²⁶ Solomon had 40,000^[a] stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.^(A)

²⁸ Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue.^[a] The king’s traders bought them from Kue at the going price.^(A)

³ He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 concubines,^(A) and they turned his heart away from the Lord.^(B)

²³ King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the world in riches and in wisdom.^(A)