Encyclopedia entry
Carriage
In the Authorized Version this word is found as the rendering of many different words. In Judg. 18:21 it means valuables, wealth, or booty. In Isa. 46:1 (R.V., “the things that ye carried about”) the word means a load for a beast of burden. In 1 Sam. 17:22 and Isa. 10:28 it is the rendering of a word (“stuff” in 1 Sam. 10:22) meaning implements, equipments, baggage. The phrase in Acts 21:15, “We took up our carriages,” means properly, “We packed up our baggage,” as in the Revised Version.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
This word signifies what we now call “baggage.” In the margin of (1 Samuel 17:20) and 1Sam 26:5-7 And there only, “carriage” is employed int he sense of a wagon or cart.
In the Bible
4
Verses where Carriage is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Samuel 17:22
Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing.
- Judges 18:21
Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them, they turned and departed.
- Song of Solomon 3:7
Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
- Song of Solomon 3:9
King Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon.
Scripture on Carriage
7
Voices on Carriage
8
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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