³¹And the king of Syria had commanded the two and thirty captains of the chariots, saying: You shall not fight against any, small or great, but against the king of Israel only.

³²So when the captains of the chariots saw Josaphat, they suspected that he was the king of Israel, and making a violent assault, they fought against him: and Josaphat cried out.

³³And the captains of the chariots perceived that he was not the king of Israel, and they turned away from him.

³⁴And a certain man bent his bow, shooting at a venture, and chanced to strike the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. But he said to the driver of his chariot: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the army, for I am grievously wounded.

³⁵And the battle was fought that day, and the king of Israel stood in his chariot against the Syrians, and he died in the evening: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.

³⁶And the herald proclaimed through all the army, before the sun set, saying: Let every man return to his own city, and to his own country.

³⁷And the king died, and was carried into Samaria: and they buried the king in Samaria.

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