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Judges xi, 5-10. And it was so, I that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob: And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress? And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head? And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

1 Sam. xii. 11. And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and Je dwelled safe.

UNDER SAUL AND DAVID.

1 Sam. viii, 12. And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties.

1 Sam. ix, 16. To morrow about

this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

very wisely, he was afraid of him.
But all Israel and Judah loved
David, because he went out and
came in before them. Then the
princes of the Philistines went
forth, and it came to pass, after
they went forth, that David be-
haved himself more wisely than
all the servants of Saul; so that
his name was much set by.

2 Sam. iv. 1, 2. And when Saul's
son heard that Abner was dead in
Hebron, his hands were feeble,
and all the Israelites were
troubled. And Saul's son had two
men that were captains of bands:
the name of the one was Baanah,
and the name of the other Rechab,
the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite,
of the children of Benjamin: (for
Beeroth also was reckoned to
Benjamin.)

UNDER DAVID.

2 Sam. v, 8. And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

1 Chron. xi, 6. And David Whosoever smiteth the Jebus first shall be chief and captain Joab the son of Zeruiah v first up, and was chief.

1 Chron. xii, 34. And of Napl a thousand captains, and them, with shield and s thirty and seven thousand.

1 Chron. xxvii, 1-24, 34. the children of Israel after t number, to wit, the chief fat and captains of thousands hundreds, and their officers served the king in any matte the courses, which came in went out month by month thro out all the months of the yea every course were twenty four thousand. Over the course for the first month Jashobeam the son of Zab 2 Sam. v, 1, 2. Then came all the and in his course were twenty tribes of Israel to David unto four thousand. Of the childre Hebron, and spake, saying, Be-Perez was the chief of all hold, we are thy bone and thy captains of the host for the flesh. Also in time past, when month. And over the coun Saul was king over us, thou wast the second month was Doda he that leddest out and brought Ahohite, and of his course est in Israel: and the LORD said to Mikloth also the ruler: in thee, Thou shalt feed my people course likewise were twenty Israel, and thou shalt be a captain four thousand. The third ca over Israel. of the host for the third m was Benaiah the son of Jeho a chief priest: and in his ou were twenty and four thous This is that Benaiah, who mighty among the thirty, above the thirty; and in his ec was Ammizabad his son. fourth captain for the fourth m was Asahel the brother of and Zebadiah his son after and in his course were twenty four thousand. The fifth cal for the fifth month was Sham the Izrahite: and in his o were twenty and four thou The sixth captain for the month was Ira the son of Ik the Tekoite: and in his course twenty and four thousand. seventh captain for the sev month was Helez the Peloni the children of Ephraim: an his course were twenty and thousand. The eighth car the Hushathite, of the Zart for the eighth month was Sib! four thousand. The ninth ca and in his course were twenty for the ninth month was Ab the Anetothite, of the Benjam and in his course were twenty four thousand. The tenth co for the tenth month was Mal the Netophathite, of the Zari and in his course were twenty four thousand. The elev captain for the eleventh m as Benalah the Pirathonit the children of Ephraim, an his course were twenty and thousand. The twelfth car for the twelfth month was He the Netophathite, of Othniel:

2 Sam. xvii, 25. And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.

1 Sam. xiii, 14. But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man 2 Sam. xviii, 1. And David numafter his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be cap-bered the people that were with tain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

And

him, and set captains of thousands
and captains of hundreds over

them.

2 Sam. xix. 13. And say ye to and of my flesh? God do so to me, Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me contin

1 Sam. xvill, 5, 12-16, 30. David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was ac-ually in the room of Joab. cepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him. Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself

2 Sam. xx, 23. Now Joab was over all the host of Israel; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites, and over the Pelethites.

2 Sam. xxiii, 22, 23. These things did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name among three mighty men. He was more honourable than the thirty, but he attained not to the first three. And David set him over his guard.

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conspired against him, and smote | Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth
him in Samaria, in the palace of of the Gentiles.
the king's house, with Argob and
Arich, and with him fifty men of
the Gileadites: and he killed him,
and reigned in his room.

