² A few years later Jehoshaphat went to visit Ahab in Samaria. Ahab ·sacrificed [slaughtered] many sheep and ·cattle [oxen] ·as a great feast to honor Jehoshaphat [^Lfor him] and the ·people [officials] with him. He ·encouraged [enticed; persuaded; induced] Jehoshaphat to attack Ramoth in Gilead. ³ Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to attack Ramoth in Gilead?”

Jehoshaphat answered, “I ·will go [^Lam one] with you, and my ·soldiers [people] are ·yours [your people]. We will join you in the battle.” ⁴ Jehoshaphat also said to Ahab, “But first we should ·ask if this is the Lord’s will [^Lseek/inquire about the word/counsel of the Lord].”