²⁶ Solomon had four^[a] thousand stalls for chariot horses,^(A) and twelve thousand horses.^[b]

²⁸ Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue^[a]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.

³ He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines,^(A) and his wives led him astray.^(B)

²³ King Solomon was greater in riches^(A) and wisdom^(B) than all the other kings of the earth.