King James Version
1 Kings 22:37 in the King James Version says “So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. was brought: Heb. came” — study this verse from 1 Kings chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. was brought: Heb. came”
1 Kings 22:37 · KJV
And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. increased: Heb. ascended midst: Heb. bosom
And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. was brought: Heb. came
And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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