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David took from him one thousand chariots, seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen; and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them enough for one hundred chariots.
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Verse 4. Footmen. Hebrew may well signify, “1000 chariot-horses and 7000 men who mounted the chariots and the horses.” We only find 1700 horsemen. 2 Kennicott. 8:4. But soon after it is added, David houghed all the chariot-horses. Calmet.—They were thus rendered useless. The king was forbidden to keep many horses. D.
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