2 Chronicles 18:30
in 2 Chronicles 18Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
went up to Ramoth-gilead
on 2 Chronicles 18:28-31
Verse 31 adds a line Kings lacks: “Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him”. Barnes counts it among the Chronicler's additions, and Jehoshaphat turns to God the same way at 20:12, when he says Judah's eyes are on Him.
This site's exposition
except the king of Israel
The king of Aram aims the whole battle at one man. Clarke notes that Ramoth-gilead belonged to Israel and was held at that time by the king of Aram. Ahab's disguise answers this order.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמֶ֣לֶךְ | umelekh | and [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| אֲרָ֡ם | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
| צִוָּה֩ | tzivah | he had commanded | H6680 → | 494 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׂרֵ֨י | sarei | [the] commanders of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָרֶ֤כֶב | harekhev | the chariotry | H7393 → | 119 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | [belonged] to him | ||
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | lemor | <to> saying | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לֹ֚א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּ | tilachamu | you must do battle | H3898 → | 177 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| הַקָּטֹ֖ן | hakaton | the small | H6996 → | 101 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| הַגָּד֑וֹל | hagadol | the great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִֽם־ | ʾim- | except | H518 → | 1069 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | with | H854 → | 929 times |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ | levado | to only him | H905 → | 200 times |
וּמֶ֣לֶךְand [the] king of
umelekhH4428 →2525 times
אֲרָ֡םAram
ʾaramH758 →143 times
צִוָּה֩he had commanded
tzivahH6680 →494 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שָׂרֵ֨י[the] commanders of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הָרֶ֤כֶבthe chariotry
harekhevH7393 →119 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
לוֹ֙[belonged] to him
lo
לֵאמֹ֔ר<to> saying
lemorH559 →5305 times
לֹ֚אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תִּלָּ֣חֲמ֔וּyou must do battle
tilachamuH3898 →177 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
הַקָּטֹ֖ןthe small
hakatonH6996 →101 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
הַגָּד֑וֹלthe great
hagadolH1419 →526 times
כִּ֛יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אִֽם־except
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
אֶת־with
ʾet-H854 →929 times
מֶ֥לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
לְבַדּֽוֹ׃to only him
levadoH905 →200 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
Deuteronomy 1:17Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Exodus 18:26
And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
- James 2:9
But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.
- Leviticus 19:15
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- 2 Chronicles 19:6
Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.
- Deuteronomy 16:19
Through
Genesis 19:11And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 6:18
As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
- Acts 13:11
Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him,…
- 2 Kings 6:18
Through
1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for…
it leads to
- 1 Kings 22:31–37
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.”
- 1 Kings 22:31–37
About 2 Chronicles

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
