2Sa 8:4 | TNotes | STEP | 8:4 David would have crippled ... horses to prevent their reuse by the enemy and because kings in Israel were not to accumulate horses (Deut 17:16 ).

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‏ 2 Samuel 8:4

8:4 ^a David would have crippled ... horses to prevent their reuse by the enemy and because kings in Israel were not to accumulate horses (Deut 17:16 ^b).