In 1 Kings 4:26 we read, "And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen."
In 2 Chrinicles 9:25 we read, "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."
2007-07-19 10:51:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Those of you who have said, "How will this affect you life?" or "Why worry about this?" I say if it is in the Bible, it's important. Besides, you are supposed to answer my question, not ask a question...
2007-07-22 08:24:20 · update #1
Note: EVERYTHING in the Bible is important! It is the word of God!
2007-07-24 12:52:20 · update #2
that is interesting...was there more than 1 king solomon? and yes of course that is very important! i live by the word of God...i live by that book!
what version was it? are you reading both passages from the same version?
i know you dont like the questions but please let me know
i really want to help you figure this out
2007-07-26 08:31:47 · answer #1 · answered by Holly D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a number of ways to answer these puzzling differences. The most plausible answer is that there is a slight transmission-error where the decadal number has been rubbed out in the original manuscript of the Kings passage or distorted due to constant use.
Others believe that the stalls mentioned in 2 Chronicles were large ones that housed 10 horses each (that is, a row of ten stalls). Therefore 4,000 of these large stalls would be equivalent to 40,000 small ones.
Another commentator maintains that the number of stalls recorded in 1 Kings was the number at the beginning of Solomon's reign, whereas the number recorded in 2 Chronicles was the number of stalls at the end of his reign. We know that Solomon reigned for 40 years; no doubt, many changes occurred during this period. It is quite likely that he reduced the size of the military machine his father David had left him.
2007-07-19 10:59:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are two possible explanations for this discrepancy. 1) a copyist error. 2) the difference is due to time; that is, one account is at the beginning of Solomon's reign (1 Kings 4:26), and the other at the end (2 Chron. 9:25). I believe the most probable is a copyist error since we can see that Chronicles does have copyist errors in other areas. Therefore, it is probable that the same thing occurred here.
"In general it can be said that the books of Chronicles furnish approximate numerical estimates in the form of round numbers, frequently designed, as has been remarked, to express the magnitude of the occasion....Some estimates in Chronicles which appear to be particularly inflated can be corrected or scaled down by reference to the books of Samuel and Kings...However, it is not always the case that the figures in Chronicles exceed their counterparts in Samuel and Kings."1 The correct answer is probably 4,000 since 40,000 seems extraordinarily large. Furthermore, it seems likely that a single "10's" place was copied incorrectly accounting for the discrepancy.
2007-07-19 10:57:19 · answer #3 · answered by F.U. BUDDY 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is a report from a pilgrim of the 12th century, that Solomon`s stables were large enough to hold 2000 horses. Other archaeological reports suggest a similar number, some suggest 450 horses were stabled there. There is no evidence to support numbers higher than 2000. You will ALL be aware that exaggeration when dealing with, or recording the importance and power of noble forbears will most times greatly inflate the numbers. The higher the number, the MORE IMPORTANT your ancestry is.
2007-07-19 11:29:37 · answer #4 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
also in kings 10:26 he had1,400 chariots and 12,000 horseman these are different because they are reports from different places and times
2007-07-19 11:13:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's just a typo. God printed a correction sheet, unfortunately Moses lost it.
2007-07-19 10:54:27 · answer #6 · answered by The Bog Nug 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is either because at one time he had 4k And another 40k or this happined from many mistranslations.
2007-07-19 10:54:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Copyist Error.
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2007-07-19 10:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by D2T 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What do you think?
God Bless
2007-07-19 11:09:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How would knowing that change your life?
Wouldn't it be better to ponder what will become of you after you die?
2007-07-19 10:56:49 · answer #10 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