chariot 音标拼音: [tʃ'ɛriət]
n . 二轮战车
二轮战车
chariot n 1 :
a light four -
wheel horse -
drawn ceremonial carriage 2 :
a two -
wheeled horse -
drawn battle vehicle ;
used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome v 1 :
transport in a chariot 2 :
ride in a chariot Chariot \
Char "
i *
ot \,
n . [
F .
Chariot ,
from char car .
See {
Car }.]
1 . (
Antiq .)
A two -
wheeled car or vehicle for war ,
racing ,
state processions ,
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
First moved the chariots ,
after whom the foot .
--
Cowper .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
A four -
wheeled pleasure or state carriage ,
having one seat . --
Shak .
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1913 Webster ]
Chariot \
Char "
i *
ot \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Charioted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Charioting }.]
To convey in a chariot . --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
Chariot a vehicle generally used for warlike purposes .
Sometimes ,
though but rarely ,
it is spoken of as used for peaceful purposes .
The first mention of the chariot is when Joseph ,
as a mark of distinction ,
was placed in Pharaoh '
s second state chariot (
Gen .
41 :
43 );
and the next ,
when he went out in his own chariot to meet his father Jacob (
46 :
29 ).
Chariots formed part of the funeral procession of Jacob (
50 :
9 ).
When Pharaoh pursued the Israelites he took 600 war -
chariots with him (
Ex .
14 :
7 ).
The Canaanites in the valleys of Palestine had chariots of iron (
Josh .
17 :
18 ;
Judg .
1 :
19 ).
Jabin ,
the king of Canaan ,
had 900 chariots (
Judg .
4 :
3 );
and in Saul '
s time the Philistines had 30 ,
000 .
In his wars with the king of Zobah and with the Syrians ,
David took many chariots among the spoils (
2 Sam .
8 :
4 ;
10 :
18 ).
Solomon maintained as part of his army 1 ,
400 chariots (
1 Kings 10 :
26 ),
which were chiefly imported from Egypt (
29 ).
From this time forward they formed part of the armies of Israel (
1 Kings 22 :
34 ;
2 Kings 9 :
16 ,
21 ;
13 :
7 ,
14 ;
18 :
24 ;
23 :
30 ).
In the New Testament we have only one historical reference to the use of chariots ,
in the case of the Ethiopian eunuch (
Acts .
8 :
28 ,
29 ,
38 ).
This word is sometimes used figuratively for hosts (
Ps .
68 :
17 ;
2 Kings 6 :
17 ).
Elijah ,
by his prayers and his counsel ,
was "
the chariot of Israel ,
and the horsemen thereof ."
The rapid agency of God in the phenomena of nature is also spoken of under the similitude of a chariot (
Ps .
104 :
3 ;
Isa .
66 :
15 ;
Hab .
3 :
8 ).
Chariot of the cherubim (
1 Chr .
28 :
18 ),
the chariot formed by the two cherubs on the mercy -
seat on which the Lord rides .
Chariot cities were set apart for storing the war -
chariots in time of peace (
2 Chr .
1 :
14 ).
Chariot horses were such as were peculiarly fitted for service in chariots (
2 Kings 7 :
14 ).
Chariots of war are described in Ex .
14 :
7 ;
1 Sam .
13 :
5 ;
2 Sam .
8 :
4 ;
1 Chr .
18 :
4 ;
Josh .
11 :
4 ;
Judg .
4 :
3 ,
13 .
They were not used by the Israelites till the time of David .
Elijah was translated in a "
chariot of fire " (
2 Kings 2 :
11 ).
Comp .
2 Kings 6 :
17 .
This vision would be to Elisha a source of strength and encouragement ,
for now he could say , "
They that be with us are more than they that be with them ."
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