| John Kitto - Bible - 1849 - 444 pages
...thus they sung until the sounds of their triumph faded on the ear. In 2 Sam. xv. 1, we read that ' Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him ;' this last portion of his retinue especially appertaining to royal state. His highness the Rao of... | |
| Bible - 1851 - 668 pages
...foolishness, 31. Husbai is sent back with instructions, 32 — 37. AND it came to pass after this, that . • Absalom prepared him chariots, and horses, and fifty men to run before him. 2 And Absalom b rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man... | |
| John Farrar - Bible - 1852 - 692 pages
...them carry their sandals in their hands that they mav run with greater ease. We read, 2 Sam. xv. 1, " Absalom prepared him chariots and horses and fifty men to run before him." In some cases even the royal personages were unattended, and drove furiously with the reins lashed... | |
| Robert Shittler - 1853 - 718 pages
...A,hithophel'» cimnlel. 32 Hushai it tent back with instructions. AND it came to pass after this, that ious things. 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate : and it was so, that when any man... | |
| 1853 - 618 pages
..." I shall die in my rest." But does not the calm often prelude a storm ? So it did in this case : " Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him." There was nothing very reprehensible in this. Was he not a king's son, and was he not also in his favour,... | |
| John Stow - 1854 - 850 pages
...That LORD, Who Ruleth over all the Kingdoms of the Earth. %* " And it came to pass after this, that us, or not ? And it came to paw, as the camels had done drinking, that the Man Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate ; and it was so, that when any Man, that... | |
| Conduct of life - 1855 - 902 pages
...people in order to dethrone his father David, and sit as king in his place. Now mark how he proceeds: "Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate : and it was so that when any man that... | |
| Thornley Smith - Bible stories, English - 1855 - 350 pages
...a plot against the throne itself, and attempts to steal away the hearts of the men of Israel. " He prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him ;" and, rising up early in the morning, he took up his position beside the gate of justice, a place where public... | |
| John Kitto - Bible - 1855 - 734 pages
...AhiihopheV s counsel. 32 Hushai is sent back vrilh instructions. AND it came to pass after this, that n Kitto 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate : and it was so, that when any man... | |
| Freeborn Garretson Hibbard - Bible - 1850 - 600 pages
...principles. No sooner was he restored to favour, than he assumed the dignity of an Oriental prince, and "prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him." His public appearances, always thus formal, stately, and imposing, made their impression upon the popular... | |
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