2 Chronicles 18:31

²⁹ And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

³⁰ Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.

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.

³² For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.

³³ And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

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, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.
KJV: 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.
WEB: When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
ASV: And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah helped him; and God moved them [to depart] from him.
DARBY: And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, That is the king of Israel; and they surrounded him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah helped him; and God diverted them from him.
BLB: And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It [is] the king of Israel.” And they turned against him to fight, and Jehoshaphat cried out, and YHWH helped him. And God diverted them from him.

ÅB: Da nå vogn-høvedsmennene så Josjafat, sa de: Dette er Israels konge. Og de omringet ham for å stride. Da satte Josjafat i et høyt rop, og Herren hjalp ham; Gud vendte dem bort fra ham.
OTB: Så da lederne av vognene så Jehosjafat, sa de: «Det er Israels konge!» Og de vendte seg for å kjempe mot ham, men Jehosjafat ropte ut, og Herren hjalp ham, og Gud vendte dem bort fra ham.
B1930: Da nu vogn-høvedsmennene så Josafat, sa de: Dette er Israels konge. Og de omringet ham for å stride. Da satte Josafat i et høit rop, og Herren hjalp ham; Gud vendte dem bort fra ham.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Chronicles 13:14
And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
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Psalms 118:13
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.
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Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
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Nehemiah 1:11
O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.
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Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
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Proverbs 16:7
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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Psalms 46:11
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
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Psalms 94:17
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
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