KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what 2 Chronicles 18:29 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And the king” | מֶ֨לֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of Israel” | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “said” | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “unto” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | unto |
| “Jehoshaphat,” | יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֗ט | Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem | Jehoshaphat |
| “I will disguise myself,” | הִתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ | To seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e., let be sought), or mask | disguise |
| “and will go” | וָב֣וֹא | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | go |
| “to the battle;” | בַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה | A battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) | battle |
| “but put” | לְבַ֣שׁ | Properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively | put |
| “thou on” | וְאַתָּ֖ה | Thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | thou on |
| “thy robes.” | בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ | A covering, also treachery or pillage | robes |
| “So the king” | מֶ֣לֶךְ | A king | king |
| “of Israel” | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “disguised himself;” | וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ | To seek; causatively, to conceal oneself (i.e., let be sought), or mask | disguised himself |
| “and they went” | וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | and they went |
| “to the battle.” | בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | A battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) | battle |
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27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
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