2 Chronicles 18 · Verse 34

2 Chronicles 18:34

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.
2 Chronicles 18:34, King James Version

2 Chronicles 18:34 in other translations

BSBThe 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.
WEBThe battle increased that day. However, the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and at about sunset, he died.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd the battle increaseth on that day, and the king of Israel hath been stayed up in the chariot over-against Aram till the evening, and he dieth at the time of the going in of the sun.
DARBYAnd the battle increased that day; and 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.
BBEBut the fight became more violent while the day went on; and the king of Israel was supported in his war-carriage facing the Aramaeans till the evening; and by sundown he was dead.
WebsterAnd the battle increased that day: yet the king of Israel supported himself in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening: and about the time of the sun setting he died.

What does 2 Chronicles 18:34 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 34 Stayed 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. Thus Israel had a great loss, and the Syrians had got a great deliverance. Had it not been for this accident, the Syrians had probably been defeated. See on 1Kgs 22:36 (note). In the notes referred to above, the quibbling predictions of false prophets and lying oracles are mentioned, and several instances given; and the whole account of the lying spirit going forth from the Lord to deceive Ahab, particularly considered. See especially the notes as above on 2Chr 18:19 (note), 2Chr 18:23-24 (note). The reader should never forget a truth so very frequently occurring in the Bible, that God is repeatedly represented as doing what, in the course of his providence, he only permits to be done.

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2 Chronicles 18:34 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.

וַתַּ֤עַלva.Ta.'aland it went upH5927
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.Mahthe battleH4421
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֔וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
וּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhand [the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
הָיָ֨הha.Yahhe wasH1961
מַעֲמִ֧ידma.'a.Mid[was] holding uprightH5975
בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֛הba.mer.ka.Vahin the chariotH4818
נֹ֥כַחNo.khachopposite toH5227
אֲרָ֖ם'a.RamAramH758
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
הָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revthe eveningH6153
וַיָּ֕מָתvai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
לְעֵ֖תle.'Etto [the] time ofH6256
בּ֥וֹאBo'[the] going ofH935
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ\׃ha.Sha.meshthe sunH8121

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 18:34

  • Proverbs 13:21

    Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:27

    And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:16

    Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

  • Proverbs 28:17

    A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:19

    And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

  • Numbers 32:23

    But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he died.
16,19,27; Nu 32:23; Pr 13:21; 28:17

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:33

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

  • 2 Chronicles 18:34

    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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2 Chronicles 18:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y arreció la batalla aquel día, por lo que estuvo el rey de Israel en pie en el carro enfrente de los Siros hasta la tarde; mas murió á puestas del sol.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et la bataille se renforça ce jour-là, et le roi d’Israël se soutint sur son char, vis-à-vis des Syriens, jusqu’au soir; et il mourut vers le temps où le soleil se couchait.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Streit nahm überhand an selbigem Tage, und der König von Israel blieb aufrecht stehen in dem Wagen, den Syrern gegenüber, bis zum Abend; und er starb zur Zeit des Sonnenuntergangs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et finita est pugna in die illo: porro rex Israël stabat in curru suo contra Syros usque ad vesperam, et mortuus est occidente sole.