King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 9:25 Mean?
“And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.”
Context
23
And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
24
And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
25
And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
26
And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. river: that is, Euphrates
27
And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance. made silver: Heb. gave silver
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.**—See 1Kings 4:26 (where the number of stalls is erroneously stated at 40,000).
The remainder of the verse coincides with 1Kings 10:26.
Having already given an account of Solomon’s chariots and horses, and his importation of the latter from Egypt, in 2Chronicles 1:14-17, an account which is identical with 1Kings 10:26-29, the chronicler naturally avoids mere repetition of that passage in 2Chronicles 9:25-28.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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