1 Kings 5:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Solomon’s Riches: Chariots and Horses. 6 (A)Solomon had forty thousand stalls for horses for chariots and twelve thousand horsemen. 7 [a]The governors, one for each month, provided food for King Solomon and for all the guests at King Solomon’s table. They left nothing unprovided. 8 For the chariot horses and draft animals also, each brought his quota of barley and straw to the required place.
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