2 Chronicles 1:14

Solomon's Horses and Wealth

14 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen,[a] which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 1:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 1:14

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 1:13)

2 Chronicles 1:14 In-Context

12 wisdom and knowledge are given to you. I will also give you riches, wealth, and glory, such that it was not like this for the kings who were before you, nor will it be like this for those after you."
13 So Solomon went to Jerusalem from the high place that was in Gibeon in front of the tent of meeting, and he reigned over Israel.
14 Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
16 Solomon's horses came from Egypt and Kue. The king's traders would get them from Kue at the going price.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. 2 Ch 9:25; 1 Kg 4:26; 10:26
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