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And there went up with him both
chariots and
horsemen: and it was a very great company.
But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and
chariots of Pharaoh, and his
horsemen, and his army, and overtook them
encamping by the sea, beside
Pi-hahiroth, before
Baal-zephon.
The Egyptians—all Pharaoh’s horses and
chariots,
horsemen and troops—pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near
Pi-hahiroth, opposite
Baal-zephon.
And I, behold, I will
harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his
chariots, and upon his
horsemen.
And I will
harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will go in after them. Then I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army and
chariots and
horsemen.
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have
gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his
chariots, and upon his
horsemen.
The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his
chariots, and his
horsemen.”
And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his
chariots, and his
horsemen.
And the Egyptians
chased after them—all Pharaoh’s horses,
chariots, and
horsemen—and followed them into the sea.
And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their
chariots, and upon their
horsemen.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians and their
chariots and
horsemen.”
And the waters returned, and covered the
chariots, and the
horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.
The waters flowed back and covered the
chariots and
horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had
chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived.
For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his
chariots and with his
horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
For when Pharaoh’s horses,
chariots, and
horsemen went into the sea, the LORD brought the waters of the sea back over them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with
chariots and
horsemen unto the Red sea.
When I brought your fathers out of Egypt and you reached the Red Sea, the Egyptians pursued them with
chariots and
horsemen as far as the Red Sea.
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and
appoint them for himself, for his
chariots, and to be his
horsemen; and some shall run before his
chariots.
He 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.
And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand
chariots, and six thousand
horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude: and they came up, and pitched in
Michmash, eastward from Beth-
aven.
Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand
chariots, six thousand
horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the
seashore. They went up and camped at
Michmash, east of Beth-
aven.
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount
Gilboa, behold, Saul
leaned upon his
spear; and, lo, the
chariots and
horsemen followed hard after him.
“I happened to be on Mount
Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul,
leaning on his
spear, with the
chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.
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.
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 the Syrians fled before Israel; and David
slew the men of seven hundred
chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand
horsemen, and
smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.
But 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.
Then Adonijah the son of Haggith
exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him
chariots and
horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
At 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.
And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for his
chariot horses and 12,000 horses.
And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his
chariots, and cities for his
horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in
Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
as well as all the store cities that Solomon had for his
chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem,
Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no
bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his
chariots, and his
horsemen.
But Solomon did not
consign any of the Israelites to slavery, because they were his men of war, his servants, his officers, his captains, and the commanders of his
chariots and cavalry.
And Solomon gathered together
chariots and
horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for
chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Solomon accumulated 1,400
chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the
chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
And they
slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-
hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the
horsemen.
and each one struck down his
opponent. So the Arameans fled, with the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-
hadad king of
Aram escaped on
horseback with the cavalry.
And
Elisha saw it, and he
cried, My father, my father, the
chariot of Israel, and the
horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
As
Elisha watched, he
cried out, “My father, my father, the
chariots and
horsemen of Israel!” And he saw
Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he
tore them in two.
Neither did he leave of the people to
Jehoahaz but fifty
horsemen, and ten
chariots, and ten thousand
footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by
threshing.
Jehoahaz had no army left, except fifty
horsemen, ten
chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers, because the king of
Aram had destroyed them and made them like the dust at
threshing.
Now
Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness
whereof he died. And
Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and
wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the
chariot of Israel, and the
horsemen thereof.
When
Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and
wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the
chariots and
horsemen of Israel!”
How then
wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for
chariots and for
horsemen?
For how can you
repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for
chariots and
horsemen?
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 an hundred
chariots.
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 when the children of
Ammon saw that they had made themselves
odious to David, Hanun and the children of
Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to
hire them
chariots and
horsemen out of
Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.
And Solomon gathered
chariots and
horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen, which he placed in the
chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Solomon accumulated 1,400
chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the
chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the
chariot cities, and the cities of the
horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in
Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
as well as Baalath, all the store cities that belonged to Solomon, and all the cities for his
chariots and horses—whatever he desired to build in Jerusalem,
Lebanon, and throughout the land of his dominion.
But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his
chariots and
horsemen.
But Solomon did not
consign any of the Israelites to slave labor, because they were his men of war, his officers and captains, and the commanders of his
chariots and cavalry.
