1 Kings 22 · Verse 30

1 Kings 22:30

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
1 Kings 22:30, King James Version

1 Kings 22:30 in other translations

BSBAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
WEBThe king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you put on your robes.” The king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
ASVAnd the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
YLTAnd the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat to disguise himself, and to go into battle, ‘And thou, put on thy garments.' And the king of Israel disguiseth himself, and goeth into battle.
DARBYAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
BBEAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress and went into the fight.
WebsterAnd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

What does 1 Kings 22:30 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 22:29-38

29-38. went up to Ramoth-gilead--The king of Israel, bent on this expedition, marched, accompanied by his ally, with all his forces to the siege; but on approaching the scene of action, his courage failed, and, hoping to evade the force of Micaiah's prophecy by a secret stratagem, he assumed the uniform of a subaltern, while he advised Jehoshaphat to fight in his royal attire. The Syrian king, with a view either to…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 30 I will disguise myself - Probably he had heard of the orders given by Ben-hadad to his thirty-two captains, to fight with the king of Israel only; that is, to make their most powerful attack where he commanded, in order to take him prisoner, that he might lead him captive whose captive he formerly was; and therefore he disguised himself that he might not be known. But put thou on thy robes - What is meant by this? He could not mean, "Appear as the king of Judah, for they will not molest thee, as the matter of contention lies between them and me;" this is Jarchi's turn. For if Jehoshaphat aided Ahab, is it to be supposed that the Syrians would spare him in battle? A general in the civil wars of England, when he had brought his army in sight of their foes, thus addressed them: "Yonder are your enemies; if you do not kill them, they will kill you." So it might be said in the case of Jehoshaphat and the Syrians. The Septuagint gives the clause a different and more intelligible turn: "I will cover (conceal) myself, and enter into the battle; και συ ενδυσαι τον ἱματισμον μου, but put thou on My robes." And does it not appear that he did put on Ahab's robes? And was it not this that caused the Syrians to mistake him for the king of Israel? 1Kgs 22:32.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 22:29-40

Ahab basely intended to betray Johoshaphat to danger, that he might secure himself. See what they get that join with wicked men. How can it be expected that he should be true to his friend, who has been false to his God! He had said in compliment to Ahab, I am as thou art, and now he was indeed taken for him. Those that associate with evil-doers, are in danger of sharing in their plagues. By Jehoshaphat's…

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1 Kings 22:30 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.Merand he saidH559
מֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙hit.cha.PesI will disguise myselfH2664
וָבֹ֣אva.Vo'and I will goH935
בַמִּלְחָמָ֔הva.mil.cha.Mahin the battleH4421
וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tahand youH859
לְבַ֣שׁle.VashwearH3847
בְּגָדֶ֑יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaown clothes yourH899
וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙vai.yit.cha.Pesand he disguised himselfH2664
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH935
בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה\׃ba.mil.cha.Mahin the battleH4421

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Cross references for 1 Kings 22:30

  • 2 Chronicles 35:22

    Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

  • 1 Samuel 28:8

    And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.

  • Jeremiah 23:24

    Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:29

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

  • 1 Kings 20:38

    So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  • 1 Kings 14:2

    And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.

  • Psalms 12:2

    They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

  • 2 Samuel 14:2

    And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

  • 1 Kings 22:10

    And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will, etc. or, when he was to disguise himself, and enterinto the battle. put thou on.
10; Ps 12:2
disguised himself.
14:2; 20:38; 1Sa 28:8; 2Sa 14:2; 2Ch 18:29; 35:22; Pr 21:30
Jer 23:24

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Context

  • 1 Kings 22:29

    So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth–gilead.

  • 1 Kings 22:30

    And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

  • 1 Kings 22:31

    But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

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1 Kings 22:30 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey de Israel dijo á Josaphat: Yo me disfrazaré, y entraré en la batalla: y tú vístete tus vestidos. Y el rey de Israel se disfrazó, y entró en la batalla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi d’Israël dit à Josaphat: Je me déguiserai, et j’irai à la bataille; mais toi, revêts-toi de tes robes. Et le roi d’Israël se déguisa et fut à la bataille.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König von Israel sprach zu Josaphat: Ich will mich verkleiden und in den Streit ziehen, du aber lege deine Kleider an. Und der König von Israel verkleidete sich und zog in den Streit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit itaque rex Israël ad Josaphat: Sume arma, et ingredere prælium, et induere vestibus tuis. Porro rex Israël mutavit habitum suum, et ingressus est bellum.