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NASB | 2 Samuel 8:4 David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers; and David hamstrung the chariot horses, but reserved enough of them for 100 chariots. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Samuel 8:4 David captured from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers. David also hamstrung all the chariot horses (making them lame), but reserved enough of them for a hundred chariots. |
Subject: god orders hamstringing of horses |
Bible Note: Dear Lenpaul, You impose your own values on God. Start with the Biblical presupposition that all that God does is good, righteous, holy, perfect, and wise. You and I are none of these things. Consequently, we are not in a position to impute anything negative to His actions. To do so is not only presumptuous -- rooted in incredible hubris -- but is also a grave sin (James 1:13; Ezekiel 18:29-30; Proverbs 19:3). In Him, Doc |