Verse 22
2 Chronicles 18:22
Free Bible Version
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As you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit into these prophets of yours, and the Lord has pronounced your death sentence.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֤ן יְהוָה֙ ר֣וּחַ שֶׁ֔קֶר בְּ/פִ֖י נְבִיאֶ֣י/ךָ אֵ֑לֶּה וַֽ/יהוָ֔ה דִּבֶּ֥ר עָלֶ֖י/ךָ רָעָֽה
English Translation
And now, behold, the Lord has put a spirit of falsehood in the mouths of your prophets, these; and the Lord has spoken evil concerning you.
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Chapter 18 Context
1
Now Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and highly honored, and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
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2
Some years later he went to pay Ahab a visit in Samaria. Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for h...
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3
Ahab, king of Israel, asked Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, “Would you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?...
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4
Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “But first though, please find out what the Lord says.”
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5
So the king of Israel brought out the prophets—four hundred of them—and he asked them, “Should we go...
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6
But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn't there another prophet of the Lord here that we can ask?”
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7
“Yes, there's another man who could consult the Lord,” the king of Israel replied, “but I don't like...
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8
The king of Israel called over one of his officials and told him, “Bring me Micaiah, son of Imlah, r...
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9
Dressed in their royal robes, the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, were sitting on thei...
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10
One of them, Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, had made himself iron horns. He announced, “This is what th...
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11
All the prophets were prophesying the same thing, saying, “Go ahead, attack Ramoth-gilead; you will...
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12
The messenger who went to call Micaiah told him, “Look, all the prophets are unanimous in prophesyin...
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13
But Micaiah replied, “As the Lord lives, I can only say what my God (Elohim) tells me.”
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14
When he came before the king, the king asked him, “Should we go up and attack Ramoth-gilead, or shou...
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15
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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16
So Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd. The...
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17
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn't I tell you he never prophesies anything good for me,...
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18
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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19
The Lord asked, ‘Who will trick Ahab, king of Israel, into attacking Ramoth-gilead so he will be kil...
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20
Finally a spirit came and approached the Lord and said, ‘I will trick him.’ ‘How are you going to do...
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21
‘I will go and be a lying spirit and make all his prophets tell lies,’ the spirit replied. ‘That wil...
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22
As you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit into these prophets of yours, and the Lord has pronounce...
23
Then Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, went and slapped Micaiah in the face, and demanded, “Which way did...
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24
“You'll soon find out when you try and find some secret place to hide!” Micaiah replied.
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25
The king of Israel ordered, “Place Micaiah under arrest and take him back to Amon the governor of th...
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26
Tell them these are the king's instructions: ‘Put this man in jail. Give him only bread and water un...
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27
“If you do in fact return safely then the Lord has not spoken through me,” Micaiah declared. “Pay at...
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28
The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, went to attack Ramoth-gilead.
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29
The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, “When I go into battle I will be in disguise, but you should we...
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30
The king of Aram had already given these orders to his chariot commanders: “Head straight for the ki...
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31
So when the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, “There's the king of Israel!” So they...
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32
for when the chariot commanders realized that he wasn't the king of Israel, they stopped chasing him...
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33
However, an enemy archer shot an arrow at random, hitting the king of Israel between the joints of h...
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34
The battle lasted all day. The king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot to face the Arameans...
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