1 Kings 22:32
in 1 Kings 22When 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel; and they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
KJV
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
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This verse in 1 Kings 22
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Surely it is the king of Israel - This was a natural supposition, as Jehoshaphat alone wore royal robes. And Jehoshaphat cried out - Jehoshaphat called to his men for help, using perhaps his own special battle-cry, which would be distinct from that of Ahab, and would probably be known to the Syrians.
This site's exposition
Do not fight with anyone, small or great
on 1 Kings 22:31-33
Syria's “thirty-two chariot commanders” are ordered to single out one man, the king of Israel. The order nearly kills Jehoshaphat instead when his robes draw their chariots toward him and he cries out. Only when the captains see he is not Ahab do they turn back.
This site's exposition
Surely this is the king of Israel
Albert Barnes takes the mistake as natural, with Jehoshaphat alone in royal robes. Barnes reads his cry as a call to his own men, a battle cry the Arameans would know as Judah's. In 2 Chronicles 18:31 he cries to the LORD.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
The corpse was conveyed to Samaria; and, as the chariot which brought it was being washed, in a pool near the city, from the blood that had profusely oozed from the wound, the dogs, in conformity with Elijah's prophecy, came and licked it [1Ki 21:19]. Ahab was succeeded by his son Ahaziah [1Ki 22:40].
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֡י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| כִּרְאוֹת֩ | kirot | when saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| שָׂרֵ֨י | sarei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָרֶ֜כֶב | harekhev | the chariotry | H7393 → | 119 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט | yehoshafat | Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
| וְהֵ֤מָּה | vehemah | and they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| אָֽמְרוּ֙ | ʾameru | they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אַ֣ךְ | ʾakh | surely | H389 → | 161 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [is] [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| ה֔וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וַיָּסֻ֥רוּ | vaiyasuru | and they turned aside | H5493 → | 299 times |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם | lehilachem | to do battle | H3898 → | 177 times |
| וַיִּזְעַ֖ק | vaiyizak | and he cried out | H2199 → | |
| יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ | yehoshafat | Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
וַיְהִ֡יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
כִּרְאוֹת֩when saw
kirotH7200 →1300 times
שָׂרֵ֨י[the] commanders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הָרֶ֜כֶבthe chariotry
harekhevH7393 →119 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טJehoshaphat
yehoshafatH3092 →84 times
וְהֵ֤מָּהand they
vehemahH1992 →553 times
אָֽמְרוּ֙they said
ʾameruH559 →5305 times
אַ֣ךְsurely
ʾakhH389 →161 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[is] [the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
ה֔וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
וַיָּסֻ֥רוּand they turned aside
vaiyasuruH5493 →299 times
עָלָ֖יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
לְהִלָּחֵ֑םto do battle
lehilachemH3898 →177 times
וַיִּזְעַ֖קand he cried out
vaiyizakH2199 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃Jehoshaphat
yehoshafatH3092 →84 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:33–34
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- Proverbs 15:31
He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
- Proverbs 9:6
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- 2 Corinthians 6:14–18
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
- Psalms 119:63
I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33–34
Through
Exodus 14:10As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
it leads to
- Psalms 107:6
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He delivered them from their distress.
- Psalms 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
- Joshua 24:7
So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to…
- Psalms 107:6
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Kings
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.