1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Exodus 15:4 | Pharao's chariots and his army he hath cast into the sea: his chosen captains are drowned in the Red Sea. | Captains. Literally, Princes. Hebrew shalishim, chiefs. The three great officers, Exodus 14:7. We find three were entrusted with the highest power in the empire of Chaldea, (Ezechiel 23:15; Daniel 5:7.) as well as at the court of David. (2 Kings 23:8; 1 Paralipomenon 11:10.) Hadino, Eleazar, and Semma, had various other princes under them. (Calmet) |