1 Rois 22
Segond 21
Mort d’Achab
22 On resta 3 ans sans qu'il y ait guerre entre la Syrie et Israël. 2 La troisième année, Josaphat, le roi de Juda, descendit trouver le roi d'Israël. 3 Ce dernier dit à ses serviteurs: «Savez-vous que Ramoth en Galaad nous appartient? Et nous, nous ne faisons rien pour la reprendre au roi de Syrie!» 4 Puis il demanda à Josaphat: «Veux-tu venir avec moi attaquer Ramoth en Galaad?» Josaphat répondit au roi d'Israël: «Toi et moi, ton peuple et le mien, tes chevaux et les miens, il n’y aura aucune différence.»
5 Puis Josaphat dit au roi d'Israël: «Consulte donc maintenant la parole de l'Eternel.» 6 Le roi d'Israël rassembla les prophètes, au nombre d'environ 400, et leur demanda: «Dois-je aller attaquer Ramoth en Galaad ou dois-je y renoncer?» Ils répondirent: «Montes-y et le Seigneur la livrera entre les mains du roi.» 7 Mais Josaphat dit: «N'y a-t-il plus ici aucun prophète de l'Eternel, pour que nous puissions le consulter?» 8 Le roi d'Israël répondit à Josaphat: «Il reste un seul homme par qui l'on puisse consulter l'Eternel, mais je le déteste, car il ne prophétise rien de bon sur moi, il ne prophétise que du mal: c'est Michée, fils de Jimla.» Josaphat répliqua: «Que le roi ne parle pas de cette manière!» 9 Alors le roi d'Israël appela un eunuque et lui dit: «Fais venir tout de suite Michée, fils de Jimla.»
10 Le roi d'Israël et Josaphat, le roi de Juda, étaient assis chacun sur son trône, habillés de leur tenue royale, sur la place qui se trouve à l'entrée de Samarie, et tous les prophètes prophétisaient devant eux. 11 Sédécias, fils de Kenaana, s'était fabriqué des cornes en fer et il affirma: «Voici ce que dit l'Eternel: Avec ces cornes tu frapperas les Syriens jusqu'à leur destruction.» 12 Tous les prophètes renchérissaient: «Monte à Ramoth en Galaad! Tu connaîtras le succès et l'Eternel la livrera entre les mains du roi.»
13 Le messager qui était allé appeler Michée lui dit: «Les prophètes sont unanimes pour prédire du bien au roi. Que ta parole soit donc pareille à celle de chacun d'eux! Annonce du bien!» 14 Michée répondit: «L'Eternel est vivant! Je communiquerai ce que l'Eternel me dira.»
15 Lorsqu'il fut arrivé vers le roi, celui-ci lui dit: «Michée, devons-nous aller attaquer Ramoth en Galaad ou devons-nous y renoncer?» Il lui répondit: «Montes-y! Tu connaîtras le succès et l'Eternel la livrera entre les mains du roi.» 16 Le roi lui dit: «Combien de fois me faudra-t-il te faire jurer de ne me dire que la vérité au nom de l'Eternel?» 17 Michée répondit: «Je vois tout Israël dispersé sur les montagnes, *comme des brebis qui n'ont pas de berger[a]. Et l'Eternel a dit: ‘Ils n'ont pas de seigneur. Que chacun retourne en paix chez lui!’»
18 Le roi d'Israël dit à Josaphat: «Ne te l'avais-je pas dit? Il ne prophétise rien de bon sur moi, il ne prophétise que du mal.»
19 Michée ajouta: «Eh bien, écoute donc la parole de l'Eternel! J'ai vu l'Eternel assis sur son trône, et tous les corps célestes debout près de lui, à sa droite et à sa gauche. 20 L'Eternel a dit: ‘Qui va persuader Achab de monter à Ramoth en Galaad afin qu'il y meure?’ Ils ont répondu l'un d'une manière, l'autre d'une autre. 21 Mais un esprit est venu se présenter devant l'Eternel et a dit: ‘Moi, je vais le persuader.’ L'Eternel lui a dit: ‘Comment?’ 22 ‘Je vais sortir, a-t-il répondu, et je vais être un esprit de mensonge dans la bouche de tous ses prophètes.’ L'Eternel a dit: ‘Tu le persuaderas, tu vas y parvenir. Sors et agis de cette manière!’ 23 Maintenant, l'Eternel a mis un esprit de mensonge dans la bouche de tous tes prophètes que voici, mais lui, il a prononcé le malheur contre toi.»
