1 Kings 4:26

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Shlomo also had 40,000 stalls for the horses used with his chariots and 12,000 horsemen.

Berean Standard Bible:

Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.

American Standard Version:

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And Solomon{H8010} had forty{H705} thousand{H505} stalls{H723} of horses{H5483} for his chariots{H4817}, and twelve{H8147}{H6240} thousand{H505} horsemen{H6571}.

Cross-References (KJV):

2 Chronicles 1:14

  • And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 9:25

  • 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.

2 Samuel 8:4

  • And David took from him a thousand [chariots], and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] an hundred chariots.

1 Kings 10:25

  • And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

1 Kings 10:26

  • And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

Psalms 20:7

  • Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.

Deuteronomy 17:16

  • But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

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Commentary for 1 Kings 4:26

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H8010
    There are 263 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁלֹמֹה
    Transliteration: Shᵉlômôh
    Pronunciation: shel-o-mo'
    Description: from שָׁלוֹם; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor; Solomon.
  2. Strong's Number: H705
    There are 178 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים
    Transliteration: ʼarbâʻîym
    Pronunciation: ar-baw-eem'
    Description: multiple of אַרְבַּע; forty; -forty.
  3. Strong's Number: H505
    There are 496 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֶלֶף
    Transliteration: ʼeleph
    Pronunciation: eh'-lef
    Description: prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
  4. Strong's Number: H723
    There are 418 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֻרְוָה
    Transliteration: ʼurvâh
    Pronunciation: oor-vaw'
    Description: or אֲרָיָה; from אָרָה (in the sense of feeding); a herding-place for an animal; stall.
  5. Strong's Number: H5483
    There are 131 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סוּס
    Transliteration: çûwç
    Pronunciation: soos
    Description: or סֻס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight); crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פָּרָשׁ.
  6. Strong's Number: H4817
    There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מֶרְכָּב
    Transliteration: merkâb
    Pronunciation: mer-kawb'
    Description: from רָכַב; a chariot; also a seat (in a vehicle); chariot, covering, saddle.
  7. Strong's Number: H8147
    There are 647 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׁנַיִם
    Transliteration: shᵉnayim
    Pronunciation: shen-ah'-yim
    Description: dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
  8. Strong's Number: H6240
    There are 292 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: עָשָׂר
    Transliteration: ʻâsâr
    Pronunciation: aw-sawr'
    Description: for עֶשֶׂר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).
  9. Strong's Number: H6571
    There are 54 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פָּרָשׁ
    Transliteration: pârâsh
    Pronunciation: paw-rawsh'
    Description: from פָּרָשׁ; (compare סוּס); a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry; horseman.