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* Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance . And he joined affinity with Ahab . * And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria . And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance , and for the people who were with him , and moved him to go up [with him ] to Ramoth-gilead . * And Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah , Will thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead ? And he answered him , I am as thou are , and my people as thy people , and [will be ] with thee in the war . * And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel , Inquire first , I pray thee , for the word of LORD . * Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together , four hundred men , and said to them , Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle , or shall I forbear ? And they said , Go up . For God will deliver it into the hand of the king . * But Jehoshaphat said , Is there not here a prophet of LORD besides , that we may inquire of him ? * And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat , There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of LORD , but I hate him . For he never prophesies good concerning me , but always evil ; the same is Micaiah the son of Imla . And Jehoshaphat said * Then the king of Israel called an officer , and said , Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla . * Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne , arrayed in their robes . And they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria , and all the prophets were prophesying before th * And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for him horns of iron , and said , Thus says LORD , With these thou shall push the Syrians until they be consumed . * And all the prophets prophesied so , saying , Go up to Ramoth-gilead , and prosper . For LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king . * And the messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him , saying , Behold , the words of the prophets [are ] good to the king with one mouth . Let thy word therefore , I pray thee , be like one of theirs , and speak thou good . * And Micaiah said , As LORD lives , what my God says , that will I speak . * And when he came to the king , the king said to him , Micaiah , shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle , or shall I forbear ? And he said , Go ye up , and prosper , and they shall be delivered into your hand . * And the king said to him , How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of LORD ? * And he said , I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains , as sheep that have no shepherd . And LORD said , These have no master . Let them return every man to his house in peace . * And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat , Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me , but evil ? * And [Micaiah ] said , Therefore hear ye the word of LORD . I saw LORD sitting upon his throne , and all the host of heaven standing at his right hand and at his left . * And LORD said , Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel , that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead ? And one spoke saying after this manner , and another saying after that manner . * And there came forth a spirit , and stood before LORD , and said , I will entice him . And LORD said to him , With what ? * And he said , I will go forth , and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets . And he said , Thou shall entice him , and shall also prevail . Go forth , and do so . * Now therefore , behold , LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets . And LORD has spoken evil concerning thee . * Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near , and smote Micaiah upon the cheek , and said , Which way did the Spirit of LORD go from me to speak to thee ? * And Micaiah said , Behold , thou shall see on that day when thou shall go into an inner chamber to hide thyself . * And the king of Israel said , Take ye Micaiah , and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city , and to Joash the king 's son , * and say , Thus says the king , Put this fellow in the prison , and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction , until I return in peace . * And Micaiah said , If thou return at all in peace , LORD has not spoken by me . And he said , Hear , ye peoples , all of you . * So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead . * And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat , I will disguise myself , and go into the battle , but put thou on thy robes . So the king of Israel disguised himself , and they went into the battle . * Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots , saying , Fight neither with small nor great , except only with the king of Israel . * And it came to pass , when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat , that they said , It is the king of Israel . Therefore they turned around to fight against him . But Jehoshaphat cried out . And LORD helped him , and God moved them * 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 . * And a certain man drew his bow at a venture , and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor . Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot , Turn thy hand , and carry me out of the army . For I am severely wounded . * And the battle increased that day . However the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening . And about the time of the going down of the sun he died .

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