I Kings 22 (kjv)

And they continued^H3427 three^H7969 years^H8141 without war^H4421 between Syria^H758 and Israel^H3478.²And it came to pass in the third^H7992 year^H8141, that Jehoshaphat^H3092 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 came down^H3381 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478.³And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 unto his servants^H5650, Know^H3045 ye that Ramoth^H7433 in Gilead^H1568 is ours, and we be still^H2814, and take^H3947 it not out of the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428 of Syria^H758?⁴And he said^H559 unto Jehoshaphat^H3092, Wilt thou go^H3212 with me to battle^H4421 to Ramothgilead^{H7433 H1568}? And Jehoshaphat^H3092 said^H559 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, I am as thou^H3644 art, my people^H5971 as thy people^H5971, my horses^H5483 as thy horses^H5483.⁵And Jehoshaphat^H3092 said^H559 unto the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, Enquire^H1875, I pray thee, at the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 to day^H3117.⁶Then the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 gathered^H6908 the prophets^H5030 together^H6908, about four^H702 hundred^H3967 men^H376, and said^H559 unto them, Shall I go^H3212 against Ramothgilead^{H7433 H1568} to battle^H4421, or shall I forbear^H2308? And they said^H559, Go up^H5927; for the Lord^H136 shall deliver^H5414 it into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428.⁷And Jehoshaphat^H3092 said^H559, Is there not here a prophet^H5030 of the LORD^H3068 besides^H5750, that we might enquire^H1875 of him?⁸And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 unto Jehoshaphat^H3092, There is yet one^H259 man^H376, Micaiah^H4321 the son^H1121 of Imlah^H3229, by whom we may enquire^H1875 of the LORD^H3068: but I hate^H8130 him; for he doth not prophesy^H5012 good^H2896 concerning me, but evil^H7451. And Jehoshaphat^H3092 said^H559, Let not the king^H4428 say^H559 so.⁹Then the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 called^H7121 an^H259 officer^H5631, and said^H559, Hasten^H4116 hither Micaiah^H4321 the son^H1121 of Imlah^H3229.¹⁰And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 and Jehoshaphat^H3092 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 sat^H3427 each^H376 on his throne^H3678, having put on^H3847 their robes^H899, in a void place^H1637 in the entrance^H6607 of the gate^H8179 of Samaria^H8111; and all the prophets^H5030 prophesied^H5012 before^H6440 them.¹¹And Zedekiah^H6667 the son^H1121 of Chenaanah^H3668 made^H6213 him horns^H7161 of iron^H1270: and he said^H559, Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068, With these shalt thou push^H5055 the Syrians^H758, until thou have consumed^H3615 them.¹²And all the prophets^H5030 prophesied^H5012 so, saying^H559, Go up^H5927 to Ramothgilead^{H7433 H1568}, and prosper^H6743: for the LORD^H3068 shall deliver^H5414 it into the king's^H4428 hand^H3027.¹³And the messenger^H4397 that was gone^H1980 to call^H7121 Micaiah^H4321 spake^H1696 unto him, saying^H559, Behold now, the words^H1697 of the prophets^H5030 declare good^H2896 unto the king^H4428 with one^H259 mouth^H6310: let thy word^H1697, I pray thee, be like the word^H1697 of one^H259 of them, and speak^H1696 that which is good^H2896.¹⁴And Micaiah^H4321 said^H559, As the LORD^H3068 liveth^H2416, what the LORD^H3068 saith^H559 unto me, that will I speak^H1696.¹⁵So he came^H935 to the king^H4428. And the king^H4428 said^H559 unto him, Micaiah^H4321, shall we go^H3212 against Ramothgilead^{H7433 H1568} to battle^H4421, or shall we forbear^H2308? And he answered^H559 him, Go^H5927, and prosper^H6743: for the LORD^H3068 shall deliver^H5414 it into the hand^H3027 of the king^H4428.¹⁶And the king^H4428 said^H559 unto him, How many times^H6471 shall I adjure^H7650 thee that thou tell^H1696 me nothing but that which is true^H571 in the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068?¹⁷And he said^H559, I saw^H7200 all Israel^H3478 scattered^H6327 upon the hills^H2022, as sheep^H6629 that have not a shepherd^H7462: and the LORD^H3068 said^H559, These have no master^H113: let them return^H7725 every man^H376 to his house^H1004 in peace^H7965.¹⁸And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 unto Jehoshaphat^H3092, Did I not tell^H559 thee that he would prophesy^H5012 no good^H2896 concerning me, but evil^H7451?