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.

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

^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.

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.

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.

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

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.’