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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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from him: or, of his chariots: As Ch1 18:4 seven hundred. In the parallel place in Chronicles it is "seven thousand horsemen, a far more probable number. The letter ז, zayin, with a dot upon it stands for seven thousand, and the final letter ן, noon, for seven hundred. The great similarity of these letters might easily cause the one to be mistaken for the other, and so produce an error in this place. David houghed, Deu 17:16; Jos 11:6, Jos 11:9; Psa 20:7, Psa 33:16, Psa 33:17 reserved: Kg1 10:26 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 8:5
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