2 Chronicles 18:31 “When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the k…”

2 Chronicles 18:31

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when the captaines of the charets saw Iehoshaphat, they sayde, It is the King of Israel: and they compassed about him to fight. But Iehoshaphat cryed, and the Lord helped him and moued them to depart from him.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, That is the king of Israel; and they surrounded him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah helped him; and God diverted them from him.

Young's Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass at the heads of the charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they have said, 'The king of Israel he is,' and they turn round against him to fight, and Jehoshaphat crieth out, and Jehovah hath helped him, and God enticeth them from him,

Bible in Basic English

So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel. And turning about, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry, and the Lord came to his help, and God sent them away from him.

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Cross references

“Jehoshaphat”

2 Chronicles 13:14 2 Chronicles 14:11 Exodus 14:10 Psalm 116:1 Psalm 116:2 2 Corinthians 1:9

2 Chronicles 13:14 · BSB

When Judah turned and discovered that the battle was both before and behind them, they cried out to the LORD. Then the priests blew the trumpets,

2 Chronicles 14:11 · BSB

Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O…

Exodus 14:10 · BSB

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.

Psalm 116:1 · BSB

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.

Psalm 116:2 · BSB

Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

2 Corinthians 1:9 · BSB

Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.

“the Lord”

Psalm 118:13 Psalm 34:7 Psalm 46:1 Psalm 46:11 Psalm 94:17 2 Chronicles 26:7

Psalm 118:13 · BSB

I was pushed so hard I was falling, but the LORD helped me.

Psalm 34:7 · BSB

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

Psalm 46:1 · BSB

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

Psalm 46:11 · BSB

The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

Psalm 94:17 · BSB

Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

2 Chronicles 26:7 · BSB

God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabs living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunites.

“God moved them”

Nehemiah 1:11 Proverbs 16:7 Proverbs 21:1 Ezra 1:1 Ezra 7:27

Nehemiah 1:11 · BSB

O Lord, may Your ear be attentive to my prayer and to the prayers of Your servants who delight to revere Your name. Give Your servant success this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” (At that time…

Proverbs 16:7 · BSB

When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

Proverbs 21:1 · BSB

The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.

Ezra 1:1 · BSB

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writi…

Ezra 7:27 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”

32And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

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