Solomon Given Wealth

14 (A)Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. (B)He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed (C)in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

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14 Solomon accumulated chariots(A) and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses,[a] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 1:14 Or charioteers

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

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  1. 1 Kings 4:26 Hebrew; one Hebrew manuscript (see 2 Chronicles 9:25 and Septuagint of 1 Kings 10:26) 4,000

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

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  1. 1 Kings 4:26 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 9:25); Hebrew forty
  2. 1 Kings 4:26 Or charioteers

26 (A)And Solomon gathered together (B)chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the (C)chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. 27 And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as (D)the sycamore of the Shephelah. 28 And Solomon's (E)import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders received them from Kue at a price. 29 A chariot could be imported from Egypt for 600 shekels of silver and a horse for 150, and so through the king's traders they were exported to all the kings of (F)the Hittites and the kings of Syria.

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26 Solomon accumulated chariots and horses;(A) he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses,[a] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 27 The king made silver as common(B) in Jerusalem as stones,(C) and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig(D) trees in the foothills. 28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[b]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price. 29 They imported a chariot from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty.[c] They also exported them to all the kings of the Hittites(E) and of the Arameans.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:26 Or charioteers
  2. 1 Kings 10:28 Probably Cilicia
  3. 1 Kings 10:29 That is, about 3 3/4 pounds or about 1.7 kilograms

25 And Solomon had (A)4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

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25 Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots,(A) and twelve thousand horses,[a] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:25 Or charioteers

19 and all the store cities that Solomon had, and (A)the cities for his chariots, and the cities for (B)his horsemen, and whatever Solomon (C)desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

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19 as well as all his store cities(A) and the towns for his chariots(B) and for his horses[a]—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, in Lebanon and throughout all the territory he ruled.

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  1. 1 Kings 9:19 Or charioteers

16 King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels[a] of gold went into each shield.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:16 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams

16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields(A) of hammered gold; six hundred shekels[a] of gold went into each shield.

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  1. 1 Kings 10:16 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilograms; also in verse 29

16 Only he must not acquire many (A)horses for himself or cause the people (B)to return to Egypt in order to acquire many horses, since the Lord has said to you, (C)‘You shall never return that way again.’

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16 The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses(A) for himself(B) or make the people return to Egypt(C) to get more of them,(D) for the Lord has told you, “You are not to go back that way again.”(E)

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