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QUESTION TIME! Why did kings ride on mules? |
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| 1 Kings 1 |
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| 30 Even as I sware unto thee by the
LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign
after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will
I certainly do this day. |
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| 31 Then Bathsheba bowed with [her]
face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my
lord king David live for ever. |
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| 32 And king David said, Call me
Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of
Jehoiada. And they came before the king. |
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| 33 The king also said unto them,
Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to
ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: |
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| 34 And let Zadok the priest and
Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye
with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon. |
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| Mules were traditionally reserved
for the royal family (2 Samuel 13:29; 18:9). Horses were not
introduced into Jewish military life until Solomon's reign and then
only for pulling chariots, not for riding. Mounted warriors were
used in other cultures during this period of history, but not in
Israel until much later. Since Hebraic law forbade crossbreeding
(Leviticus 19:19), mules had to be imported and were therefore very
expensive. So while the common people rode donkeys, the mule was
reserved for royalty. |
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