Dual Panel1Three<7969> years<8141> passed<3427> without<369> war<4421> between<996> Aram<758> and Israel<3478>.
2In the third<7992> year<8141> Jehoshaphat<3092> the king<4428> of Judah<3063> came<3381> down<3381> to the king<4428> of Israel<3478>.
3Now the king<4428> of Israel<3478> said<559> to his servants<5650>, "Do you know<3045> that Ramoth-gilead<7433> belongs to us, and we are still<2814> doing<2814> nothing<2814> to take<3947> it out of the hand<3027> of the king<4428> of Aram<758>?"
4And he said<559> to Jehoshaphat<3092>, "Will you go<1980> with me to battle<4421> at Ramoth-gilead<7433>?" And Jehoshaphat<3092> said<559> to the king<4428> of Israel<3478>, "I am as you are, my people<5971> as your people<5971>, my horses<5483> as your horses<5483>."
5Moreover, Jehoshaphat<3092> said<559> to the king<4428> of Israel<3478>, "Please<4994> inquire<1875> first<3117> for the word<1697> of the LORD<3068>."
6Then the king<4428> of Israel<3478> gathered<6908> the prophets<5030> together, about four<702> hundred<3967> men<376>, and said<559> to them, "Shall I go<1980> against<5921> Ramoth-gilead<7433> to battle<4421> or<518> shall I refrain<2308>?" And they said<559>, "Go<5927> up, for the Lord<136> will give<5414> it into the hand<3027> of the king<4428>."
7But Jehoshaphat<3092> said<559>, "Is there<369> not yet<5750> a prophet<5030> of the LORD<3068> here<6311> that we may inquire<1875> of him?"
8The king<4428> of Israel<3478> said<559> to Jehoshaphat<3092>, "There is yet<5750> one<259> man<376> by whom we may inquire<1875> of the LORD<3068>, but I hate<8130> him, because<3588> he does not prophesy<5012> good<2896> concerning<5921> me, but evil<7451>. He is Micaiah<4321> son<1121> of Imlah<3229>." But Jehoshaphat<3092> said<559>, "Let not the king<4428> say<559> so<3651>."
9Then the king<4428> of Israel<3478> called<7121> an officer<5631> and said<559>, "Bring<4116> quickly<4116> Micaiah<4321> son<1121> of Imlah<3229>."
10Now the king<4428> of Israel<3478> and Jehoshaphat<3092> king<4428> of Judah<3063> were sitting<3427> each<376> on his throne<3678>, arrayed<3847> in their robes<899>, at the threshing<1637> floor<1637> at the entrance<6607> of the gate<8179> of Samaria<8111>; and all<3605> the prophets<5030> were prophesying<5012> before<6440> them.
11Then Zedekiah<6667> the son<1121> of Chenaanah<3668> made<6213> horns<7161> of iron<1270> for himself and said<559>, "Thus<3541> says<559> the LORD<3068>, 'With these<428> you will gore<5055> the Arameans<758> until<5704> they are consumed<3615>.'"
12All<3605> the prophets<5030> were prophesying<5012> thus<3651>, saying<559>, "Go<5927> up to Ramoth-gilead<7433> and prosper<6743>, for the LORD<3068> will give<5414> it into the hand<3027> of the king<4428>."
13Then the messenger<4397> who<834> went<1980> to summon<7121> Micaiah<4321> spoke<1696> to him saying<559>, "Behold<2009> now<4994>, the words<1697> of the prophets<5030> are uniformly<259><6310> favorable<2896> to the king<4428>. Please<4994> let your word<1697> be like the word<1697> of one<259> of them, and speak<1696> favorably<2896>."
14But Micaiah<4321> said<559>, "As the LORD<3068> lives<2416>, what<3588><834> the LORD<3068> says<559> to me, that I shall speak<1696>."
15When he came<935> to the king<4428>, the king<4428> said<559> to him, "Micaiah<4321>, shall we go<1980> to Ramoth-gilead<7433> to battle<4421>, or<518> shall we refrain<2308>?" And he answered<559> him, "Go<5927> up and succeed<6743>, and the LORD<3068> will give<5414> it into the hand<3027> of the king<4428>."
16Then the king<4428> said<559> to him, "How<5704><4100> many<5704><4100> times<6471> must I adjure<7650> you to speak<1696> to me nothing<3808> but the truth<571> in the name<8034> of the LORD<3068>?"
