Deuteronomy 17:16

God's Word

The king must never own a large number of horses or make the people return to Egypt to get more horses. The Lord has told you, “You will never go back there again.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:4

David took 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers from him. David also disabled all but 100 of their horses so that they couldn’t pull chariots.

1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah, son of Haggith, was very handsome. His mother gave birth to him after she had Absalom. Adonijah was boasting that he was king. So he got a chariot and horses and 50 men to run ahead of him.

1 Kings 4:26

Solomon had stalls for 40,000 chariot horses. He also had 12,000 chariot soldiers.

1 Kings 5:6

So order men to cut down cedars from Lebanon for me. My workers will work with your workers. I will pay you whatever wages you ask for your workers. You know we don’t have any skilled lumberjacks like those from Sidon.”

2 Chronicles 1:16

Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue. The king’s traders bought them from Kue for a fixed price.

2 Chronicles 9:25

Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots, and 12,000 war horses. He stationed ⌞some⌟ in chariot cities and ⌞others⌟ with himself in Jerusalem.

Psalm 20:7

Some ⌞rely⌟ on chariots and others on horses, but we will boast in the name of the Lord our God.

Exodus 13:17

When Pharaoh let the people go, God didn’t lead them on the road through Philistine territory, although that was the shortest route. God said, “If they see that they have to fight a war, they may change their minds and go back to Egypt.”

Exodus 13:18

So God led the people around the other way, on the road through the desert toward the Red Sea. The Israelites were ready for battle when they left Egypt.

Exodus 14:13

Moses answered the people, “Don’t be afraid! Stand still, and see what the Lord will do to save you today. You will never see these Egyptians again.

Isaiah 2:7

Their land is filled with silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures. Their land is filled with horses, and there is no end to their chariots.

Jeremiah 42:19

“The Lord has told you people who are left in Judah not to go to Egypt. You need to know that I am warning you today.

Ezekiel 17:15

But the king of Judah rebelled against the king of Babylon by sending his messengers to Egypt to get horses and many soldiers. Will the king of Judah succeed? Will anyone who does such things escape? He can’t break a treaty and go unpunished.

Hosea 11:5

“They will not return to Egypt. Instead, Assyria will rule them because they have refused to return to me.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria cannot save us. We won’t ride on horses anymore. We will never again say that the things our hands have made are our gods. You love orphans.”

Micah 5:10

“When that day comes,” declares the Lord, “I will destroy your horses and demolish your chariots.

Deuteronomy 28:68

The Lord will bring you back to Egypt in ships  on a journey that I said you would never take again. There you will try to sell yourselves as slaves to your enemies, but no one will buy you.

1 Samuel 8:11

Samuel said, “These are the rights of a king: He will draft your sons, make them serve on his chariots and horses, and make them run ahead of his chariots.