1 Kings 22

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 1 For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel.

 2 But in the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to see the king of Israel.

 3 The king of Israelhad said to his officials, Don't you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?

 4 So heasked Jehoshaphat, Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead? Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, I am as you are, my epople as your people, my horses as your horses.

 5 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, First seek the counsel of the Lord.

 6 So the king of Israel brought together the prophets - about four hundred men - and asked them, Shall I go to war against Remoth Gilead, or shall I refrain? Go they answered, for the Lord will give it into the kings hand.

 7 But Jehoshaphat asked. Is there not a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?

 8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesise anything good about me, but alsways bad, He is Micaiah son of Imlah. The king should not say that, Jehoshaphat replied.

 9 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.

10 Dressed in their royal robes, 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.

11 Now Zedekiah son of Kenaanah had made iron horns and he declared, This is what the Lord says: Whith these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.

12 all the other prphets were prophesying the same thing. Attack Ramoth Gilead and be victorious, they sic, for the Lord will give it into the king's hand.

13 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, Look, as one man the other prophets are prekicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.

14 But Micaiah sid, As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tell me.

15 When he arrived, the king asked him, Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain? Attack and be victorious, he answered, for the Lord will giveit into the king's hand.

16 The king said to him, How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Loerd?

17 Then Micaiah answered, 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 go home in peace.

18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphar, Didn't I tell you that he ever prophesis anything good about me, but only gad?

19 Micaiah continued, There fore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with al the host of heaven standing around himon his right and on his left.

20 And the Lord said, Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his eadth there? One suggested his, and another that.

21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him.

22 By what means? the Lord asked. I will go out and be a laying spirit in the mouths of all his prophers, he said . You will succeed in enticing him, said the Lord. Go and do it.

23 So  now the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours. The Lord has decreed disaster for you.

24 Then edekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. Which way did the spirit from the Lord go when he went from me to speak to you? he asked.

25 Micaiah replied, You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.

26 The king of Israel then ordered, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king's son

27 and say, This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.

28 Micaiah declared, If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me. Then he added, Mark my words,all you people!

29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.

30 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes. So the king of Israel disguised himsefl and went into battle.

31 Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, Do not fight with anyone, small or great, execpt the king of Israel.

32 When the chariot commanders sw Jehoshaphat, they Israel. So they turned to ttack him, but when Jehoshaphat cried out,

33 the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel and stopped pursuing him. 34 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot dirver, Wheel around  and get me out of the fighting. I've been wounded.

35 All day long the battle raged, and thenking was proped up in his chariot facing the Aramens. The blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died.

36 As the sun was setting, a cry spread throug the army: Every man to his town; everyone to his land!

37 So the king died and was brought to Samaria, and they buried him there.

38 They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria ( where the prostitutes bathed). and the dogs licked up his blood, as the word of the Lord had declared.

39  As for the other events of Ahab's reign, including ll  he did, the palace he built and inlaid with ivory, and the cities he fortified, are they not written in the book o the annals of the kings of Israel?

40 Ahab rested with his fathers. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.

41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old  when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem tweyty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah  daughter of Shilhi

43 In everything he  walded in the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. The high places, however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense ther. 44 Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.

45 As for the other events of Jehoshaphat's reign, the things he achieved and his military exploits, are they not writte in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

46 He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa.

47 There  was then no king in Edom; a deputy ruled,

48 Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships to go to Ophir for gold, but tey never set sail-they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.

49 At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, Let my men sail with your men, but Jehoshaphat refused.

50 Then Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of David his father. And Jehorm his son  succeeded him.

51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the sevenfeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

52 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, because he walked in the ways of his father and mother and in the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin.

53 Hew served and worshiped Baal and provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.