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1 Kings 10:26

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¶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
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  1. 2 Chronicles 9:25Rank 1 from verse 26
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    25¶ And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

  2. 1 Kings 4:26Rank 2 from verse 26
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    26¶ And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

  3. 1 Kings 9:19Rank 3 from verse 26
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    19And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.

  4. Deuteronomy 17:16Rank 4 from verse 26
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    16But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.

  5. 2 Chronicles 1:14–17Rank 5 from verse 26
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    14And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

    15And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the vale for abundance.

    16And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king’s merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

    17And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.

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1 Kings 10:26

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gathered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of gather, meaning to collect, bring together, or assemble.

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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bestowed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bestow. Sense 1: To give or confer upon. Sense 2: To expend or apply for a purpose. Sense 3: To place or store.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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25And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

26¶ And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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27And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.

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