God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 18:34
34But the battle got worse that day, and the king propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. At sundown he died.
2 Chronicles 18:34 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)All day long the battle raged, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then at sunset he died.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the battle continued that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening. Then at sunset he died.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The battle increased that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening; and about the time of sunset he died.
Context of 2 Chronicles 18:34
32and the chariot commanders realized that Jehoshaphat wasn’t the king of Israel. Then they turned away from him. 33One man aimed his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between his scale armor and his breastplate. Ahab told the chariot driver, “Turn around, and get me away from these troops. I’m badly wounded.” But the battle got worse that day, and the king propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. At sundown he died.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 182 Chronicles 18:34 word by word
וַתַּ֤עַל הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וּמֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הָיָ֨ה מַעֲמִ֧יד בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה נֹ֥כַח אֲרָ֖ם עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב וַיָּ֕מָת לְעֵ֖ת בּ֥וֹא הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And the battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- increasedעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- that dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- howbeit the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
- upעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- chariotמֶרְכָּבָהmerkâbâh · chariotH4818
- againstנֹ֫כַחnôkach · beforeH5227
- the Syriansאֲרָם'ărâm · SyriaH758
- until the evenעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- and about the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
- of the sunשֶׁ֫מֶשׁshemesh · sunH8121
- going downבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): (sun)setH935
- he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:34
- 2 Chronicles 18:16So Micaiah said, “I saw Israel’s troops scattered in the hills like sheep without a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These sheep have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’ ”
- Numbers 32:23“If you don’t do all these things, you will be sinning against the Lord. You can be sure that you will be punished for your sin.
- Proverbs 13:21Disaster hunts down sinners, but righteous people are rewarded with good.
- Proverbs 28:17A person burdened with the guilt of murder will be a fugitive down to his grave. No one will help him.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Stayed 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-34Ahab knew he had gone against God's will and would face the consequences. However, he was more concerned about the Aramean army. He believed he could ignore God's judgment, showing his lack of respect for the Lord. This mistake proved fatal.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342Ch 18:1-34. Jehoshaphat and Ahab Go against Ramoth-gilead. 2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria--This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See commentary on that chapter).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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