...altar? 8 Now therefore give } pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, n and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain of "the least of my master's servants, pand...

...body long, and the legs slender and sinewy. The prophet exclaims of the horses of the Chaldeans, " They are swifter than the leopards, and more fierce...part to set riders upon them." — 2 Kings xviii. 23. t Habakkuk i. 8. magnificent description of the war-horse in the book of Job is familiar to every reader.*...

...body long, and the legs slender and sinewy. The prophet exclaims of the horses of the Chaldeans, " They are swifter than the leopards, and more fierce...lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousaud horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them." — 2 Kings xviii. 23. t Habakkuk...

...national religion. 8. And now, engage, I pray thee, with my lord, the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if thou be. able on thy part to set riders upon them. A contemptuous comparison between the Jews, who were almost destitute of cavalry, and the Assyrians,...

...conquer the Jewish army, but, in pity to its weakness, to lend Hezekiah two thousand horses, &c. " Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord...thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them." 3 The signal catastrophe which cut short these insolent boastings, destroyed the Assyrian army, and...

...mine hand ? 35 Who are they among all the gods d ch. 19. 13. e ch. 17. 24, jiva. || Or, hostages. II pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will...thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 24 How then wilt thou turn away of the countries, that have delivered their country out of mine hand,...

...faithfully portrayed animals, is shown by the lions, • 1 Kings, x. 28, 29. t 2 Kings, xviii. 23. " Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord...Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thoa be able on thy part to set riders upon them." It may be inferred from this passage, that cavalry...

...worship before 23 this altar in Jerusalem t Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges 10 \nr, hostages] that kindled the fire shall Barely make restitution.2 7 If a man shall deliver 24 thou be able on ihy part to set riders upon them. How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain...

...of the Chaldeans, " They are swifter than the leopards, and more fierce than the evening wolves ;""[ and the * " Now, therefore, I pray thee, give pledges...part to set riders upon them." — 2 Kings xviii. 23. t Habakkuk i. 8. magnificent description of the war-horse in the book of Job is familiar to every reader.*...

...faithfully portrayed animals, is shown by the lions, • 1 Kings, x. 28, 29. t 2 Kings, xviii. 23. " Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord...will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be nble on thy part to set riders upon them." It may be inferred from this passage, that cavalry was not...