2 Samuel 8:4
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen,.... "Chariots" are not in the text here, it is…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Seven hundred horsemen - It should be seven thousand, as in 1Ch 18:4.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
A thousand chariots - It is strange that there were a thousand chariots, and only seven hundred horsemen taken, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 8:1-8
God had given David rest from all his enemies that opposed him and made head against him; and he having made a good use…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a thousandchariots, and seven hundred horsemen The Heb. text as it stands can only mean a thousand and seven hundred…
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