24 Alors Sédécias, fils de Kenaana, s'approcha, frappa Michée sur la joue et dit: «Par où l'esprit de l'Eternel est-il sorti de moi pour te parler?» 25 Michée répondit: «Tu le verras le jour où tu iras de chambre en chambre pour te cacher.» 26 Le roi d'Israël dit: «Arrête Michée et amène-le à Amon, le chef de la ville, et à mon fils Joas. 27 Tu leur ordonneras: ‘Voici ce que dit le roi: Mettez cet homme en prison et nourrissez-le du pain et de l'eau de misère jusqu'à ce que je revienne en paix.’» 28 Michée dit: «Si tu reviens en paix, c’est que l'Eternel n'a pas parlé par moi.» Il ajouta: «Ecoutez, vous, tous les peuples!»
29 Le roi d'Israël et Josaphat, le roi de Juda, montèrent à Ramoth en Galaad. 30 Le roi d'Israël dit à Josaphat: «Je vais me déguiser pour aller au combat; mais toi, mets tes habits.» Le roi d'Israël se déguisa donc, puis il partit au combat.
31 Le roi de Syrie avait donné cet ordre aux 32 chefs de ses chars: «Vous n'attaquerez ni soldats ni officiers, mais seulement le roi d'Israël.» 32 Quand les chefs des chars aperçurent Josaphat, ils se dirent: «C'est sûrement le roi d'Israël», et ils s'approchèrent de lui pour l'attaquer. Josaphat poussa alors un cri. 33 Voyant que ce n'était pas le roi d'Israël, les chefs des chars s'éloignèrent de lui. 34 Alors un homme tira au hasard avec son arc et il frappa le roi d'Israël entre les deux parties de la cuirasse. Le roi dit à celui qui conduisait son char: «Fais demi-tour et fais-moi sortir du champ de bataille, car je suis blessé.» 35 Le combat fut si violent, ce jour-là, que le roi fut retenu dans son char face aux Syriens, et il mourut le soir. Le sang de sa blessure coula à l'intérieur du char. 36 Au coucher du soleil, on cria dans tout le camp: «Chacun dans sa ville et dans son pays!»
37 C’est ainsi que le roi mourut. Il fut ramené à Samarie et on y enterra le roi. 38 Lorsqu'on lava son char dans l'étang de Samarie, les chiens léchèrent le sang d'Achab et les prostituées s'y baignèrent, conformément à la parole que l'Eternel avait prononcée.
39 Le reste des actes d'Achab, tout ce qu'il a accompli, le palais d'ivoire qu'il a construit et toutes les villes qu'il a fortifiées, cela est décrit dans les annales des rois d'Israël.
40 Achab se coucha avec ses ancêtres. Son fils Achazia devint roi à sa place.
Règne de Josaphat sur Juda
41 Josaphat, le fils d'Asa, devint roi de Juda la quatrième année du règne d'Achab sur Israël. 42 Josaphat avait 35 ans lorsqu'il devint roi et il régna 25 ans à Jérusalem. Sa mère s'appelait Azuba et c’était la fille de Shilchi.
43 Il marcha entièrement sur la voie de son père Asa. Il ne s'en écarta pas, faisant ce qui est droit aux yeux de l'Eternel. 44 Toutefois, les hauts lieux ne disparurent pas; le peuple y offrait encore des sacrifices et des parfums. 45 Josaphat fut en paix avec le roi d'Israël.
