Study it in the app“And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the cities for chariots and with the king in Jerusalem.”
And Solomonוַ שְׁלֹמֹהgatheredיֶּאֱסֹףchariotsרֶכֶבand horsemen;וּפָרָשִׁיםand he hadוַיְהִי לוֹa thousandאֶלֶףand fourוְאַרְבַּעhundredמֵאוֹתchariotsרֶכֶבand twelveוּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרthousandאֶלֶףhorsemen,פָּרָשִׁיםand he stationed themוַיַּנְחֵםin the citiesבְּעָרֵיfor chariotsהָרֶכֶבand withוְעִםthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
Solomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appearsassemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yeesof” appearschariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appearshorseman
A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.
Where else “farashim” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appearsfour
Four.
Where else “arba” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appearsdouble
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shenem” appears-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appearslead, guide
Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.
Where else “yanche” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearsThe law of the king required not multiplying horses, nor wives, nor silver and gold (Deuteronomy 17:16-17).
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Solomon's chariots and wealth
2 Chronicles 1:14-172 Chronicles 9:25-28
1 Kings 10:26-29
26And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the cities for chariots and with the king in Jerusalem. 27And the king made silver in Jerusalem like stones, and cedars he made like the sycamores that are in the Shephelah, in abundance. 28And the source of the horses that belonged to Solomon was from Egypt and from Kue; the merchants of the king would take them from Kue at a price. 29And a chariot would come up and go out from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so, for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Aram, by their hand they would bring them out.
14Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had a thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the cities of the chariots and with the king in Jerusalem. 15The king made the silver and the gold in Jerusalem like stones, and the cedars he made like the sycamores that are in the Shephelah, in abundance. 16The source of the horses that Solomon had was from Egypt and from Kue; the king’s merchants would take them from Kue at a price. 17They would go up and bring out from Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for a hundred and fifty; and so for all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram, by their hand they would bring them out.
25Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the cities of the chariots and with the king in Jerusalem. 26He ruled over all the kings from the River Euphrates to the land of the Philistines and to the border of Egypt. 27The king made the silver in Jerusalem like stones, and the cedars he made like the sycamores that are in the Shephelah, in abundance. 28They were bringing out horses from Egypt for Solomon and from all the lands.
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
25And they were bringing, each his tribute: utensils of silver and utensils of gold, and cloaks, and weapons, and spices, horses and mules, what was due for a year, year by year.
26 · This verse (above)
27And the king made silver in Jerusalem like stones, and cedars he made like the sycamores that are in the Shephelah, in abundance.
