1 Kings 4:26

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Solomon hath forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Kings 4:26 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 17:16But 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.’
  2. 2 Samuel 8:4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.
  3. 1 Kings 10:25Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.
  4. 2 Chronicles 1:14Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
  5. 2 Chronicles 9:25Solomon 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.
  6. Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

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