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Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab

1 Now aJehoshaphat° had° great° riches° and honor°; and he allied° himself by marriage° with Ahab°. 2 aSome years° later° he went° down° to [visit] Ahab° at Samaria°. And Ahab° slaughtered° many° sheep° and oxen° for him and the people° who° were with him, and induced° him to go° up against° Ramoth-gilead°. 3 Ahab° king° of Israel° said° to Jehoshaphat° king° of Judah°, “Will you go° with me [against] Ramoth-gilead°?” And he said° to him, “I am as you are, and my people° as your people°, and [we will be] with you in the battle°.”

[1] a2Ch 17:5
[2] a1K 22:2-35

4 ¶ Moreover, Jehoshaphat° said° to the king° of Israel°, “Please° inquire° Ifirst° for the word° of the LORD°.” 5 Then the king° of Israel° assembled° the prophets°, four° hundred° men°, and said° to them, “Shall we go° against° Ramoth-gilead° to battle°, or° shall I refrain°?” And they said°, “Go° up, for God° will give° [it] into the hand° of the king°.” 6 But Jehoshaphat° said°, “Is there° not yet° a prophet° of the LORD° here° that we may inquire° of him?” 7 The king° of Israel° said° to Jehoshaphat°, “There is yet° one° man° by whom we may inquire° of the LORD°, but I hate° him, for he never° prophesies° good° concerning° me but always°° evil°. He is Micaiah°, son° of Imla°.” But Jehoshaphat° said°, “Let not the king° say° so°.”

[4] ILit as the day

Ahab’s False Prophets Assure Victory

8 Then the king° of Israel° called° an officer° and said°, “IBring° quickly° Micaiah°, Imla’s° son°.” 9 Now the king° of Israel° and Jehoshaphat° the king° of Judah° were sitting° each° on his throne°, arrayed° in [their] robes°, and [they] were sitting° aat the threshing° floor° at the entrance° of the gate° of Samaria°; and all° the prophets° were prophesying° before° them. 10 Zedekiah° the son° of Chenaanah° made° horns° of iron° for himself and said°, “Thus° says° the LORD°, ‘With these° you shall gore° the Arameans° until° they are consumed°.’” 11 All° the prophets° were prophesying° thus°, saying°, “Go° up to Ramoth-gilead° and succeed°, for the LORD° will give° [it] into the hand° of the king°.”

[8] ILit Hasten
[9] aRu 4:1

Micaiah Brings Word from God

12 ¶ Then the messenger° who° went° to summon° Micaiah° spoke° to him saying°, “Behold°, the words° of the prophets° are uniformly°° favorable° to the king°. So please° let your word° be like one° of them and speak° favorably°.” 13 But Micaiah° said°, “As the LORD° lives°, awhat° my God° says°, that I will speak°.”

[13] aNu 22:18-20, 35

14 ¶ When he came° to the king°, the king° said° to him, “Micaiah°, shall we go° to Ramoth-gilead° to battle°, or° shall I refrain°?” He said°, “Go° up and succeed°, for they will be given° into your hand°.” 15 Then the king° said° to him, “How°° many°° times° must I adjure° you to speak° to me nothing° but the truth° in the name° of the LORD°?” 16 So he said°,
  “I saw° all° Israel°
  Scattered° on the mountains°,
  aLike sheep° which° have° no° shepherd°;
  And the LORD° said°,
  ‘These° have no° master°.
  Let each° of them return° to his house° in peace°.’”
17 Then the king° of Israel° said° to Jehoshaphat°, “Did I not tell° you that he would not prophesy° good° concerning° me, but evil°?”

[16] aNu 27:17; 1K 22:17; Ezk 34:5; 35:4-8; Mt 9:36; Mk 6:34

18 ¶ Micaiah said°, “Therefore°, hear° the word° of the LORD°. aI saw° the LORD° sitting° on His throne°, and all° the host° of heaven° standing° on His right° and on His left°. 19 The LORD° said°, ‘Who° will entice° Ahab° king° of Israel° to go° up and fall° at Ramoth-gilead°?’ And one° said° this° while another° said° that. 20 Then a aspirit° came° forward° and stood° before° the LORD° and said°, ‘I will entice° him.’ And the LORD° said° to him, ‘How°?’ 21 He said°, ‘I will go° and be aa deceiving° spirit° in the mouth° of all° his prophets°.’ Then He said°, ‘You are to entice° [him] and prevail° also°. Go° and do° so°.’ 22 Now° therefore, behold°, athe LORD° has put° a deceiving° spirit° in the mouth° of these° your prophets°, for the LORD° has proclaimed° disaster° against° you.”

