Difference between revisions of "Chariots"

<p> &nbsp;Chariots. [[Scripture]] speaks of two kinds of chariots, two-wheeled, and both drawn by horses: one for princes and generals to ride in, &nbsp;Genesis 41:43; &nbsp;Genesis 46:29; &nbsp;2 Kings 5:9; &nbsp;Acts 8:28; or dedicated to idols, &nbsp;2 Kings 23:11; the other "chariots of iron," armed with iron scythes or hooks, projecting from the ends of the axletrees. The [[Canaanites]] whom Joshua engaged at the waters of [[Merom]] had horsemen, and a multitude of chariots. &nbsp;Joshua 11:4; &nbsp;Judges 1:19. Sisera, general of Jabin, king of Hazor, had 900 chariots of iron, &nbsp;Judges 4:3; and [[Solomon]] raised 1400, &nbsp;1 Kings 10:26, in spite of the prohibition in &nbsp;Deuteronomy 17:16; &nbsp;1 Samuel 8:11-12. The later kings also used this form of military defense. &nbsp;Isaiah 31:1. [[Elijah]] went up to heaven in a chariot of fire. &nbsp;2 Kings 2:12. E. V. reads "chariots." In &nbsp;Song of Solomon 3:9, chariot seems to mean a portable sedan or palanquin, as it is translated in the R. V. </p>