1 Kings 22:32

32 And it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they said, `He [is] only the king of Israel;' and they turn aside to him to fight, and Jehoshaphat crieth out,

1 Kings 22:32 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:32

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw
Jehoshaphat
In his royal robes:

that they said, surely it is the king of Israel;
for they might not know the persons either of Ahab or him, but judged by his habit:

and they turned aside to fight against him;
pressed upon him with all their force, either to take him or slay him:

and Jehoshaphat cried out;
with a loud voice, either to the captains to let them know who he was, or to his men to come to his assistance, or rather to God to help and deliver him; since it is said in ( 2 Chronicles 18:31 ) that the Lord helped him, and moved or inclined the hearts of the captains to depart from him, as it follows here.

1 Kings 22:32 In-Context

30 And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat to disguise himself, and to go into battle, `And thou, put on thy garments.' And the king of Israel disguiseth himself, and goeth into battle.

31 And the king of Aram commanded the heads of the charioteers whom he hath -- thirty and two -- saying, `Ye do not fight with small or with great, but with the king of Israel by himself.'

32 And it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they said, `He [is] only the king of Israel;' and they turn aside to him to fight, and Jehoshaphat crieth out,

33 and it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing that he [is] not the king of Israel, that they turn back from after him.

34 And a man hath drawn with a bow, in his simplicity, and smiteth the king of Israel between the joinings and the coat of mail, and he saith to his charioteer, `Turn thy hand, and take me out from the camp, for I have become sick.'