Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

An hundred chariots

Bible References

Houghed

Deuteronomy 17:16
Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You shall never again return that way.’
Joshua 11:6
Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not be afraid because of them, for tomorrow at this time I will deliver all of them slain before Israel; you shall hamstring their horses and burn their chariots with fire.”
Psalm 20:7
Some boast in chariots and some in horses,
But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.
Psalm 33:16
The king is not saved by a mighty army;
A warrior is not delivered by great strength.

An hundred chariots

1 Kings 4:2
These were his officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest;
1 Kings 10:26
Now Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

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