[18] aIs 6:1-5; Dn 7:9, 10
[20] aJb 1:6; 2Th 2:9
[21] aJn 8:44
[22] aIs 19:14; Ezk 14:9

23 ¶ Then Zedekiah° the son° of Chenaanah° came° near° and astruck° Micaiah° on the cheek° and said°, “IHow°° did the Spirit° of the LORD° pass° from me to speak° to you?” 24 Micaiah° said°, “Behold°, you will see° on that day° when° you enter° an inner° room° to hide° yourself.” 25 Then the king° of Israel° said°, “aTake° Micaiah° and return° him to Amon° bthe governor° of the city° and to Joash° the king’s° son°; 26 and say°, ‘Thus° says° the king°, “aPut° this° [man] in prison°° and feed° him Isparingly° with bread° and water° until° I return° safely°.”’” 27 Micaiah° said°, “If° you indeed° return° safely°, the LORD° has not spoken° by me.” And he said°, “aListen°, all° you people°.”

[23] ILit Which way aJr 20:2; Mk 14:65; Ac 23:2
[25] a2Ch 18:8 b2Ch 34:8
[26] ILit with bread of affliction and water of affliction a2Ch 16:10
[27] aMi 1:2

Ahab’s Defeat and Death

28 ¶ So the king° of Israel° and Jehoshaphat° king° of Judah° went° up against° Ramoth-gilead°. 29 The king° of Israel° said° to Jehoshaphat°, “I will disguise° myself and go° into battle°, but you put° on your robes°.” So the king° of Israel° disguised° himself, and they went° into battle°. 30 Now the king° of Aram° had commanded° the captains° of his chariots°, saying°, “Do not fight° with small° or great°, but with the king° of Israel° alone°.” 31 So when the captains° of the chariots° saw° Jehoshaphat°, they said°, “It is the king° of Israel°,” and they turned° aside° to fight° against° him. But Jehoshaphat° acried° out, and the LORD° helped° him, and God° diverted° them from him. 32 When the captains° of the chariots° saw° that it was not the king° of Israel°, they turned° back° from pursuing° him. 33 A certain man° drew° his bow° at random° and struck° the king° of Israel° Iin a joint° of the armor°. So he said° to the driver° of the chariot°, “Turn° IIaround° and take° me out of the IIIfight°, for I am° severely° wounded°.” 34 The battle° raged° that day°, and the king° of Israel° propped° himself up in his chariot° in front° of the Arameans° until° the evening°; and at sunset°° he died°.

[31] a2Ch 13:14, 15
[33] ILit between the scale-armor and the breastplate IILit your hand IIILit camp


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Jehoshaphat, joined in affinity with Ahab, is persuaded to go with him against Ramoth-gilead.

1 ¶ Now Jehoshaphatº had² richesº and honourº in abundance,º and joined affinityºª with Ahab.º 2 And afterº [certain] yearsº he went downºª to² Ahabº to Samaria.º And Ahabº killedºª sheepº and oxenº for him in abundance,º and for the peopleº that² [he had] with² him, and persuadedºª him to go upºª [with him] to² Ramothgilead.º¹ 3 And Ahabº kingº of Israelº saidºª unto² Jehoshaphatº kingº of Judah,º Wilt thou go¹ª² with² me to Ramothgilead?º¹ And he answeredºª him, I² [am] as thou² [art], and my peopleº as thy people;º and [we will be] with² thee in the war.º

[1] 1K 16:31; 21:25; 2K 8:18, 26; 11:1; 2Ch 1:11; 17:5, 12; 18:31; 19:1, 2; 21:6; 22:2; Mt 6:33; 2Co 6:14.
[2] Dt 4:43; Jsh 20:8; 1K 1:9; 4:13; 17:7; 22:2, 4, 20; 2K 9:1; 2Ch 19:2; Ne 13:6; Is 22:12; Lk 17:27.
[3] 1K 22:4; 2K 3:7; Ps 139:21; Ep 5:11; 2Jn 1:10.