2 Kings xviii, 24. How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen?

of Tyre sent his servants unto 1 Kings v, 1. And Hiram king Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

his course icere twenty and four ousand. Furthermore over the bes of Israel: the ruler of the abenites was Eliezer the son of hri: of the Simeonites, Shephathe son of Maachah: Of the vites, Hashabiah the son of muel: of the Aaronites, Zadok: Judah, Elihu, one of the brethof David: of Issachar, Omri son of Michael: Of Zebulun, maiah the son of Obadiah: of phtali, Jerimoth the son of el: Of the children of Ephraim, be the son of Azaziah: of the tribe of Manasseh, Joel the Pedaiah: Of the half tribe liah governor, there came to Geda- month, on the seventh day of the Mamseh in Gilead, Iddo the liah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the month, which is the nineteenth son of Nethaniah, and Johanan year of king Nebuchadnezzar king the son of Careah, and Seraiah of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, the son of Tanhumeth the Neto- captain of the guard, a servant of phathite, and Jaazaniah the son the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem. of a Maachathite, they and their

of Zechariah: of Benjamin, el the son of Abner: Of Dan, reel the son of Jeroham. e were the princes of the es of Israel. But David took the number of them from ty years old and under: beas the LORD had said he would rease Israel like to the stars of heavens. Joab the son of miah began to number, but he bed not, because there fell for it against Israel; neither the number put in the acof the chronicles of king id And after Ahithophel Jehad the son of Benaiah, Abthar: and the general of king's army was Joab.

DER THE OTHER KINGS. Kings xvi, 16. And the people ere encamped heard say, hath conspired, and hath elain the king: wherefore all made Omri, the captain of st, king over Israel that day

camp.
Kings 1,9, 11. Then the king
unto him a captain of fifty
his fifty. And he went up
and, behold, he sat on the
fan hill. And he spake unto
Thou man of God, the king
ald, Come down. Again
be sent unto him another
in of fifty with his fifty.
be answered and said unto
Oman of God, thus hath the
said, Come down quickly.
Kings ix, 5. And when he
behold, the captains of the
were sitting, and he said, I
an errand to thee, O captain,
Jehu said, Unto which of all
And he said, To thee, O cap-

Kinga xi, 15. But Jehoiada
priest commanded the cap-
of the hundreds, the officers
bost, and said unto them,
her forth without the
and him that followeth
ll with the sword. For the
had said, Let her not be
In the house of the LORD.
ings xv, 25. But Pekah the
Remaliah, a captain of his,

2 Kings xxv, 23. And when all the captains of the armies, they king of Babylon had made Gedaand their men, heard that the

men.

1 Chron. iv, 42, 43. And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephalah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

Jer. xxxvii, 13. And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.

Jer. xl, 2, 5. And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place. Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.

IN FOREIGN ARMIES. Gen. xxxvii, 36. And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

Gen. xl, 4. And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them, and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

Exod. xv, 4. Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

Judges iv, 2. And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor, the captain of whose host was

1 Kings xx, 24. [And the servants of the king of Syria said,] And do this thing, Take the place, and put captains in their kings away, every man out of his rooms.

2 Kings xxv, 8. And in the fifth

2 Chron. xxxiii, 11. Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

Neh. ii, 9. Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with

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Dan. iii, 27. And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.

Matth. vill, 5, 8. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.

Matth. xxvii, 54. Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

Mark vi, 21. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee.

Luke vil, 2. And a certain cen

turlon's servant, who was dear | could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land.

unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

Luke xxli, 4. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

Luke xxiii, 47. Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

John xviii, 3, 12. Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him.

Acts v, 26. Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

Acts xxi, 31, 32. And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.

Acts xxiii, 17. Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

words unto them: for this men seckein not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

Acts xxviii, 16. And when we came to Rome, the centurion de- Matth. xxvii, 27. Then the st livered the prisoners to the cap-diers of the governor took Jess tain of the guard: but Paul was into the common hall, and gather suffered to dwell by himself with ed unto him the whole band soldiers. a soldier that kept him.

Josh. v. 14, 15. And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of And

the LORD am I now come. Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant? And the captain of the LORD's host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.

2 Chron. xiii, 12. And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

Heb. ii, 10. For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

Rev. xix, 18. That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men.....

THE TROOPS.

Acts xxiv, 7, 22, 23. But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands. And when Felix heard these things, was broken up, and all the men 2 Kings xxv, 4. And the city having more perfect knowledge of war fled by night by the way of that way, he deferred them, of the gate between two walls, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will which is by the king's garden: know the uttermost of your mat (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king ter. And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let went the way toward the plain. him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto

him.

Acts xxv, 23. And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus' commandment Paul was brought forth.

Acts xxvii, 1, 11, 43. And when It was determined that we should sail Into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which

2 Chron. xxv, 13. But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

Ezra viii, 22. For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.

