Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageThe battle raged all that day. The king of Israel was held upright in his chariot, his face turned toward the Arameans, until the sun went down — and at sunset, he died.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GThe battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Yisra'el was propped up in his chariot facing Aram until evening — and at sunset, he died.
KJV
King James VersionAnd 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.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleThe battle raged throughout that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. And at sunset he died.
Footnotes
The image of Ahab propped dead in his chariot, facing the enemy until sunset, is both grimly heroic and profoundly tragic. He maintained the posture of a warrior-king even as the life drained from him — a final defiant silhouette that the evening swallowed. The Chronicler's verdict is unmistakable: no armour, no disguise, no endurance of will can reverse what YHWH has decreed. The word spoken through Mikhayahu stood; the king who silenced the prophet did not.
