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.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Shlomo also had 4,000 stalls of horses for his chariots and his 12,000 horsemen; he assigned them to the chariot cities and to the king in Yerushalayim.
Berean Standard Bible:
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.
American Standard Version:
And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
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.
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.
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 2 Chronicles 9:25
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
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.
Strong's Number: H702 There are 383 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: אַרְבַּע Transliteration: ʼarbaʻ Pronunciation: ar-bah' Description: masculine אַרְבָּעָה; from רָבַע; four; four.
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.
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.
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.
Strong's Number: H4818 There are 41 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: מֶרְכָּבָה Transliteration: merkâbâh Pronunciation: mer-kaw-baw' Description: feminine of מֶרְכָּב; a chariot; chariot. See also בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת.
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.
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).
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.
Strong's Number: H3240 There are 73 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: יָנַח Transliteration: yânach Pronunciation: yaw-nakh' Description: a primitive root; to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay; bestow, cast down, lay (down, up), leave (off), let alone (remain), pacify, place, put, set (down), suffer, withdraw, withhold. (The Hiphil forms with the dagesh are here referred to, in accordance with the older grammarians; but if any distinction of the kind is to be made, these should rather be referred to נוּחַ, and the others here.)
Strong's Number: H7393 There are 104 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: רֶכֶב Transliteration: rekeb Pronunciation: reh'-keb Description: from רָכַב; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone; chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
Strong's Number: H5892 There are 937 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: עִיר Transliteration: ʻîyr Pronunciation: eer Description: or (in the plural) עָר; or עָיַר; (Judges 10:4), from עוּר; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post); Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Strong's Number: H4428 There are 1922 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: מֶלֶךְ Transliteration: melek Pronunciation: meh'-lek Description: from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
Strong's Number: H3389 There are 600 instances of this translation in the Bible Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Transliteration: Yᵉrûwshâlaim Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im Description: rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.