2 Chronicles 1 · Verse 14

2 Chronicles 1:14

And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 1:14, King James Version

2 Chronicles 1:14 in other translations

BSBSolomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
WEBSolomon gathered chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen that he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
ASVAnd Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
YLTand Solomon gathereth chariots and horsemen, and he hath a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placeth them in the cities of the chariots, and with the king in Jerusalem.
DARBYAnd Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
BBEAnd Solomon got together war-carriages and horsemen; he had one thousand, four hundred carriages and twelve thousand horsemen, which he kept, some in the carriage-towns and some with the king at Jerusalem.
WebsterAnd Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

What does 2 Chronicles 1:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
14. Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen--His passion for horses was greater than that of any Israelitish monarch before or after him. His stud comprised fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses. This was a prohibited indulgence, whether as an instrument of luxury or power. But it was not merely for his own use that he imported the horses of Egypt. The immense equestrian establishment he erected was not for show merely, but also for profit. The Egyptian breed of horses was highly valued; and being as fine as the Arabian, but larger and more powerful, they were well fitted for being yoked in chariots. These were light but compact and solid vehicles, without springs. From the price stated (2Ch 1:17) as given for a chariot and a horse, it appears that the chariot cost four times the value of a horse. A horse brought a 150 shekels, which, estimating the shekels at 2s. 3d. or 2s. 6d., amount to £17 2s. or £18 15s., while a chariot brought 600 shekels, equal to £68 9s. or £75; and as an Egyptian chariot was usually drawn by two horses, a chariot and pair would cost £112 sterling. As the Syrians, who were fond of the Egyptian breed of horses, could import them into their own country only through Judea, Solomon early perceived the commercial advantages to be derived from this trade, and established a monopoly. His factors or agents purchased them in the markets or fairs of Egypt and brought them to the "chariot cities," the depots and stables he had erected on the frontiers of his kingdom, such as Bethmarcaboth, "the house of chariots," and Hazarsusah, "the village of horses" (Jos 19:5; 1Ki 10:28).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 He had a thousand and four hundred chariots - For these numbers, see the notes on 1Kgs 4:26.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 1:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ףvai.ye.'e.Sofand he gatheredH622
שְׁלֹמֹה֮she.lo.MohSolomonH8010
רֶ֣כֶבRe.khevchariot[s]H7393
וּפָרָשִׁים֒u.fa.ra.Shimand warhorsesH6571
וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it belongedH1961
ל֗וֹloto him
אֶ֤לֶף'E.lefone thousandH505
וְאַרְבַּע\־ve.'ar.ba'-and fourH702
מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>H3967
רֶ֔כֶבRe.khevchariot[s]H7393
וּשְׁנֵים\־u.she.neim-and two [plus]H8147
עָשָׂ֥ר'a.SartenH6240
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505
פָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimwarhorsesH6571
וַיַּנִּיחֵם֙vai.ya.ni.Chemand he placed themH5117
בְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.Reiin [the] cities ofH5892
הָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khev<the> chariotryH7393
וְעִם\־ve.'im-and withH5973
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃bi.Ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 1:14

  • 1 Kings 4:26

    And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

  • 1 Kings 10:26-29

    And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance. And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price. And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.

  • 1 Kings 9:19

    And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:25

    And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

  • Deuteronomy 17:16

    But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

  • 1 Kings 10:16

    And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Solomon.
9:25; De 17:16; 1Ki 4:26; 10:16,26-29
the chariot cities.Cities where the chariots, and horses belonging to them, were kept.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 1:13

    Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:14

    And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 1:15

    And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

Read all of 2 Chronicles 1

2 Chronicles 1:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y juntó Salomón carros y gente de á caballo; y tuvo mil y cuatrocientos carros, y doce mil jinetes, los cuales puso en las ciudades de los carros, y con el rey en Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Salomon rassembla des chars et des cavaliers; et il eut 1 400 chars et 12 000 cavaliers; et il les plaça dans les villes à chars, et auprès du roi à Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Salomo brachte Wagen und Reiter zusammen, und er hatte 1400 Wagen und 12000 Reiter; und er verlegte sie in die Wagenstädte und zu dem König nach Jerusalem.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Congregavitque sibi currus et equites, et facti sunt ei mille quadringenti currus, et duodecim millia equitum: et fecit eos esse in urbibus quadrigarum, et cum rege in Jerusalem.