1Ki 22 | ABEn | STEP | And he stayed in place three years, and there was no war between Syria and between Israel.

1 Kings 22

CHAPTER 22 Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab

1 And he stayed in place three years, and there was no war between Syria and between Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the [²year ¹third], that [⁴went down ¹Jehoshaphat ²king ³of Judah] to the king of Israel. 3 And [³said ¹the king ²of Israel] to his servants, Do you know that [³is ours ¹Ramoth ²Gilead], and we keep silent to not take it from out of the hand of the king of Syria? 4 And [³said ¹the king ²of Israel] to Jehoshaphat, Shall you not ascend with me unto Ramoth Gilead for war? 5 And Jehoshaphat said, As you, thus also I. As your people, thus also my people. As your horses, so also my horses. And [⁴said ¹Jehoshaphat ²king ³of Judah] to the king of Israel, Ask indeed today of the lord. 6 And [⁴gathered together ¹the ²king ³of Israel] all the prophets, about four hundred men. And said to them, Shall I go unto Ramoth Gilead for war, or wait? And they said, Ascend! for by giving, the lord shall give into the hands of the king. 7 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Is there not here a prophet of the lord, and we shall ask the lord through him? 8 And [⁴said ¹the ²king ³of Israel] to Jehoshaphat, Yet there is one man for the asking the lord through him, and I detest him, for he does not speak concerning me for good things, but only bad -- Micaiah son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not [³speak ¹the ²king] so. 9 And [⁴called ¹the ²king ³of Israel ⁶eunuch ⁵one], and he said, Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah. 10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat down each upon his throne, armed, at the threshing-floor gate of Samaria. And all the prophets prophesied before them. 11 And [⁴made ⁵for himself ¹Zedekiah ²son ³of Chenaanah] horns of iron. And he said, Thus says the lord, By these you shall gore the Syrian until whenever you finish them off entirely. 12 And all the prophets prophesied thus, saying, Ascend unto Ramoth Gilead! and your way shall prosper, and the lord shall put into your hands the king of Syria. 13 And the messenger, the one going to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, indeed all the prophets speak [²mouth ¹by one] good things concerning the king. Let it be indeed that you be with words according to the words of one of these, and speak good! 14 And Micaiah said, As the lord lives, that what ever the lord should say to me, these things I shall speak. 15 And he came to the king. And [³said ⁴to him ¹the ²king], Micaiah, Shall I ascend to Ramoth Gilead for war, or wait? And he said to him, Ascend! and the lord shall prosper the way in the hand of the king. 16 And [³said ⁴to him ¹the ²king], How often shall I adjure you that you should speak to me the truth in the name of the lord?

Micaiah Prophesies Defeat

17 And Micaiah said thus, I see all Israel being scattered in the mountains as sheep in which there is no shepherd. And the lord said, There is no lord to these, let [²return ¹each] to his house in peace! 18 And [⁴said ¹the ²king ³of Israel] to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Did I not say to you that [²would not ³prophesy ¹this one ⁵unto me ⁴good things], but only bad? 19 And Micaiah said, On account of this hear the word of the lord! I saw the lord God of Israel sitting upon his throne, and all the military of the heaven standing about him at his right, and at his left. 20 And the lord said, Who shall deceive Ahab king of Israel, that he shall ascend in Ramoth Gilead and shall fall there? And this one said thus, and this other one thus. 21 And [²came forth ¹a spirit], and stood before the lord. And he said, I will deceive him. 22 And [²said ³to ⁴him ¹the lord], In what way? And he said, I shall go forth, and I shall be [²spirit ¹a lying] in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You shall deceive, and indeed you will be able. Go forth, and do so! 23 And now, behold, the lord has put [²spirit ¹a lying] in the mouth of all [²your prophets ¹these], and the lord spoke against you bad things. 24 And [⁴came forward ¹Zedekiah ²son ³of Chenaanah], and he struck Micaiah upon the jaw, and he said, What kind of spirit of the lord departed from me to speak with you? 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, you shall see in that day, whenever you shall enter an inner chamber of the storeroom to hide.

