2 Chronicles 18:23-33

23 Then Tzidkiyah the son of Kena'anah came up, slapped Mikhay'hu in the face and said, "And how did the Spirit of ADONAI leave me to speak to you?"
24 Mikhay'hu said, "You'll find out the day you go into an inside room, trying to hide."
25 The king of Isra'el said, "Seize Mikhay'hu, and take him back to Amon the governor of the city and Yo'ash the king's son.
26 Say, 'The king says to put this man in prison; and feed him only bread and water, and not much of that, until I come back in peace.'"
27 Mikhay'hu said, "If you return in peace at all, ADONAI has not spoken through me!"Then he added, "Did you hear me, you peoples, all of you?"
28 So the king of Isra'el and Y'hoshafat the king of Y'hudah went up to Ramot-Gil'ad.
29 The king of Isra'el said to Y'hoshafat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you, put on your robes." So the king of Isra'el disguised himself and went into battle.
30 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, "Don't attack anyone of either high or low rank, only the king of Isra'el."
31 So when the chariot commanders saw Y'hoshafat they said, "This is the king of Isra'el," and turned to attack him. But Y'hoshafat called out, and ADONAI came to his aid - God moved them to leave him alone,
32 so that when the chariot commanders saw that he wasn't the king of Isra'el, they stopped pursuing him.
33 However, one soldier shot an arrow at random and struck the king of Isra'el between his lower armor and the breastplate. The king said to his chariot-driver, "Turn the reins and take me out of the fighting; I'm collapsing from my wounds."

2 Chronicles 18:23-33 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 18

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