1 Kings 22 · Verse 33

1 Kings 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.
1 Kings 22:33, King James Version

1 Kings 22:33 in other translations

BSBAnd when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
WEBWhen the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing that he is not the king of Israel, that they turn back from after him.
DARBYAnd it came to pass that when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
BBEAnd when the captains of the war-carriages saw that he was not the king of Israel, they went back from going after him.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does 1 Kings 22:33 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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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 22:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כִּרְאוֹת֙kir.'Otwhen sawH7200
שָׂרֵ֣יsa.Rei[the] commanders ofH8269
הָרֶ֔כֶבha.Re.khevthe chariotryH7393
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[was] [the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
ה֑וּאHu'heH1931
וַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they turned backH7725
מֵאַחֲרָֽיו\׃me.'a.cha.Ravfrom after himH310

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 22:33

  • Psalms 76:10

    Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

  • 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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that they turned.
31; Ps 76:10

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Context

  • 1 Kings 22:32

    And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

  • 1 Kings 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.

  • 1 Kings 22:34

    And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

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1 Kings 22:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Viendo entonces los capitanes de los carros que no era el rey de Israel, apartáronse de él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arriva que, lorsque les chefs des chars virent que ce n’était pas le roi d’Israël, ils s’en revinrent de sa poursuite.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, als die Obersten der Wagen sahen, daß er nicht der König von Israel war, da wandten sie sich von ihm ab.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Intellexeruntque principes curruum quod non esset rex Israël, et cessaverunt ab eo.