Ahab, seduced by flase prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slain there.

4 ¶ And Jehoshaphatº saidºª unto² the kingº of Israel,º Enquire,ºª I pray thee,² at² the wordº of the LORDº to day.º 5 Therefore the kingº of Israelº gathered togetherºª² of prophetsº fourº hundredº men,º and saidºª unto² them, Shall we go¹ª² to² Ramothgileadº¹ to battle,º or² shall I forbear?ºª And they said,ºª Go up;ºª for Godº will deliverºª [it] into the king'sº hand.º 6 But Jehoshaphatº said,ºª [Is there] not² here² a prophetº of the LORDº besides,² that we might enquireºª of him?²² 7 And the kingº of Israelº saidºª unto² Jehoshaphat,º [There is] yet² oneº man,º by whom²² we may enquireºª of² the LORD:º but I² hateºª him; for² he never² prophesiedºª goodº unto² me, but² alwaysº² evil:º the same² [is] Micaiahº the sonº of Imla.º And Jehoshaphatº said,ºª Let not² the kingº sayºª so.² 8 And the kingº of Israelº calledºª for² oneº [of his] officers,º and said,ºª Fetch quicklyºª Micaiahº the sonº of Imla.º 9 And the kingº of Israelº and Jehoshaphatº kingº of Judahº satºª eitherº of them on² his throne,º clothedºª in [their] robes,º and they satºª in a void placeº at the entering inº of the gateº of Samaria;º and all² the prophetsº prophesiedºª beforeº them. 10 And Zedekiahº the sonº of Chenaanahº had madeºª him hornsº of iron,º and said,ºª Thus² saithºª the LORD,º With these² thou shalt pushºª² Syriaº until² they be consumed.ºª 11 And all² the prophetsº prophesiedºª so,² saying,ºª Go upºª to Ramothgilead,º¹ and prosper:ºª for the LORDº shall deliverºª [it] into the handº of the king.º 12 And the messengerº that² wentºª to callºª Micaiahº spakeºª to² him, saying,ºª Behold,² the wordsº of the prophetsº [declare] goodº to² the kingº with oneº assent;º let thy wordº therefore, I pray thee,² be² like oneº of² theirs, and speakºª thou good.º 13 And Micaiahº said,ºª [As] the LORDº liveth,º even²² what² my Godº saith,ºª that will I speak.ºª 14 And when he was comeºª to² the king,º the kingº saidºª unto² him, Micaiah,º shall we go¹ª² to² Ramothgileadº¹ to battle,º or² shall I forbear?ºª And he said,ºª Go ye up,ºª and prosper,ºª and they shall be deliveredºª into your hand.º 15 And the kingº saidºª to² him, How many²² timesº shall I² adjureºª thee that² thou sayºª nothing² but² the truthº to² me in the nameº of the LORD?º 16 Then he said,ºª I did seeºª² all² Israelº scatteredºª upon² the mountains,º as sheepº that² have no² shepherd:ºª and the LORDº said,ºª These² have no² master;º let them returnºª [therefore] every manº to his houseº in peace.º 17 And the kingº of Israelº saidºª to² Jehoshaphat,º Did I not² tellºª² thee [that] he would not² prophesyºª goodº unto² me, but²² evil?º 18 Again he said,ºª Therefore² hearºª the wordº of the LORD;º I sawºª² the LORDº sittingºª upon² his throne,º and all² the hostº of heavenº standingºª on² his right handº and [on] his left.