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Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
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A Note on the Numbers
Commentators note that the 'four thousand stalls' mentioned here differs from the 'forty thousand' in 1 Kings 4:26. Many scholars believe the number in Chronicles is a deliberate correction of what was likely a scribal error in the book of Kings, showing the Chronicler's careful handling of his source material.
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19th Century
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And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. —See 1 Kings 4:26…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:26).
Presbyterian
The imports mentioned here showed that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though use…
