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Jehoshaphat
Allies with Ahab |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:1 |
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Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor;
and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:2 |
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Some 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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:3 |
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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." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:4 |
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Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel,
"Please inquire first for the word of the LORD." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:5 |
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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." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:6 |
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But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not yet a prophet
of the LORD here that we may inquire of him?" |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:7 |
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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." |
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Ahab's
False Prophets Assure Victory |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:8 |
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Then the king of Israel called an officer and
said, "Bring quickly Micaiah, Imla's son." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:9 |
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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 at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all
the prophets were prophesying before them. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:10 |
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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.'" |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:11 |
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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." |
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Micaiah
Brings Word from God |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:12 |
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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." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:13 |
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But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what my
God says, that I will speak." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:14 |
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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." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:15 |
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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?" |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:16 |
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So he said, "I saw all Israel Scattered on the
mountains, Like sheep which have no shepherd; And the LORD said, 'These have no
master. Let each of them return to his house in peace.'" |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:17 |
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Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,
"Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?" |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:18 |
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Micaiah said, "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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:19 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:20 |
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Then a spirit came forward and stood before
the LORD and said, 'I will entice him.' And the LORD said to him, 'How?' |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:21 |
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He said, 'I will go and be a deceiving spirit
in the mouth of all his prophets.' Then He said, 'You are to entice him and prevail
also. Go and do so.' |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:22 |
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Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a deceiving
spirit in the mouth of these your prophets, for the LORD has proclaimed disaster
against you." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:23 |
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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near
and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, "How did the Spirit of the LORD pass
from me to speak to you?" |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:24 |
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Micaiah said, "Behold, you will see on that
day when you enter an inner room to hide yourself." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:25 |
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Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah
and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son; |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:26 |
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and say, 'Thus says the king, "Put this man
in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely."'" |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:27 |
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Micaiah said, "If you indeed return safely,
the LORD has not spoken by me." And he said, "Listen, all you people." |
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Ahab's
Defeat and Death |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:28 |
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So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of
Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:29 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:30 |
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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." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:31 |
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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 cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them
from him. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:32 |
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When the captains of the chariots saw that it
was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:33 |
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A certain man drew his bow at random and struck
the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of the chariot,
"Turn around and take me out of the fight, for I am severely wounded." |
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| 2 Chronicles 18:34 |
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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. |
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