Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.
Parallel translations
- WEB They also brought Barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
- KJV Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
- NKJV They also brought barley and straw to the proper place, for the horses and steeds, each man according to his charge.
- NASB They also brought barley and straw for the war horses and baggage horses to the place where it was required, each deputy according to his duty.
- NLT They also brought the necessary barley and straw for the royal horses in the stables.
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Quick answer
The officers also supplied barley and straw for the horses, each according to his assignment. This completes the picture of organized provisioning.
Overview
Feeding the chariot horses required organized logistics across the districts. The detail rounds out the account of Solomon's well-run kingdom, where both court and cavalry were maintained. The careful order again displays the practical wisdom God had granted the king for ruling His people.
Cross-references & the web
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- Esth 8:10Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.
- Esth 8:14The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
- Mic 1:13Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
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