The king of Aram had 32 chariot commanders. That king ordered these 32 chariot commanders to find the king of Israel. The king of Aram told the commanders that they must kill the king.
1 Kings 22:32 - Easy To Read Version So during the battle, these commanders saw King Jehoshaphat. The commanders thought that he was the king of Israel. So they went to kill him. Jehoshaphat began shouting. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. They turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel; and they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. Common English Bible As soon as the chariot officers saw Jehoshaphat, they assumed that he must be Israel’s king, so they turned to attack him. But Jehoshaphat cried out for help. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they suspected that he was the king of Israel. And making a violent assault, they fought against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So when the captains of the chariots saw Josaphat, they suspected that he was the king of Israel: and making a violent assault they fought against him. And Josaphat cried out. |
The king of Aram had 32 chariot commanders. That king ordered these 32 chariot commanders to find the king of Israel. The king of Aram told the commanders that they must kill the king.
The commanders saw that he was not King Ahab, so they did not kill him.
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “There is Ahab, the king of Israel!” They turned toward Jehoshaphat to attack him. But Jehoshaphat shouted out, and the Lord helped him. God made the chariot commanders turn away from Jehoshaphat.
\{God says,\}\par “Call for me when you have troubles!\par I will help you.\par And then you can honor me.”\par
My followers will call to me for help,\par and I will answer them.\par I will be with them when they have trouble.\par I will rescue them and honor them.\par
The people of Israel saw Pharaoh and his army coming toward them. The people were very scared. They cried to the Lord for help.
Be friends with people who are wise, and you will become wise. But if you choose fools to be your friends, then you will have trouble.