1 Kings 22:1 And they continued3427 three7969 years8141 without war4421 between Syria758 and Israel.3478 cr 2 And it came to pass in the third7992 year,8141 that Jehoshaphat3092 the king4428 of Judah3063 came down3381 to the king4428 of Israel.3478 cr 3 And the king4428 of Israel3478 said559 unto his servants,5650 Know3045 ye that Ramoth7433 in Gilead1568 is ours, and we be still,2814 and take3947 it{Heb. silent from taking it} not out of the hand3027 of the king4428 of Syria?758 cr 4 And he said559 unto Jehoshaphat,3092 Wilt thou go3212 with me to battle4421 to Ramothgilead?7433 1568 And Jehoshaphat3092 said559 to the king4428 of Israel,3478 I am as thou3644 art, my people5971 as thy people,5971 my horses5483 as thy horses.5483 cr

1 Kings 22:5 And Jehoshaphat3092 said559 unto the king4428 of Israel,3478 Enquire,1875 I pray thee, at the word1697 of the LORD3068 to day.3117 cr 6 Then the king4428 of Israel3478 gathered6908 2794 the prophets5030 together,6908 about four702 hundred3967 men,376 and said559 unto them, Shall I go3212 against Ramothgilead7433 1568 to battle,4421 or shall I forbear?2308 And they said,559 Go up;5927 for the Lord136 shall deliver5414 it into the hand3027 of the king.4428 cr 7 And Jehoshaphat3092 said,559 Is there not here a prophet5030 of the LORD3068 besides,5750 that we might enquire1875 of him? cr 8 And the king4428 of Israel3478 said559 unto Jehoshaphat,3092 There is yet one259 man,376 Micaiah4321 the son1121 of Imlah,3229 by whom we may enquire1875 of the LORD:3068 but I hate8130 him; for he doth not prophesy5012 good2896 concerning me, but evil.7451 And Jehoshaphat3092 said,559 Let not the king4428 say559 so. cr 9 Then the king4428 of Israel3478 called7121 an259 officer,5631{Or, eunuch} and said,559 Hasten4116 hither Micaiah4321 the son1121 of Imlah.3229 cr 10 And the king4428 of Israel3478 and Jehoshaphat3092 the king4428 of Judah3063 sat3427 each376 on his throne,3678 having put on3847 their robes,899 in a void{Heb. floor} place1637 in the entrance6607 of the gate8179 of Samaria;8111 and all the prophets5030 prophesied5012 before6440 them. cr 11 And Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Chenaanah3668 made6213 him horns7161 of iron:1270 and he said,559 Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 With these shalt thou push5055 the Syrians,758 until thou have consumed3615 them. cr 12 And all the prophets5030 prophesied5012 so, saying,559 Go up5927 to Ramothgilead,7433 1568 and prosper:6743 for the LORD3068 shall deliver5414 it into the king's4428 hand.3027 cr

1 Kings 22:13 And the messenger4397 that was gone1980 to call7121 Micaiah4321 spake1696 unto him, saying,559 Behold now, the words1697 of the prophets5030 declare good2896 unto the king4428 with one259 mouth:6310 let thy word,1697 I pray thee, be like the word1697 of one259 of them, and speak1696 that which is good.2896 cr 14 And Micaiah4321 said,559 As the LORD3068 liveth,2416 what the LORD3068 saith559 unto me, that will I speak.1696 cr

