Cain and his wife had a son named Enoch. At the time Cain was building a town, and so he named it Enoch after his son.
Genesis 4:18
Then Enoch had a son named Irad, who had a son named Mehujael, who had a son named Methushael, who had a son named Lamech.
Genesis 12:8
Abram traveled to the hill country east of Bethel and camped between Bethel and Ai, where he built another altar and worshiped the Lord .
Genesis 26:25
Isaac built an altar there and worshiped the Lord . Then he set up camp, and his servants started digging a well.
1 Kings 18:24
The prophets of Baal will pray to their god, and I will pray to the Lord . The one who answers by starting the fire is God. "That's a good idea," everyone agreed.
Psalms 116:17
I will offer you a sacrifice to show how grateful I am, and I will pray.
Isaiah 44:5
They will worship me and become my people. They will write my name on the back of their hands.
Isaiah 48:1
People of Israel, you come from Jacob's family and the tribe of Judah. You claim to worship me, the Lord God of Israel, but you are lying.

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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