Micaiah Put under Guard

26 And [⁴said ¹the ²king ³of Israel], Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the ruler of the city, and to Joash son of the king! 27 And say, Thus says the king, Put him in prison, and let him eat bread of affliction and water of affliction until my return in peace! 28 And Micaiah said, If in returning, you should return in peace, [²did not ³speak ¹the lord] by me. And he said, Let [⁴hearken ¹all ²the ³people]! 29 And [⁴ascended up ¹the ²king ³of Israel], and Jehoshaphat king of Judah with him unto Ramoth Gilead. 30 And [⁴said ¹the ²king ³of Israel] to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I shall cover up myself, and enter into the battle; and you put on my clothes! And [⁴covered himself up ¹the ²king ³of Israel], and he entered into the battle. 31 And the king of Syria gave charge to the rulers of his chariots -- thirty and two, saying, Do not do battle against the small or great, but the king of Israel alone. 32 And it came to pass as [⁵saw ¹the ones ²in charge ³of the ⁴chariots] Jehoshaphat king of Judah, that they said, It appears that [²is the king ³of Israel ¹this one]. And they encircled him to do battle. And Jehoshaphat shouted aloud. 33 And it happened as [⁵saw ¹the ²rulers ³of the ⁴chariots] that [²is not ³the king ⁴of Israel ¹this], that they turned away from him.

Ahab Dies in Battle

34 And [³stretched tight ¹one ⁴the ⁵bow ²merely], and it struck the king of Israel between the lungs and between the chest plate. And he said to his charioteer, Turn your hand and lead me out of the battle! for I have been wounded. 35 And [³turned ¹the ²war] in that day. And the king was set upon the chariot right opposite Syria, from morning until evening. And [³poured out ¹the ²blood] from the wound into the cavity of the chariot. 36 And [³stood ¹the ²herald of the army] in the camp until the going down of the sun, saying, Each to his own city, and each to his own land, 37 for [³has died ¹the ²king]. And they went unto Samaria, and they entombed the king in Samaria. 38 And they washed the blood from the chariot at the fountain of Samaria. And [³licked up ¹the ²dogs] the blood, and the harlots bathed in the blood, according to the saying of the lord which he spoke. 39 And the rest of the words of Ahab, and all which he did, and the house of ivory which he built, and all the cities which he made, [³not ¹behold ⁵these ²have] been written in the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? 40 And Ahab slept with his fathers; and [³reigned ¹Ahaziah ²his son] instead of him.

Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah

41 And Jehoshaphat son of Asa reigned over Judah in [²year ¹the fourth] of Ahab king of Israel. 42 And Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old in his taking reign; and [²twenty ³and ⁴five ⁵years ¹he reigned] in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he went in all the way of Asa his father. He turned not aside from it, to do the upright in the eyes of the lord. Except the high places he did not lift away; for the people sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 And the rest of the words of Jehoshaphat, and his dominions which he had, [⁴not ¹behold ³these ²are] written in the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? 46 And the rest of the ones being initiated of the things being forsaken in the days of Asa his father he removed from the land. 47 And a king was not established in Edom. 48 And Jehoshaphat prepared ships of Tarshish to go unto Ophir because of gold. And they did not go; for [³were destroyed ¹the ²ships] in Ezion Geber. 49 Then [⁴said ¹Ahaziah ²son ³of Ahab] to Jehoshaphat, Let [²go ¹my servants] with your servants. And [²did not ³want it ¹Jehoshaphat].

Death of Jehoshaphat

50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and they entombed him by his fathers in the city of David his fore father. And [³reigned ¹Jehoram ²his son] instead of him. 51 And Ahaziah son of Ahab reigned over Israel in Samaria. In [²year ¹the seventeenth] of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab reigned over Israel in Samaria two years. 52 And he acted wickedly before the lord, and went in the way of Ahab his father, and in the way of Jezebel his mother, and in the sins of the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into sin. 53 And he served to the Baalim, and did obeisance to them, and provoked to anger the lord God of Israel, according to all what [²did ¹his father].