And the king of Israelsaidunto his servants, Know ye thatRamoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
And he saiduntoJehoshaphat, Wiltthou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphatsaid to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
Then the king of Israelgathered the prophetstogether, aboutfourhundred men, and saiduntothem, Shall I go againstRamothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And theysaid, Go up; for the Lordshalldeliver it into the hand of the king.
And the king of IsraelsaiduntoJehoshaphat, 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 prophesygoodconcerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphatsaid, Let not the king say so.
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on theirrobes, in a voidplace in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophetsprophesiedbeforethem.
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanahmade him horns of iron: and he said, Thussaith the LORD, Withtheseshaltthoupush the Syrians, untilthouhaveconsumedthem.
And the messengerthat was gone to callMicaiahspakeunto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophetsdeclaregoodunto the kingwith one mouth: let thy word, I praythee, be like the word of one of them, and speakthatwhich is good.
So he came to the king. And the kingsaidunto him, Micaiah, shall we go againstRamothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORDshalldeliver it into the hand of the king.
And he said, I saw all Israelscatteredupon the hills, as sheepthathave not a shepherd: and the LORDsaid, Thesehave no master: let themreturnevery man to his house in peace.
And he said, Hearthoutherefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORDsitting on his throne, and all the host of heavenstanding by him on his righthand and on his left.
And the LORDsaidunto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lyingspirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thoushaltpersuade him, and prevailalso: go forth, and do so.
And the king of IsraelsaiduntoJehoshaphat, I willdisguisemyself, and enterinto the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israeldisguisedhimself, and wentinto the battle.
But the king of Syriacommanded his thirty and two captainsthat had ruleover his chariots, saying, Fightneitherwithsmall nor great, saveonlywith the king of Israel.
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, thattheysaid, Surely it is the king of Israel. And theyturnedaside to fightagainst him: and Jehoshaphatcried out.
And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israelbetween the joints of the harness: wherefore he saidunto the driver of his chariot, Turnthinehand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
And the battleincreasedthat day: and the king was stayed up in his chariotagainst the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the woundinto the midst of the chariot.
And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogslicked up his blood; and theywashed his armour; accordingunto the word of the LORDwhich he spake.
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivoryhousewhich he made, and all the citiesthat he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Jehoshaphat was thirty and fiveyears old when he began to reign; and he reignedtwenty and fiveyears in Jerusalem. And his mother’sname was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not asidefrom it, doingthatwhich was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the highplaceswere not takenaway; for the peopleoffered and burntincense yet in the highplaces.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his mightthat he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who madeIsrael to sin: