Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing.
Fifty horsemen
The king
Like the dust
General references
Bible References
Fifty horsemen
1 Samuel 13:6
The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble because the troops were in a difficult situation. They hid in caves, thickets, among rocks, and in holes and cisterns.
1 Kings 20:15
So Ahab counted the young men of the provincial leaders, and there were 232. After them he counted all the Israelite troops: 7,000.
Isaiah 36:8
Now make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I’ll give you 2,000 horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!
The king
2 Kings 8:12
and Hazael asked, “Why is my lord weeping?”
He replied, “Because I know the evil you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with the sword. You will dash their little ones to pieces. You will rip open their pregnant women.”
He replied, “Because I know the evil you will do to the people of Israel. You will set their fortresses on fire. You will kill their young men with the sword. You will dash their little ones to pieces. You will rip open their pregnant women.”
2 Kings 10:32
In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory:
Like the dust
Psalm 18:42 I pulverize them like dust before the wind;
I trample them like mud in the streets.
I trample them
Isaiah 41:2 Who has stirred him up from the east?
He calls righteousness to his feet.
The Lord hands nations over to him,
and he subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like wind-driven stubble with his bow.
He calls righteousness to his feet.
The Lord hands nations over to him,
and he subdues kings.
He makes them like dust with his sword,
like wind-driven stubble with his bow.
Joel 3:14 Multitudes, multitudes
in the valley of decision!
For the Day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
in the valley of decision!
For the Day of the Lord is near
in the valley of decision.
General references
Proverbs 14:28 A large population is a king’s splendor,
but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.
but a shortage of people is a ruler’s devastation.