Jer. xxxviii, 4. Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such

Matth. xxviii, 12. And wher they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel they gave large money unto the

soldiers.

Luke iii, 14. And the soldier likewise demanded of him, sayin And what shall we do? And a said unto them, Do violence to man, neither accuse any falsely and be content with your wages.

Luke xxiii, 11,36. And Herod wh his men of war set him at noz and mocked him, and arrayed i in a gorgeous robe, and sent h again to Pilate. And the sol also mocked him, coming to h and offering him vinegar.

John xix, 2, 23, 32, 34. And soldiers platted a crown of the and put it on his head, and th put on him a purple robe. Th the soldiers, when they had cre fied Jesus, took his garments, a made four parts, to every soldi a part; and also his coat: now t coat was without seam, wor from the top throughout. Th came the soldiers, and brake ! legs of the first, and of the ot which was crucified with L But one of the soldiers with spear pierced his side, and fort with came thereout blood a water.

Acts x, 7. And when the ang which spake unto Cornelius departed, he called two of household servants, and a der soldier of them that waited him continually.

Acts xii, 4, 6, 18. And when had apprehended him, he put à in prison, and delivered his four quaternions of soldiers keep him; intending after Es to bring him forth to the pe And when Herod would brought him forth, the s night Peter was sleeping betwe two soldiers, bound with t chains: and the keepers before door kept the prison. No soon as it was day, there wa small stir among the solu what was become of Peter.

Acts xxvii, 31, 32, 42. Paul to the centurion and to the diers, Except these abide in ship, ye cannot be saved. 1 the soldiers cut off the rop the boat, and let her fall off. A the soldiers' counsel was to the prisoners, lest any of th should swim out, and escape.

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2 Cor. x, 3-6. For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war ater the flesh: (For the weapons warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling d of strong holds;) Casting imaginations, and every thing that exalteth itself st the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every bght to the obedience of arist; And having in a readi

Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.

1 Sam. xxii, 17. And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

Jer. xii, 5. If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?

CAVALRY.

FORBIDDEN TO THE KINGS OF ISRAEL,

AND ITS REASON.

to revenge all disobedience, then your obedience is fulfilled. P., 25. Yet I supposed it Deut. xvii, 16. But he shall not sary to send to you Epaph- multiply horses to himself, nor Las my brother, and compan-cause the people to return to tai labour, and fellow-soldier, Egypt, to the end that he should r messenger, and ye that multiply horses: forasmuch as the Terd to my wants. LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall 11,18. This charge I comhenceforth return no more that thee, son Timothy, acway.

the prophecies which ere on thee, that thou by mightest war a good war

vi, 12. Fight the good of faith, lay hold on eternal whereunto thou art also 1, and hast professed a good dession before many witnesses,

Tim. II, 3, 4. Thou therefore Pre harbiess, as a good solwe of Jesus Christ. No man arreth entangleth himself the affairs of this life, that ay please him who hath blu to be a soldier. 1. iv, 7. I have fought a

1 Kin. x, 28. And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt..

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Isa. xxxi, 1-3. Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong, but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither

seck the LORD! Yet he also is

and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

1 Sam. xiii, 5. And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen.

2 Sam. i, 6. And the young man that told him said, as I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

2 Sam. viii, 4. And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footme: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.

2 Sam. x, 18. And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew the men of seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there.

1 Kings i, 5. Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1 Kings iv, 26. And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen,

1 Kings xx, 20. And they slew every cne his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Ben-hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the horsemen.

2 Kings xiii, 7. Neither did he wise, and will bring evil, and will leave of the people to Jehoahaz not call back his words: but will but fifty horsemen, and ten chaarise against the house of the evil-riots, and ten thousand footmen: doers, and against the help of them for the king of Syria had destroyed that work iniquity. Now the them, and had made them like Egyptians are men, and not God; the dust by threshing. and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that

2 Kings xviii, 23. Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to

ht, I have finished my helpeth shall fall, and he that is my lord the king of Assyria, and I

He, I have kept the faith.

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holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

Gen. 1, 9. And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.

Exod. xv, 19. For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.

will deliver thee two thousand

horses, if thou be able on thy part

to set riders upon them.

Acts xxiii, 32. On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle.

