Verse 26
1 Kings 22:26
GOD'S WORD Translation
26
The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל קַ֚ח אֶת מִיכָ֔יְהוּ וַ/הֲשִׁיבֵ֖/הוּ אֶל אָמֹ֣ן שַׂר הָ/עִ֑יר וְ/אֶל יוֹאָ֖שׁ בֶּן הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And the king of Israel said, "Take Michah and return him to Amon the chief of the city and to Joash the son of the king."
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Chapter 22 Context
1
They continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
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2
In the third year, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
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3
The king of Israel said to his servants, “You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we do nothing, an...
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He said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle to Ramoth Gilead?”
Jehoshaphat said to the ki...
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5
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word.”
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6
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “S...
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7
But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of him?”
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The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Mica...
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9
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Quickly get Micaiah the son of Imlah.”
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10
Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in...
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11
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron, and said, “Yahweh says, ‘With these you wi...
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12
All the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will delive...
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13
The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “See now, the prophets declare good to...
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14
Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, what Yahweh says to me, that I will speak.”
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15
When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle...
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16
The king said to him, “How many times do I have to adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the t...
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17
He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said,...
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18
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concernin...
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19
Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word. I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of...
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20
Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One said one thing...
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21
A spirit came out and stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’
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22
Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
He said, ‘I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all hi...
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Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and Ya...
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24
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way...
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25
Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
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The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to...
27
Say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and...
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28
Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, all yo...
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So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
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30
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put...
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31
Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, “Don’t fight wi...
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32
When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely that is the king of Israel!” a...
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When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from purs...
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34
A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor....
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35
The battle increased that day. The king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, and died a...
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36
A cry went throughout the army about the going down of the sun, saying, “Every man to his city, and...
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37
So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
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38
They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood where the prostitut...
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39
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all t...
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40
So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.
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41
Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
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42
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Je...
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43
He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right...
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44
Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
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45
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he fought, aren’t the...
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46
The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the la...
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47
There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled.
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48
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecke...
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49
Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ship...
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50
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city. Jeho...
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51
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat...
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52
He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of...
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53
He served Baal and worshiped him, and provoked Yahweh, the God (Elohim) of Israel, to anger, in all...
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