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And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.
And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”
And
the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Ben-
hadad, saying, Although I have sent unto
thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and thy children;
The messengers came back and said, “This is what Ben-
hadad says: ‘I have sent to you to demand your silver, your gold, your wives, and your children.
Yet I will send my servants unto
thee to
morrow about this time, and
they shall search thine house, and
the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that
whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes,
they shall put it in
their hand, and take it away.
But about this time
tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and
the houses of your servants.
They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”
Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”
And all
the elders and all
the people said unto him,
Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
And
the elders and
the people all said, “Do not
listen to him or consent to his terms.”
Wherefore he said unto
the messengers of Ben-
hadad, Tell my lord
the king, All that thou
didst send for to thy servant at
the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And
the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
So
Ahab answered
the messengers of Ben-
hadad, “Tell my lord
the king, ‘All that you demanded of your servant
the first time I will do, but this thing I cannot do.’” So
the messengers departed and relayed
the message to Ben-
hadad.
And Ben-
hadad sent unto him, and said,
The gods do so unto me, and more also, if
the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all
the people that follow me.
Then Ben-
hadad sent another message to
Ahab: “May
the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
And
the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his
harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
And
the king of Israel replied, “Tell him: ‘
The one putting on his
armor should not
boast like one taking it off.’”
And it came to pass, when Ben-
hadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and
the kings in
the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set
yourselves in
array. And
they set
themselves in
array against
the city.
Ben-
hadad received this message while he and
the kings were drinking in
their tents, and he said to his servants, “Take your positions.” So
they stationed
themselves against
the city.
And, behold,
there came a prophet unto
Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith
the LORD, Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am
the LORD.
Meanwhile a prophet approached
Ahab king of Israel and declared, “This is what
the LORD says: ‘Do you see this entire great army? Behold, I will deliver it into your hand this very day, and you will know that I am
the LORD.’”
And
Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith
the LORD, Even by
the young men of
the princes of
the provinces.
Then he said, Who shall order
the battle? And he answered, Thou.
“By whom?”
Ahab asked. And
the prophet replied, “This is what
the LORD says: ‘By
the young officers of
the district governors.’” “Who will start
the battle?” asked
Ahab. “You will,” answered
the prophet.
Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
So
Ahab assembled
the young officers of
the district governors, and
there were 232 men. And after
them, he assembled
the rest of
the Israelite troops, 7,000 in all.
And
they went out at
noon. But Ben-
hadad was drinking himself
drunk in
the pavilions, he and
the kings,
the thirty and two kings that helped him.
They marched out at
noon while Ben-
hadad and
the 32 kings allied with him were in
their tents getting
drunk.
And
the young men of
the princes of
the provinces went out first; and Ben-
hadad sent out, and
they told him, saying,
There are men come out of Samaria.
And
the young officers of
the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-
hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
“If they have marched out in peace,” he said, “take them alive. Even if they have marched out for war, take them alive.”
So these young men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which followed them.
Meanwhile, these young officers of the district governors marched out of the city, with the army behind them,
And
they slew every one his man: and
the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued
them: and Ben-
hadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with
the horsemen.
and each one struck down his
opponent. So
the Arameans fled, with
the Israelites in pursuit. But Ben-
hadad king of
Aram escaped on
horseback with
the cavalry.
And
the king of Israel went out, and
smote the horses and
chariots, and
slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.
Then the king of Israel marched out and attacked
the horses and
chariots,
inflicting a great slaughter on
the Arameans.
And
the prophet came to
the king of Israel, and said unto him, Go,
strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at
the return of
the year
the king of Syria will come up against
thee.
Afterward,
the prophet approached
the king of Israel and said, “Go and
strengthen your position, and take note what you must do, for in
the spring
the king of
Aram will come up against you.”
And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
Meanwhile,
the servants of
the king of
Aram said to him, “
Their gods are gods of
the hills. That is why
they prevailed over us. Instead, we should fight
them on
the plains; surely
then we will prevail.
And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
So do this: Dismiss all the kings from their positions and replace them with other officers.
And number
thee an army, like
the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and
chariot for
chariot: and we will fight against
them in
the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than
they. And he
hearkened unto
their voice, and did so.
And you must raise an army like
the one you have lost—horse for horse and
chariot for
chariot—so we can fight
the Israelites on
the plain, where we will surely prevail.” And
the king approved
their plan and acted accordingly.
And it came to pass at
the return of
the year, that Ben-
hadad numbered
the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
In
the spring, Ben-
hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
And the children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the Syrians filled the country.
