1 Kings

1 Kings 10:26–28

²⁶Solomon accumulatedⁱ 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses,^j which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem. ²⁷The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.^k

²⁸Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue;^l the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.

Footnotes

i 10:26 Literally Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; he had
j 10:26 Or horsemen or charioteers
k 10:27 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea
l 10:28 Probably an area in Cilicia, a province in the southeast of Asia Minor

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1 Kings 10:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Solomon	שְׁלֹמֹה֮	šə·lō·mōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8010 Solomon
accumulated	וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף	way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
1,400	אֶ֤לֶף	’e·lep̄	Number - masculine singular	H505 thousand
chariots	רֶ֔כֶב	re·ḵeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
and 12,000	וּשְׁנֵים־	ū·šə·nêm-	Conjunctive waw; Number - md	H8147 two
horses	פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים	pā·rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6571 horse, steed
which he stationed	וַיַּנְחֵם֙	way·yan·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5148 lead, guide
in the chariot	הָרֶ֔כֶב	hā·re·ḵeḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
cities	בְּעָרֵ֣י	bə·‘ā·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
and also with	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

1 Kings 10:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The king	הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
made	וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
silver	הַכֶּ֛סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
as common in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
as stones	כָּאֲבָנִ֑ים	kā·’ă·ḇā·nîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
and	נָתַ֛ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
cedar	הָאֲרָזִ֗ים	hā·’ă·rā·zîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H730 cedar
as abundant	לָרֹֽב׃	lā·rōḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
as sycamore	כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים	kaš·šiq·mîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8256 sycomore tree
in the foothills	בַּשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה	baš·šə·p̄ê·lāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8219 lowland

1 Kings 10:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Solomon’s	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
horses	הַסּוּסִ֛ים	has·sū·sîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5483 swallow or swift
were imported	וּמוֹצָ֧א	ū·mō·w·ṣā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
from Egypt	מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם	mim·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and Kue	וּמִקְוֵ֕ה	ū·miq·wêh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4723 hope
the royal	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
merchants	סֹחֲרֵ֣י	sō·ḥă·rê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5503 travel round, palpitate
purchased them	יִקְח֥וּ	yiq·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
from Kue	מִקְוֵ֖ה	miq·wêh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4723 hope

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1 Kings 10:26 2 Chronicles 9:25 · 1 Kings 4:26 · Deuteronomy 17:16 · 1 Kings 9:19

1 Kings 10:28 Deuteronomy 17:16 · 2 Chronicles 9:28 · Isaiah 31:1–3 · Isaiah 36:9 · Proverbs 7:16 · 2 Chronicles 1:16–17

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