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2 Chronicles 18
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2 Chronicles 18
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Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab
18 Now Jehoshaphat (A)had great riches and honor, (B)and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab. 2 (C)After some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab killed an abundance of sheep and oxen for him and for the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against Ramoth-gilead. 3 Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.”
4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord.” 5 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king.” 6 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of the Lord of whom we may inquire?” 7 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” 8 Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.” 9 Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting on their thrones, arrayed in their robes. And they were sitting at the threshing floor (D)at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.’” 11 And all the prophets prophesied so and said, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph. The Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
12 And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” 13 But Micaiah said, (E)“As the Lord lives, (F)what my God says, that I will speak.” 14 And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” And he answered, “Go up and triumph; they will be given into your hand.” 15 But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” 16 And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, (G)as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’” 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” 18 And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: (H)I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another. 20 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ 21 And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be (I)a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ 22 Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. The Lord has declared disaster concerning you.”
23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near (J)and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?” 24 And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.” 25 And the king of Israel said, “Seize Micaiah and take him back to Amon (K)the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, 26 and say, ‘Thus says the king, (L)Put this fellow in prison and feed him with meager rations of bread and water until I return in peace.’” 27 And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, (M)“Hear, all you peoples!”
The Defeat and Death of Ahab
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your robes.” And the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, “Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.” 31 As soon as the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; God drew them away from him. 32 For as soon as the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him. 33 But a certain man drew his bow at random[a] and struck the king of Israel between the scale armor and the breastplate. Therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am wounded.” 34 And the battle continued that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening. Then at sunset he died.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 18:33 Hebrew in his innocence
2 Crónicas 18
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Micaías profetiza la derrota de Acab
(1 R. 22.1-40)
18 Tenía, pues, Josafat riquezas y gloria en abundancia; y contrajo parentesco con Acab. 2 Y después de algunos años descendió a Samaria para visitar a Acab; por lo que Acab mató muchas ovejas y bueyes para él y para la gente que con él venía, y le persuadió que fuese con él contra Ramot de Galaad. 3 Y dijo Acab rey de Israel a Josafat rey de Judá: ¿Quieres venir conmigo contra Ramot de Galaad? Y él respondió: Yo soy como tú, y mi pueblo como tu pueblo; iremos contigo a la guerra.
4 Además dijo Josafat al rey de Israel: Te ruego que consultes hoy la palabra de Jehová. 5 Entonces el rey de Israel reunió a cuatrocientos profetas, y les preguntó: ¿Iremos a la guerra contra Ramot de Galaad, o me estaré quieto? Y ellos dijeron: Sube, porque Dios los entregará en mano del rey. 6 Pero Josafat dijo: ¿Hay aún aquí algún profeta de Jehová, para que por medio de él preguntemos? 7 El rey de Israel respondió a Josafat: Aún hay aquí un hombre por el cual podemos preguntar a Jehová; mas yo le aborrezco, porque nunca me profetiza cosa buena, sino siempre mal. Este es Micaías hijo de Imla. Y respondió Josafat: No hable así el rey. 8 Entonces el rey de Israel llamó a un oficial, y le dijo: Haz venir luego a Micaías hijo de Imla. 9 Y el rey de Israel y Josafat rey de Judá estaban sentados cada uno en su trono, vestidos con sus ropas reales, en la plaza junto a la entrada de la puerta de Samaria, y todos los profetas profetizaban delante de ellos. 10 Y Sedequías hijo de Quenaana se había hecho cuernos de hierro, y decía: Así ha dicho Jehová: Con estos acornearás a los sirios hasta destruirlos por completo. 11 De esta manera profetizaban también todos los profetas, diciendo: Sube contra Ramot de Galaad, y serás prosperado; porque Jehová la entregará en mano del rey.
12 Y el mensajero que había ido a llamar a Micaías, le habló diciendo: He aquí las palabras de los profetas a una voz anuncian al rey cosas buenas; yo, pues, te ruego que tu palabra sea como la de uno de ellos, que hables bien. 13 Dijo Micaías: Vive Jehová, que lo que mi Dios me dijere, eso hablaré. Y vino al rey. 14 Y el rey le dijo: Micaías, ¿iremos a pelear contra Ramot de Galaad, o me estaré quieto? Él respondió: Subid, y seréis prosperados, pues serán entregados en vuestras manos. 15 El rey le dijo: ¿Hasta cuántas veces te conjuraré por el nombre de Jehová que no me hables sino la verdad? 16 Entonces Micaías dijo: He visto a todo Israel derramado por los montes como ovejas sin pastor;(A) y dijo Jehová: Estos no tienen señor; vuélvase cada uno en paz a su casa. 17 Y el rey de Israel dijo a Josafat: ¿No te había yo dicho que no me profetizaría bien, sino mal? 18 Entonces él dijo: Oíd, pues, palabra de Jehová: Yo he visto a Jehová sentado en su trono, y todo el ejército de los cielos estaba a su mano derecha y a su izquierda. 19 Y Jehová preguntó: ¿Quién inducirá a Acab rey de Israel, para que suba y caiga en Ramot de Galaad? Y uno decía así, y otro decía de otra manera. 20 Entonces salió un espíritu que se puso delante de Jehová y dijo: Yo le induciré. Y Jehová le dijo: ¿De qué modo? 21 Y él dijo: Saldré y seré espíritu de mentira en la boca de todos sus profetas. Y Jehová dijo: Tú le inducirás, y lo lograrás; anda y hazlo así. 22 Y ahora, he aquí Jehová ha puesto espíritu de mentira en la boca de estos tus profetas; pues Jehová ha hablado el mal contra ti.
