International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Chariots of the SunCHARIOTS OF THE SUN (markebhoth ha-shemesh): These, together with "horses of the sun," are mentioned in 2 Kings 23:11. They are said to have stood in the temple, a gift of the kings of Judah. Josiah removed the horses from the precincts of the temple and burned the chariots. Among the Greeks, Helios was endowed with horses and chariots. Thus the course of the sun as he sped across the skies was understood by the mythological mind of antiquity. The Babylonian god Shamash (= Hebrew Shemesh) likewise had his chariot and horses as well as his charioteer. The cult of the sun and other heavenly bodies which was particularly in vogue during the latter days of the Judean monarchy (compare 2 Kings 23:5 Ezekiel 8:16; Deuteronomy 17:3 Jeremiah 8:2) seems to have constituted an element of the Canaanitish religion (compare the names of localities like Beth-shemesh and the like). The chariots of the sun are also referred to in Enoch 72:5, 37; 75:4, and Greek Apocrypha of Baruch 6. Library The Young Josiah and the Book of the Law The Desolations of the Lord, the Consolation of his Saints How Amon Reigned Instead of Manasseh; and after Amon Reigned ... Women who Saved a Nation Travelers by Sea and Land 418. Maker of the Sea and Sky How Solomon Grew Rich, and Fell Desperately in Love with Women and ... Chapter i Chapter vi. Index of First Lines Book 9 Footnotes Resources Who was Sisera in the Bible? | GotQuestions.orgWhat are the meanings of the various visions in the book of Zechariah? | GotQuestions.org Did the Israelites in the book of Exodus cross the Red Sea or the Reed Sea? | GotQuestions.org Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Subtopics Chariots for War used in Pursuing Enemies Chariots for War: Advantageously Manoeuvred in a Flat Country Chariots for War: Armed With Iron Chariots for War: Commanded by Captains Chariots for War: Formed Part of the Line of Battle Chariots for War: Kept in Chariot Cities Chariots for War: Lighted by Night With Torches Chariots used in War by The: Assyrians Chariots used in War by The: Babylonians Chariots used in War by The: Canaanites Chariots used in War by The: Egyptians Chariots used in War by The: Ethiopians Chariots used in War by The: Jews Chariots used in War by The: Philistines Chariots used in War by The: Syrians Chariots: Bounding Motion of, Referred To Chariots: Carriages for Travelling Chariots: Carriages Used in War Chariots: Christ's Love to his Church Chariots: Consecrated to the Sun Chariots: Drawn by Asses and Camels Chariots: Drivers Generally Employed For Chariots: Elijah Taken to Heaven in One of Fire Chariots: Introduced Into Israel by David Chariots: Kings Rode In, to Battle Chariots: Kings Used, in Common Chariots: Multiplied by Solomon Chariots: Noise Occasioned By, Referred To Chariots: Often Attended by Running Footmen Chariots: Persons of Distinction Used Chariots: Sometimes Driven by the Owners Chariots: Sometimes Driven Furiously Chariots: The Jews Condemned For: Multiplying Chariots: The Jews Condemned For: Taken in War, often Destroyed Chariots: The Jews Condemned For: Trusting To Chariots: The Judgments of God |