2 Chronicles 9 · Verse 25

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.
2 Chronicles 9:25, King James Version

2 Chronicles 9:25 in other translations

BSBSolomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
WEBSolomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen that he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.
ASVAnd Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
YLTAnd there are to Solomon four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, and he placed them in cities of the chariot, and with the king in Jerusalem.
DARBYAnd Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
BBESolomon had four thousand buildings for his horses and his war-carriages, and twelve thousand horsemen whom he kept, some in the carriage-towns and some with the king in Jerusalem.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 9:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. Solomon had four thousand stalls--It has been conjectured [Gesenius, Hebrew Lexicon] that the original term may signify not only stall or stable, but a number of horses occupying the same number of stalls. Supposing that ten were put together in one part, this would make forty thousand. According to this theory of explanation, the historian in Kings refers to horses [see 1Ki 10:26]; while the historian in Chronicles speaks of the stalls in which they were kept. But more recent critics reject this mode of solving the difficulty, and, regarding the four thousand stalls as in keeping with the general magnificence of Solomon's establishments, are agreed in considering the text in Kings as corrupt, through the error of some copyist.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Four thousand stalls for horses - See the note on 1Kgs 4:26, where the different numbers in these two books are considered. The Targum, instead of four thousand, has ארבע מאה arba meah, four hundred.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:13-31

The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon…

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2 Chronicles 9:25 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.

וַיְהִ֨יvay.Hiand it belongedH1961
לִשְׁלֹמֹ֜הlish.lo.Mohto SolomonH8010
אַרְבַּעַת֩'ar.ba.'AtfourH702
אֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H505
אֻֽרְי֤וֹת'ur.Yotstalls ofH723
סוּסִים֙su.SimhorsesH5483
וּמַרְכָּב֔וֹתu.mar.ka.Votand chariotsH4818
וּשְׁנֵים\־u.she.neim-and two [plus]H8147
עָשָׂ֥ר'a.SartenH6240
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505
פָּרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimhorsemenH6571
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
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃bi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 9:25

  • 1 Kings 4:26

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

  • 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.

  • 1 Kings 10:26

    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.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1:14; De 17:16; 1Ki 4:26; 10:26

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 9:24

    And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:26

    And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

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2 Chronicles 9:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tuvo también Salomón cuatro mil caballerizas para los caballos y 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 avait 4 000 stalles pour des chevaux et des 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 hatte viertausend Stände für Rosse und Wagen und 12000 Reiter; und er verlegte sie in die Wagenstädte und zu dem König nach Jerusalem.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Habuit quoque Salomon quadraginta millia equorum in stabulis, et curruum equitumque duodecim millia: constituitque eos in urbibus quadrigarum, et ubi erat rex in Jerusalem.