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American Standard Version
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Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance ;
and he joined
affinity
with Ahab.
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance ,
and he allied
himself
with Ahab by
marriage
.
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 that
were
with him, and moved
him to go
up `with
him'
to Ramoth-gilead.
And some
years later
he went down to visit
Ahab in
Samaria ,
where
Ahab sacrificed
many
sheep and cattle
for him and the people with him, and urged
him to march
up to Ramoth-gilead.
And
Ahab king of Israel said
unto
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt
thou
go with me to
Ramoth-gilead? And he
answered
him
, I am as
thou
art
, and my people as
thy
people; and
`
we will be'
with
thee
in the war.
Ahab king of Israel asked
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will
you
go with me against
Ramoth-gilead? ”
And Jehoshaphat
replied
, “
I am like
you
, and my people are
your
people; we will join
you
in the war. ”
And
Jehoshaphat said unto
the king of Israel, Inquire first ,
I
pray
thee,
for the word of Jehovah
.
But
Jehoshaphat also
said to
the king of Israel, “Please
inquire first for the word of the
LORD
. ”
Then
the king of Israel gathered
the prophets together
, four hundred men, and said
unto
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.
So
the king of Israel assembled
the prophets, four hundred men, and asked
them, “Should
we go to war
against
Ramoth-gilead, or should
we
refrain
? ”
“
Go up ,”
they
replied,
“and
God will deliver it into the hand of the king. ”
But Jehoshaphat said
, Is there not here
a prophet of Jehovah
besides,
that
we may
inquire of
him
?
But Jehoshaphat asked
, “
Is there not still
a prophet of the
LORD
here
of
whom
we can
inquire? ”
And
the king of Israel said
unto
Jehoshaphat
, There is yet
one man by
whom
we
may
inquire
of
Jehovah:
but I hate him ;
for
he never prophesieth
good concerning
me, but always
evil:
the
same
is Micaiah the
son of Imla
. And
Jehoshaphat
said,
Let
not
the king say so
.
The king of Israel answered
, “
There is still
one man who
can
ask
the
LORD,
but I hate him because
he never prophesies
anything
good for
me, but only
bad.
He
is Micaiah son of Imlah
. ”
“
The king should
not
say that!”
Jehoshaphat
replied
.
Then
the king of Israel called an
officer,
and said, Fetch
quickly
Micaiah the
son of Imla
.
So
the king of Israel called one
of
his
officials
and said, “Bring
Micaiah son of Imlah
at
once
. ”
Now
the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the
king of Judah sat
each
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 them.
Dressed
in
royal
attire,
the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on
their
thrones
at the threshing
floor
by
the
entrance of the gate of Samaria ,
with
all the prophets prophesying before them.
And
Zedekiah the
son of Chenaanah made him
horns
of
iron ,
and said,
Thus
saith
Jehovah
, With these shalt
thou
push
the Syrians,
until they be
consumed
.
Now
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had
made for
himself
iron horns
and declared
, “This
is
what
the
LORD
says:
‘
With these you
shall
gore
the Arameans
until they are
finished
off
. ’”
And all the prophets prophesied
so
, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead ,
and prosper ;
for Jehovah
will deliver it into the hand of the king.
And all the prophets were
prophesying
the
same
, saying, “
Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper ,
for the
LORD
will deliver it into the hand of the king. ”
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
mouth:
let thy
word
therefore,
I
pray
thee,
be like one
of
theirs, and speak thou
good
.
Then
the messenger who
had
gone
to call Micaiah instructed
him, “
Behold, with
one
accord
the words of the prophets are
favorable
to the king .
So
please
let your
words
be like theirs, and speak favorably
. ”
And
Micaiah said, As Jehovah
liveth,
what
my
God
saith
, that
will
I speak.
But
Micaiah said, “
As surely
as
the
LORD
lives
, I will
speak whatever
my
God
tells
me
. ”
And
when he
was
come
to
the
king
, the king said
unto
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.
When Micaiah
arrived
, the king asked
him, “
Micaiah, should
we go to war
against
Ramoth-gilead, or should
we
refrain
? ”
“
Go up and triumph,”
Micaiah
replied,
“for
they will
be given
into your hand. ”
And
the king said to him, How many times shall
I adjure
thee
that
thou
speak
unto
me nothing
but the truth in the name of Jehovah
?
But
the king said to him, “
How many times must
I make
you
swear
not
to
tell
me anything
but the truth in the name of the
LORD
? ”
And
he
said,
I saw all Israel scattered upon
the mountains,
as
sheep that
have
no
shepherd :
and Jehovah
said, These have no master; let them
return every
man
to
his
house
in peace.
