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2 Samuel 15:1

Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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ASV

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

KJV

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
מֵאַ֣חֲרֵיme.'A.cha.reifrom afterH310 →
כֵ֔ןKhenthusH3651 →
וַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he acquiredH6213 →
לוֹ֙lofor <the> himself
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53 →
מֶרְכָּבָ֖הmer.ka.Vaha chariotH4818 →
וְסֻסִ֑יםve.su.Simand horsesH5483 →
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםva.cha.mi.Shimand fiftyH2572 →
אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH376 →
רָצִ֥יםra.Tzim[who] ranH7323 →
לְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →

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1 Kings 1:5At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.2 Samuel 12:11This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.1 Samuel 8:11He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to his own chariots and horses, to run in front of his chariots.Deuteronomy 17:16But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’1 Kings 10:26–29Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.1 Kings 1:33“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.Jeremiah 22:14–16who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.Proverbs 17:19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.1 Kings 14:27Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.2 Samuel 16:2“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”1 Samuel 22:17Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.John 12:15“Do not be afraid, O Daughter of Zion. See, your King is coming, seated on the colt of a donkey.”

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