Discovery Box1 Kings 4:26-28 
Context4:26 Solomon had 4,000 1 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses. 4:27 The district governors acquired supplies for King Solomon and all who ate in his royal palace. 2 Each was responsible for one month in the year; they made sure nothing was lacking. 4:28 Each one also brought to the assigned location his quota of barley and straw for the various horses. 3
1 tn The Hebrew text has “40,000,” but this is probably an inflated number (nevertheless it is followed by KJV, ASV, NASB, NRSV, TEV, CEV). Some Greek
2 tn Heb “everyone who drew near to the table of King Solomon.”
3 tn Heb “barley and straw for the horses and the steeds they brought to the place which was there, each according to his measure.”
