2 Samuel 15:1

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

In Context

2And Absalom rose early, and stood beside the way of the gate; and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy had to come to the king for judgment, then Absalom called him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 8:11And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

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

1 Kings 10:26And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; and he placed them in the chariot-cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

Proverbs 11:2[When] pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the lowly is wisdom.

Proverbs 17:19He loveth transgression that loveth a quarrel; he that maketh high his gate seeketh destruction.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 15:1

Absalom's name signifies "the peace of his father," yet he proves his greatest trouble; so often are we disappointed in our expectations from the creature. The sword entailed upon David's house had hitherto been among his children, but now it begins to be drawn against himself, with this aggravation, that he may thank himself for it, for, had he done justice upon the murderer, he would have prevented the traitor. The story of Absalom's rebellion begins with this chapter, but we must go over three or four more… Read the whole commentary →

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