The Israelites also
mobilized, gathered supplies, and marched out to meet
them.
The Israelites camped before
them like two small flocks of goats, while
the Arameans covered
the countryside.
And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Then the man of God approached the king of Israel and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because the Arameans think the LORD is a god of the hills and not of the valleys, I will deliver all this great army into your hand. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
And
they pitched one over against
the other seven days. And so it was, that in
the seventh day
the battle was joined: and
the children of Israel
slew of
the Syrians an hundred thousand
footmen in one day.
For seven days
the armies camped opposite each other, and on
the seventh day
the battle
ensued, and
the Israelites struck down
the Arameans—a hundred thousand foot soldiers in one day.
But
the rest fled to Aphek, into
the city; and
there a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of
the men that were left. And Ben-
hadad fled, and came into
the city, into an inner chamber.
The rest of
them fled into
the city of Aphek, where
the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of
the remaining men. Ben-
hadad also fled to
the city and
hid in an inner room.
And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that
the kings of
the house of Israel are
merciful kings: let us, I pray
thee, put
sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to
the king of Israel:
peradventure he will save thy life.
Then the servants of Ben-
hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that
the kings of
the house of Israel are
merciful. Let us go out to
the king of Israel with
sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will
spare your life.”
So
they girded sackcloth on
their loins, and put ropes on
their heads, and came to
the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-
hadad saith, I pray
thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
So with
sackcloth around
their waists and ropes around
their heads,
they went to
the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-
hadad says, ‘Please
spare my life.’” And
the king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
Now
the men did
diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did
hastily catch it: and
they said, Thy brother Ben-
hadad.
Then he said, Go ye, bring him.
Then Ben-
hadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into
the chariot.
Now
the men were looking for a sign of hope, and
they quickly
grasped at this word and replied, “
Yes, your brother Ben-
hadad.” “Go and get him!” said
the king.
Then Ben-
hadad came out, and
Ahab had him come up into his
chariot.
And Ben-
hadad said unto him,
The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for
thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.
Then said
Ahab, I will send
thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
Ben-
hadad said to him, “I will restore
the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,”
Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
And a certain man of
the sons of
the prophets said unto his neighbour in
the word of
the LORD,
Smite me, I pray
thee. And
the man refused to
smite him.
Meanwhile, by the word of the LORD, one of the sons of the prophets said to his companion, “Strike me, please!” But the man refused to strike him.
Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed
the voice of
the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from me, a lion shall
slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and
slew him.
Then the prophet said to him, “Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you depart from me a lion will kill you.” And when he left, a lion found him and killed him.
Then he found another man, and said,
Smite me, I pray
thee. And
the man
smote him, so that in
smiting he wounded him.
Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,
So
the prophet departed, and waited for
the king by
the way, and
disguised himself with ashes upon his face.
and
the prophet went and waited on
the road for
the king,
disguising himself with a
bandage over his eyes.
And as
the king passed by, he
cried unto
the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into
the midst of
the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing,
then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
As
the king passed by, he
cried out to
the king: “Your servant had marched out into
the middle of
the battle, when suddenly a man came over with a
captive and told me, ‘Guard this man! If he goes missing for any reason, your life will be exchanged for his life, or you will
weigh out a talent of silver.’
And as thy servant was
busy here and
there, he was gone. And
the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be;
thyself hast decided it.
But while your servant was
busy here and
there,
the man disappeared.” And
the king of Israel said to him, “So shall your judgment be; you have pronounced it on
yourself.”
And he hasted, and took
the ashes away from his face; and
the king of Israel
discerned him that he was of
the prophets.
Then the prophet quickly removed
the bandage from his eyes, and
the king of Israel recognized him as one of
the prophets.
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
Sullen and
angry,
the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
And it came to pass after
these things, that
Naboth the Jezreelite had a
vineyard, which was in
Jezreel, hard by
the palace of
Ahab king of Samaria.
And
Ahab spake unto
Naboth, saying, Give me thy
vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give
thee for it a better
vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to
thee, I will give
thee the worth of it in money.
So
Ahab said to
Naboth, “Give me your
vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better
vineyard in its place—or if you
prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”
And
Naboth said to
Ahab,
The LORD
forbid it me, that I should give
the inheritance of my fathers unto
thee.
But
Naboth replied, “
The LORD
forbid that I should give you
the inheritance of my fathers.”
