◄ 1 Kings 22:33 ►
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Good News Translation
they realized that he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped their attack.

New Revised Standard Version
When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

Contemporary English Version
they realized he wasn't Ahab, and they left him alone.

New American Bible
and the chariot commanders, seeing that he was not the king of Israel, turned away from him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the captains of the chariots perceived that he was not the king of Israel, and they turned away from him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And the captains of the chariots perceived that he was not the king of Israel, and they turned away from him.

that they turned

1 Kings 22:31 And the king of Syria had commanded the two and thirty captains of the chariots, saying: You shall not fight against any, small or great, but against the king of Israel only.

Psalm 76:10 For the thought of man shall give praise to thee: and the remainders of the thought shall keep holiday to thee.

Context
Ahab's Defeat and Death
…32So 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. 33And the captains of the chariots perceived that he was not the king of Israel, and they turned away from him.34And a certain man bent his bow, shooting at a venture, and chanced to strike the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. But he said to the driver of his chariot: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the army, for I am grievously wounded.…
Cross References
1 Kings 22:32
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.

1 Kings 22:34
And a certain man bent his bow, shooting at a venture, and chanced to strike the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. But he said to the driver of his chariot: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the army, for I am grievously wounded.

1 Kings 22:32
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