So
Micaiah
declared:
“
I saw all Israel scattered on
the hills
like
sheep without
a
shepherd .
And the
LORD
said, ‘
These people
have no master; let each
one
return home
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
?
Then
the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “
Did I not tell you
that he never
prophesies
good for
me, but only
bad
? ”
And
`
Micaiah '
said
, Therefore hear ye
the word of Jehovah
: I saw Jehovah
sitting upon
his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand
and on his left.
Micaiah continued
, “
Therefore hear the word of the
LORD
: I saw the
LORD
sitting on
His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
And Jehovah
said, Who shall
entice Ahab king of Israel ,
that
he
may
go
up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake
saying
after
this manner
, and another saying
after
that manner
.
And the
LORD
said, ‘
Who will
entice Ahab king of Israel to
march
up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? ’
And one suggested
this, and another that.
And
there
came
forth
a spirit, and
stood before Jehovah
, and said, I will entice him. And
Jehovah
said
unto
him,
Wherewith
?
Then
a spirit came
forward
, stood before the
LORD
, and said, ‘
I will entice him. ’
‘By
what
means
? ’
asked
the
LORD.
And he said
, I will go forth,
and will
be a lying spirit in the mouth
of all his prophets. And
he
said,
Thou
shalt
entice him ,
and shalt
prevail also:
go
forth
, and do so
.
And he replied
, ‘
I will go out
and be a lying spirit in the mouths
of all his prophets. ’
‘You
will
surely
entice him and prevail, ’
said
the
LORD.
‘Go
and do it
. ’
Now
therefore,
behold
, Jehovah
hath
put a lying spirit in the mouth
of these thy
prophets ;
and Jehovah
hath
spoken
evil
concerning
thee
.
So
you
see
, the
LORD
has
put a lying spirit in the mouths
of these prophets of
yours,
and the
LORD
has
pronounced
disaster
against
you
. ”
Then Zedekiah the
son of Chenaanah came
near
, and
smote
Micaiah upon
the cheek
, and said
, Which way went
the Spirit of Jehovah
from me to speak unto
thee
?
Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went
up
, struck
Micaiah in
the face
, and demanded
, “
Which way did
the Spirit of the
LORD
go
when
He
departed
from me to speak with
you
? ”
And
Micaiah said,
Behold
, thou
shalt
see on that day ,
when thou
shalt
go into
an inner chamber
to
hide
thyself
.
Micaiah replied
, “You
will
soon
see ,
on that day when you
go and
hide
in
an inner room
. ”
And the king of Israel said
, Take ye
Micaiah ,
and carry
him back
unto
Amon the governor of the city ,
and to Joash the king's
son ;
And the king of Israel declared
, “
Take Micaiah and return
him to
Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s
son ,
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 return in
peace
.
and tell
them
that
this
is
what
the king says:
‘
Put this man
in prison and feed him only
bread and water until I return safely
. ’”
And
Micaiah said
, If thou
return at
all
in
peace
, Jehovah
hath
not spoken by
me. And
he said,
Hear
, ye
peoples
, all of
you .
But
Micaiah replied
, “
If you
ever
return safely
, the
LORD
has
not spoken through
me. ”
Then
he added
, “Take
heed
, all you people!”
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the
king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
And the king of Israel said unto
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.
And the king of Israel said to
Jehoshaphat, “
I will disguise myself and go into battle ,
but you
wear
your
royal
robes. ”
So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
Now the king of Syria
had commanded
the
captains
of
his chariots,
saying
, Fight neither
with small nor
great, save
only
with
the king of Israel.
Now the king of Aram
had ordered
his chariot
commanders
, “Do
not
fight with anyone,
small or
great, except
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 about
to fight against him :
but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah
helped him ;
and
God moved
them `to
depart'
from him.
When the chariot
commanders
saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This
is the king of Israel !”
So
they turned to fight against him ,
but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the
LORD
helped him .
God drew
them away
from him.
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 when the chariot
commanders
saw that he
was not the king of Israel, 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 :
wherefore
he
said to the
driver
of
the
chariot
, Turn thy
hand,
and carry
me out of the host;
for I am sore
wounded .
However,
a certain man drew his bow without
taking
special
aim
, and he
struck
the king of Israel between the joints of his
armor .
So
the
king
said to his
charioteer
, “
Turn around
and take
me out of the battle,
for I am badly
wounded !”
And
the battle increased
that day :
howbeit
the king of Israel stayed
himself up in his chariot against
the Syrians
until the
even;
and about
the
time
of
the
going
down
of
the
sun
he died.
The battle raged
throughout
that day ,
and
the king of Israel propped
himself up in his chariot facing
the Arameans
until evening.
And at
sunset
he died.
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