the horses] Live horses and light-horses that were from time to time nourished and kept to ride with speed, and carry men where they might see the first rising of the sun, to worship it, after the manner of the Persians. This phrase, he took away, (not burnt) implieth that they were live horses. Or they may be taken for images of horses. chamberlain] Or, eunuch, or officer. See the Notes on 1 Kings 22:9. chariots] To be drawn by the said horses, and dedicated to the sun: or images of horses.