Horses and chariots went up with him; it was a very impressive procession.
2 Kings 18:24 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised How then can you drive back a single officer among the least of my master’s servants? How can you rely on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition How then can you beat back one captain among the least of my master's servants, when your trust is put in Egypt for chariots and horsemen? American Standard Version (1901) How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain of the least of my master’s servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? Common English Bible How will you drive back even the least important official among my master’s servants when you are relying on Egypt for chariots and riders? Catholic Public Domain Version So how can you resist one prince from the least of my lord's servants? Do you have faith in Egypt because of the chariots and horsemen? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And how can you stand against one lord of the least of my master's servants? Dost thou trust in Egypt for chariots and for horsemen? |
Horses and chariots went up with him; it was a very impressive procession.
Then Ben-hadad sent messengers to him and said, ‘May the gods punish me and do so severely if Samaria’s dust amounts to a handful for each of the people who follow me.’
Now look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is what Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.
‘So now, make a bargain with my master the king of Assyria. I’ll give you two thousand horses if you’re able to supply riders for them!
Now, have I attacked this place to destroy it without the Lord’s approval? The Lord said to me, “Attack this land and destroy it.” ’
Woe to the rebellious children! This is the Lord’s declaration. They carry out a plan, but not mine; they make an alliance, but against my will, piling sin on top of sin.
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help and who depend on horses! They trust in the abundance of chariots and in the large number of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and they do not seek the Lord.
Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the Lord raises his hand to strike, the helper will stumble and the one who is helped will fall; both will perish together.
Look, you are relying on Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who grabs it and leans on it. This is how Pharaoh king of Egypt is to all who rely on him.
How then can you drive back a single officer among the least of my master’s servants? How can you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: This is what you will say to Judah’s king, who is sending you to enquire of me: “Watch: Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, is going to return to its own land of Egypt.
However, this king revolted against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?
Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast company will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
‘ “Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the Lord, for they have been a staff made of reed to the house of Israel.
that tree is you, Your Majesty. For you have become great and strong: your greatness has grown and even reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to the ends of the earth.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of the heavens, because all his works are true and his ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
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.”