After this, Absalom bought a chariot and horses, and he hired fifty bodyguards to run ahead of 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 got himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run before 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.

About that time David’s son Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, began boasting,“ I will make myself king.” So he provided himself with chariots and charioteers and recruited fifty men to run in front of him.

“ This is how a king will reign over you,” Samuel said.“ The king will draft your sons and assign them to his chariots and his charioteers, making them run before his chariots.

“ This is what the Lord says: Because of what you have done, I will cause your own household to rebel against you. I will give your wives to another man before your very eyes, and he will go to bed with them in public view.

Some nations boast of their chariots and horses, but we boast in the name of the Lord our God.

Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

“ The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you,‘ You must never return to Egypt.’

Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.

Solomon built up a huge force of chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He stationed some of them in the chariot cities and some near him in Jerusalem.The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Cilicia; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.At that time chariots from Egypt could be purchased for 600 pieces of silver, and horses for 150 pieces of silver. They were then exported to the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.

the king said to them,“ Take Solomon and my officials down to Gihon Spring. Solomon is to ride on my own mule.

He says,‘ I will build a magnificent palace with huge rooms and many windows. I will panel it throughout with fragrant cedar and paint it a lovely red.’But a beautiful cedar palace does not make a great king! Your father, Josiah, also had plenty to eat and drink. But he was just and right in all his dealings. That is why God blessed him.He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord.