2 Chronicles 1:14

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.”

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BSBPD

“Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Solomon gathereth chariots and horsemen, and he hath a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placeth them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 1:14 — 8 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. 1 Kings 4:26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
  3. 1 Kings 5:6Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.”
  4. 1 Kings 9:19as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
  5. 1 Kings 10:16King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield.
  6. 1 Kings 10:26Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
  7. 2 Chronicles 8:6as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem, Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
  8. 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.

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