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2 Chronicles 18:28

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went ahead and attacked Ramoth Gilead. The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Wear my kingly robe; I'm going into battle disguised." So the king of Israel entered the battle in disguise.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joash or Jehoash;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Preaching;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ramoth Gilead ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;   Ramoth;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then the king of Israel and Judah’s King Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Hebrew Names Version
So the king of Yisra'el and Yehoshafat the king of Yehudah went up to Ramot-Gil`ad.
King James Version
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
English Standard Version
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
New Century Version
So Ahab king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went to Ramoth in Gilead.
New English Translation
The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.
Amplified Bible
So [Ahab] the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.
New American Standard Bible
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.
World English Bible
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So the King of Israel and Iehoshaphat the King of Iudah went vp to Ramoth Gilead.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.
Berean Standard Bible
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Contemporary English Version
Ahab and Jehoshaphat led their armies to Ramoth in Gilead.
Complete Jewish Bible
So the king of Isra'el and Y'hoshafat the king of Y'hudah went up to Ramot-Gil‘ad.
Darby Translation
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to fight the Arameans at Ramoth Gilead.
George Lamsa Translation
So Jehoshaphat the king of Judah and Ahab the king of Israel went up to Ramath-gilead.
Good News Translation
Then King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to attack the city of Ramoth in Gilead.
Lexham English Bible
Then the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.
Literal Translation
And the king of Israel went up, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, to Ramoth-gilead.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So the kynge of Israel, and Iosaphat ye kynge of Iuda wente vp vnto Ramoth in Gilead.
American Standard Version
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Bible in Basic English
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so the king of Israel and Iehosaphat the king of Iuda, went vp to Ramoth [in] Gilead.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the kind of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
King James Version (1611)
So the king of Israel, and Iehoshaphat the king of Iudah, went vp to Ramoth Gilead.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
So the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, went up to Ramoth Galaad.
English Revised Version
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth–gilead.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the kyng of Israel, and Josaphat, the kyng of Juda, stieden in to Ramoth of Galaad.
Update Bible Version
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Webster's Bible Translation
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
New King James Version
1 Kings 22:29-40">[xr] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
New Living Translation
So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead.
New Life Bible
So the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.
New Revised Standard
So the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then went up the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, against Ramothgilead.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So the king of Israel and Josaphat king of Juda went up to Ramoth Galaad.
Revised Standard Version
So the king of Israel and Jehosh'aphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king of Israel goeth up, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, unto Ramoth-Gilead;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.

Contextual Overview

28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went ahead and attacked Ramoth Gilead. The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Wear my kingly robe; I'm going into battle disguised." So the king of Israel entered the battle in disguise. 30 Meanwhile, the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders (there were thirty-two of them), "Don't bother with anyone whether small or great; go after the king of Israel and him only." 31When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "There he is! The king of Israel!" and took after him. Jehoshaphat yelled out, and the chariot commanders realized they had the wrong man—it wasn't the king of Israel after all. God intervened and they let him go. 33 Just then someone, without aiming, shot an arrow into the crowd and hit the king of Israel in the chink of his armor. The king told his charioteer, "Turn back! Get me out of here—I'm wounded." 34 All day the fighting continued, hot and heavy. Propped up in his chariot, the king watched from the sidelines. He died that evening.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king: 1 Kings 22:29-33

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 19:2 - Shouldest

Cross-References

Genesis 18:3
He said, "Master, if it please you, stop for a while with your servant. I'll get some water so you can wash your feet. Rest under this tree. I'll get some food to refresh you on your way, since your travels have brought you across my path." They said, "Certainly. Go ahead."
Genesis 18:17
Then God said, "Shall I keep back from Abraham what I'm about to do? Abraham is going to become a large and strong nation; all the nations of the world are going to find themselves blessed through him. Yes, I've settled on him as the one to train his children and future family to observe God 's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, so that God can complete in Abraham what he promised him."
Genesis 18:26
God said, "If I find fifty decent people in the city of Sodom, I'll spare the place just for them."
Genesis 18:29
Abraham spoke up again, "What if you only find forty?" "Neither will I destroy it if for forty."
Genesis 18:32
He wouldn't quit, "Don't get angry, Master—this is the last time. What if you only come up with ten?" "For the sake of only ten, I won't destroy the city."
Genesis 18:33
When God finished talking with Abraham, he left. And Abraham went home.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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