¹⁹And he said^H559, Hear^H8085 thou therefore the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068: I saw^H7200 the LORD^H3068 sitting^H3427 on his throne^H3678, and all the host^H6635 of heaven^H8064 standing^H5975 by him on his right hand^H3225 and on his left^H8040.²⁰And the LORD^H3068 said^H559, Who shall persuade^H6601 Ahab^H256, that he may go up^H5927 and fall^H5307 at Ramothgilead^{H7433 H1568}? And one said^H559 on this manner^H3541, and another said^H559 on that manner^H3541.²¹And there came forth^H3318 a spirit^H7307, and stood^H5975 before^H6440 the LORD^H3068, and said^H559, I will persuade^H6601 him.²²And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto him, Wherewith? And he said^H559, I will go forth^H3318, and I will be a lying^H8267 spirit^H7307 in the mouth^H6310 of all his prophets^H5030. And he said^H559, Thou shalt persuade^H6601 him, and prevail^H3201 also: go forth^H3318, and do^H6213 so.²³Now therefore, behold, the LORD^H3068 hath put^H5414 a lying^H8267 spirit^H7307 in the mouth^H6310 of all these thy prophets^H5030, and the LORD^H3068 hath spoken^H1696 evil^H7451 concerning thee.²⁴But Zedekiah^H6667 the son^H1121 of Chenaanah^H3668 went near^H5066, and smote^H5221 Micaiah^H4321 on the cheek^H3895, and said^H559, Which way^H335 went^H5674 the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 from me to speak^H1696 unto thee?²⁵And Micaiah^H4321 said^H559, Behold, thou shalt see^H7200 in that day^H3117, when thou shalt go^H935 into an inner^H2315 chamber^H2315 to hide^H2247 thyself.²⁶And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^H559, Take^H3947 Micaiah^H4321, and carry him back^H7725 unto Amon^H526 the governor^H8269 of the city^H5892, and to Joash^H3101 the king's^H4428 son^H1121;²⁷And say^H559, Thus saith^H559 the king^H4428, Put^H7760 this fellow in the prison^{H1004 H3608}, and feed^H398 him with bread^H3899 of affliction^H3906 and with water^H4325 of affliction^H3906, until I come^H935 in peace^H7965.²⁸And Micaiah^H4321 said^H559, If thou return^H7725 at all^H7725 in peace^H7965, the LORD^H3068 hath not spoken^H1696 by me. And he said^H559, Hearken^H8085, O people^H5971, every one of you.²⁹So the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 and Jehoshaphat^H3092 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 went up^H5927 to Ramothgilead^{H7433 H1568}.³⁰And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 unto Jehoshaphat^H3092, I will disguise^H2664 myself, and enter^H935 into the battle^H4421; but put thou on^H3847 thy robes^H899. And the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 disguised^H2664 himself, and went^H935 into the battle^H4421.³¹But the king^H4428 of Syria^H758 commanded^H6680 his thirty^H7970 and two^H8147 captains^H8269 that had rule over his chariots^H7393, saying^H559, Fight^H3898 neither with small^H6996 nor great^H1419, save only with the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478.³²And it came to pass, when the captains^H8269 of the chariots^H7393 saw^H7200 Jehoshaphat^H3092, that they said^H559, Surely it is the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478. And they turned aside^H5493 to fight^H3898 against him: and Jehoshaphat^H3092 cried out^H2199.³³And it came to pass, when the captains^H8269 of the chariots^H7393 perceived^H7200 that it was not the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, that they turned back^H7725 from pursuing^H310 him.³⁴And a certain man^H376 drew^H4900 a bow^H7198 at a venture^H8537, and smote^H5221 the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 between the joints^H1694 of the harness^H8302: wherefore he said^H559 unto the driver of his chariot^H7395, Turn^H2015 thine hand^H3027, and carry me out^H3318 of the host^H4264; for I am wounded^H2470.³⁵And the battle^H4421 increased^H5927 that day^H3117: and the king^H4428 was stayed up^H5975 in his chariot^H4818 against^H5227 the Syrians^H758, and died^H4191 at even^H6153: and the blood^H1818 ran out^H3332 of the wound^H4347 into the midst^H2436 of the chariot^H7393.³⁶And there went^H5674 a proclamation^H7440 throughout the host^H4264 about the going down^H935 of the sun^H8121, saying^H559, Every man^H376 to his city^H5892, and every man^H376 to his own country^H776.

³⁷So the king^H4428 died^H4191, and was brought^H935 to Samaria^H8111; and they buried^H6912 the king^H4428 in Samaria^H8111.³⁸And one washed^H7857 the chariot^H7393 in the pool^H1295 of Samaria^H8111; and the dogs^H3611 licked up^H3952 his blood^H1818; and they washed^H7364 his armour^H2185; according unto the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 which he spake^H1696.³⁹Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Ahab^H256, and all that he did^H6213, and the ivory^H8127 house^H1004 which he made^H1129, and all the cities^H5892 that he built^H1129, are they not written^H3789 in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^{H1697 H3117} of the kings^H4428 of Israel^H3478?⁴⁰So Ahab^H256 slept^H7901 with his fathers^H1; and Ahaziah^H274 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427 in his stead.

⁴¹And Jehoshaphat^H3092 the son^H1121 of Asa^H609 began to reign^H4427 over Judah^H3063 in the fourth^H702 year^H8141 of Ahab^H256 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478.⁴²Jehoshaphat^H3092 was thirty^H7970 and five^H2568 years^H8141 old^H1121 when he began to reign^H4427; and he reigned^H4427 twenty^H6242 and five^H2568 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389. And his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Azubah^H5806 the daughter^H1323 of Shilhi^H7977.⁴³And he walked^H3212 in all the ways^H1870 of Asa^H609 his father^H1; he turned not aside^H5493 from it, doing^H6213 that which was right^H3477 in the eyes^H5869 of the LORD^H3068: nevertheless the high places^H1116 were not taken away^H5493; for the people^H5971 offered^H2076 and burnt incense^H6999 yet in the high places^H1116.⁴⁴And Jehoshaphat^H3092 made peace^H7999 with the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478.

⁴⁵Now the rest^H3499 of the acts^H1697 of Jehoshaphat^H3092, and his might^H1369 that he shewed^H6213, and how he warred^H3898, are they not written^H3789 in the book^H5612 of the chronicles^{H1697 H3117} of the kings^H4428 of Judah^H3063?

⁴⁶And the remnant^H3499 of the sodomites^H6945, which remained^H7604 in the days^H3117 of his father^H1 Asa^H609, he took^H1197 out of the land^H776.⁴⁷There was then no king^H4428 in Edom^H123: a deputy^H5324 was king^H4428.⁴⁸Jehoshaphat^H3092 made^{H6213 H6240} ships^H591 of Tharshish^H8659 to go^H3212 to Ophir^H211 for gold^H2091: but they went^H1980 not; for the ships^H591 were broken^H7665 at Eziongeber^H6100.⁴⁹Then said^H559 Ahaziah^H274 the son^H1121 of Ahab^H256 unto Jehoshaphat^H3092, Let my servants^H5650 go^H3212 with thy servants^H5650 in the ships^H591. But Jehoshaphat^H3092 would^H14 not.⁵⁰And Jehoshaphat^H3092 slept^H7901 with his fathers^H1, and was buried^H6912 with his fathers^H1 in the city^H5892 of David^H1732 his father^H1: and Jehoram^H3088 his son^H1121 reigned^H4427 in his stead.

⁵¹Ahaziah^H274 the son^H1121 of Ahab^H256 began to reign^H4427 over Israel^H3478 in Samaria^H8111 the seventeenth^{H7651 H6240} year^H8141 of Jehoshaphat^H3092 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and reigned^H4427 two years^H8141 over Israel^H3478.⁵²And he did^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, and walked^H3212 in the way^H1870 of his father^H1, and in the way^H1870 of his mother^H517, and in the way^H1870 of Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028, who made Israel^H3478 to sin^H2398:⁵³For he served^H5647 Baal^H1168, and worshipped^H7812 him, and provoked to anger^H3707 the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478, according to all that his father^H1 had done^H6213.