º 19 And the LORDº said,ºª Who² shall enticeºª² Ahabº kingº of Israel,º that he may go upºª and fallºª at Ramothgilead?º¹ And one² spakeºª sayingºª after this manner,º and another² sayingºª after that manner.º 20 Then there came outºª a spirit,º and stoodºª beforeº the LORD,º and said,ºª I² will enticeºª him. And the LORDº saidºª unto² him, Wherewith?² 21 And he said,ºª I will go out,ºª and be² a lyingº spiritº in the mouthº of all² his prophets.º And [the LORD] said,ºª Thou shalt enticeºª [him], and thou shalt also² prevail:ºª go out,ºª and doºª [even] so.² 22 Now² therefore, behold,² the LORDº hath putºª a lyingº spiritº in the mouthº of these² thy prophets,º and the LORDº hath spokenºª evilº against² thee. 23 Then Zedekiahº the sonº of Chenaanahº came near,ºª and smoteºª² Micaiahº upon² the cheek,º and said,ºª Whichº² wayº wentºª the Spiritº of the LORDº from²² me to speakºª unto² thee? 24 And Micaiahº said,ºª Behold,² thou shalt seeºª on that² dayº when² thou shalt goºª into an inner¹ chamberº to hide¹ª thyself.² 25 Then the kingº of Israelº said,ºª Takeºª ye² Micaiah,º and carry him backºª to² Amonº the governorº of the city,º and to² Joashº the king'sº son;º 26 And say,ºª Thus² saithºª the king,º Putºª this² [fellow] in the prison,ºº and feedºª him with breadº of afflictionº and with waterº of affliction,º until² I returnºª in peace.º 27 And Micaiahº said,ºª If² thou certainly¹ª returnºª in peace,º [then] hath not² the LORDº spokenºª by me. And he said,ºª Hearken,ºª all² ye people.º 28 So the kingº of Israelº and Jehoshaphatº the kingº of Judahº went upºª to² Ramothgilead.º¹ 29 And the kingº of Israelº saidºª unto² Jehoshaphat,º I will disguise¹ª myself,² and will goºª to the battle;º but put¹ª thou on²² thy robes.º So the kingº of Israelº disguised¹ª himself;² and they wentºª to the battle.º 30 Now the kingº of Syriaº had commandedºª² the captainsº of the chariotsº that² [were] with him, saying,ºª Fightºª ye not² with² smallº or² great,º save²² only² with² the kingº of Israel.º 31 And it came to pass,² when the captainsº of the chariotsº sawºª² Jehoshaphat,º that they² said,ºª It² [is] the kingº of Israel.º Therefore they compassed² about¹ª² him to fight:ºª but Jehoshaphatº cried out,ºª and the LORDº helpedºª him; and Godº movedºª them [to depart] from² him. 32 For it came to pass,² that, when the captainsº of the chariotsº perceivedºª that² it was² not² the kingº of Israel,º they turned back againºª from pursuingº² him. 33 And a [certain] man² drewºª a bowº at a venture,º and smoteºª² the kingº of Israelº between² the jointsº of the harness:º therefore he saidºª to his chariot¹ man,¹² Turnºª thine hand,º that thou mayest carry me outºª of² the host;º for² I am wounded.ºª 34 And the battleº increasedºª that² day:º howbeit the kingº of Israelº stayed [himself] upºª² in [his] chariotº againstº the Syriansº until² the even:º and about the timeº of the sunº going downºª he died.ºª

