2 Samuel 15:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.”
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“Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And it cometh to pass afterwards, that Absalom prepareth for himself a chariot, and horses, and fifty men are running before him;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 15:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 17:16But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’
- 1 Samuel 8:11He 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.
- 2 Samuel 12:11This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight.
- 1 Kings 1:5At 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.
- 1 Kings 1:33“Take my servants with you,” said the king. “Set my son Solomon on my own mule and take him down to Gihon.
- 1 Kings 10:26Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and also with him in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 20:7Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
- Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 17:19He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
- Jeremiah 22:14who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with spacious upper rooms.’ So he cuts windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion.
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