John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 14:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they brought him on horses, etc.] That is, in a chariot or hearse drawn by horses; though the Jews f155 suppose he was carried on horses, and that because he worshipped the gods of the Edomites, who were themselves carried on horses; and he was not carried on the shoulders of men, because he neglected to serve the God of Israel, whose mysteries were carried on the shoulders of men: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David; and very probably in the sepulchre of the kings, though his father was not.

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