1st Kings 22: 4 And he (Ahab)said unto Jehoshaphat, Will thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
Back in the days of yore, as it has always been the case throughout human history, the issue of defense stood front and center of the individual and national need to exist. In harmony with the need to protect borders, personal property and life itself, there were heavy investments in security apparatus. For instance, kings would invest heavily in horses, as they were tried and proven in battle to be superior to an armed man standing alone.
The speed of the horses back then averaged between 30 and 40 mph, so that when compared with an armed soldier it is the equivalent of an Abrams tank, going up against a man with an AK 47. Thus, it was a no brainer that kings would be having horses as a major part of their battalions, because of their sheer strength and speed, which would then make their armies very superior and formidable.
Exodus 14: 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him. 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.
Exodus 14:9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.
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