And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and
chariots, and twelve thousand
horsemen; whom he bestowed in the
chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and
chariots, and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the
chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
With twelve hundred
chariots, and
threescore thousand
horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubim, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
with 1,200
chariots, 60,000
horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many
chariots and
horsemen? yet, because thou
didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many
chariots and
horsemen? Yet because you
relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
For I was
ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and
horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that
forsake him.
For I was
ashamed to ask the king for an
escort of soldiers and
horsemen to protect us from our enemies on the road, since we had told him, “The hand of our God is
gracious to all who seek Him, but His great anger is against all who
forsake Him.”
Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me.
Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me.
And, behold, here cometh a
chariot of men, with a couple of
horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the
graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
Look, here come the riders,
horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie
shattered on the ground!”
And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of
chariots, and the
horsemen shall set themselves in
array at the gate.
Your choicest valleys are full of
chariots, and
horsemen are posted at the gates.
Bread corn is
bruised; because he will not ever be
threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his
cart, nor
bruise it with his
horsemen.
Grain for bread must be ground, but it is not endlessly
threshed. Though the wheels of the
cart roll over it, the horses do not
crush it.
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in
chariots, because they are many; and in
horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who
rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of
chariots and in their multitude of
horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
How then
wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for
chariots and for
horsemen?
For how can you
repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for
chariots and
horsemen?
The whole city shall
flee for the noise of the
horsemen and
bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and
climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be
forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.
Every city flees at the sound of the
horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and
climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.
Harness the horses; and get up, ye
horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets;
furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
Harness the horses; mount the steeds; take your positions with helmets on! Polish your spears; put on
armor!
Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.
clothed in blue, governors and commanders, all desirable young men, horsemen mounted on steeds.
She
doted upon the Assyrians her neighbours, captains and rulers clothed most
gorgeously,
horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men.
She too
lusted after the Assyrians—governors and commanders, warriors dressed in
splendor,
horsemen riding on steeds, all desirable young men.
For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with
chariots, and with
horsemen, and companies, and much people.
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and
chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.
By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall
shake at the noise of the
horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the
chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will
shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and
chariots.
They of the house of
Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and
horsemen and mules.
The men of Beth-
togarmah exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares.
And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
I will turn you around, put hooks in your jaws, and bring you out with all your army—your horses, your
horsemen in full
armor, and a great company armed with shields and bucklers, all
brandishing their swords.
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south
push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a
whirlwind, with
chariots, and with
horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
At the time of the end, the king of the South will
engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with
chariots,
horsemen, and many ships,
invading many countries and
sweeping through them like a flood.
But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
Yet I will have
compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.
Their appearance is like that of horses, and they
gallop like swift steeds.
Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening
wolves: and their
horsemen shall spread themselves, and their
horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.
Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than
wolves of the night. Their
horsemen charge
ahead, and their cavalry comes from
afar. They fly like a
vulture,
swooping down to
devour.
And they shall be as mighty men, which
tread down their enemies in the
mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
They will be like mighty men in battle,
trampling the enemy in the
mire of the streets. They will fight because the LORD is with them, and they will put the
horsemen to shame.
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and
horsemen threescore and ten, and
spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy
horsemen, and two hundred
spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.
On the
morrow they left the
horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
The next day they returned to the
barracks and let the
horsemen go on with him.
Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
Then king Artexerxes his letters being read, Rathumus, and Semellius the
scribe, and the rest that were in commission with them, removing in
haste toward Jerusalem with a
troop of
horsemen and a multitude of people in battle
array, began to hinder the builders; and the building of the temple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of
Darius king of the Persians.
And
Darius sent with them a thousand
horsemen, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem safely, and with musical instruments tabrets and flutes.
Then he marched in battle
array with his power against king Arphaxad in the
seventeenth year, and he prevailed in his battle: for he overthrew all the power of Arphaxad, and all his
horsemen, and all his
chariots,
Then he went forth and all his power to go before king Nabuchodonosor in the voyage, and to cover all the face of the earth westward with their
chariots, and
horsemen, and their chosen
footmen.
Then he took all his army, his
footmen, and
horsemen and
chariots, and went from thence into the hill country;
Then their strong men removed their camps in that day, and the army of the men of war was an hundred and seventy thousand
footmen, and twelve thousand
horsemen, beside the
baggage, and other men that were
afoot among them, a very great multitude.
