Text: 2 Chronicles 1:14-17
OT Text Referred to: 1 Kings 10:26-29
Subject: Solomon's international horse trade
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of Solomon's horse and chariot trade with Egypt and Kue. Both texts note Solomon amassed 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, and that silver was as common as stones in Jerusalem. The Chronicler places this trade notice at the beginning of Solomon's reign (ch. 1), while 1 Kings positions it at the end (ch. 10), near the critique of Solomon's foreign entanglements. The Chronicler's relocation removes the negative connotations associated with Deuteronomy 17:16's prohibition against the king multiplying horses from Egypt, presenting Solomon's wealth as evidence of divine blessing.
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Text: 1 Kings 10:26-29
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 1:14-17
Subject: Solomon's chariots and horse trade — parallel account
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: These are parallel accounts of Solomon's chariot and horse trade, both specifying 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, with chariots imported from Egypt at 600 shekels of silver and horses at 150 shekels each. The Kings account places this material at the end of Solomon's prosperity section (ch. 10), while the Chronicler positions it early (2 Chr 1:14-17), directly after Solomon's prayer for wisdom. This relocation casts Solomon's military and commercial expansion as the immediate fruit of divine favor, whereas Kings' placement prepares the reader for the critique of royal excess that follows in chapter 11.
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Text: 1 Kings 10:26
OT Text Referred to: 2 Chronicles 1:14
Subject: Solomon's international horse trade
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both passages record Solomon's accumulation of 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, using nearly identical language. In 1 Kings 10:26, this notice comes at the climax of Solomon's wealth summary, while in 2 Chronicles 1:14 the Chronicler places it immediately after God's grant of wisdom and wealth at Gibeon, framing the military buildup as a direct consequence of divine blessing. The shared detail about stationing forces in "the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem" reflects the same administrative reality, though the different literary placement gives each account a distinct theological emphasis.