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Verse 1 Kings 4:26. _SOLOMON HAD FORTY THOUSAND STALLS OF HORSES -
AND TWELVE_ _THOUSAND HORSEMEN._] In 2 Chronicles 9:25, instead of
_forty thousand stalls_, we read _four thousand_; and even this n...
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In 2 Chronicles 9:25, the number of stalls for Solomon’s chariot
horses is stated at 4,000, instead of 40,000. The number in the
present passage is probably a corruption. Solomon’s chariots were
but 1...
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3. SOLOMON'S PRINCES AND OFFICERS THE PROSPEROUS KINGDOM AND THE
KING'S GREAT WISDOM
CHAPTER 4
_ 1. The Princes (1 Kings 4:1)_
2. The Officers (1 Kings 4:7)
3. The prosperous kingdom (1 Kings 4:20...
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1 KINGS 3:1 TO 1 KINGS 4:34. EARLY DAYS, REIGN, AND WISDOM OF SOLOMON.
The sources of this section are various, and the arrangement of the
narrative in the LXX should be noticed. There are (_a_) a sta...
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FORTY THOUSAND. In 2 Chronicles 9:25 it Isaiah 4, which is much more
likely to be correct. The 12,000 are the same in both places. The
ancient Hebrew characters were Phoenician, and may be seen on the...
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_horses for his chariots_ This is one of the passages which make clear
the meaning of the Hebrew _sus_, a horse to go in a chariot, and
_parash_, a saddle-horse. In 2 Chronicles 9:25 the number of sta...
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AND SOLOMON HAD FORTY THOUSAND STALLS OF HORSES— In 2 Chronicles
9:25 he is said to have had _four thousand stalls._ The smaller
number, according to Houbigant and the best critics, is to be
preferred...
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II. THE WONDERMENT OF THIS REIGN 4:21-34
With 1 Kings 4:21 (1 Kings 5:1 in the Hebrew) the author takes up the
thought introduced in 1 Kings 4:20, viz., that Solomon ruled over a
vast and happy people...
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_AND SOLOMON HAD FORTY THOUSAND STALLS OF HORSES FOR HIS CHARIOTS, AND
TWELVE THOUSAND HORSEMEN._
Forty thousand stalls, х_ 'URWOT_ (H723)] - perhaps pairs of horses
for the royal mews (see the notes...
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SOLOMON'S OFFICERS AND COURT
2. Azariah the son of Zadok] he was really the grandson of Zadok (1
Chronicles 6:8)....
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FORTY THOUSAND] in 2 Chronicles 9:25 'four thousand,' which would be
sufficient for the 1,400 chariots mentioned in 1 Kings 10:26. The
possession of a large force of cavalry was a departure from the
p...
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GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY
1 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 4
SOLOMON’S PEACEFUL *KINGDOM
This chapter shows how successful Solomon’s rule was. The country
was wealthy. It was at peace. The farms...
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FORTY THOUSAND. — By comparison with the parallel passage in 2
Chronicles 9:25, and with the notice in 1 Kings 10:26 (one thousand
four hundred), it seems clear that for “forty thousand” “four
thousan...
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_[1 Kings 5:6]_ וַ יְהִ֣י לִ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים...
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SOLOMON'S COURT AND KINGDOM
1 Kings 4:1.
"But what more oft in nations grown corrupt And by their vices brought
to servitude, Than to love bondage more than liberty, Bondage with
ease than strenuous...
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BREAKING THREE COMMANDMENTS
1 Kings 21:1; 1 Kings 1:1; 1 Kings 2:1; 1 Kings 3:1;...
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Solomon set himself to a careful organization of his kingdom. The
system of government as here set forth is characterized by order, and,
indeed, is in many ways remarkable. The king was supreme in aut...
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Forty: 2 Paralipomenon ix. 25., has four in the Hebrew. Septuagint
read in both places 40,000 mares, for chariots, and 12,000 horses.
(Calmet) --- The Alexandrian copy has 40 here, and 4000 in the lat...
