2 Samuel 15:1

New Century Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:11

“This is what the Lord says: ‘I am bringing trouble to you from your own family. While you watch, I will take your wives from you and give them to someone who is very close to you. He will have sexual relations with your wives, and everyone will know it.

1 Kings 1:33

he said to them, “Take my servants with you and put my son Solomon on my own mule. Take him down to the spring called Gihon.

1 Kings 1:5

Adonijah was the son of King David and Haggith, and he was very proud. “I will be the king,” he said. So he got chariots and horses for himself and fifty men for his personal bodyguard.

Psalm 20:7

Some trust in chariots, others in horses, but we trust the Lord our God.

Proverbs 11:2

Pride leads only to shame; it is wise to be humble.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride leads to destruction; a proud attitude brings ruin.

Proverbs 17:19

Whoever loves to argue loves to sin. Whoever brags a lot is asking for trouble.

Deuteronomy 17:16

The king must not have too many horses for himself, and he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses, because the Lord has told you, “Don’t return that way again.”

1 Samuel 8:11

Samuel said, “If you have a king ruling over you, this is what he will do: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and his horses, and they will run in front of the king’s chariot.