¹⁹ So now then send and gather to me all Israel at ^(A)Mount Carmel, ^(B)together with 450 prophets of Baal and 400 prophets of ^(C)the Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”

⁶ Then ^(A)the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” ⁷ But ^(B)Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not yet a prophet of Yahweh here that we may inquire of him?” ⁸ And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” ⁹ Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Hasten to bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” ¹⁰ Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, clothed in their royal garments, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and ^(C)all the prophets were prophesying before them. ¹¹ And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made ^(D)horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘^(E)With these you will gore the Arameans until they are consumed.’”

²² And Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and ^(A)be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You shall entice him and also prevail. Go out and do so.’ ²³ So now, behold, ^(B)Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; but Yahweh has spoken calamity against you.”

²⁴ Then ^(C)Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “^(D)How did the Spirit of Yahweh pass from me to speak to you?” ²⁵ And Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day when you ^(E)enter an inner room to hide.”