1 And they continued 3427 three 7969 years 8141 without war 4421 between Syria 758 and Israel 3478.
2 And it came to pass in the third 7992 year 8141, that Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 came down 3381 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478.
3 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 unto his servants 5650, Know 3045 ye that Ramoth 7433 in Gilead 1568 is ours, and we be still 2814, and take 3947 it not out of the hand 3027 of the king 4428 of Syria 758?
4 And he said 559 unto Jehoshaphat 3092, Wilt thou go 3212 with me to battle 4421 to Ramothgilead 7433 1568? And Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, I am as thou 3644 art, my people 5971 as thy people 5971, my horses 5483 as thy horses 5483.
5 And Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559 unto the king 4428 of Israel 3478, Enquire 1875, I pray thee, at the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 to day 3117.
6 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 gathered 6908 0 the prophets 5030 together 6908, about four 702 hundred 3967 men 376, and said 559 unto them, Shall I go 3212 against Ramothgilead 7433 1568 to battle 4421, or shall I forbear 2308? And they said 559, Go up 5927; for the Lord 136 shall deliver 5414 it into the hand 3027 of the king 4428.
7 And Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, Is there not here a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068 besides 5750, that we might enquire 1875 of him?
8 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 unto Jehoshaphat 3092, There is yet one 259 man 376, Micaiah 4321 the son 1121 of Imlah 3229, by whom we may enquire 1875 of the LORD 3068: but I hate 8130 him; for he doth not prophesy 5012 good 2896 concerning me, but evil 7451. And Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, Let not the king 4428 say 559 so.
9 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 called 7121 an 259 officer 5631, and said 559, Hasten 4116 hither Micaiah 4321 the son 1121 of Imlah 3229.
10 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 sat 3427 each 376 on his throne 3678, having put on 3847 their robes 899, in a void place 1637 in the entrance 6607 of the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111; and all the prophets 5030 prophesied 5012 before 6440 them.
11 And Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Chenaanah 3668 made 6213 him horns 7161 of iron 1270: and he said 559, Thus saith 559 the LORD 3068, With these shalt thou push 5055 the Syrians 758, until thou have consumed 3615 them.
12 And all the prophets 5030 prophesied 5012 so, saying 559, Go up 5927 to Ramothgilead 7433 1568, and prosper 6743: for the LORD 3068 shall deliver 5414 it into the king's 4428 hand 3027.
13 And the messenger 4397 that was gone 1980 to call 7121 Micaiah 4321 spake 1696 unto him, saying 559, Behold now, the words 1697 of the prophets 5030 declare good 2896 unto the king 4428 with one 259 mouth 6310: let thy word 1697, I pray thee, be like the word 1697 of one 259 of them, and speak 1696 that which is good 2896.
14 And Micaiah 4321 said 559, As the LORD 3068 liveth 2416, what the LORD 3068 saith 559 unto me, that will I speak 1696.
15 So he came 935 to the king 4428. And the king 4428 said 559 unto him, Micaiah 4321, shall we go 3212 against Ramothgilead 7433 1568 to battle 4421, or shall we forbear 2308? And he answered 559 him, Go 5927, and prosper 6743: for the LORD 3068 shall deliver 5414 it into the hand 3027 of the king 4428.
16 And the king 4428 said 559 unto him, How many times 6471 shall I adjure 7650 thee that thou tell 1696 me nothing but that which is true 571 in the name 8034 of the LORD 3068?
17 And he said 559, I saw 7200 all Israel 3478 scattered 6327 upon the hills 2022, as sheep 6629 that have not a shepherd 7462: and the LORD 3068 said 559, These have no master 113: let them return 7725 every man 376 to his house 1004 in peace 7965.
18 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 unto Jehoshaphat 3092, Did I not tell 559 thee that he would prophesy 5012 no good 2896 concerning me, but evil 7451?
19 And he said 559, Hear 8085 thou therefore the word 1697 of the LORD 3068: I saw 7200 the LORD 3068 sitting 3427 on his throne 3678, and all the host 6635 of heaven 8064 standing 5975 by him on his right hand 3225 and on his left 8040.
20 And the LORD 3068 said 559, Who shall persuade 6601 Ahab 256, that he may go up 5927 and fall 5307 at Ramothgilead 7433 1568? And one said 559 on this manner 3541, and another said 559 on that manner 3541.
21 And there came forth 3318 a spirit 7307, and stood 5975 before 6440 the LORD 3068, and said 559, I will persuade 6601 him.
22 And the LORD 3068 said 559 unto him, Wherewith? And he said 559, I will go forth 3318, and I will be a lying 8267 spirit 7307 in the mouth 6310 of all his prophets 5030. And he said 559, Thou shalt persuade 6601 him, and prevail 3201 also: go forth 3318, and do 6213 so.
23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD 3068 hath put 5414 a lying 8267 spirit 7307 in the mouth 6310 of all these thy prophets 5030, and the LORD 3068 hath spoken 1696 evil 7451 concerning thee.
24 But Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Chenaanah 3668 went near 5066, and smote 5221 Micaiah 4321 on the cheek 3895, and said 559, Which way 335 went 5674 the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 from me to speak 1696 unto thee?
25 And Micaiah 4321 said 559, Behold, thou shalt see 7200 in that day 3117, when thou shalt go 935 into an inner 2315 chamber 2315 to hide 2247 thyself.
