2 Chronicles 1:14

Solomon Given Wealth

14 ¹Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. ²He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed ³in 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 granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like. ”

13 So Solomon came from the high place at Gibeon, from before the tent of meeting, to Jerusalem. And he reigned over Israel.

14 Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

15 And the king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stone, and he made cedar as plentiful as the sycamore of the Shephelah.

16 And Solomon’s import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king’s traders would buy them from Kue for a price.

Cross References

• 1. 1:14 For ver. 14-17, see ch. 9:25-28; 1 Kgs. 10:26-29
• 2. 1:14 [1 Kgs. 4:26]
• 3. 1:14 [1 Kgs. 9:19]