When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
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When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
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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.
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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.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to 1 Kings 22:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 76:10 Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
- 1 Kings 22:31 Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, “Don’t fight with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 22:33 And it came to pass, when the…
1Ki 22:33 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.
Ver. 33. They turned back from pursuing him.] By a sweet providence of God, in whose sight the death of his saints is precious. {Psa 116:15}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain When the captains perceived that it was not the…
When the captains perceived that it was not the king of Israel; which they easily perceived, either by the words uttered to God or them, or by the difference of his shape and countenance from that of Ahab, which probably many of them very well knew.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So the king died, and they brought him to…
So the king died, and they brought him to Samaria,.... In the chariot he died in:
and they buried the king in Samaria; where his father Omri was buried, Kg1 16:28.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. when the captains … perceived that it was…
33. when the captains … perceived that it was not the king of Israel] From this it is plain that the pursuers gathered, by the cry, knowledge that it was Jehoshaphat. A cry of supplication would have been no guide to them, but a shout of ‘Judah to the rescue,’ or some similar word, might make them aware that the king they were approaching was the king of Judah.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And it came to pass, when the captains of…
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived in what way we are not told. But Ahab would be known to some of them, ch. 20:31 that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him
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