. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . xi. 1). The Egyptian chariot and doubtless thatof the Israelites had a nearly semicircular woodenframe with straightened sides, resting posteriorly onthe axle of a pair of wheels, and supporting a railof wood or ivory attached to the frame by leathern thongs and a wooden upright in front. The backof the car was open ; the sides were strengthenedand ornamented with leather and metal binding ; thefloor was of rope net-work, to give a springy footingto the occupants. On the right-hand side was thebow-case; sometimes also the quiver and spear-easewere on
. A comprehensive dictionary of the Bible . xi. 1). The Egyptian chariot and doubtless thatof the Israelites had a nearly semicircular woodenframe with straightened sides, resting posteriorly onthe axle of a pair of wheels, and supporting a railof wood or ivory attached to the frame by leathern thongs and a wooden upright in front. The backof the car was open ; the sides were strengthenedand ornamented with leather and metal binding ; thefloor was of rope net-work, to give a springy footingto the occupants. On the right-hand side was thebow-case; sometimes also the quiver and spear-easewere on this side, crossing diagonally. If two war-riors were in the chariot, a second bow-case was add-ed. The two wheels had each usually six spokes,and were fastened to the axle by a finch-pin securedby a thong. The horses wore a breast-band andgirths attached to the saddle, and head furniture,but no traces. A bearing-rein was fastened to aring or hook in front of the saddle, and the drivingreins passed through other reins on each side of both. Egyptian prince* In their chariot.—(Wilkinson.) horses. Most commonly two persons, and some-times three rode in the chariot, of whom the thirdwas employed to carry the state umbrella (2 K. , 24; IK. xxii. 34; Acts viii. 38). A secondchariot usually accompanied the king to battleto be used in case of necessity (2 Chr. xxv. 34).Chariots of other nations are mentioned, as of As-syria (2 K. xix. 23 ; Ez. xxiii. 24), Syria (2 Sam. 2 K. vi. 14, 15), Persia (Is. xxii. 6), Ethiopia (2Chr. xiv. 9), the Philistines, &c. (se3 above). An-tiochus Eupator is said to have had 300 chariotsarmed with scythes (2 Mc. xiii. 2). (Arms; Army;Highway; Horse.) The prophets allude frequentlyto chariots as typical of power (Ps. xx. 7, civ. 3;Jer. li. 21; Zech. vi. 1). In the N. T., the onlymention of a chariot, except in Rev. ix. 9 and , is in the case of the Ethiopian eunuch (Actsviii. 28, 29, 38).
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