1 Könige 22:31

31 Aber der König von Syrien gebot den Obersten über seine Wagen, deren waren zweiunddreißig, und sprach: Ihr sollt nicht streiten wider Kleine noch Große, sondern wider den König Israels allein.

1 Könige 22:31 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:31

But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains
that had the rule over his chariots
This was the number of his kings in the first battle with Israel, and of his captains in the second, ( 1 Kings 20:1 1 Kings 20:24 1 Kings 20:25 ) , and the same number he had now, being very probably not only the number of his chariots, but the division of his army was into so many battalions, under the command of these captains of chariots:

saying, fight neither with small nor great;
of those that belonged to Jehoshaphat:

save only with the king of Israel;
and his men; for it can hardly be thought that his orders were to fight with none, nor kill any in the battle but Ahab personally; though it is very probable he might give them directions to aim at him chiefly, knowing that, if he was killed or taken, his army would flee or surrender; and he might be desirous of getting him into his hands, as he had been in his; and the rather his spite was against him, as he was the mover of the war.

1 Könige 22:31 In-Context

29 Also zog der König Israels und Josaphat, der König Juda's, hinauf gen Ramoth in Gilead.

30 Und der König Israels sprach zu Josaphat: Ich will mich verstellen und in den Streit kommen; du aber habe deine Kleider an. Und der König Israels verstellte sich und zog in den Streit.

31 Aber der König von Syrien gebot den Obersten über seine Wagen, deren waren zweiunddreißig, und sprach: Ihr sollt nicht streiten wider Kleine noch Große, sondern wider den König Israels allein.

32 Und da die Obersten der Wagen Josaphat sahen, meinten sie er wäre der König Israels, und fielen auf ihn mit Streiten; aber Josaphat schrie.

33 Da aber die Obersten der Wagen sahen, daß er nicht der König Israels war, wandten sie sich von ihm.