46 Le reste des actes de Josaphat, ses exploits et ses guerres, cela est décrit dans les annales des rois de Juda.
47 Il débarrassa le pays du reste des prostitués, de ceux qui avaient survécu au règne de son père Asa. 48 Il n'y avait pas de roi en Edom, mais un intendant du roi. 49 Josaphat construisit des bateaux long-courriers pour aller à Ophir chercher de l'or, mais il ne parvint pas jusque-là, parce que les bateaux se brisèrent à Etsjon-Guéber. 50 Alors Achazia, le fils d'Achab, demanda à Josaphat: «Veux-tu que mes serviteurs aillent avec les tiens sur des bateaux?» Mais Josaphat refusa.
51 Josaphat se coucha avec ses ancêtres et il fut enterré à leurs côtés dans la ville de son ancêtre David. Son fils Joram devint roi à sa place.
Règne d’Achazia sur Israël
52 Achazia, le fils d'Achab, devint roi d’Israël à Samarie, la dix-septième année du règne de Josaphat sur Juda. Il régna 2 ans sur Israël.
53 Il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Eternel; il marcha sur la voie de son père et de sa mère, et sur la voie de Jéroboam, fils de Nebath, qui avait fait pécher Israël. 54 Il servit Baal et se prosterna devant lui, et il irrita l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël, tout comme l’avait fait son père.
Footnotes
- 1 Rois 22:17 Comme… berger: comparaison reprise de Nombres 27.17.
1 Kings 22
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
22 Syria and Israel continued without war for three years.
2 In the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
3 And [Ahab] king of Israel said to his servants, Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we keep silence and do not take it from the king of Syria?
4 And [Ahab] said to Jehoshaphat, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead to battle? Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
5 But Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray you, for the word of the Lord today.
6 Then [Ahab] king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about 400 men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I hold back? And they said, Go up, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.
7 Jehoshaphat said, Is there not another prophet of the Lord here whom we may ask?
8 [Ahab] king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good for me, but evil. Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say that.
9 Then [Ahab] king of Israel told an officer, Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah.
10 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting in [royal] robes [or armor], each on his throne in an open place [on a threshing floor] at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
11 And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron and said, Thus says the Lord: With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.
12 And all the prophets agreed, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king’s hand.
13 The messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, Behold now, the prophets unanimously declare good to the king. Let your answer, I pray you, be like theirs, and say what is good.
14 But Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, I will speak what the Lord says to me.
15 So he came to the king. King [Ahab] said, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we hold back? And he answered, Go and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king’s hand.
16 And the king said to him, How many times must I charge you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?
17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills as sheep that have no shepherd, and the Lord said, These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace.
18 Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
19 And Micaiah said, Hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right hand and on His left.
20 And the Lord said, Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? One said this way, another said that way.
21 Then there came forth a spirit [of whom I am about to tell] and stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him.
22 The Lord said to him, By what means? And he said, I will go forth and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets. [The Lord] said, You shall entice him and succeed also. Go forth and do it.
23 So the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets; and the Lord has spoken evil concerning you.
24 But Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak to you?
25 Micaiah said, Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.
26 [Ahab] king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, carry him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
27 And say, The king says, Put this fellow in prison and feed him with bread and water of affliction until I come in peace.
28 Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me. He [added], Hear, O people, every one of you!
29 So [Ahab] king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
30 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself and enter the battle, but you put on your [royal] clothing. And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.
31 But the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, Fight neither with small nor great, but only with [Ahab] king of Israel.
32 And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. They turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
33 And when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
34 But a certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote [Ahab] the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn around and carry me out of the army, for I am wounded.
35 The battle increased that day, and [Ahab] the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, and at nightfall he died. And the blood of his wound flowed onto the floor of the chariot.
36 And there went a cry throughout the army about sundown, saying, Every man to his city and his own country,
37 For the king is dead! And [Ahab] was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
38 And they washed [his] chariot by the pool of Samaria, where the harlots bathed, and the dogs licked up his blood, as the Lord had predicted.(A)
39 The rest of Ahab’s acts, all he did, the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
40 So Ahab slept with his fathers. Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
43 He walked in all the ways or customs of Asa his father, never swerving from it, doing right in the sight of the Lord. However, the [idolatrous] high places were not taken away; for the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with Israel’s king.