And
Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of
the word which
Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give
thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
So
Ahab went to his palace,
sullen and
angry because
Naboth the Jezreelite had told him, “I will not give you
the inheritance of my fathers.” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and refused to eat.
And he said unto her, Because I spake unto
Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy
vineyard for money; or else, if it please
thee, I will give
thee another
vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give
thee my
vineyard.
Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to
Naboth the Jezreelite and told him, ‘Give me your
vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another
vineyard in its place.’ And he replied, ‘I will not give you my
vineyard!’”
And
Jezebel his wife said unto him,
Dost thou now
govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be
merry: I will give
thee the vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.
But his wife
Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food, and be
cheerful, for I will get you
the vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.”
So she wrote letters in
Ahab’s name, and sealed
them with his seal, and sent
the letters unto
the elders and to
the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with
Naboth.
Then Jezebel wrote letters in
Ahab’s name, sealed
them with his seal, and sent
them to
the elders and nobles who lived with
Naboth in his city.
And she wrote in
the letters, saying,
Proclaim a fast, and set
Naboth on high among
the people:
In
the letters she wrote: “
Proclaim a fast and give
Naboth a seat of honor among
the people.
And set two men, sons of
Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou
didst blaspheme God and
the king. And
then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have
them testify, ‘You have
cursed both God and
the king!’
Then take him out and stone him to death.”
And
the men of his city, even
the elders and
the nobles who were
the inhabitants in his city, did as
Jezebel had sent unto
them, and as it was written in
the letters which she had sent unto
them.
So
the elders and nobles who lived in
Naboth’s city did as
Jezebel had
instructed in
the letters she had written to
them.
They proclaimed a fast, and set
Naboth on high among
the people.
They proclaimed a fast and gave
Naboth a seat of honor among
the people.
And
there came in two men, children of
Belial, and sat before him: and
the men of
Belial witnessed against him, even against
Naboth, in
the presence of
the people, saying,
Naboth did
blaspheme God and
the king.
Then they carried him forth out of
the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
And
the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite
Naboth, and
these men
testified against him before
the people, saying, “
Naboth has
cursed both God and
the king!” So
they took him outside
the city and stoned him to death.
Then they sent to
Jezebel, saying,
Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
Then they sent word to
Jezebel: “
Naboth has been stoned to death.”
And it came to pass, when
Jezebel heard that
Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that
Jezebel said to
Ahab, Arise, take possession of
the vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give
thee for money: for
Naboth is not alive, but dead.
When
Jezebel heard that
Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to
Ahab, “Get up and take possession of
the vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For
Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard that
Naboth was dead, that
Ahab rose up to go down to
the vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
And when
Ahab heard that
Naboth was dead, he got up and went down to take possession of
the vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.
And
the word of
the LORD came to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Then the word of
the LORD came to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Arise, go down to meet
Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in
the vineyard of
Naboth,
whither he is gone down to possess it.
“Get up and go down to meet
Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in
the vineyard of
Naboth, of which he has gone to take possession.
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith
the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith
the LORD, In
the place where dogs
licked the blood of
Naboth shall dogs
lick thy blood, even thine.
Tell him that this is what
the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’
Then tell him that this is also what
the LORD says: ‘In
the place where
the dogs
licked up
the blood of
Naboth,
there also
the dogs will
lick up your blood—
yes, yours!’”
And
Ahab said to
Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found
thee: because thou hast sold
thyself to work evil in
the sight of
the LORD.
When
Elijah arrived,
Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold
yourself to do evil in
the sight of
the LORD.
Behold, I will bring evil upon
thee, and will take away thy
posterity, and will cut off from
Ahab him that pisseth against
the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
This is what
the LORD says: ‘I will bring
calamity on you and
consume your descendants; I will cut off from
Ahab every male in Israel, both slave and free.
I will make your house like that of
Jeroboam son of Nebat and like that of
Baasha son of
Ahijah, because you have
provoked My anger and caused Israel to sin.’
Him that dieth of
Ahab in
the city
the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in
the field shall
the fowls of
the air eat.
Anyone belonging to
Ahab who dies in
the city will be eaten by dogs, and
anyone who dies in
the field will be eaten by
the birds of
the air.”
But
there was none like unto
Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in
the sight of
the LORD, whom
Jezebel his wife
stirred up.
(Surely
there was never one like
Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in
the sight of
the LORD, incited by his wife
Jezebel.
And he did very
abominably in following idols, according to all things as did
the Amorites, whom
the LORD cast out before
the children of Israel.
He committed
the most
detestable acts by going after idols, just like
the Amorites whom
the LORD had driven out before
the Israelites.)
