וַיְהִ֗י כִּרְאוֹת֙ שָׂרֵ֣י הָרֶ֔כֶב כִּֽי־לֹא־מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ה֑וּא וַיָּשׁ֖וּבוּ מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
Read kabbalistic (mystical) interpretation of I Kings 22:33: and classical mystical sources.