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Christian Standard Bible ®

1 Kings 22:33

When the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Archery;   Chariot;   Prophecy;   Ramoth-Gilead;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoshaphat;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Syria;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Micaiah;   Ramoth;   Zedekiah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Jehoshaphat;   Micah;   Ramoth-gilead;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Ramoth-Gilead;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   King, Kingship;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Ramoth-Gilead;   Transportation and Travel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Lie, Lying;   Micah, Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ramothgilead;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Ramoth;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mica'iah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Armies;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Yisra'el, that 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.
English Standard Version
And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
New Century Version
When they saw he was not King Ahab, they stopped chasing him.
New English Translation
When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.
Amplified Bible
When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
New American Standard Bible
Then, when the commanders of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the captaines of the charets saw that he was not the King of Israel, they turned backe from him.
Legacy Standard Bible
So it happened that when the commanders 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
so that the chariot commanders saw that he wasn't the king of Isra'el and stopped pursuing him.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass that when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
Easy-to-Read Version
When the commanders saw that he was not King Ahab, they stopped chasing him.
George Lamsa Translation
And when the captains of the chariots saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
Good News Translation
they realized that he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped their attack.
Lexham English Bible
When the chariot commanders saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.
Literal Translation
And it happened when the commanders of the chariots saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from following him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So whan the rulers of the charettes sawe that it was not ye kinge of Israel, they turned back fro him.
American Standard Version
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
Bible in Basic English
And when the captains of the war-carriages saw that he was not the king of Israel, they went back from going after him.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so it came to passe, that when the captaynes of the charettes sawe that he was not the king of Israel, they turned backe from him.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, when the captaines of the charets perceiued that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned backe from pursuing him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that this was not the king of Israel, that they returned from him.
English Revised Version
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
Berean Standard Bible
And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Josephat criede; and the princis of charis vndurstoden, that it was not the king of Israel, and thei ceessiden fro hym.
Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing that he [is] not the king of Israel, that they turn back from after him.
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it wasn't the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
Webster's Bible Translation
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
It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
New King James Version
And it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
New Living Translation
the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped chasing him.
New Life Bible
Then the captains of the war-wagons saw that it was not the king of Israel. So they returned from going after him.
New Revised Standard
When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when the chariot-captains saw that it was, not the king of Israel, that they turned back, from pursuing 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.
Revised Standard Version
And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

Contextual Overview

29Then the king of Israel and Judah’s King Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead. 30But the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. 31Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone at all except the king of Israel.” 32When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, “He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. 33When the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.34But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!” 35The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. He died that evening, and blood from his wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot. 36Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring: 37So the king died and was brought to Samaria. They buried the king in Samaria. 38Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes bathed in it, according to the word of the Lord that he had spoken.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that they turned: 1 Kings 22:31, Psalms 76:10

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 3:7 - wilt thou go 2 Kings 23:30 - servants 2 Chronicles 18:32 - from pursuing him

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel,.... Against whom only their orders were to fight:

that they turned back from pursuing him; for upon so great a force coming upon him he could not withstand, he fled.


 
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