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2 Chronicles 18:34 Explained in Context
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Verse 34. 34And 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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Role in This Section
This verse closes the thought unit with its stated result or transition: “And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Disguise fails and Ahab dies in battle.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 18:28–34
Read 2 Chronicles 18:34 with 18:28–34. The selected wording supplies one closing in the thought unit with its stated result or transition; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Ahab disguises himself while Jehoshaphat wears royal robes, enemy captains pursue Jehoshaphat until he cries out, a random arrow wounds Ahab, and he dies facing Aram.
Why It Needs Context
2 Chronicles 18:34 depends on 18:28–34; isolating “And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against…” would detach a supporting action, quotation, name, number, object, or transition from “Disguise fails and Ahab dies in battle.”
Read 2 Chronicles 18:28–34 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 18:28–34 forms the complete movement “Disguise fails and Ahab dies in battle”: Ahab disguises himself while Jehoshaphat wears royal robes, enemy captains pursue Jehoshaphat until he cries out, a random arrow wounds Ahab, and he dies facing Aram.
Verse 28. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
Verse 29. 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.
Verse 30. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
Verse 31. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
Verse 32. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.
Verse 33. 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.
Verse 34. 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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