Verse 53

1 Kings 22:53

New King James Version

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53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God (Elohim) of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ הָ/רַ֖ע בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַ/יֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּ/דֶ֤רֶךְ אָבִי/ו֙ וּ/בְ/דֶ֣רֶךְ אִמּ֔/וֹ וּ/בְ/דֶ֨רֶךְ֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

English Translation

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin.

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Chapter 22 Context

1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. Focus ↗

2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of I... Focus ↗

3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be stil... Focus ↗

4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said... Focus ↗

5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. Focus ↗

6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them,... Focus ↗

7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? Focus ↗

8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by who... Focus ↗

9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. Focus ↗

10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their... Focus ↗

11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With the... Focus ↗

12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall... Focus ↗

13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the... Focus ↗

14 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak. Focus ↗

15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to ba... Focus ↗

16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that wh... Focus ↗

17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the L... Focus ↗

18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good con... Focus ↗

19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all... Focus ↗

20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one sai... Focus ↗

21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. Focus ↗

22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in... Focus ↗

23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and... Focus ↗

24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way wen... Focus ↗

25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hi... Focus ↗

26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, an... Focus ↗

27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction a... Focus ↗

28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Heark... Focus ↗

29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. Focus ↗

30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but... Focus ↗

31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying,... Focus ↗

32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is... Focus ↗

33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel,... Focus ↗

34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the ha... Focus ↗

35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, an... Focus ↗

36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man... Focus ↗

37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. Focus ↗

38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed... Focus ↗

39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all th... Focus ↗

40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. Focus ↗

41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. Focus ↗

42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five yea... Focus ↗

43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was r... Focus ↗

44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. Focus ↗

45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they n... Focus ↗

46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the l... Focus ↗

47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. Focus ↗

48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were b... Focus ↗

49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ship... Focus ↗

50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his fat... Focus ↗

51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat ki... Focus ↗

52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his... Focus ↗

53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God (Elohim) of Israel, accor...

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 22 (53 verses)
Version: New King James Version

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