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Except in Cant. 3: 9, where the word is appiryon and signifies 'sedan, portable couch,' the chariots were vehicles with two wheels, used either for travelling or for war: they are often seen portrayed on Egyptian and Assyrian monuments. Gen. 41: 43; Gen. 50: 9; 1
Kings 4: 26; Ezek. 23: 24; Acts 8: 28; Rev. 9: 9. In Rev. 18: 13 the word is ῥέδα, and some describe it as a vehicle with four wheels. The CHARIOT MAN in 2 Chr. 18: 33 is the driver, as in 1 Kings 22: 34. A CHARIOT OF FIRE and horses of fire appeared when Elijah was carried up into heaven. 2 Kings 2: 11, 12. When the king of Syria sought to take Elisha at Dothan he was protected by invisible chariots of fire. 2 Kings 6: 17.