[4] 1S 23:2, 4, 9; 2S 2:1; 5:19, 23; 1K 22:5; 2Ch 34:26; Ps 27:4; Jr 21:2; Ezk 20:3.
[5] 1K 18:19; 2K 3:13; 2Ch 18:14, 20; Jr 8:10; 23:14, 17; 28:1; 38:14; 42:2, 20; Ezk 13:3, 22; Mi 2:11; 3:11; 2Ti 4:3; Rv 19:20.
[6] 1K 22:7; 2K 3:11.
[7] 1K 18:4, 17; 19:10; 20:42; 21:20; 2K 9:22; 2Ch 18:13; Ps 34:21; 55:3; 69:14; Pv 9:8; 25:12; 29:10; Is 30:10; Jr 18:18; 38:4; Ezk 3:17; Am 5:10; Mi 2:7; Mk 6:18, 27; Lk 6:22; Jn 7:7; 15:18, 24; Ac 20:26; Ga 4:16.
[8] 1S 8:15; 1K 22:9; 1Ch 28:1; 2Ch 18:25; Is 39:7; Dn 1:3, 7.
[9] 1K 22:10; 2Ch 18:29; Is 14:9; Jr 27:14; Ezk 26:16; Dn 7:9; Mt 6:29; 11:8; 19:28.
[10] Jr 23:17, 21, 25, 31; 27:2; 28:2, 10; 29:21; Ezk 13:7; 22:28; Zc 1:18; 2Ti 3:8.
[11] 2Ch 18:5, 12, 33; Pv 24:24; Mi 3:5; 2P 2:1; Jde 1:16; Rv 16:13; 19:20.
[12] Jsh 9:2; Jb 22:13; Ps 10:11; Is 30:10; Ho 7:3; Am 7:13; Mi 2:6, 11; 1Co 2:14.
[13] Nu 22:18, 35; 23:12, 26; 24:13; 1K 22:14; Jr 23:28; 42:4; Ezk 2:7; Mi 2:6; Ac 20:27; 1Co 11:23; 2Co 2:17; Ga 1:10; 1Th 2:4.
[14] 1K 18:27; 22:15; Ec 11:1; Lm 4:21; Am 4:4; Mt 26:45.
[15] 1S 14:24; 1K 22:16; Mt 26:63; Mk 5:7; Ac 19:13.
[16] 2S 2:7; 5:2; 1K 22:17, 34; 2K 10:3; 2Ch 18:33; Jr 23:1; Ezk 34:5, 8; Zc 10:2; 13:7; Mt 9:36; 26:64; Mk 6:34.
[17] 1K 22:18; 2Ch 18:7; Pv 29:1; Jr 43:2.
[18] Gn 32:2; 1K 22:19; Ps 103:20; Is 1:10; 6:1; 28:14; 39:5; Jr 2:4; 19:3; 34:4; Dn 7:9; Am 7:16; Zc 1:10; Ac 7:55.
[19] 1K 22:20; 2Ch 25:8, 19; Jb 12:16; Pv 11:5; Is 6:9; 54:16; Ezk 14:9; 2Th 2:11; Jm 1:13.
[20] Jb 1:6; 2:1; 2Co 11:3, 13.
[21] Gn 3:4; Jg 9:23; 1K 22:21; 2Ch 18:19, 22; Jb 1:12; 2:6; Ps 109:17; Jn 8:44; 1Jn 4:6; Rv 12:9; 13:14; 20:8.
[22] Ex 4:21; 2Ch 18:7, 17; 25:18; Jb 12:16; Is 3:11; 19:14; Jr 18:11; Ezk 14:3, 9; Mi 2:3; Mt 24:24; 26:24; Mk 14:20; 2Co 11:11; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 4:1.
[23] 1K 22:23; 2Ch 18:10; Is 50:5; Jr 20:2; 29:26; Lm 3:30; Mi 5:1; Mt 26:67; Mk 14:65; Jn 9:40; 18:22; Ac 23:2.
[24] 1S 19:16; 1K 20:30; Is 26:11, 20; Jr 28:16; 29:21, 32.
[25] 2Ch 18:8; Jr 37:15; 38:6; Ac 24:25.
[26] Dt 29:19; 1S 25:21; 1K 22:26; 2Ch 16:10; 18:15; Ps 10:5; 80:5; 102:9; Pv 14:16; Is 30:20; Jr 20:2; Mt 5:12; 12:24; Lk 3:19; 23:2; Ac 5:18; 22:22; 2Co 11:23; 1Th 5:2; Rv 11:10.
[27] Nu 16:29; Am 9:10; Mt 13:9; 15:10; Mk 7:14; Lk 20:45; Ac 13:10.
[28] 1K 22:29.
[29] 1S 28:8; 1K 14:2; 20:38; 2Ch 35:22; Jb 24:15; Ps 12:2; Pv 26:25; Jr 23:24.
[30] Gn 19:11; Dt 1:17; 1K 20:33, 42; 2Ch 15:13.
[31] Ex 14:10; 2Ch 13:14; 14:11; 26:7; Ezr 1:1; 7:27; Ne 1:11; Ps 34:7; 46:1, 11; 94:17; 116:1; 118:13; Pv 16:7; 21:1; 2Co 1:9.
[32] 1K 22:33.
[33] 2S 15:11; 1K 22:34; 2Ch 35:23.
[34] Nu 32:23; 2Ch 18:16, 19, 27; Pv 13:21; 28:17.


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