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Post
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
pōst ( רוּץ , rūc , "to run," רצים , rācı̄m , "runners"): The "runners" formed the royal guard ( 1 Samuel 22:17; 1 Kings 14:27; 2 Kings 11:4 , 2 Kings 11:13; see GUARD ). From them were chosen the couriers who carried royal letters and dispatches throughout the kingdom (2 Chronicles 30:6 , 2 Chronicles 30:10; Esther 3:13 , Esther 3:15; Jeremiah 51:31 ). In the Persian service they were mounted on the swiftest horses (Esther 8:10 , Esther 8:14; compare Xenophon, Cyrop . viii. 6, 17; Herodotus viii. 98). They had the right to command the service of either men or animals in order to expedite their progress (compare Matthew 5:41; Mark 15:21 , "compel," "impress").
Used in Job 9:25 and the King James Version The Wisdom of Solomon 5:9 ( ἀγγελία , aggelı́a , the Revised Version (British and American) "message") of the swift passage of time. See also HOUSE II ., 1, (4), (7).
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Post'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/p/post.html. 1915.