And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
Key themes
Anxiety and fearJustice and mercyHolinessJudgment
Glossary
- Elam Place
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Biblical region. Modern identification: Shush.
- Kir Place
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A wall or fortress, a place to which Tiglath-pileser carried the Syrians captive after he had taken the city of Damascus ( 2 Kings 16:9 ; Amos 1:5 ; 9:7 ). Modern identification: Der.