And Solomon gathered together chares, and horsemen] 2 Chron. 1. 14. a thousand and four hundred] See chap. 4. 26. Whereas in 2 Chronicles 9:25. mention is made of four thousand stalls and charets: conceive that the number of four thousand hath especiall relation to stalls: now there being in each stall four horses for every charet, the four thousand stalls will well stand with a thousand charets: as for the four hundred charets overplus, they might be in a readinesse when any of the other were out of repair. and with the king] He ordered that some of them should be in his own court, or neer it.