31. So when they saw King Jehoshaphat, they all thought that he was the king of Israel, and they turned to attack him. But Jehoshaphat gave a shout, and the Lord God rescued him and turned the attack away from him.
32. The chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, so they stopped pursuing him.
33. By chance, however, a Syrian soldier shot an arrow which struck King Ahab between the joints of his armour. “I'm wounded!” he cried out to his chariot driver. “Turn round and pull out of the battle!”
34. While the battle raged on, King Ahab remained propped up in his chariot, facing the Syrians. At sunset he died.