<vn='1'>Now <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="1961">had</s><sn="6239">riches</s> and <sn="3519">honor</s> in <sn="7230">abundance</s>, and joined <sn="2859">affinity</s> with <sn="256">Ahab</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And <sn="7093">after</s> certain <sn="8141">years</s> he went <sn="3381">down</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="256">Ahab</s> to <sn="8111">Samaria</s>. And <sn="256">Ahab</s><sn="2076">killed</s><sn="6629">sheep</s> and <sn="1241">oxen</s> for him in <sn="7230">abundance</s>, and for the <sn="5971">people</s><sn="834">that</s> he had <sn="5973">with</s> him, and <sn="5496">persuaded</s> him to go <sn="5927">up</s> with him <sn="413">to</s><sn="7433">Ramoth</s> -gilead. </v>
<vn='3'>And <sn="256">Ahab</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, Wilt thou <sn="1980">go</s><sn="5973">with</s> me to <sn="7433">Ramoth</s> -gilead? And he <sn="559">answered</s> him, <sn="3644">I</s> am as <sn="3644">thou</s> art, and my <sn="5971">people</s> as thy <sn="5971">people</s>; and we will be <sn="5973">with</s> thee in the <sn="4421">war</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>And <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, <sn="1875">Inquire</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, at <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="1697">word</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="3117">today</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>Therefore the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> gathered <sn="6908">together</s><sn="*853"></s> of <sn="5030">prophets</s><sn="702">four</s><sn="3967">hundred</s><sn="376">men</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, Shall we <sn="1980">go</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="7433">Ramoth</s> -gilead to <sn="4421">battle</s>, <sn="518">or</s> shall I <sn="2308">forbear</s>? And they <sn="559">said</s>, Go <sn="5927">up</s>; for <sn="430">God</s> will <sn="5414">deliver</s> it into the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="3027">hand</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>But <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="559">said</s>, Is there <sn="369">not</s><sn="6311">here</s> a <sn="5030">prophet</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="5750">besides</s>, that we might <sn="1875">inquire</s> of <sn="4480 854">him</s>? </v>
<vn='7'>And the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s>, There is <sn="5750">yet</s><sn="259">one</s><sn="376">man</s>, by <sn="4480 854">whom</s> we may <sn="1875">inquire</s> of <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>: but <sn="589">I</s><sn="8130">hate</s> him; <sn="3588">for</s> he <sn="369">never</s><sn="5012">prophesied</s><sn="2896">good</s><sn="5921">unto</s> me, <sn="3588">but</s><sn="3605 3117">always</s><sn="7451">evil</s>: the <sn="1931">same</s> is <sn="4321">Micaiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3229">Imla</s>. And <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="559">said</s>, Let <sn="408">not</s> the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="559">say</s><sn="3651">so</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>And the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="7121">called</s><sn="413">for</s><sn="259">one</s> of his <sn="5631">officers</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, Fetch <sn="4116">quickly</s><sn="4319">Micaiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3229">Imla</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> and <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s><sn="3427">sat</s><sn="376">either</s> of them <sn="5921">on</s> his <sn="3678">throne</s>, <sn="3847">clothed</s> in their <sn="899">robes</s>, and they <sn="3427">sat</s> in a void <sn="1637">place</s> at the entering <sn="6607">in</s> of the <sn="8179">gate</s> of <sn="8111">Samaria</s>; and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5030">prophets</s><sn="5012">prophesied</s><sn="6440">before</s> them. </v>
<vn='10'>And <sn="6667">Zedekiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3668">Chenaanah</s> had <sn="6213">made</s> him <sn="7161">horns</s> of <sn="1270">iron</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3541">Thus</s><sn="559">saith</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, With <sn="428">these</s> thou shalt <sn="5055">push</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="758">Syria</s><sn="5704">until</s> they be <sn="3615">consumed</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>And <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5030">prophets</s><sn="5012">prophesied</s><sn="3651">so</s>, <sn="559">saying</s>, Go <sn="5927">up</s> to <sn="7433">Ramoth</s> -gilead, and <sn="6743">prosper</s>: for the <sn="3068">LORD</s> shall <sn="5414">deliver</s> it into the <sn="3027">hand</s> of the <sn="4428">king</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And the <sn="4397">messenger</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="1980">went</s> to <sn="7121">call</s><sn="4321">Micaiah</s><sn="1696">spoke</s><sn="413">to</s> him, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, the <sn="1697">words</s> of the <sn="5030">prophets</s> declare <sn="2896">good</s><sn="413">to</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> with <sn="259">one</s><sn="6310">assent</s>; let thy <sn="1697">word</s> therefore, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, <sn="1961">be</s> like <sn="259">one</s><sn="4480">of</s> theirs, and <sn="1696">speak</s> thou <sn="2896">good</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And <sn="4321">Micaiah</s><sn="559">said</s>, As the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, <sn="3588">even</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="834">what</s> my <sn="430">God</s><sn="559">saith</s>, that will I <sn="1696">speak</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And when he was <sn="935">come</s><sn="413">to</s> the <sn="4428">king</s>, the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="4318">Micaiah</s>, shall we <sn="1980">go</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="7433">Ramoth</s> -gilead to <sn="4421">battle</s>, <sn="518">or</s> shall I <sn="2308">forbear</s>? And he <sn="559">said</s>, Go ye <sn="5927">up</s>, and <sn="6743">prosper</s>, and they shall be <sn="5414">delivered</s> into your <sn="3027">hand</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">to</s> him, How <sn="5704 4100">many</s><sn="6471">times</s> shall <sn="589">I</s><sn="7650">adjure</s> thee <sn="834">that</s> thou <sn="1696">say</s><sn="3808">nothing</s><sn="7535">but</s> the <sn="571">truth</s><sn="413">to</s> me in the <sn="8034">name</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>? </v>
<vn='16'>Then he <sn="559">said</s>, I did <sn="7200">see</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3605">all</s><sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="6327">scattered</s><sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="2022">mountains</s>, as <sn="6629">sheep</s><sn="834">that</s> have <sn="369">no</s><sn="7462">shepherd</s>: and the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="428">These</s> have <sn="3808">no</s><sn="113">master</s>; let them <sn="7725">return</s> therefore every <sn="376">man</s> to his <sn="1004">house</s> in <sn="7965">peace</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s>, Did I <sn="3808">not</s><sn="559 413">tell</s> thee that he would <sn="3808">not</s><sn="5012">prophesy</s><sn="2896">good</s><sn="5921">unto</s> me, <sn="3588 518">but</s><sn="7451">evil</s>? </v>
<vn='18'>Again he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3651">Therefore</s><sn="8085">hear</s> the <sn="1697">word</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>; I <sn="7200">saw</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="3427">sitting</s><sn="5921">upon</s> his <sn="3678">throne</s>, and <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="6635">host</s> of <sn="8064">heaven</s><sn="5975">standing</s><sn="5921">on</s> his right <sn="3225">hand</s> and on his <sn="8040">left</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>And the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="4310">Who</s> shall <sn="6601">entice</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="256">Ahab</s><sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, that he may go <sn="5927">up</s> and <sn="5307">fall</s> at <sn="7433">Ramoth</s> -gilead? And <sn="2088">one</s><sn="559">spoke</s><sn="559">saying</s> after this <sn="3602">manner</s>, and <sn="2088">another</s><sn="559">saying</s> after that <sn="3602">manner</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>Then there came <sn="3318">out</s> a <sn="7307">spirit</s>, and <sn="5975">stood</s><sn="6440">before</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="589">I</s> will <sn="6601">entice</s> him. And the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="4100">Wherewith</s>? </v>
<vn='21'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, I will go <sn="3318">out</s>, and <sn="1961">be</s> a <sn="8267">lying</s><sn="7307">spirit</s> in the <sn="6310">mouth</s> of <sn="3605">all</s> his <sn="5030">prophets</s>. And the LORD <sn="559">said</s>, Thou shalt <sn="6601">entice</s> him, and thou shalt <sn="1571">also</s><sn="3201">prevail</s>: go <sn="3318">out</s>, and <sn="6213">do</s> even <sn="3651">so</s>. </v>
<vn='22'><sn="6258">Now</s> therefore, <sn="2009">behold</s>, the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath <sn="5414">put</s> a <sn="8267">lying</s><sn="7307">spirit</s> in the <sn="6310">mouth</s> of <sn="428">these</s> thy <sn="5030">prophets</s>, and the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath <sn="1696">spoken</s><sn="7451">evil</s><sn="5921">against</s> thee. </v>