45 The rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, his might that he showed and how he warred, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
46 And the remnant of the sodomites (the male cult prostitutes) who remained in the days of his father Asa, [Jehoshaphat] expelled from the country.
47 There was no king in Edom; a deputy was acting king.
48 Jehoshaphat ordered ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
49 When Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with your servants in the ships, Jehoshaphat refused.
50 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of David his father [forefather]. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
51 Ahaziah son of Ahab began his two-year reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.
52 He did evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the ways of his father [Ahab] and of his mother [Jezebel] and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who made Israel sin.
53 He served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger in all the ways his father had done.
1 Kings 22
New International Version
Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab(A)
22 For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel. 2 But in the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to see the king of Israel. 3 The king of Israel had said to his officials, “Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead(B) belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?”
4 So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight(C) against Ramoth Gilead?”
Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” 5 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel(D) of the Lord.”
6 So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—about four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?”
“Go,”(E) they answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”(F)
7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet(G) of the Lord here whom we can inquire(H) of?”
8 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate(I) him because he never prophesies anything good(J) about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.
9 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
10 Dressed in their royal robes, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor(K) by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them. 11 Now Zedekiah(L) son of Kenaanah had made iron horns(M) and he declared, “This is what the Lord says: ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.’”
12 All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. “Attack Ramoth Gilead and be victorious,” they said, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”
13 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably.”(N)
14 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what the Lord tells me.”(O)
15 When he arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?”
“Attack and be victorious,” he answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”
16 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
17 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered(P) on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(Q) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”
18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?”
19 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne(R) with all the multitudes(S) of heaven standing around him on his right and on his left. 20 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’
“One suggested this, and another that. 21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’
22 “‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.
“‘I will go out and be a deceiving(T) spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.
“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
23 “So now the Lord has put a deceiving(U) spirit in the mouths of all these prophets(V) of yours. The Lord has decreed disaster(W) for you.”
24 Then Zedekiah(X) son of Kenaanah went up and slapped(Y) Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from[a] the Lord go when he went from me to speak(Z) to you?” he asked.
25 Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide(AA) in an inner room.”
26 The king of Israel then ordered, “Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son 27 and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison(AB) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”
28 Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken(AC) through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
Ahab Killed at Ramoth Gilead(AD)
29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. 30 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise,(AE) but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
31 Now the king of Aram(AF) had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king(AG) of Israel.” 32 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “Surely this is the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him, but when Jehoshaphat cried out, 33 the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel and stopped pursuing him.
34 But someone drew his bow(AH) at random and hit the king of Israel between the sections of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.” 35 All day long the battle raged, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran onto the floor of the chariot, and that evening he died. 36 As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army: “Every man to his town. Every man to his land!”(AI)
37 So the king died and was brought to Samaria, and they buried him there. 38 They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria (where the prostitutes bathed),[b] and the dogs(AJ) licked up his blood, as the word of the Lord had declared.
39 As for the other events of Ahab’s reign, including all he did, the palace he built and adorned with ivory,(AK) and the cities he fortified, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 40 Ahab rested with his ancestors. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.
Jehoshaphat King of Judah(AL)
41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43 In everything he followed the ways of his father Asa(AM) and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. The high places,(AN) however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.[c] 44 Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.
45 As for the other events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, the things he achieved and his military exploits, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 46 He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes(AO) who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa. 47 There was then no king(AP) in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.
48 Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships[d](AQ) to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.(AR) 49 At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my men sail with yours,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
50 Then Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David his father. And Jehoram his son succeeded him as king.
Ahaziah King of Israel
51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. 52 He did evil(AS) in the eyes of the Lord, because he followed the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. 53 He served and worshiped Baal(AT) and aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, just as his father(AU) had done.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 22:24 Or Spirit of
- 1 Kings 22:38 Or Samaria and cleaned the weapons
- 1 Kings 22:43 In Hebrew texts this sentence (22:43b) is numbered 22:44, and 22:44-53 is numbered 22:45-54.
- 1 Kings 22:48 Hebrew of ships of Tarshish
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