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: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
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2 Chronicles 18:33
And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest 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 the chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; 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 to the driver of the 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 the charioteer, ‘Turn thy hand, and thou hast brought me out of the camp, for I have become sick.’
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 18
30 Now 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.
31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It [is] the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them [to depart] from him.
32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.
33 And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed [himself] up in [his] chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
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וְאִ֗ישׁH376 · ishmanמָשַׁ֤ךְH4900 · ma.shakhto drawבַּקֶּ֙שֶׁת֙H7198 · qe.shetbowלְתֻמּ֔וֹH8537 · tomintegrityוַיַּךְ֙H5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבֵּ֥יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenהַדְּבָקִ֖יםH1694 · de.veqjointוּבֵ֣יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenהַשִּׁרְיָ֑ןH8302 · sir.yahlanceוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayלָֽרַכָּ֗בH7395 · rak.kavcharioteerהֲפֹ֧ךְH2015 · ha.phakhto overturnיָדְךָ֛H3027 · yadhandוְהוֹצֵאתַ֥נִיH3318 · 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.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.1 Kings 22:34-35And 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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