²³ All the kings on earth sought to have an audience with Shlomo, in order to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. ²⁴ Each one brought his present — articles of silver, articles of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses and mules; and this continued year after year.

²⁵ Shlomo also had 4,000 stalls of horses for his chariots and his 12,000 horsemen; he assigned them to the chariot cities and to the king in Yerushalayim.