Verse 31

And it happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they surrounded him to fight; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God moved them to depart from him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Da vognkommandørene så Jehosafat, sa de: 'Det er Israels konge.' Så omringet de ham for å kjempe. Men Jehosafat ropte, og Herren hjalp ham, og Gud snudde dem bort fra ham.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da høvdingene over vognene så Josafat, sa de: «Det er Israels konge.» Derfor omringet de ham for å kjempe, men Josafat ropte ut, og Herren hjalp ham; og Gud styrte dem bort fra ham.

• Norsk King James

  Da kapteinene over vognene så Jehosjafat, sa de: «Det er Israels konge.» Derfor omringet de ham for å kjempe, men Jehosjafat ropte ut, og Herren hjalp ham; Gud fikk dem til å trekke seg fra ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da vognene satte etter Josjafat, trodde de at han var Israels konge, og de vendte seg for å kjempe mot ham. Men Josjafat ropte, og Herren hjalp ham; Gud dro dem bort fra ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da vognkommandantene så Jehoshafat, sa de: 'Det er Israels konge!' Så vendte de seg mot ham for å kjempe, men Jehoshafat ropte høyt, og Herren hjalp ham og vendte dem bort fra ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Da vognkommandantene så Josjafat, sa de: Det er Israels konge! Og de omringet ham for å kjempe mot ham. Men Josjafat ropte, og Herren hjalp ham, og Gud fikk dem til å vende seg fra ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Da stridsvognførerne så Jehoshaphat, ropte de: «Det er Israels konge!» De omringet ham for å angripe, men Jehoshaphat ropte, og HERREN hjalp ham; Gud befalte dem å trekke seg tilbake fra ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da vognkommandantene så Josjafat, sa de: Det er Israels konge! Og de omringet ham for å kjempe mot ham. Men Josjafat ropte, og Herren hjalp ham, og Gud fikk dem til å vende seg fra ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da vognførerne så Josjafat, sa de: «Det må være Israels konge!» Så vendte de seg mot ham for å kjempe. Men Josjafat ropte ut, og Herren hjalp ham; Gud vendte dem bort fra ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, 'This is the king of Israel!' So they turned to attack him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; God diverted them away from him.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Da lederne av vognen så Josjafat, sa de: 'Det er Israels konge.' Så vendte de seg mot ham for å kjempe, men Josjafat ropte, og Herren hjalp ham. Gud lokket dem bort fra ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og det skede, der de Øverste for Vognene saae Josaphat, da sagde de: Han er Israels Konge, og de droge omkring imod ham at stride; men Josaphat raabte, og Herren hjalp ham, og Gud tilskyndte dem (at drage) fra ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da lederne av stridsvognene så Josjafat, sa de: Det er Israels konge. Derfor omringet de ham for å kjempe, men Josjafat ropte ut, og Herren hjalp ham; Gud vendte dem bort fra ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Da lederne for vognene så Josafat, sa de: Det er Israels konge. Så vendte de seg for å kjempe mot ham, men Josafat ropte høyt, og Herren hjalp ham; og Gud fikk dem til å vike fra ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da vognkommandantene fikk øye på Jehoshafat, sa de: 'Det er Israels konge,' og de vendte seg mot ham for å kjempe. Men Jehoshafat ropte, og Herren hjalp ham, og Gud vendte dem bort fra ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Da lederne av vognene så Josjafat, sa de: Dette er Israels konge. Derfor snudde de seg for å kjempe mot ham; men Josjafat ropte, og Herren hjalp ham; og Gud førte dem fra ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Så da lederne for stridsvognene så Josjafat, sa de: Dette er Israels konge. Og de snudde og omringet ham, men Josjafat ropte, og Herren kom ham til hjelp, og Gud drev dem bort fra ham.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Now whan the rulers of the charrettes sawe Iosaphat, they thoughte: It is ye kynge of Israel, and they wete aboute to fighte agaynst him. But Iosaphat cryed, and the LORDE helped him. And God turned them from him:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when the captaines of the charets saw Iehoshaphat, they sayde, It is the King of Israel: and they compassed about him to fight. But Iehoshaphat cryed, and the Lorde helped him & moued them to depart from him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the captaynes of the charets saw Iehosaphat, they sayd, It is ye king of Israel: And therfore they compassed about hym to fight. But Iehosaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God chased them away from him.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them [to depart] from him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass at the heads of the charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they have said, `The king of Israel he is,' and they turn round against him to fight, and Jehoshaphat crieth out, and Jehovah hath helped him, and God enticeth them from him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah helped him; and God moved them [to depart] from him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel. And turning about, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry, and the Lord came to his help, and God sent them away from him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, "It is the king of Israel!" Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“He must be the king of Israel!” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out. The LORD helped him; God lured them away from him.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 13:14 : 14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was in front and behind: and they cried to the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
• 2 Chr 14:11 : 11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, 'LORD, it is nothing for You to help, whether with many, or with those who have no power; help us, O LORD our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God; let not man prevail against You.'
• 2 Chr 26:7 : 7 And God helped him against the Philistines, against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal, and against the Meunites.
• Ezra 1:1 : 1 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, so that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing, saying,
• Ezra 7:27 : 27 Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
• Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, I beg You, let now Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants, who desire to fear Your name: and prosper, I pray You, Your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.
• Ps 34:7 : 7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
• Ps 46:1 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
• Ps 94:17 : 17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
• Ps 116:1-2 : 1 I love the LORD, because He has heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
• Ps 118:13 : 13 You thrust hard at me that I might fall, but the LORD helped me.
• Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways please the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wills.
• 2 Cor 1:9-9 : 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. 10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us;
• Exod 14:10 : 10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were greatly afraid: and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD.