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They also brought barley and straw for the horses and swift steeds to the place where the officers were, each man according to his duty.
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Verse 28. Beasts. Racesh denotes horses of extraordinary swiftness, (Bochart) or dromedaries, and so forth Junius translates, “post-horses.”—King: so also the Septuagint Prot. “the officers were, every man according to his charge.” The twelve governors employed others to bring all necessary provisions, ( Bible.) to the places where the king was travelling; ( Calmet.) or they took care not only of the king’s table, but they had also the general inspection over his stables. Bible.—Few oats are grown in the East. They feed their horses on barley and straw. Calmet.
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