1 Kings 22:5-12

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁵ Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “But first, find out what the Lord’s word is ⌞in this matter⌟.”

⁶ So the king of Israel called 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?”

“Go,” they said. “The Lord ^[a] will hand over Ramoth to you.”

⁷ But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord whom we could ask?”

⁸ The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, “We can ask the Lord through Micaiah, son of Imlah, but I hate him. He doesn’t prophesy anything good about me, only evil.”

Jehoshaphat answered, “The king must not say that.”

⁹ The king of Israel called for an officer and said, “Quick! ⌞Get⌟ Micaiah, son of Imlah!”

¹⁰ The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were dressed in royal robes and seated on thrones. They were on the threshing floor ^[b] at the entrance to the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying in front of them. ¹¹ Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will push the Arameans to their destruction.” ¹² All the other prophets made the same prophecy. They said, “Attack Ramoth in Gilead, and you will win. The Lord will hand it over to you.”