And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put
sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in
sackcloth, and went softly.
And
the word of
the LORD came to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Then the word of
the LORD came to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
Seest thou how
Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring
the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring
the evil upon his house.
“Have you seen how
Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring
the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in
the days of his son.”
And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
Then three years passed without war between
Aram and Israel.
And it came to pass in
the third year, that
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to
the king of Israel.
However, in
the third year,
Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit
the king of Israel,
And
the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that
Ramoth in
Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of
the hand of
the king of Syria?
who said to his servants, “Do you not know that
Ramoth-
gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from
the hand of
the king of
Aram?”
And he said unto
Jehoshaphat,
Wilt thou go with me to battle to
Ramoth-
gilead? And
Jehoshaphat said to
the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
So he asked
Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against
Ramoth-
gilead?”
Jehoshaphat answered
the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
And
Jehoshaphat said unto
the king of Israel,
Enquire, I pray
thee, at
the word of
the LORD to day.
But
Jehoshaphat also said to
the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for
the word of
the LORD.”
Then the king of Israel gathered
the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto
them, Shall I go against
Ramoth-
gilead to battle, or shall I
forbear? And
they said, Go up; for
the Lord shall deliver it into
the hand of
the king.
So
the king of Israel assembled
the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked
them, “Should I go to war against
Ramoth-
gilead, or should I
refrain?” “Go up,”
they replied, “and
the Lord will deliver it into
the hand of
the king.”
And
Jehoshaphat said, Is
there not here a prophet of
the LORD besides, that we might
enquire of him?
But
Jehoshaphat asked, “Is
there not still a prophet of
the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
And
the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat,
There is yet one man, Micaiah
the son of Imlah, by whom we may
enquire of
the LORD: but I
hate him; for he
doth not
prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And
Jehoshaphat said, Let not
the king say so.
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.
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said,
Hasten hither Micaiah
the son of Imlah.
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
And
the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on
their robes, in a void place in
the entrance of
the gate of Samaria; and all
the prophets
prophesied before
them.
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
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith
the LORD, With
these shalt thou
push the Syrians, until thou have consumed
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
the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now,
the words of
the prophets declare good unto
the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray
thee, be like
the word of one of
them, and speak that which is good.
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah
instructed him, “Behold now, 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 Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
So he came to
the king. And
the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against
Ramoth-
gilead to battle, or shall we
forbear? And he answered him, Go, and
prosper: for
the LORD shall deliver it into
the hand of
the king.
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
the LORD will give it into
the hand of
the king.”
And
the king said unto him, How many times shall I
adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in
the name of
the LORD?
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 he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon
the hills, as sheep that have not a
shepherd: and
the LORD said,
These have no master: let
them return every man to his house in peace.
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.’”
And
the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell
thee that he would
prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
Then the king of Israel said to
Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
And
the LORD said, Who shall
persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at
Ramoth-
gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
And
the LORD said, ‘Who will
entice Ahab to march up and fall at
Ramoth-
gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
And
there came forth a spirit, and stood before
the LORD, and said, I will
persuade him.
Then a spirit came forward, stood before
the LORD, and said, ‘I will
entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked
the LORD.
And
the LORD said unto him,
Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in
the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt
persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
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.’
Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
So you see,
the LORD has put a lying spirit in
the mouths of all
these prophets of yours, and
the LORD has pronounced
disaster against you.”
But
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and
smote Micaiah on
the cheek, and said, Which way went
the Spirit of
the LORD from me to speak unto
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?”
And
the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon
the governor of
the city, and to
Joash the king’s son;
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,
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 come in peace.
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 Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace,
the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said,
Hearken, O people, every one of you.
But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely,
the LORD has not spoken through me.”
Then he added, “Take
heed, all you people!”
And
the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, I will
disguise myself, and enter into
the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And
the king of Israel
disguised himself, and went into
the battle.
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.
But
the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his
chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with
the king of Israel.
Now
the king of
Aram had ordered his thirty-two
chariot commanders, “Do not fight with
anyone, small or great, except
the king of Israel.”
And it came to pass, when
the captains of
the chariots saw
Jehoshaphat, that
they said, Surely it is
the king of Israel. And
they turned aside to fight against him: and
Jehoshaphat cried out.
And it came to pass, when
the captains of
the chariots perceived that it was not
the king of Israel, that
they turned back from pursuing him.
And when
the chariot commanders saw that he was not
the king of Israel,
they turned back from pursuing him.
