1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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II Maccabees 3:25

For there appeared to them a horse, with a terrible rider upon him, adorned with a very rich covering: and he ran fiercely and struck Heliodorus with his fore-feet, and he that sat upon him seemed to have armour of gold.

Horse. Fiery horses took Elias from the earth, (4 Kings 2:11.) and the mountain where Eliseus was seemed full of such, (Ibid.[4 Kings] 6:17.) which is not less wonderful than what we read here. See St. Ambrose (Of. 1:29.) treating of this history. (Worthington)