2 Chronicles 18:34
in 2 Chronicles 18The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even; and about the time of the going down of the sun he died.
KJV
And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18
Commentary
4 notes on this verseStayed himself up - against the Syrians - There was a great deal of true personal courage and patriotism in this last act of the king of Israel: he well knew that if his troops found that he was mortally wounded, they would immediately give way, and the battle would not only be lost, but the slaughter would be great in the pursuit; therefore he stayed himself up till the evening, when the termination of the day must necessarily bring the battle to a close: and when this was done, the Israelites found that their king was slain, and so they left the field of battle to their foes.
This site's exposition
they turned back from pursuing him
on 2 Chronicles 18:32-34
Then “a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim” and struck Ahab. The Targum, Clarke records, names the archer Naaman and reads the shot as fulfilling both Elijah's word and Micaiah's. Chronicles ends with Ahab's death at sunset, leaving out the closing notice of 1 Kings 22:37-40.
This site's exposition
propped himself up in his chariot
Clarke credits Ahab with real courage here. The king knew his troops would break if they learned he was dying, so he held himself upright facing the Arameans until evening ended. When they found him dead, his army left the field.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
With him he joined in affinity, that is, married his son Jehoram to Ahab's daughter Athaliah. This was the worst match that ever was made by any of the house of David. I wonder what Jehoshaphat could promise himself by it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַתַּ֤עַל | vataal | and it went up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ | hamilchamah | the battle | H4421 → | 320 times |
| בַּיּ֣וֹם | baiyom | on the day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַה֔וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וּמֶ֣לֶךְ | umelekh | and [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| הָיָ֨ה | hayah | he was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מַעֲמִ֧יד | maamid | [was] holding upright | H5975 → | 521 times |
| בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה | bamerkavah | in the chariot | H4818 → | 44 times |
| נֹ֥כַח | nokhach | opposite to | H5227 → | |
| אֲרָ֖ם | ʾaram | Aram | H758 → | 143 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הָעָ֑רֶב | haarev | the evening | H6153 → | 134 times |
| וַיָּ֕מָת | vaiyamot | and he died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| לְעֵ֖ת | leet | to [the] time of | H6256 → | 296 times |
| בּ֥וֹא | bo' | [the] going of | H935 → | 2568 times |
| הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | hashamesh | the sun | H8121 → |
וַתַּ֤עַלand it went up
vataalH5927 →890 times
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙the battle
hamilchamahH4421 →320 times
בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day
baiyomH3117 →2304 times
הַה֔וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
וּמֶ֣לֶךְand [the] king of
umelekhH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
הָיָ֨הhe was
hayahH1961 →3559 times
מַעֲמִ֧יד[was] holding upright
maamidH5975 →521 times
בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הin the chariot
bamerkavahH4818 →44 times
נֹ֥כַחopposite to
nokhachH5227 →
אֲרָ֖םAram
ʾaramH758 →143 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
הָעָ֑רֶבthe evening
haarevH6153 →134 times
וַיָּ֕מָתand he died
vaiyamotH4191 →839 times
לְעֵ֖תto [the] time of
leetH6256 →296 times
בּ֥וֹא[the] going of
bo'H935 →2568 times
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃the sun
hashameshH8121 →
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 13:21Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
it leads to
- Psalms 32:10
Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but loving devotion surrounds him who trusts in the LORD.
- Isaiah 3:10–11
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
- Proverbs 13:13
He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.
- Romans 2:7–10
To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.
- Genesis 4:7
If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it.”
- Psalms 32:10
Through
Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
it leads to
- Genesis 9:6
Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
- 1 Kings 21:19
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where…
- Exodus 21:14
But if a man schemes and acts willfully against his neighbor to kill him, you must take him away from My altar to be put to death.
- Genesis 9:6
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).