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Exodus 14:7

EXODUS—NOTE ON Exodus 14:7 Chariots were a significant advantage in ancient Near Eastern warfare. Egypt was skilled in their use, as indicated by the six hundred chosen chariots in addition to all the others. Pharaoh was using his most imposing weapons to fight against what appeared to be a wandering and trapped nation.

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See also Exodus 14:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Exodus 14:7. _SIX HUNDRED CHOSEN CHARIOTS, C._] According to the most authentic accounts we have of _war-chariots_, they were frequently drawn by _two_ or by _four_ horses, and carried three pe...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SIX HUNDRED CHOSEN CHARIOTS - The Egyptian army comprised large numbers of chariots, each drawn by two horses, with two men, one bearing the shield and driving, the other fully armed. The horses were...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 14 THE PURSUIT OF THE ENEMY AND REDEMPTION BY POWER _ 1. The coming of Pharaoh announced (Exodus 14:1)_ 2. The pursuit and Israel troubled (Exodus 14:5) 3. Moses speaks to the people (Exodu...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EXODUS 14. (Exodus 14:1 P, Exodus 14:5 f. J, Exodus 14:7 a(b) E, Exodus 14:8 P Exo

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    HE TOOK SIX HUNDRED CHOSEN CHARIOTS— These six hundred, most probably, were those which appertained to the king's guard, and were always ready to attend him, being the very choice and strength of his...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 14And Je-ho-vah spake unto Mo-ses, saying (2) Speak unto the children of Is-ra-el, that they turn back and encamp before Pi-ha-hi-roth, between Mig-dol and the sea, befo...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND IT WAS TOLD THE KING OF EGYPT THAT THE PEOPLE FLED: AND THE HEART OF PHARAOH AND OF HIS SERVANTS WAS TURNED AGAINST THE PEOPLE, AND THEY SAID, WHY HAVE WE DONE THIS, THAT WE HAVE LET ISRAEL GO FR...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    SIX HUNDRED CHOSEN CHARIOTS. — The chariot force was that on which the Egyptians chiefly relied for victory from the beginning of the eighteenth dynasty. Diodorus Siculus assigns to his Sesostris (pro...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּקַּ֗ח שֵׁשׁ ־מֵאֹ֥ות רֶ֨כֶב֙ בָּח֔וּר ו

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE PEOPLE ARE LED OUT AND PURSUED Exodus 13:17; Exodus 14:1 There were two routes to Canaan, the nearest through the land of the Philistines; but to take that would have exposed the Hebrews to the v...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The first movement of the emancipated people was to march into the place of danger. It eventuated in the trial of their faith, as we shall see, but the divine meaning of it was told to Moses and it is...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Captains. Septuagint, "Tristatas." Three men rode on every chariot, which was armed with scythes, to cut down all that came within contact, the chief warrior, with his armour bearer and charioteer. ...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Reader! keep in view, what hath before been said of the Lord's hardening this man's heart. Read that striking verse, Proverbs 12:16...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    There is hardly a book of the Old Testament that stands out in more decided contrast with the book of Genesis than the one which follows it most closely. And this is the more striking, because God emp...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    At the Red Sea God acts in power according to the purposes of His love; consequently the enemy, who was closely pursuing His people, is destroyed without resource. This is what will happen to the peop...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND HE TOOK SIX HUNDRED CHOSEN CHARIOTS,.... The chief and best he had, war chariots, chariots of iron; perhaps such as had iron scythes to them, to cut down men as they drove along; these were taken...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. Ver. 7. _Six hundred chosen chariots._] They fought of old out of chariots armed with scyt...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Six hundred chosen chariots_ The strength of ancient Egypt, which is a plain country, consisted in cavalry and military chariots. Indeed, it appears from sundry passages of Scripture, that the easter...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 God instructeth the Israelites in their iourney. 5 Pharaoh pursueth after them. 10 The Israelites murmure. 13 Moses comforteth them. 15 God instructeth Moses. 19 The cloud remoueth behinde the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And he took six hundred chosen chariots, the pick of his supply, the flower of his army, AND ALL THE CHARIOTS OF EGYPT, whatever other wagons were available, AND CAPTAINS OVER EVERYONE OF THEM, all th...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    PHARAOH PURSUES ISRAEL...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    FOURTH SECTION Direction of the Exodus. The Pursuit. The Distress. The Red Sea. The Song of Triumph Exodus 13:17 to Exodus 15:21 A. DIRECTION OF THE MARCH. THE DISTRESS. PASSAGE THROUGH THE RED SEA....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE OBSTACLE OF THE RED SEA (vs.1-2) By the Word of the Lord Israel was brought now to a spot from which there was no natural way of escape. The Red Sea was before them, three mountains surrounded t...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-9 Pharaoh would think that all Israel was entangled in the wilderness, and so would become an easy prey. But God says, I will be honoured upon Pharaoh. All men being made for the honour of their Ma...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    QUEST. How. could he use or carry his chariots, when all his horses were killed by that plague? EXODUS 9:6. ANSW. That plague slew only the horses which were in the field, EXODUS 9:3, not those kept i...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep." (Psalms 107:23-24) How true is this! and yet our coward hearts...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Exodus 14:7 took H3947 (H8799) six H8337 hundred H3967 choice H977 (H8803) chariots H7393 chariots H7

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    Exodus 14 . YAHWEH DESTROYS THE FORCES OF EGYPT (EXODUS 14:1). In this chapter we discover how Pharaoh changed his mind and determined to bring the Israelites back. Once the first grieving over the de...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Exodus 14:1 _And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth between Migdol and sea, over against Baalzephon: before it ye shall e...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: God's power exerted to redeem Israel. Passing the Red Sea. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Pharaoh, angel. CONCLUSION: The believer cannot go ahead in the strength of Christ until he has learned t...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Exodus 14:2. _Before Pi-hahiroth._ The Lord led the people into the straits between the hills, in order that Pharaoh and his hosts might be overwhelmed in the sea; and that Israel might see his salvat...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Egyptians marched after them._ ISRAEL PURSUED Notice some analogies between the flight of Israel from Egypt and the progress of the sinner from the captivity of the devil. In both eases we have...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 14:5_ THE GOOD PURSUED BY OLD ENEMIES I. THAT THE GOOD, IN SEEKING TO COME OUT OF THE BONDAGE OF SIN, ARE FREQUENTLY PURSUED BY OLD ENEMIES. Thus was it wit...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THE PURSUIT OF ISRAEL BY THE EGYPTIANS. A short respite from suffering was sufficient to enable Pharaoh to recover from his extreme alarm. No further deaths had followed on the destruction...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall encamp by th...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Exodus 14:23 Exodus 15:4 Joshua 17:16 Judges 4:3 Judges 4:15...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    FAITH AS EXEMPLIFIED IN MOSES Selections from Exodus 3:1; Exodus 6:1; Exodus 7:1; Exodus 8:1;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Captains over every one of them — Or rather over all of them; distributing the command of them to his several Captains....

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