four thousand stalls for horses and chariots In the parallel passage (1 Kings 4:26 = 2 Chronicles 5:6 Heb.), forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots. The meaning of the word rendered "stalls" is quite uncertain. The rendering of the LXX. suggests "brood-mares" as the meaning.

twelve thousand horsemen So 1 Kings 4:26 (2 Chronicles 5:6 Heb.); and 2 Chronicles 1:14 (1 Kings 10:26).

chariot cities See note on 2 Chronicles 1:14.

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