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2 Chronicles 1:14 Explained in Context
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Verse 14. 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.
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Quick Meaning
Introduces concentrated chariot and cavalry power after the wisdom gift.
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 1:14–1:17
Introduces concentrated chariot and cavalry power after the wisdom gift. Read 2 Chronicles 1:14 within 1:14–1:17. The complete unit records: Solomon accumulates chariots and horsemen, concentrates them in royal centers, and participates in Egypt-linked trade serving other kings.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The wealth notice complicates the wisdom gift by placing military and commercial accumulation beside Israel's royal law traditions. In this exact position, the line beginning “And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred…” introduces concentrated chariot and cavalry power after the wisdom gift.
Follow the Context
- Solomon accumulates chariots and horsemen, concentrates them in royal centers, and participates in Egypt-linked trade serving other kings.
- The wealth notice complicates the wisdom gift by placing military and commercial accumulation beside Israel's royal law traditions.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred…”
In plain language: Introduces concentrated chariot and cavalry power after the wisdom gift.
The line beginning “And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred…” introduces concentrated chariot and cavalry power after the wisdom gift.
Why it matters: The wording carries a material literary, historical, temple, royal-power, violence, ethnic, illness, gender, exile, reception, or misuse boundary.
How certain? probableWhat This Verse Is Not Saying
Abundance does not prove moral excellence, bless arms dealing, or cancel the warnings associated with multiplying horses and wealth.
What Remains True
Introduces concentrated chariot and cavalry power after the wisdom gift. This concrete detail supports a bounded truth: Faithful memory tells the truth about worship and power together: it preserves covenant hope while naming labor, victims, institutional limits, human agency, and uncertainty.
How It Can Shape Life
- Because this verse introduces concentrated chariot and cavalry power after the wisdom gift, keep it inside 1:14–1:17, compare its Samuel-Kings relationship honestly, protect affected people from coercion or stigma, and apply only the accountable principle the complete unit supports.
Teach It Back
Explain why 2 Chronicles 1:14 introduces concentrated chariot and cavalry power after the wisdom gift. Use 1:14–1:17, paraphrase “And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred…,” state one source or reconstruction limit, identify one person or group power can obscure, and reject one conclusion this verse does not authorize.
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Continue in Context
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Read 2 Chronicles 1:14–1:17 — Chariots, horses, and trade display royal abundanceSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
Where care is needed
2 Chronicles 1:14 remains within this thought-unit limit: The KJV's 'linen yarn' reflects a difficult trade term; price, route, and commodity details should not be harmonized beyond the Hebrew and translation notes.
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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Exact location: 2 Chronicles 1:14–1:17, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, names, clauses, regnal formulas, temple vocabulary, older-English controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/2Chr.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 1:14–1:17
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NET Bible Full Notes: 2 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 2 Chronicles 1:14–1:17, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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