24 For he had dominion over everything [a]west of the [b]River, from Tiphsah even to (A)Gaza, (B)over all the kings [c]west of the [d]River; and (C)he had peace on all sides around about him. 25 (D)So Judah and Israel lived in safety, every man under his vine and his fig tree, (E)from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon. 26 (F)Solomon had [e]40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots, and 12,000 horsemen.

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  1. 1 Kings 4:24 Lit beyond
  2. 1 Kings 4:24 I.e. Euphrates
  3. 1 Kings 4:24 Lit beyond
  4. 1 Kings 4:24 I.e. Euphrates
  5. 1 Kings 4:26 One ms reads 4000, cf 2 Chr 9:25

24 For he ruled over all the kingdoms west of the Euphrates River, from Tiphsah(A) to Gaza, and had peace(B) on all sides. 25 During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,(C) lived in safety,(D) everyone under their own vine and under their own fig tree.(E)

26 Solomon had four[a] thousand stalls for chariot horses,(F) and twelve thousand horses.[b]

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