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1 Kings 4:26

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is 1 Kings 5:6.

וַיְהִ֣יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlishlomoto Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.אַרְבָּעִ֥יםarbaimfortyאַרְבָּעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.אֶ֛לֶףelefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.אֻרְוֺ֥תurotstallאֻרְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “stall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH723a herding-place for an animalstall.סוּסִ֖יםsusimhorse . Compare H6571סוּסnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).לְמֶרְכָּב֑וֹlemerkavvoto chariotמֶרְכָּבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to chariot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4817a chariot; also a seat (in a vehicle)chariot, covering, saddle.וּשְׁנֵיםusheneymand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, absolute — “and two”, the ordinary formH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.עָשָׂ֥רasarteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).אֶ֖לֶףelefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.פָּרָשִֽׁיםparashimhorsemanפָּרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “horseman”, the ordinary formH6571a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalryhorseman.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(5-6) And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and twelve thousand for the saddle.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(5-6) And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

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