Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Bible References
Absalom
2 Samuel 12:11
"This is what the LORD says: ""Listen very carefully! ""I'm raising up evil against you right out of your own household. ""I'm going to take your wives away from you right before your eyes. ""Then I'll give them to your neighbor. ""And then he's going to have sex with your wives in broad daylight!
Deuteronomy 17:16
Only he must not amass horses for himself or cause the people to return to Egypt to obtain more horses. For the LORD said you must never return that way again.
1 Samuel 8:11
He said, "This is how the king who rules over you will operate: He will conscript your sons and assign them to his chariots. He will conscript them as his horsemen, and they'll run in front of his chariots.
1 Kings 1:5
Meanwhile, about this time Haggith's son Adonijah began to seek a reputation for himself and decided, "I'm going to be king!" So he prepared chariots, cavalry, and 50 soldiers to serve as a security detail to guard him.
1 Kings 10:26
Solomon accumulated chariots and cavalry. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 cavalry soldiers. He stationed them in various chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.
Psalm 20:7
Some boast in chariots, others in horses; but we will boast in the name of the LORD our God.
Proverbs 11:2
When pride appears, disgrace accompanies it, but humility is present with wisdom.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride precedes destruction; an arrogant spirit appears before a fall.
Proverbs 17:19
The person who loves transgression loves strife; the person who builds a high gate invites destruction.
Jeremiah 22:14
How terrible for him who says, "I'll build a large house for myself with spacious upper rooms, who cuts out windows for it, paneling it with cedar and painting it red.'