Bible Dictionaries
Horse

Horse — The horse is never mentioned in Scripture in connection with the patriarchs; the first time the Bible speaks of it, it is in reference to the Egyptian army pursuing the Hebrews, During the epoch of the conquest and of Judges, we hear of horses only with the Chanaanean troops, and later on with the Philistines, The hilly country inhabited by the Israelites was not favourable to the use of the horse; this is the reason why the Bible speaks of horses only in connection with war. David and Solomon established a cavalry and chariot force; but even this, used exclusively for wars of conquest, seems to have been looked upon as a dangerous temptation to kings, for the Deuteronomy legislation forbids them to multiply horses for themselves. The grand description of the war horse in Job is classical; it will be noticed, however, that its praises are more for the strength than for the swiftness of the horse. The prophet Zacharias depicts (Zec 9:10) the Messianic age as one in which no hostilities will be heard of; then all warlike apparel being done away with, the horse will serve only for peaceful use.

Verses:

• Genesis 47:17
• Genesis 49:17
• Exodus 9:3
• Exodus 14:9
• Exodus 14:23
• Exodus 15:1
• Exodus 15:19
• Exodus 15:21
• Deuteronomy 11:4
• Deuteronomy 17:16
• Deuteronomy 20:1
• Joshua 11:4
• Joshua 11:6
• Joshua 11:9
• Judges 5:22
• 2 Samuel 15:1
• 1 Kings 4:26
• 1 Kings 4:28
• 1 Kings 10:25
• 1 Kings 10:28
• 1 Kings 10:29
• 1 Kings 18:5
• 1 Kings 20:1
• 1 Kings 20:20
• 1 Kings 20:21
• 1 Kings 20:25
• 1 Kings 22:4
• 2 Kings 2:11
• 2 Kings 3:7
• 2 Kings 5:9
• 2 Kings 6:14
• 2 Kings 6:15
• 2 Kings 6:17
• 2 Kings 7:6
• 2 Kings 7:7
• 2 Kings 7:10
• 2 Kings 7:13
• 2 Kings 7:14
• 2 Kings 9:18
• 2 Kings 9:19
• 2 Kings 9:33
• 2 Kings 10:2
• 2 Kings 11:16
• 2 Kings 14:20
• 2 Kings 18:23
• 2 Kings 23:11
• 2 Chronicles 1:16
• 2 Chronicles 1:17
• 2 Chronicles 9:24
• 2 Chronicles 9:25
• 2 Chronicles 9:28
• 2 Chronicles 23:15
• 2 Chronicles 25:28
• Ezra 2:66
• Nehemiah 3:28
• Nehemiah 7:68
• Esther 6:8
• Esther 6:9
• Esther 6:10
• Esther 6:11
• Esther 8:10
• Job 39:18
• Job 39:19
• Psalms 20:7
• Psalms 32:9
• Psalms 33:17
• Psalms 76:6
• Psalms 147:10
• Proverbs 21:31
• Proverbs 26:3
• Ecclesiastes 10:7
• Isaiah 2:7
• Isaiah 5:28
• Isaiah 30:16
• Isaiah 31:1
• Isaiah 31:3
• Isaiah 36:8
• Isaiah 38:14
• Isaiah 43:17
• Isaiah 63:13
• Isaiah 66:20
• Jeremiah 4:13
• Jeremiah 5:8
• Jeremiah 6:23
• Jeremiah 8:6
• Jeremiah 8:7
• Jeremiah 8:16
• Jeremiah 12:5
• Jeremiah 17:25
• Jeremiah 22:4
• Jeremiah 31:40
• Jeremiah 46:4
• Jeremiah 46:9
• Jeremiah 50:37
• Jeremiah 50:42
• Jeremiah 51:21
• Jeremiah 51:27
• Ezekiel 17:15
• Ezekiel 23:6
• Ezekiel 23:12
• Ezekiel 23:20
• Ezekiel 23:23
• Ezekiel 26:7
• Ezekiel 26:10
• Ezekiel 26:11
• Ezekiel 27:14
• Ezekiel 38:4
• Ezekiel 38:15
• Ezekiel 39:20
• Hosea 1:7
• Hosea 14:3
• Joel 2:4
• Amos 2:15
• Amos 4:10
• Amos 6:12
• Micah 5:10
• Nahum 3:2
• Habakkuk 1:8
• Habakkuk 3:8
• Habakkuk 3:15
• Haggai 2:22
• Zechariah 1:8
• Zechariah 6:2
• Zechariah 6:3
• Zechariah 6:6
• Zechariah 9:10
• Zechariah 10:3
• Zechariah 10:5
• Zechariah 12:4
• Zechariah 14:15
• Zechariah 14:20
• James 3:3
• Revelation 6:2
• Revelation 6:4
• Revelation 6:5
• Revelation 6:8
• Revelation 9:7
• Revelation 9:9
• Revelation 9:17
• Revelation 14:20
• Revelation 18:13
• Revelation 19:11
• Revelation 19:14
• Revelation 19:18
• Revelation 19:19
• Revelation 19:21