Verse 29
1 Kings 22:29
New Living Translation
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So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֧עַל מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְ/יהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָ֖ה רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד
English Translation
And the king of Israel went up, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah to Ramoth Gilead.
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Chapter 22 Context
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For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel.
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Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel.
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During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials, “Do you realize that the town of Ramoth-...
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Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will you join me in battle to recover Ramoth-gilead?” Jeho...
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Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what the LORD says.”
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So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war...
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But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not also a prophet of the LORD here? We should ask him the same que...
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The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the LORD for us,...
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So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”
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King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thr...
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One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the LORD s...
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All the other prophets agreed. “Yes,” they said, “go up to Ramoth-gilead and be victorious, for the...
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Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look, all the prophets are promising...
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But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will say only what the LORD tells me to say.”
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When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-g...
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But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when...
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Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without...
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“Didn’t I tell you?” the king of Israel exclaimed to Jehoshaphat. “He never prophesies anything but...
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Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the LORD says! I saw the LORD sitting on his throne with all...
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And the LORD said, ‘Who can entice Ahab to go into battle against Ramoth-gilead so he can be killed?...
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and finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, ‘I can do it!’
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“‘How will you do this?’ the LORD asked. “And the spirit replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of...
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“So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets. For the LORD has pr...
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Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face. “Since when did...
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And Micaiah replied, “You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!...
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“Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered. “Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to m...
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Give them this order from the king: ‘Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and wate...
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But Micaiah replied, “If you return safely, it will mean that the LORD has not spoken through me!” T...
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So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead.
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The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “As we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no one will...
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Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to his thirty-two chariot commanders: “Attack on...
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So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him. “The...
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the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped chasing him.
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An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Isra...
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The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans....
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Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops: “We’re done for! Run for your lives!”
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So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there.
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Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the pl...
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The rest of the events in Ahab’s reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palac...
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So Ahab died, and his son Ahaziah became the next king.
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Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign in Israel.
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Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five y...
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Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in t...
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Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
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The rest of the events in Jehoshaphat’s reign, the extent of his power, and the wars he waged are re...
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He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued th...
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(There was no king in Edom at that time, only a deputy.)
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Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set s...
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At one time Ahaziah son of Ahab had proposed to Jehoshaphat, “Let my men sail with your men in the s...
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When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram b...
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Ahaziah son of Ahab began to rule over Israel in the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign in...
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But he did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, following the example of his father and mother and the...
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He served Baal and worshiped him, provoking the anger of the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, just...
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