KJV King James Version
And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
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1 Kings 22:34
And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
WEB World English Bible
A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the battle; for I am severely wounded.”
ASV American Standard Version
And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 22
31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it [is] the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
33 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.
34 And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
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וְאִ֗ישׁH376 · ishmanמָשַׁ֤ךְH4900 · ma.shakhto drawבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙H7198 · qe.shetbowלְתֻמּ֔וֹH8537 · tomintegrityוַיַּכֶּה֙H5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבֵּ֥יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenהַדְּבָקִ֖יםH1694 · de.veqjointוּבֵ֣יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןH8302 · sir.yahlanceוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלְרַכָּב֗וֹH7395 · rak.kavcharioteerהֲפֹ֥ךְH2015 · ha.phakhto overturnיָדְךָ֛H3027 · yadhandוְהוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִן־H4480 · minfromהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforהָחֳלֵֽיתִי׃H2470 · cha.lahbe weak: weak
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 35:23And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.Micah 6:13Therefore also will I make [thee] sick in smiting thee, in making [thee] desolate because of thy sins.1 Samuel 17:49And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang [it], and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.Revelation 9:9And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.2 Samuel 15:11And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, [that were] called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not any thing.2 Chronicles 18:30Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that [were] with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.2 Kings 9:24And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
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