2 Chronicles 18
1 Now
Jehoshaphat had
riches and
honour in
abundance, and joined
affinity with
Ahab. 2 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.
3 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. 4 And
Jehoshaphat said unto the
king of
Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the
word of the
LORD to
day. 5 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. 6 But
Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a
prophet of the
LORD besides, that we might
enquire of him?
7 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.
8 And the
king of
Israel called for
one of his
officers, and
said, Fetch
quickly Micaiah the
son of
Imla. 9 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.
10 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.
11 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. 12 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. 13 And
Micaiah said, As the
LORD liveth, even what my
God saith, that will I
speak.
14 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. 15 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? 16 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. 17 And the
king of
Israel said to
Jehoshaphat, Did I not
tell thee that he would not
prophesy good unto me, but
evil? 18 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. 19 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. 20 Then there came
out a
spirit, and
stood before the
LORD, and
said, I will
entice him. And the
LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
21 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.
22 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.
23 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?
24 And
Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt
see on that
day when thou shalt
go into an
inner chamber to
hide thyself.
25 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; 26 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. 27 And
Micaiah said, If thou
certainly return in
peace, then hath not the
LORD spoken by me. And he
said,
Hearken, all ye
people. 28 So the
king of
Israel and
Jehoshaphat the
king of
Judah went
up to
Ramothgilead.
29 And the
king of
Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, I will
disguise myself, and will
go to the
battle; but
put thou on thy
robes. So the
king of
Israel disguised himself; and they
went to the
battle. 30 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. 31 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.
32 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.
33 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.
34 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.