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2 Chronicles 18:34 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 18 · verse 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 context
32For 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.
33And 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.
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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- increasedʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
- chariotmerkâbâha chariotH4818 →
- againstnôkachproperly, the front partH5227 →
- SyriansʼĂrâmAram or Syria, and its inhabitantsH758 →
- battlemilchâmâha battleH4421 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
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