- chariots:
- As "And Davidª tookª° from¹ him a thousandª chariots,ª and sevenª thousandª horsemen,ª and twentyª thousandª footmen:ªª Davidª also houghedª°¹ all¹ the chariotª [horses], but reservedª° of¹ them an hundredª chariots.ª" {1Ch 18:4} seven hundred. In the parallel place in Chronicles it is "seven thousand horsemen, a far more probable number. The letter ז, zayin, with a dot upon it stands for seven thousand, and the final letter ן, noon, for seven hundred. The great similarity of these letters might easily cause the one to be mistaken for the other, and so produce an error in this place. David houghed, "But¹ he shall not¹ multiplyª° horsesª to himself, nor¹ cause¹ the peopleª to returnª° to Egypt,ª to the end that¹ he should multiplyª° horses:ª forasmuch as the LORDª hath saidª° unto you, Ye shall henceforthª° returnª° no¹ more¹ that¹ way.ª" {Deu 17:16} + "And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ Joshua,ª Be not¹ afraidª° because² of¹¹ them: for¹ to morrowª about this¹ timeª will I¹ deliver them upª°¹ all¹ slainª beforeª Israel:ª thou shalt houghª°¹ their horses,ª and burnª° their chariotsª with fire.ª" {Jsh 11:6} + "And Joshuaª didª° unto them as¹ the LORDª badeª° him: he houghedª°¹ their horses,ª and burntª° their chariotsª with fire.ª" {Jsh 11:9} + "Some¹ [trust] in chariots,ª and some¹ in horses:ª but we¹ will rememberª° the nameª of the LORDª our God.ª" {Psa 20:7} + "There is no¹ kingª savedª° by the multitudeª of an host:ª a mighty manª is not¹ deliveredª° by muchª strength.ª ... An horseª [is] a vain thingª for safety:ª neither¹ shall he deliverª° [any] by his greatª strength.ª" {Psa 33:16-17}
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