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⥃Ahab and the False Prophets ^{[ 2 Chronicles 18:1–11 ]}

[1] And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.² [2] And it came to pass in the third³ year, that Jehoshaphat⁴ the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.⁵ [3] And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth⁶ in Gilead [is] ours, and we [be] still⁷, [and] take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? [4] And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go⁸ with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I [am] as thou⁹ [art], my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. [5] And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire¹⁰, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. [6] Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together¹¹, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up¹²; for the Lord¹³ shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king. [7] And Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not¹⁴ here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? [8] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man¹⁵, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him¹⁶; for he doth not prophesy good¹⁷ concerning me¹⁸, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the¹⁹ king say so. [9] Then the king of Israel called an officer²⁰, and said, Hasten²¹ [hither] Micaiah the son of Imlah. [10] And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put²² on their robes, in a void place²³ in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets²⁴ prophesied before them. [11] And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron²⁵: and he said, Thus saith²⁶ the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. [12] And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up²⁷ to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver [it] into the king’s hand.

⥃Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab ^{[ 2 Chronicles 18:12–27 ]}

[13] And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now²⁸, 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. [14] And Micaiah said, [As] the Lord liveth, what the Lord²⁹ saith unto me, that will I speak.

[15] So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go³⁰ against Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper³¹: for the Lord shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king. [16] And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure³² thee that thou tell³³ me nothing but [that which is] true in the name of the Lord? [17] And he said, I saw³⁴ all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep³⁵ that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. [18] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell³⁶ thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? [19] And he said, Hear thou³⁷ therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord³⁸ sitting on his throne, and all the host³⁹ of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. [20] And the Lord said, Who shall persuade⁴⁰ Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. [21] And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him.⁴¹ [22] And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit⁴² in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt⁴³ persuade [him], and prevail also: go forth, and do so. [23] Now therefore, behold, the Lord⁴⁴ hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord⁴⁵ hath spoken evil concerning thee. [24] But Zedekiah⁴⁶ the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah⁴⁷ on the cheek, and said, Which way⁴⁸ went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? [25] And Micaiah said, Behold⁴⁹, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber⁵⁰ to hide thyself. [26] And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back⁵¹ unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; [27] And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow⁵²] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction⁵³ and with water of affliction, until I come in peace⁵⁴. [28] And Micaiah said, If thou return⁵⁵ at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken⁵⁶, O people, every one of you.

⥃Ahab’s Defeat and Death ^{[ 2 Chronicles 18:28–34 ]}

[29] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth–gilead.⁵⁷ [30] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will⁵⁸ disguise myself, and enter into the battle⁵⁹; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself⁶⁰, and went into the battle. [31] But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two⁶¹ captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight⁶² neither with small nor great⁶³, save only with the king of Israel. [32] 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 turned⁶⁴ aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat⁶⁵ cried out. [33] And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it [was] not the king of Israel, that they turned⁶⁶ back from pursuing him. [34] And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture⁶⁷, and smote⁶⁸ the king of Israel between the joints of the harness⁶⁹: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded⁷⁰. [35] And the battle increased⁷¹ that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even⁷²: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst⁷³ of the chariot. [36] And there went⁷⁴ a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man⁷⁵ to his city, and every man to his own country.

[37] [¶]So the king died, and was brought⁷⁶ to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. [38] And [one] washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs⁷⁷ licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake. [39] Now the rest⁷⁸ of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house⁷⁹ which he made, and all the cities that he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?⁸⁰ [40] So Ahab slept⁸¹ with his fathers; and Ahaziah⁸² his son reigned in his stead.

⥃Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah ^{[ 2 Chronicles 20:31–34 ]}

[41] And Jehoshaphat⁸³ the son of Asa began to reign⁸⁴ over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.⁸⁵ [42] Jehoshaphat [was] thirty and five⁸⁶ years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s⁸⁷ name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. [43] And he walked⁸⁸ in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned⁸⁹ not aside from it, doing⁹⁰ [that which was] right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high⁹¹ places were not taken away; [for] the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. [44] And Jehoshaphat made peace⁹² with the king of Israel. [45] Now⁹³ the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, [are] they⁹⁴ not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? [46] And the remnant⁹⁵ of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. [47] [There was] then no king⁹⁶ in Edom: a deputy [was] king. [48] Jehoshaphat⁹⁷ made ships⁹⁸ of Tharshish⁹⁹ to go to Ophir¹⁰⁰ for gold: but they went not¹⁰¹; for the ships were broken at Ezion–geber¹⁰². [49] Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

[50] [¶]And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers¹⁰³, and was buried with his fathers in the city¹⁰⁴ of David his father: and Jehoram¹⁰⁵ his son reigned in his stead.¹⁰⁶

⥃Ahaziah Reigns in Israel ^{[ 2 Kings 1:1–16 ]}

[51] [¶]Ahaziah the son of Ahab began¹⁰⁷ to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years¹⁰⁸ over Israel.¹⁰⁹ [52] And he did evil¹¹⁰ in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way¹¹¹ of his father, and in the way¹¹² of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: [53] For he served Baal¹¹³, and worshipped him, and provoked¹¹⁴ to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all¹¹⁵ that his father had done.