chariots: Psalms 18:10; Deuteronomy 33:2; 2 Kings 2:11, 2 Kings 6:16-17; Ezekiel 1:15-28; Daniel 7:10; Matthew 26:53; Revelation 5:11, Revelation 9:16
thousand: or, many thousand
as in Sinai: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 19:22-23
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Psalms 68:17
Psalms 68:17
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