He made him to ride in the second chariot.

The first chariot was that in which the king rode; the second chariot belonged to the man who held the second rank in Egypt. These were state chariots.

Bow the knee.

As he bore the royal seal and was the king's representative, his progress, when he traveled, was in royal state, and heralds preceded him who cried, "Bow the knee." The streets of Egyptian cities are so narrow that runners are wont to precede carriages to clear the way.

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