How can 2 Chronicles 9:25 say Solomon had 4,000 stalls when 1 Kings 4:26 says he had 40,000 stalls?

2 Chronicles 9:25 "Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horses, which he kept in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem."

1 Kings 4:26

“And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.”

King James Version (KJV)

2 Chronicles 9:25

ESV - ²⁵ And Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

Clarify • Share • Report • Asked January 09 2021 • Jack Gutknecht