kjv 1Kings:22:1-28 SEEK
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And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel .
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And it came to pass in the third year ,
that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel .
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And the king of Israel said unto his servants ,
Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours ,
and we be still ,
and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria ?
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And he said unto Jehoshaphat ,
Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead ?
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel ,
I am as thou art ,
my people as thy people ,
my horses as thy horses .
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And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel ,
Enquire ,
I pray thee ,
at the word of the LORD to day .
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Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together ,
about four hundred men ,
and said unto them ,
Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle ,
or shall I forbear ?
And they said ,
Go up ;
for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king .
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And Jehoshaphat said ,
Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides ,
that we might enquire of him ?
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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat ,
There is yet one man ,
Micaiah the son of Imlah ,
by whom we may enquire of the LORD :
but I hate him ;
for he doth not prophesy good concerning me ,
but evil .
And Jehoshaphat said ,
Let not the king say so .
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Then the king of Israel called an officer ,
and said ,
Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah .
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And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne ,
having put on their robes ,
in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria ;
and all the prophets prophesied before them .
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And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron :
and he said ,
Thus saith the LORD ,
With these shalt thou push the Syrians ,
until thou have consumed them .
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And all the prophets prophesied so ,
saying ,
Go up to Ramothgilead ,
and prosper :
for the LORD shall deliver it into the king '
s hand .
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And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him ,
saying ,
Behold now ,
the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth :
let thy word ,
I pray thee ,
be like the word of one of them ,
and speak that which is good .
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And Micaiah said ,
As the LORD liveth ,
what the LORD saith unto me ,
that will I speak .
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So he came to the king .
And the king said unto him ,
Micaiah ,
shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle ,
or shall we forbear ?
And he answered him ,
Go ,
and prosper :
for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king .
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And the king said unto him ,
How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD ?
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And he said ,
I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills ,
as sheep that have not a shepherd :
and the LORD said ,
These have no master :
let them return every man to his house in peace .
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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat ,
Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me ,
but evil ?
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And he said ,
Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD :
I saw the LORD sitting on his throne ,
and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left .
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And the LORD said ,
Who shall persuade Ahab ,
that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead ?
And one said on this manner ,
and another said on that manner .
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And there came forth a spirit ,
and stood before the LORD ,
and said ,
I will persuade him .
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And the LORD said unto him ,
Wherewith ?
And he said ,
I will go forth ,
and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets .
And he said ,
Thou shalt persuade him ,
and prevail also :
go forth ,
and do so .
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Now therefore ,
behold ,
the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets ,
and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee .
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But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near ,
and smote Micaiah on the cheek ,
and said ,
Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee ?
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And Micaiah said ,
Behold ,
thou shalt see in that day ,
when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself .
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And the king of Israel said ,
Take Micaiah ,
and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city ,
and to Joash the king '
s son ;
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And say ,
Thus saith the king ,
Put this fellow in the prison ,
and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction ,
until I come in peace .
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And Micaiah said ,
If thou return at all in peace ,
the LORD hath not spoken by me .
And he said ,
Hearken ,
O people ,
every one of you .