The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you put on your robes.” The king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Kings 22:30 in context
1 Kings 22:27–33
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Say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.”’”
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Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, the LORD has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, all you people!”
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So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
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The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you put on your robes.” The king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
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Now 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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When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely that is the king of Israel!” and they came over to fight against him. Jehoshaphat cried out.
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When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
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