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 22:33 - Easy To Read Version The commanders saw that he was not King Ahab, so they did not kill him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. Common English Bible When the chariot officers realized that he wasn’t Israel’s king, they stopped chasing him. Catholic Public Domain Version And the commanders of the chariots understood that he was not the king of Israel, and so they turned away from him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the captains of the chariots perceived that he was not the king of Israel and they turned away from him. |
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.
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.
But a soldier shot an arrow into the air—he was not aiming at any special person. But his arrow hit {Ahab,} the king of Israel. The arrow hit the king in a small place where his armor did not cover his body. So King Ahab said to his chariot driver, “An arrow has hit me! Drive the chariot out of this area. We must go away from the fighting.”
When they saw that Jehoshaphat was not the king of Israel, they stopped chasing him.
God, people respect you\par when you punish evil people.\par You show your anger,\par and the survivors {\cf2\super [434]} become stronger.\par