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(26) And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots,
and twelve thousand horsemen. (27) And those officers provided victual
for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon'...
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The books of First and Second Samuel show us the failure of the
priesthood, and, in consequence, when a state of evident shame and
dishonour overspread the face of Israel, the heart of the people
desi...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 AND 5.
Chapter 4 contains an enumeration of the officers who served Solomon,
and upheld the glory of his throne; and then, the manner in which the
whole co...
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AND SOLOMON HAD FORTY THOUSAND STALLS FOR HORSES,.... In 2 Chronicles
9:25; it is only four thousand; and therefore some think that here is
a mistake of the copier, of "arbaim", forty, for "arbah", fo...
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And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and
twelve thousand horsemen.
Ver. 26. _Forty thousand stalls of horses._] In his four thousand
stables, 2Ch 9:25 each of which had t...
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_Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for chariots_ In 2
Chronicles 9:25, it is said, he had but _four thousand._ And Bochart
thinks that the Hebrew word here used should be rendered _four_, no...
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1 Solomons Princes.
7 His twelue Officers for prouision. 20.24 The peace and largenesse of
his kingdome.
22 His daily prouision.
26 His stables.
29 His wisedome.
1 SO King Solomon was king ouer a...
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SOLOMON'S ADMINISTRATION
(vs.1-19)
In Solomon's time peace was established in a way not seen in David's
day, for there was continual turmoil while David reigned. Now Solomon
was undisputed king over...
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20-28 Never did the crown of Israel shine so bright, as when Solomon
wore it. He had peace on all sides. Herein, his kingdom was a type of
the Messiah's; for to Him it is promised that he shall have...
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FORTY THOUSAND STALLS OF HORSES. In 2 CHRONICLES 9:25, it is but _four
thousand_. _Answ_. First, Some acknowledge an error of the
transcriber, writing _arbahim_, forty, for _arbah_, four, which was an...
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1 Kings 4:26 Solomon H8010 forty H705 thousand H505 stalls H723 horses
H5483 chariots H4817 twelve H8147 H6240 thousand
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CONTENTS: Princes and commissaries of Israel. Solomon's reign and
wisdom.
CHARACTERS: God, Solomon.
CONCLUSION: There is spiritual peace and joy and a holy security for
all faithful subjects of God'...
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1 Kings 4:16. _Two women that were harlots._ The Chaldaic paraphrase
reads, “two women of the tabernacle.” It would be difficult for
two common women to gain the royal ear.
1 Kings 4:30. _Solomon's wi...
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_So King Solomon was king over all Israel._
A KINGDOM UNIFIED
Charles Albert, we are told, went to help the Milanese. The Austrians,
vastly outnumbering, drove him back toward Turin, defeated him at...
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1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 4:26 40,000 STALLS OF HORSES. Although most
Hebrew manuscripts place this number at 40,000, a Greek Septuagint
manuscript and one Hebrew manuscript say 4,000, which is also the...
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE HEBREW EMPIRE
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
The list of officers in Solomon’s kingdom (1 Kings 4:2) seems to
have been inserted without belonging to the narrative; for 1 King...
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EXPOSITION
SOLOMON'S RULE, STATE, AND WISDOM.—The remainder of this chapter,
which de-scribes to us the extent and character of Solomon's sway (1
Kings 4:20, 1 Kings 4:21,...
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Now as we get into chapter four, we have listed here those princes
that were prominent during the reign of Solomon, and then the twelve
officers who were over all of Israel who provided the food for t...
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1 Kings 10:25; 1 Kings 10:26; 2 Chronicles 1:14; 2 Chronicles 9:25;...
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Forty thousand — In 2 Chronicles 9:25, it is but four thousand. But
it is not exactly the same Hebrew word which is here and there, though
we translate both stalls; and therefore there may well be all...
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How can this verse say Solomon had 40,000 stalls when 2 Chronicles
9:25 says he had only 4,000 stalls?
PROBLEM: In recording the prosperity of Solomon, this passage states
that he had 40,000 stalls of...