25 And Judah and Israel dwelt without fear every man under his vine, and under his fig tree, from [a]Dan, even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.

26 ¶ And Solomon had (A)forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

27 And these officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came to king Solomon’s table, every man his month, and they suffered to lack nothing.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 4:25 Throughout all Israel.

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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Footnotes

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