"And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It {is} the king of Israel. Ther…" — 2 Chronicles 18:31

2 Chronicles 18:31 · 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.”

— 2 Chronicles 18:31

Verse 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.

Verse 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. {from...: Heb. from after him}

2 Chronicles 18 — Context

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.

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.

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. {from...: Heb. from after him}

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. {at a venture: Heb. in his simplicity} {between...: Heb. between the joints and between the breastplate} {wounded: Heb. made sick}

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.

Psalms 118:13

Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the LORD helped me.

Psalms 46:11

The LORD of hosts {is} with us; the God of Jacob {is} our refuge. Selah.

Proverbs 16:7

When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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.

Psalms 34:7

The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Psalms 94:17

Unless the LORD {had been} my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. {almost: or, quickly}

2 Corinthians 1:9-10

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead: {sentence: or, answer}