Verse 5
1 Kings 22:5
Free Bible Version
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So the king of Israel brought out the prophets—four hundred of them—and he asked them, “Should I go up and attack Ramoth-gilead, or should I not?” “Yes, go ahead,” they replied, “for the Lord will hand it over to the king.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט אֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל דְּרָשׁ נָ֥א כַ/יּ֖וֹם אֶת דְּבַ֥ר יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Please inquire today of the word of the Lord."
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Chapter 22 Context
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But in the third year Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, went to visit the king of Israel.
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The king of Israel had said to his officers, “Aren't you aware that Ramoth-gilead really belongs to...
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So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you join me in an attack to recapture Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat rep...
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Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “But first though, please find out what the Lord says.”
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So the king of Israel brought out the prophets—four hundred of them—and he asked them, “Should I go...
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But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn't there another prophet of the Lord here that we can ask?”
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“Yes, there's another man who could consult the Lord,” the king of Israel replied, “but I don't like...
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The king of Israel called over one of his officials and told him, “Bring me Micaiah, son of Imlah, r...
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Dressed in their royal robes, the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, were sitting on thei...
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One of them, Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, had made himself iron horns. He announced, “This is what th...
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All the prophets were prophesying the same thing, saying, “Go ahead, attack Ramoth-gilead; you will...
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The messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, “Look, all the prophets are unanimous in prophesyin...
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But Micaiah replied, “As the Lord lives, I can only say what my God (Elohim) tells me.”
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When he came before the king, the king asked him, “Should we go up and attack Ramoth-gilead, or shou...
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But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me only the truth in the nam...
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So Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd. The...
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The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn't I tell you he never prophesies anything good for me,...
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Micaiah went on to say, “So listen to what the Lord says. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, surr...
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The Lord asked, ‘Who will trick Ahab, king of Israel, into attacking Ramoth-gilead so he will be kil...
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Finally a spirit came and approached the Lord and said, ‘I will trick him.’
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‘How are you going to do that?’ the Lord asked. ‘I will go and be a lying spirit and make all his pr...
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As you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit into these prophets of yours, and the Lord has pronounce...
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Then Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, went and slapped Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did...
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“You'll soon find out when you try and find some secret place to hide!” Micaiah replied.
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The king of Israel ordered, “Place Micaiah under arrest and take him back to Amon the governor of th...
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Tell them these are the king's instructions: ‘Put this man in jail. Give him only bread and water un...
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“If you do in fact return safely then the Lord has not spoken through me,” Micaiah declared. “Pay at...
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The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, went to attack Ramoth-gilead.
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The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, “When I go into battle I will be in disguise, but you should we...
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The king of Aram had already given these orders to his chariot commanders: “Head straight for the ki...
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So when the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, “This must be the king of Israel!” So...
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However, an enemy archer shot an arrow at random, hitting the king of Israel between the joints of h...
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The battle lasted all day. The king of Israel was propped up in his chariot to face the Arameans, bu...
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At sunset, a shout went out from the lines: “Retreat! Every man back to his town, every man back to...
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So the king died. He was taken back to Samaria where they buried him.
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They washed his chariot at a pool in Samaria where the prostitutes came to bathe, and dogs licked up...
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The rest of what happened in Ahab's reign, all that he did, the ivory palace he constructed and all...
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Jehoshaphat, son of Asa, became king of Judah in the fourth year of the reign of Ahab, king of Israe...
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Jehoshaphat was thirty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-five years....
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He followed all the ways of his father; he did not depart from them, and he did what was right in th...
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The rest of what happened in Jehoshaphat's reign, his great achievements and the wars he fought are...
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(At that time there was no king in Edom; only a deputy who served as king.)
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Jehoshaphat built seagoing ships to sail to Ophir for gold, but they didn't go because they were wre...
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During that time Ahaziah, son of Ahab, asked Jehoshaphat, “Let my men sail with your men,” but Jehos...
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Jehoshaphat died and was buried with his forefathers in the City of David. His son Jehoram succeeded...
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Ahaziah, son of Ahab, became king of Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat, king...
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He did what was evil in the Lord's sight and followed the ways of his father and mother, and of Jero...
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He served Baal and worshiped him, and angered the Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, just as his fath...
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