1 Kings 22:33

1 Kings 22:1-40

¹They continued three years without war between Aram and Israel. ²And it happened in the third year that Jehoshaphat king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. ³The king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are keeping silent instead of taking it from the hand of the king of Aram?” ⁴And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to war at Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” ⁵Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of YHWH.” ⁶Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall I refrain?” They said, “Go up, and Adonai will give it into the hand of the king.” ⁷Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here still a prophet of YHWH, that we may inquire through him?” ⁸The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom to inquire of YHWH, but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good about me, but evil: Micaiah son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” ⁹The king of Israel called to an officer and said, “Quickly, bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” ¹⁰Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. ¹¹Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘With these you will gore Aram until they are finished.’” ¹²And all the prophets were prophesying so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for YHWH will give it into the hand of the king.” ¹³The messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Look, please: the words of the prophets, with one mouth, are good for the king. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak good.” ¹⁴Micaiah said, “As YHWH lives, surely what YHWH says to me, that I will speak.” ¹⁵When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall we refrain?” He said to him, “Go up and prosper, for YHWH will give it into the hand of the king.” ¹⁶The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of YHWH?” ¹⁷He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd. And YHWH said, ‘These have no masters; let each return to his house in peace.’” ¹⁸The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you, ‘He will not prophesy good about me, but evil’?” ¹⁹He said, “Therefore hear the word of YHWH: I saw YHWH sitting on his throne, and all the army of the heavens standing beside him, on his right and on his left. ²⁰And YHWH said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, so that he goes up and falls at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said this way, and another was saying that way. ²¹Then the spirit came forward and stood before YHWH and said, ‘I will entice him.’ YHWH said to him, ‘With what?’ ²²He said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You will entice him, and you will also succeed; go out and do so.’ ²³Now then, look, YHWH has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours; and YHWH has spoken evil against you.” ²⁴Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the spirit of YHWH pass from me to speak to you?”

2 Chronicles 18:1-34

¹Jehoshaphat had riches and glory in abundance, and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab. ²At the end of some years he went down to Ahab at Samaria; and Ahab sacrificed for him sheep and goats and cattle in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and incited him to go up against Ramoth-gilead. ³Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” He said to him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people; and with you we will be in the war.” ⁴Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of YHWH.” ⁵Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall I refrain?” They said, “Go up, and Elohim will give it into the hand of the king.” ⁶Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here still a prophet of YHWH, that we may inquire through him?” ⁷The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom to inquire of YHWH, but I hate him, for he does not prophesy about me for good, but all his days for evil: that is Micaiah son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” ⁸The king of Israel called to an officer and said, “Quickly, bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” ⁹Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, dressed in their robes; they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. ¹⁰Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘With these you will gore Aram until they are finished.’” ¹¹And all the prophets were prophesying so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for YHWH will give it into the hand of the king.” ¹²The messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Look, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, are good for the king. Please let your word be like that of one of them, and speak good.” ¹³Micaiah said, “As YHWH lives, surely what my Elohim says, that I will speak.” ¹⁴When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall I refrain?” He said, “Go up and prosper, for they will be given into your hand.” ¹⁵The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of YHWH?” ¹⁶He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd. And YHWH said, ‘These have no masters; let each return to his house in peace.’” ¹⁷The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you, ‘He will not prophesy good about me, but for evil’?” ¹⁸He said, “Therefore hear the word of YHWH: I saw YHWH sitting on his throne, and all the army of the heavens standing on his right and on his left. ¹⁹And YHWH said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, so that he goes up and falls at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one was saying this way, and another was saying that way. ²⁰Then the spirit came forward and stood before YHWH and said, ‘I will entice him.’ YHWH said to him, ‘With what?’ ²¹He said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You will entice him, and you will also succeed; go out and do so.’ ²²Now then, look, YHWH has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours; and YHWH has spoken evil against you.” ²³Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the spirit of YHWH pass from me to speak to you?” ²⁴Micaiah said, “Look, you will see it on that day, when you go into a room within a room to hide.”