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34 Now an archer shot an arrow at random,[a] and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king[b] ordered his charioteer, “Turn around and take me from the battle line,[c] because I’m wounded.” 35 While the battle raged throughout the day, the king stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening; the blood from the wound ran down into the bottom of the chariot. 36 As the sun was setting, a cry went through the camp, “Each one should return to his city and to his homeland.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:34 tn Heb “now a man drew a bow in his innocence” (i.e., with no specific target in mind, or at least without realizing his target was the king of Israel).
  2. 1 Kings 22:34 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 1 Kings 22:34 tn Heb “camp.”