17So he said<559>, "I saw<7200> all<3605> Israel<3478> Scattered<6327> on the mountains<2022>, Like sheep<6629> which<834> have<369> no<369> shepherd<7462>. And the LORD<3068> said<559>, 'These<428> have no<3808> master<113>. Let each<376> of them return<7725> to his house<1004> in peace<7965>.'"
18Then the king<4428> of Israel<3478> said<559> to Jehoshaphat<3092>, "Did I not tell<559> you that he would not prophesy<5012> good<2896> concerning<5921> me, but evil<7451>?"
19Micaiah said<559>, "Therefore<3651>, hear<8085> the word<1697> of the LORD<3068>. I saw<7200> the LORD<3068> sitting<3427> on His throne<3678>, and all<3605> the host<6635> of heaven<8064> standing<5975> by Him on His right<3225> and on His left<8040>.
20"The LORD<3068> said<559>, 'Who<4310> will entice<6601> Ahab<256> to go<5927> up and fall<5307> at Ramoth-gilead<7433>?' And one<2088> said<559> this<3541> while another<2088> said<559> that.
21"Then a spirit<7307> came<3318> forward<3318> and stood<5975> before<6440> the LORD<3068> and said<559>, 'I will entice<6601> him.'
22"The LORD<3068> said<559> to him, 'How<4100>?' And he said<559>, 'I will go<3318> out and be a deceiving<8267> spirit<7307> in the mouth<6310> of all<3605> his prophets<5030>.' Then He said<559>, 'You are to entice<6601> him and also<1571> prevail<3201>. Go<3318> and do<6213> so<3651>.'
23"Now<6258> therefore, behold<2009>, the LORD<3068> has put<5414> a deceiving<8267> spirit<7307> in the mouth<6310> of all<3605> these<428> your prophets<5030>; and the LORD<3068> has proclaimed<1696> disaster<7463> against<5921> you."
24Then Zedekiah<6667> the son<1121> of Chenaanah<3668> came<5066> near<5066> and struck<5221> Micaiah<4321> on the cheek<3895> and said<559>, "How<335><2088> did the Spirit<7307> of the LORD<3068> pass<5674> from me to speak<1696> to you?"
25Micaiah<4321> said<559>, "Behold<2009>, you shall see<7200> on that day<3117> when<834> you enter<935> an inner<2315> room<2315> to hide<2247> yourself."
26Then the king<4428> of Israel<3478> said<559>, "Take<3947> Micaiah<4321> and return<7725> him to Amon<526> the governor<8269> of the city<5892> and to Joash<3060> the king's<4428> son<1121>;
27and say<559>, 'Thus<3541> says<559> the king<4428>, "Put<7760> this<2088> man in prison<1004><3608> and feed<398> him sparingly<3906> with bread<3899> and water<4325> until<5704> I return<935> safely<7965>."'"
28Micaiah<4321> said<559>, "If<518> you indeed<7725> return<7725> safely<7965> the LORD<3068> has not spoken<1696> by me." And he said<559>, "Listen<8085>, all<3605> you people<5971>."
29So the king<4428> of Israel<3478> and Jehoshaphat<3092> king<4428> of Judah<3063> went<5927> up against Ramoth-gilead<7433>.
30The king<4428> of Israel<3478> said<559> to Jehoshaphat<3092>, "I will disguise<2664> myself and go<935> into the battle<4421>, but you put<3847> on your robes<899>." So the king<4428> of Israel<3478> disguised<2664> himself and went<935> into the battle<4421>.
31Now the king<4428> of Aram<758> had commanded<6680> the thirty-two<7970><8147> captains<8269> of his chariots<7393>, saying<559>, "Do not fight<3898> with small<6996> or great<1419>, but with the king<4428> of Israel<3478> alone<905>."
32So when the captains<8269> of the chariots<7393> saw<7200> Jehoshaphat<3092>, they said<559>, "Surely<389> it is the king<4428> of Israel<3478>," and they turned<5493> aside<5493> to fight<3898> against<5921> him, and Jehoshaphat<3092> cried<2199> out.
33When the captains<8269> of the chariots<7393> saw<7200> that it was not the king<4428> of Israel<3478>, they turned<7725> back<7725> from pursuing<310> him.
34Now a certain man<376> drew<4900> his bow<7198> at random<8537> and struck<5221> the king<4428> of Israel<3478> in a joint<1694> of the armor<8302>. So he said<559> to the driver<7395> of his chariot<7395>, "Turn<2015> around<3027> and take<3318> me out of the fight<4264>; for I am<2470> severely<2470> wounded<2470>."
