1 Kings 10:26
in 1 Kings 10Solomon 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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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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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This verse in 1 Kings 10
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
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.
This site's exposition
gathered together chariots and horsemen
on 1 Kings 10:26-27
Fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, some kept in garrison cities and some at Jerusalem, begin the military buildup that the next two verses show breaking the law of the king outright. Silver made as common as stones and cedar as common as sycamore trees repeats verse 21's verdict on gold and extends it to the whole city, the same abundance language used earlier of Solomon's wisdom now used of his wealth. The commentators read the buildup as ordinary royal policy for the age; the text itself offers no praise or blame here, only scale.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
He had a thousand and four hundred chariots - See the note on 1Ki 4:26.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף | vaiyeesof | and he gathered | H622 → | |
| שְׁלֹמֹה֮ | shelomoh | Solomon | H8010 → | 291 times |
| רֶ֣כֶב | rekhev | chariotry | H7393 → | 119 times |
| וּפָרָשִׁים֒ | ufarashim | and horsemen | H6571 → | 57 times |
| וַיְהִי־ | vayhi- | and it belonged | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֗וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| אֶ֤לֶף | ʾelef | one thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| וְאַרְבַּע־ | vearba'- | and four | H702 → | 318 times |
| מֵאוֹת֙ | meot | hundred<s> | H3967 → | 581 times |
| רֶ֔כֶב | rekhev | chariot[s] | H7393 → | 119 times |
| וּשְׁנֵים־ | usheneim- | and two [plus] | H8147 → | 768 times |
| עָשָׂ֥ר | ʾasar | ten | H6240 → | 338 times |
| אֶ֖לֶף | ʾelef | thousand | H505 → | 505 times |
| פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים | parashim | horsemen | H6571 → | 57 times |
| וַיַּנְחֵם֙ | vaiyanchem | and he led them | H5148 → | |
| בְּעָרֵ֣י | bearei | in [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הָרֶ֔כֶב | harekhev | <the> chariotry | H7393 → | 119 times |
| וְעִם־ | veim- | and with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףand he gathered
vaiyeesofH622 →
שְׁלֹמֹה֮Solomon
shelomohH8010 →291 times
רֶ֣כֶבchariotry
rekhevH7393 →119 times
וּפָרָשִׁים֒and horsemen
ufarashimH6571 →57 times
וַיְהִי־and it belonged
vayhi-H1961 →3559 times
ל֗וֹto him
lo
אֶ֤לֶףone thousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
וְאַרְבַּע־and four
vearba'-H702 →318 times
מֵאוֹת֙hundred<s>
meotH3967 →581 times
רֶ֔כֶבchariot[s]
rekhevH7393 →119 times
וּשְׁנֵים־and two [plus]
usheneim-H8147 →768 times
עָשָׂ֥רten
ʾasarH6240 →338 times
אֶ֖לֶףthousand
ʾelefH505 →505 times
פָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםhorsemen
parashimH6571 →57 times
וַיַּנְחֵם֙and he led them
vaiyanchemH5148 →
בְּעָרֵ֣יin [the] cities of
beareiH5892 →1090 times
הָרֶ֔כֶב<the> chariotry
harekhevH7393 →119 times
וְעִם־and with
veim-H5973 →1050 times
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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…
it 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 separate 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?
- Psalms 20:7
Through
1 Kings 4:26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
it 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 separate paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 1:14
Through
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.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 4:26
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
- 1 Kings 4:26
Through
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.
it 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,
- 1 Kings 9:1
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.
