2 Samuel 15:1
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
KJV
Igitur post hæc fecit sibi Absalom currus, et equites, et quinquaginta viros qui præcederent eum.
Vulgate
Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ ταῦτα καὶ ἐποίησεν ἑαυτῷ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἅρματα καὶ ἵππους καὶ πεντήκοντα ἄνδρας παρατρέχειν ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ.
LXX
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
ASV
וַֽ/יְהִי֙ מֵ/אַ֣חֲרֵי כֵ֔ן וַ/יַּ֤עַשׂ ל/וֹ֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם מֶרְכָּבָ֖ה וְ/סֻסִ֑ים וַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ רָצִ֥ים לְ/פָנָֽי/ו
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
'bshlvm
proper_noun · 111×
ו
v
noun · 717×
ו
v
noun · 44×
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chmshym
adjective · 163×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כֵ֗ן
kn
adjective · 767×
סוּסִ֖ים
svsym
noun · 141×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
רָצִ֔ים
rtsym
verb · 104×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers David's reign: his lament over Saul and Jonathan, the capture of Jerusalem, the bringing of the Ark, the Davidic covenant, the sin with Bathsheba, Absalom's rebellion, and David's final years. Josephus treats David as both a military genius and a flawed ruler.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 1:5 — 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.
- 1Kgs 1:5 — 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.
- 1Sam 8:11 — And 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, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before hi
- 1Sam 8:11 — And 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, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before hi
- 2Sam 12:11 — Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in
- Prov 17:19 — He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.
- Ps 3:1 — Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! many are they that rise up against me.
- Ps 20:7 — Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.