Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 18:4 — And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
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seven thousand   2Sa 8:4; seven hundred
David   "The words wyakker Dawid eth col haraichev, should be rendered, ""and David disjointed all the chariots;"" which is nearly the rendering of the LXX., [kai paraluse David panta ta armata.] To have houghed the horses would have been both unreasonable and inhuman; for, as he had gained so complete a victory, there was no danger of their falling into the hands of the enemy; and if he did not choose to keep them, which indeed the law would not permit, he ought to have killed them outright."
houghed   Deu 17:16; Jos 11:6,9; Psa 20:7; Psa 33:16,17
an hundred chariots   1Ki 4:2; 1Ki 10:26
Correlating Passages
seven thousand
2Sa 8:4 And David took from him a thousand [chariots], and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] an hundred chariots.
houghed
Deu 17:16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.
Jos 11:6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire.
Jos 11:9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.
Psa 20:7 Some [trust] in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
Psa 33:16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
Psa 33:17 An horse [is] a vain thing for safety: neither shall he deliver [any] by his great strength.
an hundred chariots
1Ki 4:2 And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
1Ki 10:26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Chronicles 18:4," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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