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Berean Standard Bible
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Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he
allied
himself
with Ahab by
marriage
.
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and joined
affinity
with Ahab.
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 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
he
had
with him, and persuaded
him to go
up with
him
to Ramothgilead
.
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
Ahab king of Israel said
unto
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt
thou
go with me to
Ramothgilead
? And he
answered
him
, I am as
thou
art
, and my people as
thy
people; and
we will be
with
thee
in the war.
But
Jehoshaphat also
said to
the king of Israel, “Please
inquire
first
for
the word of the LORD. ”
And
Jehoshaphat said unto
the king of Israel, Enquire,
I
pray
thee,
at
the word of the LORD to
day
.
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
. ”
Therefore
the king of Israel gathered
together
of
prophets four hundred men, and said
unto
them, Shall
we go to Ramothgilead
to
battle
, or shall
I
forbear
? And
they said
, Go
up;
for
God will deliver it into the king's
hand.
But Jehoshaphat asked
, “
Is there not still
a prophet of the LORD here
of
whom
we can
inquire
? ”
But Jehoshaphat said
, Is there not here
a prophet of the LORD besides,
that
we might
enquire
of
him
?
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
.
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
.
So
the king of Israel called one of his officials
and said, “Bring
Micaiah son of Imlah
at
once
. ”
And
the king of Israel called for
one of his officers,
and said, Fetch
quickly
Micaiah the
son of Imla
.
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
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.
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
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
.
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 all the prophets prophesied
so
, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead,
and prosper :
for the LORD shall
deliver it into the hand of the king.
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
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
.
But
Micaiah said, “
As surely
as
the LORD lives
, I
will
speak
whatever
my God tells
me
. ”
And
Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth
, even
what
my God saith,
that
will
I
speak
.
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
when he
was
come
to
the
king
, the king said
unto
him, Micaiah, shall
we go to Ramothgilead
to
battle
, or shall
I
forbear
? And
he
said,
Go ye
up, and
prosper
, and
they shall
be delivered
into your hand.
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
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?
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. ’”
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.
Then
the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “
Did I not tell you
that he never
prophesies
good for
me, but only
bad
? ”
And
the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee
that he would
not
prophesy
good unto
me, but evil
?
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.
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.
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 the LORD said, Who shall
entice Ahab king of Israel ,
that
he
may
go
up and fall at Ramothgilead
? And one spake
saying
after
this manner
, and another saying
after
that manner
.
Then a spirit came
forward
, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘
I will entice him. ’
‘By
what
means?’
asked
the LORD .
Then there
came
out
a spirit, and
stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And
the LORD said
unto
him,
Wherewith?
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
. ’
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
.
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
. ”
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
.
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
? ”
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
?
Micaiah replied
, “You
will
soon
see
, on that day when you
go and
hide
in
an inner room
. ”
And
Micaiah said
, Behold
, thou
shalt
see
on that day when thou
shalt
go into
an inner chamber
to
hide
thyself
.
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 ,
Then
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 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 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
.
But
Micaiah replied
, “
If you
ever
return safely
, the LORD has
not
spoken through
me. ”
Then
he added
, “Take
heed
, all you
people !”
And
Micaiah said
, If thou
certainly
return in
peace
, then
hath
not
the LORD spoken by
me. And
he said
, Hearken
, all ye
people .
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead
.
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the
king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead
.
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.
And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself ,
and I
will
go to
the
battle ;
but put
thou
on
thy
robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself ;
and they
went to
the
battle.
Now the king of Aram
had ordered
his
chariot
commanders
, “Do
not
fight with anyone,
small or great, except
the king of Israel. ”
Now the king of Syria
had commanded
the
captains
of
the
chariots
that
were
with
him
, saying,
Fight ye
not
with small or great, save
only
with
the king of Israel.
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 Jehoshaphat, that
they said, It
is the king of Israel .
Therefore
they compassed
about
him
to fight :
but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him ;
and
God moved
them to
depart
from him.
And
when the chariot
commanders
saw
that he
was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
For
it
came
to
pass,
that,
when the captains
of
the
chariots
perceived
that it
was not the king of Israel, they turned back again
from pursuing him.
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
a certain man drew a
bow at
a
venture
, and smote
the king of Israel between the joints of the harness:
therefore
he
said to his chariot
man
, Turn thine
hand,
that
thou
mayest
carry
me out of the host;
for I am wounded .
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.
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
sun
going
down
he died.
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