[See comments on 2Ch 18:2]<\/span>.<\/p>\n Ahab Slain in Battle.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/I><\/span><\/P> <\/TD> B. C.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN> 897.<\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P> <\/TD> <\/TR> <\/TABLE> 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were<\/I> with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is<\/I> the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD<\/B> helped him; and God moved them to depart<\/I> from him. 32 For 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. 33 And a certain<\/I> 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. 34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself<\/I> up in his<\/I> chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.<\/P> We have here, 1. Good Jehoshaphat exposing himself in his robes, thereby endangered, and yet delivered. We have reason to think that Ahab, while he pretended friendship, really aimed at Jehoshaphat’s life, to take him off, that he might have the management of his successor, who was his son-in-law, else he would never have advised him to enter into the battle with his robes on, which was but to make himself an easy mark to the enemy: and, if really he intended that, it was as unprincipled a piece of treachery as ever man was guilty of, and justly was he himself taken in the pit he digged for his friend. The enemy had soon an eye upon the robes, and vigorously attacked the unwary prince who now, when it was too late, wished himself in the habit of the poorest soldier, rather than in his princely raiment. He cried out, either to his friends to relieve him (but Ahab took no care of that), or to his enemies, to rectify their mistake, and let them know that he was not the king of Israel. Or perhaps he cried to God for succour and deliverance (to whom else should he cry?) and he found it was not in vain: The Lord helped him out<\/I> of his distress, by moving the captains to depart from him,<\/I> v.<\/span> 31<\/span><\/U><\/I><\/span>. God has all men’s hearts in his hand, and turns them as he pleases, contrary to their own first intentions, to serve his purposes. Many are moved unaccountably both to themselves and others, but an invisible power moves them. 2. Wicked Ahab disguising himself, arming himself thereby as he thought securing himself, and yet slain, v.<\/I><\/span> 33<\/span>. No art, no arms, can save those whom God has appointed to ruin. What can hurt those whom God will protect? And what can shelter those whom God will destroy? Jehoshaphat is safe in his robes, Ahab killed in his armour; for the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong.<\/P><\/p>\n See note on 1Ki 22:29<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/strong> The Syrians Defeat Israel<\/p>\n v. 28. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead,<\/strong> in order to take it from the hands of the Syrians by force. <\/p>\n v. 29. And the king of Israel,<\/strong> desiring to shield himself and thus to escape the fate predicted to him by Micaiah, said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself,<\/strong> by putting on the dress and the armor of an ordinary soldier or officer, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. <\/p>\n v. 30. Now, the king of Syria,<\/strong> in order to put an early and satisfactory end to the war by removing Ahab at once, had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. <\/strong> They were to single him out for their attacks, concentrate all their efforts upon him in order to slay him. <\/p>\n v. 31. And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat,<\/strong> who was clothed in his royal attire, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight,<\/strong> directing all their assaults against his person; but Jehoshaphat cried out,<\/strong> either in prayer or in making himself known, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. <\/strong> God saved the life of His servant. <\/p>\n v. 32. For it came to pass that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel,<\/strong> when they became aware of their mistake, they turned back again from pursuing him,<\/strong> they no longer massed their attacks against his person. <\/p>\n v. 33. And a certain man drew a bow at a venture,<\/strong> without taking specific aim at anyone person in the army of Israel, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness,<\/strong> there being small slits or openings where the several parts of the armor fitted together; therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand that thou mayest carry me out of the host,<\/strong> away from the battle-line; for I am wounded,<\/strong> he felt that he had received a mortal wound. <\/p>\n v. 34. And the battle increased that day; howbeit, the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even,<\/strong> holding himself upright by a strong effort of his will; and about the time of the sun going down he died. <\/strong> That was the end of Ahab, the enemy of the Lord. Like him, all the enemies of Jehovah will be destroyed, while He Himself holds His hand over those who trust in Him. <\/p>\n carry him back. Implying that Micaiah was already a prisoner. <\/p>\n 2Ch 18:28-34<\/p>\n 2Ch 18:28-34<\/p>\n AHAB WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED AT RAMOTH-GILEAD<\/p>\n “So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle. Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 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. And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said to the driver of the chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded. And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until even; and about the time of the going down of the sun he died.”<\/p>\n This entire chapter is parallel to 1 Kings 22, where you will find sufficient comments to explain this. It is not necessary to add anything here. The variations are unimportant.<\/p>\n E.M. Zerr:<\/p>\n 2Ch 18:28-29. The two allies prepared to go up to battle. Let it be borne in mind that the king of Syria did not know he was to meet the king of Judah. Ahab was thinking of that, and planned to elude the Syrian weapons by not appearing in the attire of a king. Jehoshaphat would be the only one in such robes and hence would be the target for the foe. If this scheme could be carried out, Ahab hoped to frustrate the prediction of Micaiah and so be able to return in peace as he had boasted. <\/p>\n 2Ch 18:30. To take the king is about the same as taking the army. The Syrian king, thinking only of the king of Israel, gave the orders recorded here. <\/p>\n 2Ch 18:31. The charioteers were not personally acquainted with the Israelite kings. Seeing one man in royal robes, it was natural to conclude that he was the man wanted, and they were about to make their attack on Jehoshaphat who made an outcry. Ordinarily that would not have availed to ward off the attack. The verse says the Lord helped him which accounts for his escape as explained in the next verse. <\/p>\n 2Ch 18:32. This is the explanation of how the Lord helped Jehoshaphat; it was by revealing to the Syrians the fact that they were pursuing the wrong man. <\/p>\n 2Ch 18:33. This verse is the same account as given in 1Ki 22:34. The reader is asked to see the comments at that place. <\/p>\n 2Ch 18:34. Ahab had requested his men to carry him out of the army. The request was not granted, but he was held up in his chariot by assistants through the day while the battle raged, and he died in the evening.<\/p>\n the king: 1Ki 22:29-33 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Ch 19:2 – Shouldest<\/p>\n So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. [See comments on 2Ch 18:2]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible Ahab Slain in Battle. B. 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