23 Entonces Sedequías hijo de Quenaana se le acercó y golpeó a Micaías en la mejilla, y dijo: ¿Por qué camino se fue de mí el Espíritu de Jehová para hablarte a ti? 24 Y Micaías respondió: He aquí tú lo verás aquel día, cuando entres de cámara en cámara para esconderte. 25 Entonces el rey de Israel dijo: Tomad a Micaías, y llevadlo a Amón gobernador de la ciudad, y a Joás hijo del rey, 26 y decidles: El rey ha dicho así: Poned a este en la cárcel, y sustentadle con pan de aflicción y agua de angustia, hasta que yo vuelva en paz. 27 Y Micaías dijo: Si tú volvieres en paz, Jehová no ha hablado por mí. Dijo además: Oíd, pueblos todos.
28 Subieron, pues, el rey de Israel, y Josafat rey de Judá, a Ramot de Galaad. 29 Y dijo el rey de Israel a Josafat: Yo me disfrazaré para entrar en la batalla, pero tú vístete tus ropas reales. Y se disfrazó el rey de Israel, y entró en la batalla. 30 Había el rey de Siria mandado a los capitanes de los carros que tenía consigo, diciendo: No peleéis con chico ni con grande, sino sólo con el rey de Israel. 31 Cuando los capitanes de los carros vieron a Josafat, dijeron: Este es el rey de Israel. Y lo rodearon para pelear; mas Josafat clamó, y Jehová lo ayudó, y los apartó Dios de él; 32 pues viendo los capitanes de los carros que no era el rey de Israel, desistieron de acosarle. 33 Mas disparando uno el arco a la ventura, hirió al rey de Israel entre las junturas y el coselete. Él entonces dijo al cochero: Vuelve las riendas, y sácame del campo, porque estoy mal herido. 34 Y arreció la batalla aquel día, por lo que estuvo el rey de Israel en pie en el carro enfrente de los sirios hasta la tarde; y murió al ponerse el sol.
2 Chronicles 18
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2 Chronicles 18
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Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab(A)
18 Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor,(B) and he allied(C) himself with Ahab(D) by marriage. 2 Some years later he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to attack Ramoth Gilead. 3 Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?”
Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will join you in the war.” 4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “First seek the counsel of the Lord.”
5 So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—four hundred men—and asked them, “Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?”
“Go,” they answered, “for God will give it into the king’s hand.”
6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?”
7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.
8 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
9 Dressed in their royal robes, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them. 10 Now Zedekiah son of Kenaanah had made iron horns, and he declared, “This is what the Lord says: ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are destroyed.’”
11 All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. “Attack Ramoth Gilead(E) and be victorious,” they said, “for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.”
12 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.”
13 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what my God says.”(F)
14 When he arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?”
“Attack and be victorious,” he answered, “for they will be given into your hand.”
15 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?”
16 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel(G) scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(H) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”
17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?”
18 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne(I) with all the multitudes of heaven standing on his right and on his left. 19 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’
“One suggested this, and another that. 20 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’
“‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.
21 “‘I will go and be a deceiving spirit(J) in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.
“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
22 “So now the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours.(K) The Lord has decreed disaster for you.”
23 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped(L) Micaiah in the face. “Which way did the spirit from[a] the Lord go when he went from me to speak to you?” he asked.
24 Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.”
25 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, 26 and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this fellow in prison(M) and give him nothing but bread and water until I return safely.’”
27 Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
Ahab Killed at Ramoth Gilead(N)
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. 29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised(O) himself and went into battle.
30 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.” 31 When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “This is the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him, but Jehoshaphat cried out,(P) and the Lord helped him. God drew them away from him, 32 for when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him.
33 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the breastplate and the scale armor. The king told the chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.” 34 All day long the battle raged, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing the Arameans until evening. Then at sunset he died.(Q)
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 18:23 Or Spirit of
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