<vn='23'>Then <sn="6667">Zedekiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="3668">Chenaanah</s> came <sn="5066">near</s>, and <sn="5221">smote</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="4321">Micaiah</s><sn="5921">upon</s> the <sn="3895">cheek</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="335 2088">Which</s><sn="1870">way</s><sn="5674">went</s> the <sn="7307">Spirit</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="4480 854">from</s> me to <sn="1696">speak</s><sn="854">unto</s> thee? </v>
<vn='24'>And <sn="4321">Micaiah</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, thou shalt <sn="7200">see</s> on <sn="1931">that</s><sn="3117">day</s><sn="834">when</s> thou shalt <sn="935">go</s> into an inner <sn="2315 2315">chamber</s> to hide <sn="2244">thyself</s>. </v>
<vn='25'>Then the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3947">Take</s> ye <sn="*853"></s><sn="4321">Micaiah</s>, and carry him <sn="7725">back</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="526">Amon</s> the <sn="8269">governor</s> of the <sn="5892">city</s>, and <sn="413">to</s><sn="3101">Joash</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> 's <sn="1121">son</s>; </v>
<vn='26'>And <sn="559">say</s>, <sn="3541">Thus</s><sn="559">saith</s> the <sn="4428">king</s>, <sn="7760">Put</s><sn="2088">this</s> fellow in the <sn="1004 3608">prison</s>, and <sn="398">feed</s> him with <sn="3899">bread</s> of <sn="3906">affliction</s> and with <sn="4325">water</s> of <sn="3906">affliction</s>, <sn="5704">until</s> I <sn="7725">return</s> in <sn="7965">peace</s>. </v>
<vn='27'>And <sn="4321">Micaiah</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="518">If</s> thou certainly <sn="7725 7725">return</s> in <sn="7965">peace</s>, then hath <sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1696">spoken</s> by me. And he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="8085">Hearken</s>, <sn="3605">all</s> ye <sn="5971">people</s>. </v>
<vn='28'>So the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> and <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s> went <sn="5927">up</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="7433">Ramoth</s> -gilead. </v>
<vn='29'>And the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s>, I will disguise <sn="2664">myself</s>, and will <sn="935">go</s> to the <sn="4421">battle</s>; but put thou <sn="859 3847">on</s> thy <sn="899">robes</s>. So the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> disguised <sn="2664">himself</s>; and they <sn="935">went</s> to the <sn="4421">battle</s>. </v>
<vn='30'>Now the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="758">Syria</s> had <sn="6680">commanded</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="8269">captains</s> of the <sn="7393">chariots</s><sn="834">that</s> were with him, <sn="559">saying</s>, <sn="3898">Fight</s> ye <sn="3808">not</s><sn="854">with</s><sn="6996">small</s><sn="854">or</s><sn="1419">great</s>, <sn="3588 518">save</s><sn="905">only</s><sn="854">with</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='31'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when the <sn="8269">captains</s> of the <sn="7393">chariots</s><sn="7200">saw</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s>, that <sn="1992">they</s><sn="559">said</s>, <sn="1931">It</s> is the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. Therefore they <sn="5437">compassed</s><sn="5921">about</s> him to <sn="3898">fight</s>: but <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s> cried <sn="2199">out</s>, and the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="5826">helped</s> him; and <sn="430">God</s><sn="5496">moved</s> them to depart <sn="4480">from</s> him. </v>
<vn='32'>For it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, that, when the <sn="8269">captains</s> of the <sn="7393">chariots</s><sn="7200">perceived</s><sn="3588">that</s> it <sn="1961">was</s><sn="3808">not</s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, they turned back <sn="7725">again</s> from <sn="4480 310">pursuing</s> him. </v>
<vn='33'>And a certain <sn="376">man</s><sn="4900">drew</s> a <sn="7198">bow</s> at a <sn="8537">venture</s>, and <sn="5221">smote</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s><sn="996">between</s> the <sn="1694">joints</s> of the <sn="8302">harness</s>: therefore he <sn="559">said</s> to his chariot <sn="7395">man</s>, <sn="2015">Turn</s> thine <sn="3027">hand</s>, that thou mayest carry me <sn="3318">out</s><sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="4264">host</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> I am <sn="2470">wounded</s>. </v>
<vn='34'>And the <sn="4421">battle</s><sn="5927">increased</s><sn="1931">that</s><sn="3117">day</s>: howbeit the <sn="4428">king</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s> stayed himself <sn="1961 5975">up</s> in his <sn="4818">chariot</s><sn="5227">against</s> the <sn="758">Syrians</s><sn="5704">until</s> the <sn="6153">even</s>: and about the <sn="6256">time</s> of the <sn="8121">sun</s> going <sn="935">down</s> he <sn="4191">died</s>. </v>