[²] Or, the lower armour and the breastplate.
33. And a certain man drew a bow] Render, But a certain man had drawn a bow. God had already brought about that which the Syrians were labouring to perform.
at a venture] literally in his innocence, i.e. without knowing that he was aiming at Ahab. Compare 2 Samuel xv. 11.
between the joints of the harness] Probably between the breastplate (or coat of mail) and the appendages to it; the wound would be in the lower part of the body.
³⁴And 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 going down of the sun he died.
34. stayed himself up in his chariot] 1 Kings was stayed up. Ahab sustained his reputation as a good soldier (compare 1 Kings xx. 14, xxii. 31) to the last; his death caused the failure of the attack on Ramoth (1 Kings xxii. 36).
Chapter XIX.
1–3 (no parallel in Kings).
The Reproof of Jehu the Prophet.
¹And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.