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2 Samuel 8:4

David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.

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ASV

And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots.

KJV

And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּלְכֹּ֨דvai.yil.Kodand he capturedH3920 →
דָּוִ֜דda.VidDavidH1732 →
מִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480 →
אֶ֤לֶף'E.lefone thousandH505 →
וּשְׁבַע־u.she.va'-and sevenH7651 →
מֵאוֹת֙me.'Othundred<s>H3967 →
פָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimhorsemenH6571 →
וְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.Rimand twentyH6242 →
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ishmanH376 →
רַגְלִ֑יrag.Lion footH7273 →
וַיְעַקֵּ֤רvay.'a.Kerand he hamstrungH6131 →
דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevthe chariotryH7393 →
וַיּוֹתֵ֥רvai.yo.Terand he leftH3498 →
מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuof itH4480 →
מֵ֥אָהMe.'ahone hundredH3967 →
רָֽכֶב׃Ra.khevchariot[s]H7393 →

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Joshua 11:9Joshua treated them as the LORD had told him; he hamstrung their horses and burned up their chariots.Joshua 11:6Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid of them, for by this time tomorrow I will deliver all of them slain before Israel. You are to hamstring their horses and burn up their chariots.”1 Kings 4:26Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his chariot horses and 12,000 horses.Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.1 Kings 10:26Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.Psalms 33:16–17No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.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 Chronicles 18:4David captured from him a thousand chariots, seven thousand charioteers, and twenty thousand foot soldiers, and he hamstrung all the horses except a hundred he kept for the chariots.Jeremiah 17:25then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever.2 Samuel 10:18But the Arameans fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred charioteers and forty thousand foot soldiers. He also struck down Shobach the commander of their army, who died there.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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