2 Chronicles 18:29
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [I am about] to disguise myself, and enter into the battle, but, thou, put on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself, and entered into the battle.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
28Then went up the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, against Ramothgilead.
Cross References
1 Kings 14:2Then said Jeroboam to his wife—Arise, I pray thee, and feign thyself another, that it be not known, that, thou, art the wife of Jeroboam,—and thou shalt go thy way to Shiloh, lo! there, is Ahijah the prophet, who promised I should be king over this people;
2 Chronicles 35:22Howbeit Josiah turned not his face from him, for, to fight against him, he had disguised himself, and he hearkened not unto the words of Neco, from the mouth of God,—so he came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
Psalms 12:2Deception, speak they, every one with his neighbour,—with lips uttering smooth things—with a heart and a heart, do they speak.
Jeremiah 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places that I, shall not see him? Demandeth Yahweh,—The heavens and the earth, do I not fill? Demandeth Yahweh.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 18:29-34
Ahab Slain in Battle. ( b. c. 897.) 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… Read the whole commentary →