2 CHRONICLES 18:34 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
And the battle continued that day. And the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening; then at sunset he died — Ahab remained in battle (וַיִּשָׁמַר־הַמִּלְחָמָה עַד־בְּעֶרֶב וַיָּמוּת הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּשָׁעַת־בּוֹא הַשָּׁמֶשׁ) until sunset, when he died. The arrow, random yet divinely guided, accomplished Micaiah's prophecy. The 'shepherd-less' Israel would return home—Ahab fell at Ramoth-gilead, validating Micaiah's vision of Israel scattered. The chapter closes with divine word vindicated through apparently random events: history's contingencies fulfilled God's prior revelation.
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