14 (A)And Solomon gathered the chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he placed in the [a]chariot cities, and with the King at Jerusalem.

15 And the king gave gold and silver at Jerusalem as [b]stone, and gave cedar trees as the wild fig trees, that are abundantly in the plain.

16 Also Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and (B)fine linen: [c]the King’s merchants received the fine linen for a price.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 1:14 Which were cities appointed to keep and maintain the chariots.
  2. 2 Chronicles 1:15 He caused so great plenty, that it was no more esteemed than stones.
  3. 2 Chronicles 1:16 Read 1 Kings. 10:28.

14 Solomon accumulated chariots(A) and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses,[a] which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. 15 The king made silver and gold(B) as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the foothills. 16 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue[b]—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 1:14 Or charioteers
  2. 2 Chronicles 1:16 Probably Cilicia