2 Chronicles 18:34

34 All day long the battle raged, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then at sunset he died.

2 Chronicles 18:34 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
34 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.
English Standard Version (ESV)
34 And the battle continued that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening. Then at sunset he died.
New Living Translation (NLT)
34 The battle raged all that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans. In the evening, just as the sun was setting, he died.
The Message Bible (MSG)
34 All day the fighting continued, hot and heavy. Propped up in his chariot, the king watched from the sidelines. He died that evening.
American Standard Version (ASV)
34 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 going down of the sun he died.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
34 But the battle got worse that day, and the king propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. At sundown he died.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
34 The battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then he died at sunset.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
34 All day long the battle continued. The king of Israel kept himself standing up by leaning against the inside of his chariot. He kept his face toward the men of Aram until evening. At sunset he died.

2 Chronicles 18:34 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 18:34

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 18:2).

2 Chronicles 18:34 In-Context

32 for when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him.
33 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the breastplate and the scale armor. The king told the chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.”
34 All day long the battle raged, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then at sunset he died.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 22:5
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