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31 Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to 32 of his chariot commanders: “Don’t attack unimportant soldiers or ranking officers. Go after only the king of Israel.”

32 So when the chariot commanders observed Jehoshaphat, they said by mistake,[a] “It’s the king of Israel!” and they turned aside to attack him. But Jehoshaphat cried out. 33 When the chariot commanders saw that their target[b] was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:32 The Heb. lacks by mistake
  2. 1 Kings 22:33 Lit. that he