1 Kings 4:26
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thou- sand for the saddle.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:16And when he is made king, he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people into Egypt, being lifted up with the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord hath commanded you to return no more the same way.
1 Kings 10:25And every one brought him presents, vessels of silver and of gold, garments and armour, and spices, and horses and mules every year.
2 Chronicles 9:25And Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots, and horsemen, and he placed them in the cities of the chariots, and where the king was in Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 4:21-29
The Supply of Solomon's Household. ( b. c. 1014.) 20 Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. 22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and… Read the whole commentary →