33 When the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

34 But a man drew his bow(A) without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle,[a] for I am badly wounded!” (B) 35 The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. He died that evening,(C) and blood from his wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.

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Footnotes

  1. 22:34 LXX; MT reads camp

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