1 Kings 4:26
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And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.

forty thousand

1 Kings 10:25,26 And every one brought him presents, vessels of silver and of gold, garments, and armour, and spices, and horses, and mules, every year. . . .

Deuteronomy 17:16 And when he is made king, he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people into Egypt, being lifted up with the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord hath commanded you to return no more the same way.

2 Samuel 8:4 And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and houghed all the chariot horses: and only reserved of them for one hundred chariots.

2 Chronicles 1:14 And he gathered to himself chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he placed them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 9:25 And Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots, and horsemen, and he placed them in the cities of the chariots and where the king was in Jerusalem.

Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord, our God.

Context
Solomon's Wealth
25And Juda, and Israel, dwelt without any fear, every one under his vine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, all the days of Solomon. 26And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.27And the foresaid governors of the king fed them; and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon's table, with great care, in their time.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 17:16
And when he is made king, he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people into Egypt, being lifted up with the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord hath commanded you to return no more the same way.

1 Kings 4:27
And the foresaid governors of the king fed them; and they furnished the necessaries also for king Solomon's table, with great care, in their time.

1 Kings 9:19
And all the towns that belonged to himself, and were not walled, he fortified; the cities also of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen, and whatsoever he had a mind to build in Jerusalem, and in Libanus, and in all the land of his dominion.

1 Kings 10:26
And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he bestowed them in fenced cities, and with the king in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 1:14
And he gathered to himself chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he placed them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 9:25
And Solomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and twelve thousand chariots, and horsemen, and he placed them in the cities of the chariots and where the king was in Jerusalem.

Lexicon
Solomon
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה (liš·lō·mōh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8010: Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne

had
וַיְהִ֣י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

four
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's Hebrew 705: Forty

thousand
אֶ֛לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand

stalls
אֻרְוֺ֥ת (’ur·wōṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 723: A herding-place for, an animal

for his chariot
לְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹ (lə·mer·kā·ḇōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4817: A chariot, riding seat

horses
סוּסִ֖ים (sū·sîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird)

and twelve
וּשְׁנֵים־ (ū·šə·nêm-)
Conjunctive waw | Number - md
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

thousand
אֶ֖לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand

horses.
פָּרָשִֽׁים׃ (pā·rā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6571: A steed, a driver, cavalry


Additional Translations
Solomon had four thousand stalls for his chariot horses and twelve thousand horses.And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

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

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

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

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

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

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