Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and he houghed all the chariot horses, only a hundred chariots, which he reserved for himself. seven thousand 2 Samuel 8:4 And David took from him a thousand and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and houghed all the chariot horses: and only reserved of them for one hundred chariots. seven hundred Colossians haraichev} should be rendered, `and David disjointed all the chariots;' which is nearly the rendering of the LXX. To have houghed the horses would have been both unreasonable and inhuman; for, as he had gained so complete a victory, there was no danger of their falling into the hands of the enemy; and if he did not choose to keep them, which indeed the law would not permit, he ought to have killed them outright. Deuteronomy 17:16 And when he is made king, he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor lead back the people into Egypt, being lifted up with the number of his horsemen, especially since the Lord hath commanded you to return no more the same way. Joshua 11:6,9 And the Lord said to Joshua: Fear them not: for to morrow at this same hour I will deliver all these to be slain in the sight of Israel: thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots with fire. . . . Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord, our God. Psalm 33:16,17 The king is not saved by a great army: nor shall the giant be saved by his own great strength. . . . an hundred chariots 1 Kings 4:2 And these were the princes which he had: Azarias, the son of Sadoc, the priest: 1 Kings 10:26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen, and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen: and he bestowed them in fenced cities, and with the king in Jerusalem. Context David's Triumphs…3At that time David defeated also Adarezer king of Soba of the land of Hemath, when he went to extend his dominions as far as the river Euphrates. 4And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and he houghed all the chariot horses, only a hundred chariots, which he reserved for himself.5And the Syrians of Damascus came also to help Adarezer king of Soba: and David slew of them likewise two and twenty thousand men.… Cross References Genesis 49:6 Let not my soul go into their counsel, nor my glory be in their assembly: because in their fury they slew a man, and in their self-will they undermined a wall. 1 Chronicles 18:3 At that time David defeated also Adarezer king of Soba of the land of Hemath, when he went to extend his dominions as far as the river Euphrates. 1 Chronicles 18:5 And the Syrians of Damascus came also to help Adarezer king of Soba: and David slew of them likewise two and twenty thousand men. Lexicon Davidדָּוִ֨יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse captured וַיִּלְכֹּד֩ (way·yil·kōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3920: To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere from him מִמֶּ֜נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of a thousand אֶ֣לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand chariots, רֶ֗כֶב (re·ḵeḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone seven וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת (wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number thousand אֲלָפִים֙ (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand charioteers, פָּֽרָשִׁ֔ים (pā·rā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6571: A steed, a driver, cavalry and twenty וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים (wə·‘eś·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's Hebrew 6242: Twenty, twentieth thousand אֶ֖לֶף (’e·lep̄) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand foot soldiers, רַגְלִ֑י (raḡ·lî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7273: A footman and he hamstrung וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר (way·‘aq·qêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6131: To pluck up, to hamstring, to exterminate all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every the horses הָרֶ֔כֶב (hā·re·ḵeḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone except a hundred מֵ֥אָה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3967: A hundred he kept וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר (way·yō·w·ṯêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve for the chariots. רָֽכֶב׃ (rā·ḵeḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone Additional Translations 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.And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for a hundred chariots. And David took of them a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand infantry: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but there were reserved of them a hundred chariots. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] a hundred chariots. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot-horses, but reserved of them a hundred chariots. David took from him one thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots. and David captureth from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen, and David destroyeth utterly all the chariots, and leaveth of them a hundred chariots only. 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