30 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: 'Take up your armor, and enter the battle. And be clothed in your own garments.' But the king of Israel changed his clothing, and he entered the war.
31 Now the king of Syria had instructed the thirty-two commanders of the chariots, saying, 'You shall not fight against anyone, small or great, except against the king of Israel alone.'
32 Therefore, when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they suspected that he was the king of Israel. And making a violent assault, they fought against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out.
33 And the commanders of the chariots understood that he was not the king of Israel, and so they turned away from him.
34 But a certain man bent his bow, aiming the arrow without certitude, and by chance he struck the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. Then he said to the driver of his chariot, 'Turn your hand, and carry me away from the army, for I have been grievously wounded.'
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