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2 Chronicles 9:25
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The passage records Solomon’s administrative inventory during his reign, positioned immediately after a description of annual tribute brought by visiting rulers.
The words — The Hebrew אֻֽרְי֤וֹת ('ur.Yot) literally denotes stalls or enclosures, and סוּסִים (su.Sim) specifies horses, together establishing the physical infrastructure for Solomon’s military logistics.
The thread — The numerical inventory reappears in 1 Kings 4:26, while the specific stabling arrangement in chariot cities and Jerusalem is recorded in 1 Kings 10:26 and 2 Chronicles 1:14.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of how centralized military logistics were structured under Solomon’s administration, requiring the reader to track how parallel accounts distribute the inventory details across different books.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 4:26 Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
- 1 Kings 10:26 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 1:14 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- Deuteronomy 17:16 But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’