en_tn/1ch/18/04.md

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a thousand chariots

"1,000 chariots" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)

seven thousand horsemen

These are soldiers who rode on horses. "7,000 horsemen" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)

twenty thousand footmen

These are soldiers who walked. "20,000 footmen" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)

hamstrung all the chariot horses

David had his soldiers cut the hamstring muscles on the backs of the horses' thighs so they would no longer be able to run.

reserved

to keep for a special use

a hundred chariots

"100 chariots" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers)