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1 Kings 22:33
1 Kings 22:33 is verse 33 of 1 Kings chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
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1 Kings 22:31–35 · Berean Standard Bible
31 Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
32 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.
33 And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
34 However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
35 The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. And the blood from his wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.
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Cross-references
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1 Kings 22:31Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.