That heathen marksman',

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In vain had Ahab disguised himself. He was borne in his 
chariot bleeding from the fray—for "an Armenian soldier
randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops, and the 
arrow hit the king of Israel between the joints of his 
armour!" 1 Kings 22:34

No, not in the true sense of the word "randomly." 

That heathen marksman was only an instrument in 
accomplishing the fulfilment of "the word of the Lord 
which He spoke by the mouth of Elijah the prophet." 
A Greater had feathered the fatal shaft, and sent
it home!