What does the Bible say about chariots?
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The Bible presents chariots as instruments of travel, royal power, warfare, wealth, and human confidence, yet always subject to God’s sovereign rule. Genesis 46:29 shows Joseph using a chariot to meet his father Jacob with honor and affection. Kings such as Ahab and Solomon amassed chariots, and 1 Kings 10:29 reflects their costly international trade, while 1 Kings 20:25 portrays military dependence on them. Yet a random arrow struck Ahab in 1 Kings 22:34, showing that no armor or chariot can frustrate God’s word. Micah 1:13 rebukes sinful reliance on horses and chariots, and Isaiah 21:7 uses chariots in prophetic judgment. Believers therefore receive earthly means gratefully but place their trust in the Lord alone.
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- Carriages for travelling, &c Genesis 46:29
- Carriages used in war 1 Kings 20:25
- Wheels of, described 1 Kings 7:33
- Bound with traces Micah 1:13
- Drawn by
- Horses 2 Kings 10:2; Song of Solomon 1:9
- Asses and camels Isaiah 21:7
- Value of in Solomon’s time 1 Kings 10:29
- Drivers generally employed for 1 Kings 22:34; 2 Chronicles 18:33
- Sometimes driven by the owners 2 Kings 9:16; 2 Kings 9:20
- Sometimes driven furiously 2 Kings 9:20; Isaiah 5:28; Jeremiah 4:13
- Bounding motion of, referred to Nahum 3:2
- Noise occasioned by, referred to 2 Kings 7:6; Joel 2:5; Nahum 3:2; Revelation 9:9
- Introduced into Israel by David 2 Samuel 8:4
- Multiplied by Solomon 1 Kings 10:26
- Imported from Egypt 1 Kings 10:28; 1 Kings 10:29
- For war
- Armed with iron Joshua 17:16; Judges 1:19
- Lighted by night with torches Nahum 2:3
- Commanded by captains Exodus 14:7; 1 Kings 16:9
- Advantageously manoeuvred in a flat country Judges 1:19; 1 Kings 20:23-25
- Formed part of the line of battle 1 Kings 20:25
- Used in pursuing enemies Exodus 14:9; 2 Samuel 1:6
- Kept in chariot cities 1 Kings 9:19; 1 Kings 10:26
- Used in war by the
- Egyptians Exodus 14:7; 2 Kings 18:24
- Canaanites Joshua 17:16; Judges 4:3
- Philistines 1 Samuel 13:5
- Syrians 2 Samuel 10:18; 1 Kings 20:1
- Assyrians 2 Kings 19:23
- Ethiopians 2 Chronicles 14:9; 2 Chronicles 16:8
- Babylonians Ezekiel 23:23; Ezekiel 26:7
- Jews 2 Kings 8:21; 2 Kings 10:2
- Kings rode in, to battle 1 Kings 22:35
- Kings used, in common 1 Kings 12:18; 1 Kings 18:44
- Persons of distinction used Genesis 41:43; 2 Kings 5:9; 2 Kings 5:21; Jeremiah 17:25; Acts 8:28
- Often attended by running footmen 1 Samuel 8:11; 2 Samuel 15:1; 1 Kings 1:5
- Consecrated to the sun 2 Kings 23:11
- The Jews condemned for
- Multiplying Isaiah 2:7
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