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forty thousand. In 2Ch_9:25 it is 4,000, which is much more likely to be correct. The 12,000 are the same in both places. The ancient Hebrew characters were Phoenician, and may be seen on the Moabite Stone. These were in current use till about 140 B. C, and were gradually replaced by the modern Hebrew "square" characters. Mistakes in copying occurred through the similarity of certain letters. See notes on 2Sa_24:10. Jer_3:8. Eze_6:4; Eze_22:20.
horses. A breach of Deu_17:16. It began by breeding mules (1Ki_1:33, 1Ki_1:38, 1Ki_1:44), which was a breach of Lev_19:19).