³¹And the king of Syria commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots saying, Fight neither with small nor great, but with the king of Israel only. ³²And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely that is the king of Israel; and they turned against him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out. ³³And 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. ³⁴And a man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the fastenings and the corslet. And he said to his charioteer, Turn thy hand, and drive me out of the camp; for I am wounded. ³⁵And the battle increased that day; and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and he died at even; and the blood of the wound ran out into the hollow of the chariot. ³⁶And there went the cry throughout the host at the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country! ³⁷And the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

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