2 Chronicles 18:28-19:3
New English Translation
28 The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead. 29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and then enter[a] the battle, but you wear your royal attire.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and they entered the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight common soldiers or high ranking officers;[b] fight only the king of Israel!” 31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The Lord helped him; God lured them away from him. 32 When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him. 33 Now an archer shot an arrow at random,[c] and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king[d] ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line,[e] for I am wounded.” 34 While the battle raged throughout the day, the king of Israel stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening as the sun was setting.
19 When King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned home safely to Jerusalem, 2 the prophet[f] Jehu son of Hanani confronted him;[g] he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord?[h] Because you have done this, the Lord is angry with you![i] 3 Nevertheless you have done some good things;[j] you removed[k] the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow God.”[l]
Notas al pie
- 2 Chronicles 18:29 tn The Hebrew verbal forms could be imperatives (“Disguise yourself and enter”), but this would make no sense in light of the immediately following context. The forms are better interpreted as infinitives absolute functioning as cohortatives (see IBHS 594 §35.5.2a). Some prefer to emend the forms to imperfects.
- 2 Chronicles 18:30 tn Heb “small or great.”
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 tn Heb “camp.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 tn Or “seer.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 tn Heb “went out to his face.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 tn Heb “and love those who hate the Lord?”
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 tn Heb “and because of this upon you is anger from before the Lord.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:3 tn Heb “nevertheless good things are found with you.”
- 2 Chronicles 19:3 tn Here בָּעַר (baʿar) is not the well attested verb “burn,” but the less common homonym meaning “devastate, sweep away, remove.” See HALOT 146 s.v. II בער.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3 tn Heb “and you set your heart to seek God.”
2 Chronicles 18:28-19:3
Lexham English Bible
The Death of Ahab
28 Then the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead. 29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you, wear your garments.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went to war. 30 Now the king of Aram[a] had commanded the commanders of his chariots,[b] saying, “Do not fight with the small or the great, but only with the king of Israel.” 31 And it happened that when the commanders of the chariots[c] saw Jehoshaphat, then they said, “It is the king of Israel!” And they turned against him to fight. Then Jehoshaphat cried out and Yahweh helped him. God drove them away from him. 32 And it happened that when the commanders of the chariots[d] saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from following him. 33 Now a certain man drew the bow at random[e] and struck the king of Israel between the soldering of his breastplate armor. Then he said to the chariot driver, “Turn around;[f] get me away from the war camp, for I am wounded.” 34 And the battle went on that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in the chariot facing Aram[g] until the evening. And he died at the time of the going down of the sun.
Jehoshaphat’s Reforms
19 Then Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. 2 And Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him. And he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you be a help to the wicked and love those who hate Yahweh? On account of this, wrath has come against you from Yahweh. 3 Nevertheless some good things have been found in regard to you, for you burned the Asherahs out of the land and set your heart to seek God.”
Notas al pie
- 2 Chronicles 18:30 Or “Syria”
- 2 Chronicles 18:30 Hebrew “chariot”
- 2 Chronicles 18:31 Hebrew “chariot”
- 2 Chronicles 18:32 Hebrew “chariot”
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 Literally “in his innocence”
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 Literally “Turn away your hand”
- 2 Chronicles 18:34 Or “Syria”
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