1 Kings 22:33

33 the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel and stopped pursuing him.

1 Kings 22:33 in Other Translations

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 And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

33 the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped chasing him.

33 and the chariot commanders realized they had the wrong man - it wasn't the king of Israel after all. They let him go.

33 When the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

1 Kings 22:33 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:33

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.

1 Kings 22:33 In-Context

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

32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “Surely this is the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him, but when Jehoshaphat cried out,

33 the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel and stopped pursuing him.

34 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.”

35 All day long the battle raged, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.