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Hough, To

From: Concise Bible Dictionary: H By: George A. Morrish

To lame a horse and render it useless by cutting the sinews of the hind leg, called the hamstring (Josh. 11:6,9⁶And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel: thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their chariots with fire. (Joshua 11:6)
⁹And Joshua did unto them as the Lord bade him: he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire. (Joshua 11:9); 2 Sam. 8:4⁴And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots. (2 Samuel 8:4); 1 Chron. 18:4⁴And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots. (1 Chronicles 18:4)).

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