But in the second day Holofernes brought forth all his horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel which were in Bethulia,
Thus all the company of Assur remained about them, both their
footmen,
chariots, and
horsemen, four and thirty days, so that all their vessels of water failed all the inhibitants of Bethulia.
Assur came out of the mountains from the north, he came with ten thousands of his army, the multitude
whereof stopped the torrents, and their
horsemen have covered the hills.
Wherefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with
chariots, and elephants, and
horsemen, and a great navy,
And with them he sent forty thousand
footmen, and seven thousand
horsemen, to go into the land of Juda, and to destroy it, as the king commanded.
Then took
Gorgias five thousand
footmen, and a thousand of the best
horsemen, and removed out of the camp by night;
And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well
harnessed, and compassed round about with
horsemen; and these were
expert of war.
The next year therefore following
Lysias gathered together
threescore thousand choice men of foot, and five thousand
horsemen, that he might
subdue them.
Shut up this army in the hand of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their power and horsemen:
So that the number of his army was an hundred thousand
footmen, and twenty thousand
horsemen, and two and thirty elephants exercised in battle.
Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every
elephant they appointed a thousand men, armed with coats of
mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads; and beside this, for every beast were ordained five hundred
horsemen of the best.
As for the
remnant of the
horsemen, they set them on this side and that side at the two parts of the host giving them signs what to do, and being
harnessed all over
amidst the ranks.
How also
Antiochus the great king of Asia, that came against them in battle, having an hundred and twenty elephants, with
horsemen, and
chariots, and a very great army, was
discomfited by them;
From whence they removed, and went to
Berea, with twenty thousand
footmen and two thousand
horsemen.
With that the host of Bacchides removed out of their tents, and stood over against them, their
horsemen being divided into two troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host and they that marched in the
foreward were all mighty men.
Wherefore now thou shalt not be able to
abide the
horsemen and so great a power in the plain, where is neither stone nor flint, nor place to
flee unto.
Whereof when
Apollonius heard, he took three thousand
horsemen, with a great host of
footmen, and went to
Azotus as one that journeyed, and
therewithal drew him forth into the plain. because he had a great number of
horsemen, in whom he put his trust.
Then brought Simon forth his host, and set them against the
footmen, (for the
horsemen were spent) who were
discomfited by him, and fled.
The
horsemen also, being scattered in the field, fled to
Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their
idol’s temple, for safety.
Then sent Tryphon an host of
footmen and
horsemen into
Galilee, and into the great plain, to destroy all
Jonathan’s company.
Wherefore Tryphon made ready all his
horsemen to come that night: but there fell a very great snow, by reason
whereof he came not. So he departed, and came into the country of Galaad.
Then camped
Antiochus against Dora, having with him an hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand
horsemen.
Then the king made Cendebeus captain of the sea coast, and gave him an host of
footmen and
horsemen,
And when he had built up Cedrou, he set
horsemen there, and an host of
footmen, to the end that issuing out they might make outroads upon the ways of
Judea, as the king had commanded him.
So he chose out of the country twenty thousand men of war with horsemen, who went out against Cendebeus, and rested that night at Modin.
And when as they rose in the morning, and went into the plain, behold, a mighty great host both of
footmen and
horsemen came against them:
howbeit there was a water
brook betwixt them.
That done, he divided his men, and set the
horsemen in the midst of the
footmen: for the enemies’
horsemen were very many.
And then it happened, that through all the city, for the space almost of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed with lances, like a band of soldiers,
And troops of
horsemen in
array,
encountering and running one against another, with
shaking of shields, and multitude of pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and
glittering of golden ornaments, and
harness of all sorts.
And there were slain of
footmen twenty thousand and five hundred, and six hundred
horsemen.
And when he had gathered about
fourscore thousand with all the
horsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking to make the city an
habitation of the Gentiles,
Not at all considering the power of God but
puffed up with his ten thousands of
footmen, and his thousands of
horsemen, and his
fourscore elephants.
And giving a charge upon their enemies like lions, they
slew eleven thousand
footmen, and sixteen hundred
horsemen, and put all the other to flight.
Now when they were gone from thence nine furlongs in their journey toward
Timotheus, no fewer than five thousand men on foot and five hundred
horsemen of the Arabians set upon him.
