1 Kings 22:32
30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
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.
33 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.
34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely this is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely that is the king of Israel!” and they came over to fight against him. Jehoshaphat cried out.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely that is the king of Israel; and they turned against him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, the commanders of the chariots seeing Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It [is] surely the king of Israel.” And they turned aside to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out.
- ÅB
- Da nå vogn-høvedsmennene så Josjafat, sa de: Dette er sikkert Israels konge. Og de vendte seg dit for å stride mot ham. Da satte Josjafat i et høyt rop.
- OTB
- Da vognkommandørene så Josjafat, tenkte de: "Sikkert er dette kongen av Israel." Så de vendte seg for å angripe ham, men Josjafat ropte ut.
- B1930
- Da nu vogn-høvedsmennene så Josafat, sa de: Dette er sikkert Israels konge. Og de vendte sig dit for å stride mot ham. Da satte Josafat i et høit rop.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Read in contextJonah 2:1–2
Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish’s belly,
Read in contextExodus 14:10
And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD.
Read in contextPsalms 130:1–4
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD.
Read in context2 Chronicles 18:31
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
Read in contextPsalms 116:1–2
I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Read in contextPsalms 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Read in contextPsalms 91:15
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
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