וַיְהִ֡י כִּרְאוֹת֩ שָׂרֵ֨י הָרֶ֜כֶב אֶת־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט וְהֵ֤מָּה אָֽמְרוּ֙ אַ֣ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ה֔וּא וַיָּסֻ֥רוּ עָלָ֖יו לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם וַיִּזְעַ֖ק יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃
Als die Obersten der Wagen den Josafat sahen — denn sie dachten, das ist gewiss der König von Israel — da lenkten sie auf ihn zu, um ihn anzugreifen; aber Josafat schrie.
Tosefta Sotah
[It is stated]: "And [King Ahaziah] died according to the word of God, which Elijah had spoken.... And Jehoram [his brother] reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah [for he did not have a son]" (2 Kings 1:17). Is it possible to say this? For was Jehoshaphat not king after him for five years (see 2 Kings 8:16)? Rather, as soon as Jehoshaphat king of Judah went with Ahab king of Israel to Ramot Gilead, a decree was instituted against Jehoshaphat to be killed, as it is said (1 Kings 22:32, JPS Tr.), " And when the chariot officers saw Jehoshaphat [whom they took for the king of Israel, they turned upon him to attack him, and Jehoshaphat cried out]." He was fit to be killed at that very moment; rather, it teaches that due to the merit of the cry that he cried out, the sentence was suspended for him seven years, and they were counted toward his son.