Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Kings 22:34

34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture , and smote the king of Israel between the joynts of the harness : wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host , for I am wounded.

Heb. In his simplicity, i. e. ignorantly, without care, or choice, or any design, or thought of reaching Ahab. Or, according to his perfection, i. e. with his perfect and utmost strength: which is mentioned as the reason why it pierced through the joynts of his Armour.

Where the several parts of his Armour are joyned together; which possibly were not then joyned with so much art and closeness as now they are.

Out of the midst of the Host where the heat of the Battel was, into a safer part of the Army. See the next Verse.

Marginal references: Heb. in his simplicity.; Heb. joynts and the breast-plate.; Heb. made sick.