2 Chronicles 1:14

14 He built up a force of fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand cavalry horses. Some of them he kept in Jerusalem, and the rest he stationed in various other cities. ¹

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 I will give you wisdom and knowledge. And in addition, I will give you more wealth, treasure, and fame than any king has ever had before or will ever have again."

13 So Solomon left the place of worship at Gibeon, where the Tent of the Lord's presence was, and returned to Jerusalem. There he ruled over Israel.

14 He built up a force of fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand cavalry horses. Some of them he kept in Jerusalem, and the rest he stationed in various other cities.

15 During his reign silver and gold became as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar was as plentiful as ordinary sycamore in the foothills of Judah.

16 The king's agents controlled the export of horses from Musri and Cilicia,

Cross References

• 1. 1.14 1 Kings 4.26.