When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
Parallel translations
- KJV 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.
- BSB And when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
- ESV And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
- NKJV And it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
- NASB Then, when the commanders of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
- NLT the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped chasing him.
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Cross-references · 2
- Ps 76:10Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
- 1 Kgs 22:31Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, “Don’t fight with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.”
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