2Chronicles:18:7-27
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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat ,
There is yet one man ,
by whom we may enquire of the LORD :
but I hate him ;
for he never prophesied good unto me ,
but always evil :
the same is Micaiah the son of Imla .
And Jehoshaphat said ,
Let not the king say so .
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And the king of Israel called for one of his officers ,
and said ,
Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla .
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And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne ,
clothed in their robes ,
and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria ;
and all the prophets prophesied before them .
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And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron ,
and said ,
Thus saith the LORD ,
With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed .
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And all the prophets prophesied so ,
saying ,
Go up to Ramothgilead Ramowth #
Gil #
ad #,
and prosper :
for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king .
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And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him ,
saying ,
Behold ,
the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent ;
let thy word therefore ,
I pray thee ,
be like one of theirs ,
and speak thou good .
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And Micaiah said ,
As the LORD liveth ,
even what my God saith ,
that will I speak .
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And when he was come to the king ,
the king said unto him ,
Micaiah ,
shall we go to Ramothgilead Ramowth #
to battle ,
or shall I forbear ?
And he said ,
Go ye up ,
and prosper ,
and they shall be delivered into your hand .
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And the king said to him ,
How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD ?
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Then he said ,
I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains ,
as sheep that have no shepherd :
and the LORD said ,
These have no master ;
let them return therefore every man to his house in peace .
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And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat ,
Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me ,
but evil ?
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Again he said ,
Therefore hear the word of the LORD ;
I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne ,
and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left s @
mo #
wl #.
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And the LORD said ,
Who shall entice Ahab #
Ach #
ab #
king of Israel Yisra #
el #,
that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead Ramowth #
Gil #
ad #?
And one spake saying after this manner ,
and another saying after that manner .
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Then there came out a spirit ,
and stood before the LORD ,
and said ,
I will entice him .
And the LORD said unto him ,
Wherewith ?
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And he said ,
I will go out ,
and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets .
And the LORD said ,
Thou shalt entice him ,
and thou shalt also prevail :
go out ,
and do even so .
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Now therefore ,
behold ,
the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets ,
and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee .
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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near ,
and smote Micaiah upon 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 on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself .
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Then the king of Israel said ,
Take ye Micaiah ,
and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city ,
and to Joash the kings son ;
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And say ,
Thus saith the king ,
Put this fellow in the prison bayith #,
and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction ,
until I return in peace .
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And Micaiah said ,
If thou certainly return in peace ,
then hath not the LORD spoken by me .
And he said ,
Hearken ,
all ye people .