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1 Kings 4:26 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 4 · verse 26
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.1 Kings 4:26 · King James Version
1 Kings 4:26 in context
24For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him.
25And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
27And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon’s table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
28Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- chariotsmerkâba chariotH4817 →
- horsemenpârâsha steedH6571 →
- SolomonShᵉlômôhShelomah, David's successorH8010 →
- stallsʼurvâha herding-place for an animalH723 →
- horsesçûwça horseH5483 →
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Such a kingdom, and such a court, surely never any prince had, as Solomon's are here described to be. I. Such a kingdom. Never did the crown of Israel shine so brightly as it did when Solomon wore it, never in his father's days, never in the days of any of his successors;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-28