2 Kings 1, 11. And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

2 Kings xiii, 14. Now Elisha 1 Sam. viii, 11. And he said, was fallen sick of his sickness This will be the manner of the whereof he died. And Joash the king that shall reign over you: He king of Israel came down unto will take your sons, and appoint him, and wept over his face, and them for himself, for his chariots, I said, O my father, my father, the

chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

1sa. xxi, 7. And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, and he hearkened diligently with

much heed.

Isa. xxii, 7. And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

Jer. iv, 29. The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen and bowmen; they shall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks: every city shall be forsaken, and not a man dwell therein.

Hosea xiv, 3. Asshur shall not | by night, and compassed the cit

save us; we will not ride upon
horses.

Zech. x, 5. And they shall be as
mighty men, which tread down
their enemies in the mire of the
streets in the battle: and they
shall fight, because the LORD is
with them, and the riders on
horses shall be confounded.

Rev. xix, 14. And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

NOT INVINCIBLE. Judges v, 22. Then were the horse-hoofs broken by the means Jer. viii, 16. The snorting of his of the prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.

horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.

Ps. XX, 7, 8. Some trust in chariots, and somein horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

Prov. xxi, 31. The horse is
prepared against the day of battle:
but safety is of the LORD.

Isa. xxx, 16. But ye said, No;
for we will flee
the
upon horses;
therefore shall ye flee: and, We
will ride upon the swift; therefore
shall they that pursue you be

Ezek. xxiii, 6, 23. Which were clothed with blue, captains and rulers, all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses. The Babylonians, and all Chaldeans, Pekod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them; all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses.

Ezek. xxvi, 11. With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.

swift.

Isa. xliii, 17. Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall rise: they are extinct, they are lie down together, they shall not quenched as tow.

Micah v, 10. And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots.

Haggai ii, 21, 22.

Ezek. xxxvill, 4, 15. And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, Speak to horses and horsemen, all of them saying, I will shake the heavens clothed with all sorts of armour, and the earth; And I will overeven a great company with buck-throw the throne of kingdoms, and lers and shields, all of them hand- I will destroy the strength of the ling swords: And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north kingdoms of the heathen; and I parts, thou, and many people with will overthrow the chariots, and thee, all of them riding upon horses and their riders shall come those that ride in them; and the horses, a great company, and a mighty army: down, every one by the sword of his brother.

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about. And when the servant the man of God was risen ear and gone forth, behold, an L compassed the city both wit horses and chariots. And be vant said unto him, Alas, master! how shall we do?

2 Kin. ix, 21, .... And Jor king of Israel, and Ahaziab of Judah, went out, each in chariot, and they went out aga Jehu.....

2 Chron. 1, 14. And Sele gathered chariots and borsen and he had a thousand and hundred chariots, and tw thousand horsemen,

....

Isa. xxii, 6, 7. And Elam t the quiver with chariots of t and horsemen, and Kir uncover the shield. And it shall cus pass, that thy choicest n shall be full of chariots, and i horsemen shall set themselves array at the gate.

(See under Horse.)

ARTILLERY OR IRON W.
CHARIOTS.

Josh. xvil, 16, 18. And the dren of Joseph' said, The hi not enough for us: and all Canaanites that dwell in the of the valley have chariots iron, both they who are of t shean and her towns, and who are of the valley of Jer

Thou shalt drive out Canaanites, though they s iron chariots, and though they strong.

Judges 1, 19. And the LORD with Judah; and he drave inhabitants of the mountain tants of the valley, because could not drive out the i had chariots of iron.

dren of Israel cried unto Judges iv, 3, 13. And the d LORD: for he had nine hund chariots of iron; and twenty 5o he mightily oppressed the chi together all his chariots, ere") of Israel. And Sisera gathe hundred chariots of iron, an the people that were with from Harosheth of the Gefl unto the river of Kishon.

COMMISSARIAT.

WAR CHARIOT. Joshua xi, 9. And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and Joshua 1, 10. 11. Then Josh burnt their chariots with fire. commanded the officers of 1 Kin. x.26. And Solomon gath-people, saying, Pass through ered together chariots and horse- host, and command the per men: and he had a thousand and saying, Prepare you victus four hundred chariots, and twelve within three days ye shall thousand horsemen, whom he be- over this Jordan, to go in to p stowed in the cities for chariots, sess the land, which the L and with the king at Jerusalem. your God giveth you to posset »

2 Kin. vi, 14, 15. Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they camel

Judges viii, 5-9, 15. And best unto the men of Succoth, Gise pray you, loaves of bread

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