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2 Chronicles 18:28–34, “So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead. 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. 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. 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. For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. 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.”
Ahab’s true motive for inviting Jehoshaphat became apparent when they went into battle. Ahab asked Jehoshaphat to dress in his kingly robes while Ahab wore the armour of a common soldier. Obviously, Ahab wanted to be able to claim a victory against the Syrians without risking his life. Jehoshaphat agreed and went to the battle in his royal armour. The Syrians understood that if the enemy king was killed then they would win the battle so there was an entire contingent dedicated to killing the Israeli king. Jehoshaphat cried to the Lord and the Lord delivered him. Towards the end of the day one of the archers didn’t want to leave the battle with any arrows left in his quiver so he shot an arrow at random. This arrow hit Ahab and mortally wounded him. Ahab left the battle and died. People say, today, “If you aim at nothing then you are sure to hit it.” This isn’t true if you trust the Lord, Obey Him and He will make you successful, to the glory of God.
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