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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_4715" /> == | |||
<p> ( 2 Kings 23:11 ): In connection with the sun-worship practiced by idolatrous kings in the temple at [[Jerusalem]] ( 2 Kings 23:5; compare Ezekiel 8:16 ), horses dedicated to the sun, with chariots, had been placed at the entrance of the sacred edifice. These Josiah, in his great reformation, "took away," and burned the chariots with fire. [[Horses]] sacred to the sun were common among oriental peoples (Bochart, <i> Heiroz </i> ., I, 2, 10). </p> | <p> ( 2 Kings 23:11 ): In connection with the sun-worship practiced by idolatrous kings in the temple at [[Jerusalem]] ( 2 Kings 23:5; compare Ezekiel 8:16 ), horses dedicated to the sun, with chariots, had been placed at the entrance of the sacred edifice. These Josiah, in his great reformation, "took away," and burned the chariots with fire. [[Horses]] sacred to the sun were common among oriental peoples (Bochart, <i> Heiroz </i> ., I, 2, 10). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_4715"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/horses+of+the+sun Horses Of The Sun from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_4715"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/horses+of+the+sun Horses Of The Sun from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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