1 Kings 22:15 So he came935 to the king.4428 And the king4428 said559 unto him, Micaiah,4321 shall we go3212 against Ramothgilead7433 1568 to battle,4421 or shall we forbear?2308 And he answered559 him, Go,5927 and prosper:6743 for the LORD3068 shall deliver5414 it into the hand3027 of the king.4428 cr 16 And the king4428 said559 unto him, How many times6471 shall I adjure7650 thee that thou tell1696 me nothing but that which is true571 in the name8034 of the LORD?3068 cr 17 And he said,559 I saw7200 all Israel3478 scattered6327 upon the hills,2022 as sheep6629 that have not a shepherd:7462 and the LORD3068 said,559 These have no master:113 let them return7725 every man376 to his house1004 in peace.7965 cr 18 And the king4428 of Israel3478 said559 unto Jehoshaphat,3092 Did I not tell559 thee that he would prophesy5012 no good2896 concerning me, but evil?7451 cr 19 And he said,559 Hear8085 thou therefore the word1697 of the LORD:3068 I saw7200 the LORD3068 sitting3427 on his throne,3678 and all the host6635 of heaven8064 standing5975 by him on his right hand3225 and on his left.8040 cr 20 And the LORD3068 said,559 Who shall persuade6601{Or, deceive} Ahab,256 that he may go up5927 and fall5307 at Ramothgilead?7433 1568 And one said559 on this manner,3541 and another said559 on that manner.3541 cr 21 And there came forth3318 a spirit,7307 and stood5975 before6440 the LORD,3068 and said,559 I will persuade6601 him. cr 22 And the LORD3068 said559 unto him, Wherewith? And he said,559 I will go forth,3318 and I will be a lying8267 spirit7307 in the mouth6310 of all his prophets.5030 And he said,559 Thou shalt persuade6601 him, and prevail3201 also: go forth,3318 and do6213 so. cr 23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD3068 hath put5414 a lying8267 spirit7307 in the mouth6310 of all these thy prophets,5030 and the LORD3068 hath spoken1696 evil7451 concerning thee. cr 24 But Zedekiah6667 the son1121 of Chenaanah3668 went near,5066 and smote5221 Micaiah4321 on the cheek,3895 and said,559 Which way335 went5674 the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 from me to speak1696 unto thee? cr 25 And Micaiah4321 said,559 Behold, thou shalt see7200 in that day,3117 when thou shalt go935 into an inner2315 chamber2315{Or, from chamber to chamber. Heb. chamber in a chamber} to hide2247 thyself. cr 26 And the king4428 of Israel3478 said,559 Take3947 Micaiah,4321 and carry him back7725 unto Amon526 the governor8269 of the city,5892 and to Joash3101 the king's4428 son;1121 cr 27 And say,559 Thus saith559 the king,4428 Put7760 this fellow in the prison,1004 3608 and feed398 him with bread3899 of affliction3906 and with water4325 of affliction,3906 until I come935 in peace.7965 cr 28 And Micaiah4321 said,559 If thou return7725 at all7725 in peace,7965 the LORD3068 hath not spoken1696 by me. And he said,559 Hearken,8085 O people,5971 every one of you. cr

1 Kings 22:29 So the king4428 of Israel3478 and Jehoshaphat3092 the king4428 of Judah3063 went up5927 to Ramothgilead.7433 1568 cr 30 And the king4428 of Israel3478 said559 unto Jehoshaphat,3092 I will disguise2664 myself, and enter935 into the battle;4421{Or, when he was to disguise himself and enter into the battle} but put thou on3847 thy robes.899 And the king4428 of Israel3478 disguised2664 himself, and went935 into the battle.4421 cr 31 But the king4428 of Syria758 commanded6680 his thirty7970 and two8147 captains8269 that had rule over his chariots,7393 saying,559 Fight3898 neither with small6996 nor great,1419 save only with the king4428 of Israel.3478 cr 32 And it came to pass, when the captains8269 of the chariots7393 saw7200 Jehoshaphat,3092 that they said,559 Surely it is the king4428 of Israel.3478 And they turned aside5493 to fight3898 against him: and Jehoshaphat3092 cried out.2199 cr 33 And it came to pass, when the captains8269 of the chariots7393 perceived7200 that it was not the king4428 of Israel,3478 that they turned back7725 from pursuing310 him. cr 34 And a certain man376 drew4900 a bow7198 at a venture,8537{Heb. in his simplicity} and smote5221 the king4428 of Israel3478 between the joints1694 of the harness:8302{Heb. joints and the breastplate} wherefore he said559 unto the driver of his chariot,7395 Turn2015 thine hand,3027 and carry me out3318 of the host;4264 for I am wounded.2470{Heb. made sick} cr 35 And the battle4421 increased5927{Heb. ascended} that day:3117 and the king4428 was stayed up5975 in his chariot4818 against5227 the Syrians,758 and died4191 at even:6153 and the blood1818 ran out3332 of the wound4347 into the midst2436{Heb. bosom} of the chariot.7393 cr 36 And there went5674 a proclamation7440 throughout the host4264 about the going down935 of the sun,8121 saying,559 Every man376 to his city,5892 and every man376 to his own country.776 cr

