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2 Kings 23:11

King James Version (KJV)

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And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which [was] in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.

2 Kings 23:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 23:11

Theological / Devotional

The horses. In ancient times the sun was frequently depicted as a charioteer who daily drove his horses across the sky.

Chariots of the sun. Sun chariots were known in ancient Persia, and were familiar to the Greeks and Romans. It is interesting to have this early trace of such a custom among the Hebrews. Manasseh and Amon must have gone to great lengths in adopting the forms of heathen worship they found in use in the countries about them.

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