26 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559, Take 3947 Micaiah 4321, and carry him back 7725 unto Amon 526 the governor 8269 of the city 5892, and to Joash 3101 the king's 4428 son 1121;
27 And say 559, Thus saith 559 the king 4428, Put 7760 this fellow in the prison 1004 3608, and feed 398 him with bread 3899 of affliction 3906 and with water 4325 of affliction 3906, until I come 935 in peace 7965.
28 And Micaiah 4321 said 559, If thou return 7725 at all 7725 in peace 7965, the LORD 3068 hath not spoken 1696 by me. And he said 559, Hearken 8085, O people 5971, every one of you.
29 So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 went up 5927 to Ramothgilead 7433 1568.
30 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 unto Jehoshaphat 3092, I will disguise 2664 myself, and enter 935 into the battle 4421; but put thou on 3847 thy robes 899. And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 disguised 2664 himself, and went 935 into the battle 4421.
31 But the king 4428 of Syria 758 commanded 6680 his thirty 7970 and two 8147 captains 8269 that had rule over his chariots 7393, saying 559, Fight 3898 neither with small 6996 nor great 1419, save only with the king 4428 of Israel 3478.
32 And it came to pass, when the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393 saw 7200 Jehoshaphat 3092, that they said 559, Surely it is the king 4428 of Israel 3478. And they turned aside 5493 to fight 3898 against him: and Jehoshaphat 3092 cried out 2199.
33 And it came to pass, when the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393 perceived 7200 that it was not the king 4428 of Israel 3478, that they turned back 7725 from pursuing 310 him.
34 And a certain man 376 drew 4900 a bow 7198 at a venture 8537, and smote 5221 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 between the joints 1694 of the harness 8302: wherefore he said 559 unto the driver of his chariot 7395, Turn 2015 thine hand 3027, and carry me out 3318 of the host 4264; for I am wounded 2470.
35 And the battle 4421 increased 5927 that day 3117: and the king 4428 was stayed up 5975 in his chariot 4818 against 5227 the Syrians 758, and died 4191 at even 6153: and the blood 1818 ran out 3332 of the wound 4347 into the midst 2436 of the chariot 7393.
36 And there went 5674 a proclamation 7440 throughout the host 4264 about the going down 935 of the sun 8121, saying 559, Every man 376 to his city 5892, and every man 376 to his own country 776.
37 So the king 4428 died 4191, and was brought 935 to Samaria 8111; and they buried 6912 the king 4428 in Samaria 8111.
38 And one washed 7857 the chariot 7393 in the pool 1295 of Samaria 8111; and the dogs 3611 licked up 3952 his blood 1818; and they washed 7364 his armour 2185; according unto the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 which he spake 1696.
39 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Ahab 256, and all that he did 6213, and the ivory 8127 house 1004 which he made 1129, and all the cities 5892 that he built 1129, are they not written 3789 in the book 5612 of the chronicles 1697 3117 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478?
40 So Ahab 256 slept 7901 with his fathers 1; and Ahaziah 274 his son 1121 reigned 4427 in his stead.
41 And Jehoshaphat 3092 the son 1121 of Asa 609 began to reign 4427 over Judah 3063 in the fourth 702 year 8141 of Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478.
42 Jehoshaphat 3092 was thirty 7970 and five 2568 years 8141 old 1121 when he began to reign 4427; and he reigned 4427 twenty 6242 and five 2568 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389. And his mother's 517 name 8034 was Azubah 5806 the daughter 1323 of Shilhi 7977.
43 And he walked 3212 in all the ways 1870 of Asa 609 his father 1; he turned not aside 5493 from it, doing 6213 that which was right 3477 in the eyes 5869 of the LORD 3068: nevertheless the high places 1116 were not taken away 5493; for the people 5971 offered 2076 and burnt incense 6999 yet in the high places 1116.
44 And Jehoshaphat 3092 made peace 7999 with the king 4428 of Israel 3478.
45 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Jehoshaphat 3092, and his might 1369 that he shewed 6213, and how he warred 3898, are they not written 3789 in the book 5612 of the chronicles 1697 3117 of the kings 4428 of Judah 3063?
46 And the remnant 3499 of the sodomites 6945, which remained 7604 in the days 3117 of his father 1 Asa 609, he took 1197 out of the land 776.
47 There was then no king 4428 in Edom 123: a deputy 5324 was king 4428.
48 Jehoshaphat 3092 made 6213 6240 ships 591 of Tharshish 8659 to go 3212 to Ophir 211 for gold 2091: but they went 1980 not; for the ships 591 were broken 7665 at Eziongeber 6100.
49 Then said 559 Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 unto Jehoshaphat 3092, Let my servants 5650 go 3212 with thy servants 5650 in the ships 591. But Jehoshaphat 3092 would 14 not.
50 And Jehoshaphat 3092 slept 7901 with his fathers 1, and was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732 his father 1: and Jehoram 3088 his son 1121 reigned 4427 in his stead.
51 Ahaziah 274 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 began to reign 4427 over Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 the seventeenth 7651 6240 year 8141 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and reigned 4427 two years 8141 over Israel 3478.
52 And he did 6213 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, and walked 3212 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 made Israel 3478 to sin 2398:
53 For he served 5647 Baal 1168, and worshipped 7812 him, and provoked to anger 3707 the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478, according to all that his father 1 had done 6213.