After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run before him.

此后，押沙龙为自己预备车马，又派五十人在他前头奔走。

此后，押沙龙为自己预备车马，又派五十人在他前头奔跑。

此后，押沙龙为自己预备车马，又派五十人在他前头奔跑。

后来，押沙龙为自己备了车马，又派五十个人在他前面开道。

这事以后，押沙龙为自己预备了一辆战车和一些马匹，又预备了五十人在他前面奔走开路。

此後，押沙龍為自己預備車馬，又派五十人在他前頭奔走。

此後，押沙龍為自己預備車馬，又派五十人在他前頭奔跑。

此後，押沙龍為自己預備車馬，又派五十人在他前頭奔跑。

後來，押沙龍為自己備了車馬，又派五十個人在他前面開道。

這事以後，押沙龍為自己預備了一輛戰車和一些馬匹，又預備了五十人在他前面奔走開路。

此後、押沙龍為自己豫備了車馬，又有五十人在他前面奔走。

這事以後，押沙龍為自己配備了一輛車和馬匹，以及五十個在他前面奔走開路的人。

此後、押沙龍備車馬與五十人、奔走於前、

嗣後押沙龍備車馬、簡僕從五十、趨承於前、

此後押沙龍自備車馬、使五十人趨於前、

In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty men to run ahead of him.

Some time later, Absalom got a chariot and horses for himself. He also got 50 men to run in front of him.

After this Absalom got himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of him.

Now it came about after this that Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

After this it happened that Absalom provided himself with chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and 50 men to run before him.

And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

Some time later Absalom managed to acquire a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.

After this, Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men to run before him.

Adonijah son of Haggith kept exalting himself, saying,“ I will be king!” He prepared chariots, cavalry, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

He said,“ These are the rights of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and put them to his use in his chariots, on his horses, or running in front of his chariots.

“ This is what the LORD says,‘ I am going to bring disaster on you from your own family: I will take your wives and give them to another before your very eyes, and he will sleep with them in broad daylight.

Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses, but we take pride in the name of the LORD our God.

Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the LORD has told you,‘ You are never to go back that way again.’

When arrogance comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.

One who loves to offend loves strife; one who builds a high threshold invites injury.

Solomon accumulated 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen and stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders bought them from Kue at the going price.A chariot was imported from Egypt for fifteen pounds of silver, and a horse for four pounds. In the same way, they exported them to all the kings of the Hittites and to the kings of Aram through their agents.

The king said to them,“ Take my servants with you, have my son Solomon ride on my own mule, and take him down to Gihon.

who says,“ I will build myself a massive palace, with spacious upstairs rooms.” He will cut windows in it, and it will be paneled with cedar and painted bright red.Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him.He took up the case of the poor and needy; then it went well. Is this not what it means to know me? This is the LORD’s declaration.