Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Kings 22:33
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it [was] not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
33. when the captains perceived that it was not the king of Israel ] From this it is plain that the pursuers gathered, by the cry, knowledge that it was Jehoshaphat. A cry of supplication would have been no guide to them, but a shout of ‘Judah to the rescue,’ or some similar word, might make them aware that the king they were approaching was the king of Judah.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
When the captains perceived that it was not the king of Israel; which they easily perceived, either by the words uttered to God or them, or by the difference of his shape and countenance from that of Ahab, which probably many of them very well knew.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel,…. Against whom only their orders were to fight:
that they turned back from pursuing him; for upon so great a force coming upon him he could not withstand, he fled.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
1Ki 22:33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it [was] not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
Ver. 33. They turned back from pursuing him. ] By a sweet providence of God, in whose sight the death of his saints is precious. Psa 116:15
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
that they turned: 1Ki 22:31, Psa 76:10
Reciprocal: 2Ki 3:7 – wilt thou go 2Ki 23:30 – servants 2Ch 18:32 – from pursuing him