Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

And when the captains of the war-carriages saw that he was not the king of Israel, they went back from going after him.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

When the chariot commanders saw that their target was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him.

A Conservative Version

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Amplified

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

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And it will be when the chiefs of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, and they will turn back from after him.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When the chariot commanders saw that it [was] not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But Jehoshaphat cried out. And when the captains of the chariots saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from him.

NET Bible

When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

And it came to pass, when the chariot-captains saw that it was, not the king of Israel, that they turned back, from pursuing him.

Webster

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.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it came to pass, when the captains
שׂר 
Sar 
Usage: 421

of the chariots
רכב 
Rekeb 
Usage: 119

that it was not the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

References

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Watsons

Context Readings

Ahab's Death

32 So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, Truly, this is the king of Israel; and turning against him, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry. 33 And when the captains of the war-carriages saw that he was not the king of Israel, they went back from going after him. 34 And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.

Cross References

1 Kings 22:31

Now the king of Aram had given orders to the thirty-two captains of his war-carriages, saying, Make no attack on small or great, but only on the king of Israel.

Psalm 76:10

The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...

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