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- "Moses," says Bp. Warburton, "had expressly prohibited the multiplying of horses ("But¹ he shall not¹ multiplyª° horsesª to himself, nor¹ cause¹ the peopleª to returnª° to Egypt,ª to the end that¹ he should multiplyª° horses:ª forasmuch as the LORDª hath saidª° unto you, Ye shall henceforthª° returnª° no¹ more¹ that¹ way.ª" {Deu 17:16}); by which the future king was forbidden to establish a body of calvary, because this could not be effected without sending into Egypt, with which people God had forbidden any communication, as this would be dangerous to religion. When Solomon had violated this law, and multiplied horses to excess ("And Solomonª had¹ fortyª thousandª stallsª of horsesª for his chariots,ª and twelveªª thousandª horsemen.ª" {1Kg 4:26}), it was soon attended with those fatal consequences that the law foretold: for this wisest of kings having likewise, in violation of another law, married Pharaoh's daughter (the early fruits of this commerce), and then, by a repetition of the same crime, but a transgression of another law, had espoused more strange women ("And Solomonª had¹ fortyª thousandª stallsª of horsesª for his chariots,ª and twelveªª thousandª horsemen.ª" {1Kg 4:26} + "But kingª Solomonª lovedª° manyª strangeª women,ª together with¹ the daughterª of Pharaoh,ª women of the Moabites,ª Ammonites,ª Edomites,ª Zidonians,ª [and] Hittites;ª" {1Kg 11:1}), they first,in defiance of a fourth law, persuaded him to build them idol temples for their use; and afterwards, against a fifth law, brought him to erect other temples for his own." "And Solomonª had¹ fourª thousandª stallsª for horsesª and chariots,ª and twelveªª thousandª horsemen;ª whom he bestowed²°¹ in the chariotª cities,ª and with¹ the kingª at Jerusalem.ª" {2Ch 9:25} + "And Solomonª had horsesª brought² out¹ of Egypt,ª¹ and linen yarn:ª the king'sª merchantsª° receivedª° the linen yarnª at a price.ª" {2Ch 1:16} + "And Solomonª had horsesª broughtª out of Egypt,ª¹ and linen yarn:ª¹ the king'sª merchantsª° receivedª° the linen yarnª¹ at a price.ª" {1Kg 10:28} + "Their landª also is fullª° of silverª and gold,ª neither¹ [is there any] endª of their treasures;ª their landª is also fullª° of horses,ª neither¹ [is there any] endª of their chariots:ª ... Their landª also is fullª° of idols;ª they worshipª° the workª of their own hands,ª that which¹ their own fingersª have made:ª°" {Isa 2:7-8} + "Woeª to them that go downª° to Egyptª for help;ª and stayª° on¹ horses,ª and trustª° in¹ chariots,ª because¹ [they are] many;ª and in¹ horsemen,ª because¹ they are very² strong;ª°¹ but they lookª° not¹ unto¹ the Holy Oneª of Israel,ª neither¹ seekª° the LORD!ª" {Isa 31:1}
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