25 And Judah and Israel (A)dwelt[a] safely, (B)each man under his vine and his fig tree, (C)from Dan as far as Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 (D)Solomon had [b]forty thousand stalls of (E)horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And (F)these governors, each man in his month, provided food for King Solomon and for all who came to King Solomon’s table. There was no lack in their supply.

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  1. 1 Kings 4:25 lived in safety
  2. 1 Kings 4:26 So with MT, most other authorities; some LXX mss. four thousand; cf. 2 Chr. 9:25

25 During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,(A) lived in safety,(B) everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.(C)

26 Solomon had four[a] thousand stalls for chariot horses,(D) and twelve thousand horses.[b]

27 The district governors,(E) each in his month, supplied provisions for King Solomon and all who came to the king’s table. They saw to it that nothing was lacking.

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  1. 1 Kings 4:26 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 2 Chron. 9:25); Hebrew forty
  2. 1 Kings 4:26 Or charioteers