1 Kings 22:37 So the king4428 died,4191 and was brought935{Heb. came} to Samaria;8111 and they buried6912 the king4428 in Samaria.8111 cr 38 And one washed7857 the chariot7393 in the pool1295 of Samaria;8111 and the dogs3611 licked up3952 his blood;1818 and they washed7364 his armour;2185 according unto the word1697 of the LORD3068 which he spake.1696 cr 39 Now the rest3499 of the acts1697 of Ahab,256 and all that he did,6213 and the ivory8127 house1004 which he made,1129 and all the cities5892 that he built,1129 are they not written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles1697 3117 of the kings4428 of Israel?3478 cr 40 So Ahab256 slept7901 with his fathers;1 and Ahaziah274 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead. cr

1 Kings 22:41 And Jehoshaphat3092 the son1121 of Asa609 began to reign4427 over Judah3063 in the fourth702 year8141 of Ahab256 king4428 of Israel.3478 cr 42 Jehoshaphat3092 was thirty7970 and five2568 years8141 old1121 when he began to reign;4427 and he reigned4427 twenty6242 and five2568 years8141 in Jerusalem.3389 And his mother's517 name8034 was Azubah5806 the daughter1323 of Shilhi.7977 cr 43 And he walked3212 in all the ways1870 of Asa609 his father;1 he turned not aside5493 from it, doing6213 that which was right3477 in the eyes5869 of the LORD:3068 nevertheless the high places1116 were not taken away;5493 for the people5971 offered2076 and burnt incense6999 yet in the high places.1116 cr 44 And Jehoshaphat3092 made peace7999 with the king4428 of Israel.3478 cr

1 Kings 22:45 Now the rest3499 of the acts1697 of Jehoshaphat,3092 and his might1369 that he shewed,6213 and how he warred,3898 are they not written3789 in the book5612 of the chronicles1697 3117 of the kings4428 of Judah?3063 cr 46 And the remnant3499 of the sodomites,6945 which remained7604 in the days3117 of his father1 Asa,609 he took1197 out of the land.776 cr 47 There was then no king4428 in Edom:123 a deputy5324 was king.4428 cr 48 Jehoshaphat3092 made6213 6240 ships591{Or, had ten ships} of Tharshish8659 to go3212 to Ophir211 for gold:2091 but they went1980 not; for the ships591 were broken7665 at Eziongeber.6100 cr 49 Then said559 Ahaziah274 the son1121 of Ahab256 unto Jehoshaphat,3092 Let my servants5650 go3212 with thy servants5650 in the ships.591 But Jehoshaphat3092 would14 not. cr

1 Kings 22:50 And Jehoshaphat3092 slept7901 with his fathers,1 and was buried6912 with his fathers1 in the city5892 of David1732 his father:1 and Jehoram3088 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead. cr

1 Kings 22:51 Ahaziah274 the son1121 of Ahab256 began to reign4427 over Israel3478 in Samaria8111 the seventeenth7651 6240 year8141 of Jehoshaphat3092 king4428 of Judah,3063 and reigned4427 two years8141 over Israel.3478 cr 52 And he did6213 evil7451 in the sight5869 of the LORD,3068 and walked3212 in the way1870 of his father,1 and in the way1870 of his mother,517 and in the way1870 of Jeroboam3379 the son1121 of Nebat,5028 who made Israel3478 to sin:2398 cr 53 For he served5647 Baal,1168 and worshipped7812 him, and provoked to anger3707 the LORD3068 God430 of Israel,3478 according to all that his father1 had done.6213 cr