35The battle<4421> raged<5927> that day<3117>, and the king<4428> was propped<5975> up in his chariot<4818> in front<5227> of the Arameans<758>, and died<4191> at evening<6153>, and the blood<1818> from the wound<4347> ran<3332> into the bottom<2436> of the chariot<7393>.
36Then a cry<7440> passed<5674> throughout<5674> the army<4264> close to sunset<8121><935>, saying<559>, "Every<376> man<376> to his city<5892> and every<376> man<376> to his country<776>."
37So the king<4428> died<4191> and was brought<935> to Samaria<8111>, and they buried<6912> the king<4428> in Samaria<8111>.
38They washed<7857> the chariot<7393> by the pool<1295> of Samaria<8111>, and the dogs<3611> licked<3952> up his blood<1818> (now the harlots<2181> bathed<7364> themselves there), according to the word<1697> of the LORD<3068> which<834> He spoke<1696>.
39Now the rest<3499> of the acts<1697> of Ahab<256> and all<3605> that he did<6213> and the ivory<8127> house<1004> which<834> he built<1129> and all<3605> the cities<5892> which<834> he built<1129>, are they not written<3789> in the Book<5612> of the Chronicles<1697><3117> of the Kings<4428> of Israel<3478>?
40So Ahab<256> slept<7901> with his fathers<1>, and Ahaziah<274> his son<1121> became<4427> king<4427> in his place<8478>.
41Now Jehoshaphat<3092> the son<1121> of Asa<609> became<4427> king<4427> over<5921> Judah<3063> in the fourth<702> year<8141> of Ahab<256> king<4428> of Israel<3478>.
42Jehoshaphat<3092> was thirty-five<7970><2568> years<8141> old<1121> when he became<4427> king<4427>, and he reigned<4427> twenty-five<6242><2568> years<8141> in Jerusalem<3389>. And his mother's<517> name<8034> was Azubah<5806> the daughter<1323> of Shilhi<7977>.
43He walked<1980> in all<3605> the way<1870> of Asa<609> his father<1>; he did not turn<5493> aside<5493> from it, doing<6213> right<3477> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068>. However<389>, the high<1116> places<1116> were not taken<5493> away<5493>; the people<5971> still<5750> sacrificed<2076> and burnt<6999> incense<6999> on the high<1116> places<1116>.
44Jehoshaphat<3092> also made<7999> peace<7999> with the king<4428> of Israel<3478>.
45Now the rest<3499> of the acts<1697> of Jehoshaphat<3092>, and his might<1369> which<834> he showed<6213> and how<834> he warred<3898>, are they not written<3789> in the Book<5612> of the Chronicles<1697><3117> of the Kings<4428> of Judah<3063>?
46The remnant<3499> of the sodomites<6945> who<834> remained<7604> in the days<3117> of his father<1> Asa<609>, he expelled<1197> from the land<776>.
47Now there<369> was no<369> king<4428> in Edom<112>; a deputy<5324> was king<4428>.
48Jehoshaphat<3092> made<6213> ships<591> of Tarshish<8659> to go<1980> to Ophir<211> for gold<2091>, but they did not go<1980> for the ships<591> were broken<7665> at Ezion-geber<6100>.
49Then<227> Ahaziah<274> the son<1121> of Ahab<256> said<559> to Jehoshaphat<3092>, "Let my servants<5650> go<1980> with your servants<5650> in the ships<591>." But Jehoshaphat<3092> was not willing<14>.
50And Jehoshaphat<3092> slept<7901> with his fathers<1> and was buried<6912> with his fathers<1> in the city<5892> of his father<1> David<1732>, and Jehoram<3088> his son<1121> became<4427> king<4427> in his place<8478>.
51Ahaziah<274> the son<1121> of Ahab<256> became<4427> king<4427> over<5921> Israel<3478> in Samaria<8111> in the seventeenth<7651><6240> year<8141> of Jehoshaphat<3092> king<4428> of Judah<3063>, and he reigned<4427> two years<8141> over<5921> Israel<3478>.
52He did<6213> evil<7451> in the sight<5869> of the LORD<3068> and walked<1980> in the way<1870> of his father<1> and in the way<1870> of his mother<517> and in the way<1870> of Jeroboam<3379> the son<1121> of Nebat<5028>, who<834> caused Israel<3478> to sin<2398>.
53So he served<5647> Baal<1168> and worshiped<7812> him and provoked<3707> the LORD<3068> God<430> of Israel<3478> to anger<3707>, according to all<3605> that his father<1> had done<6213>.