1 Kings 10:26 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 10:26

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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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

See 1Ki 4:26 note. Until the time of Solomon, war-chariots had not been in use among the Jews, except to a very small extent 1Ch 18:4. Hence, it was necessary for him to put himself on an equality in this respect with neighboring powers. Cities for chariots - They were probably fortresses upon the borders of his territory, in which he maintained the standing army necessary for the support of his dominion.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The ascent to it was by six steps, on each of which stood lions, in place of a railing--while a lion, probably of gilt metal, stood at each side, which, we may suppose from the analogy of other Oriental thrones, supported a canopy. A golden footstool is mentioned (2Ch 9:18) as attached to this throne, whose magnificence is described as unrivalled.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף	vai.ye.'e.Sof	and he gathered	H622 →
שְׁלֹמֹה֮	she.lo.Moh	Solomon	H8010 →
רֶ֣כֶב	Re.khev	chariotry	H7393 →
וּפָרָשִׁים֒	u.fa.ra.Shim	and horsemen	H6571 →
וַיְהִי־	vay.hi-	and it belonged	H1961 →
ל֗וֹ	lo	to him
אֶ֤לֶף	'E.lef	one thousand	H505 →
וְאַרְבַּע־	ve.'ar.ba'-	and four	H702 →
מֵאוֹת֙	me.'Ot	hundred<s>	H3967 →
רֶ֔כֶב	Re.khev	chariot[s]	H7393 →
וּשְׁנֵים־	u.she.neim-	and two [plus]	H8147 →
עָשָׂ֥ר	'a.Sar	ten	H6240 →
אֶ֖לֶף	'E.lef	thousand	H505 →
פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים	pa.ra.Shim	horsemen	H6571 →
וַיַּנְחֵם֙	vai.yan.Chem	and he led them	H5148 →
בְּעָרֵ֣י	be.'a.Rei	in [the] cities of	H5892 →
הָרֶ֔כֶב	ha.Re.khev	<the> chariotry	H7393 →
וְעִם־	ve.'im-	and with	H5973 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	bi.ru.sha.Lim	in Jerusalem	H3389 →

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Through
Deuteronomy 17:16
But 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…
leads to
- Psalms 20:7
  Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Isaiah 31:1–3
  Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy…
- Ezekiel 17:15
  But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break…
- Deuteronomy 28:68
  The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but…
- Hosea 11:5
  Will they not return to the land of Egypt and be ruled by Assyria because they refused to repent?
Through
1 Kings 4:26
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 1:14
  Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
2 Chronicles 9:25
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.
leads to
- 1 Kings 4:26
  Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
Through
1 Kings 9:19
as 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.
leads to
- 1 Kings 9:1
  Now when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and had achieved all that he had desired to do,

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