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Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire for the word of Yahweh today.” Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead for the battle, or should I refrain?” Then they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.” So Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might still inquire from him?” Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man to inquire from Yahweh, but I despise him, for he never prophesies anything good concerning me, but only bad: Micaiah the son of Imlah.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say so.” The king of Israel summoned a certain court official, and he said, “Quickly fetch Micaiah son of Imlah.” 10 The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were each sitting on his throne, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them. 11 Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until finishing them.’” 12 All of the prophets were likewise prophesying, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-Gilead and triumph, and Yahweh will give it into the hand of the king.”

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But Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “First, please ask what the Lord’s will is.”(A)

So the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men,(B) and asked them, “Should I go against Ramoth-gilead for war or should I refrain?”

They replied, “March up, and the Lord will hand it over to the king.”(C)

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord here anymore?(D) Let’s ask him.”

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man who can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him(E) because he never prophesies good about me,(F) but only disaster. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

“The king shouldn’t say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.

So the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Hurry and get Micaiah son of Imlah!”

10 Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah,(G) clothed in royal attire, were each sitting on his own throne. They were on the threshing floor(H) at the entrance to the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying in front of them. 11 Then Zedekiah(I) son of Chenaanah made iron horns(J) and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You will gore the Arameans with these until they are finished off.’” 12 And all the prophets were prophesying the same: “March up to Ramoth-gilead(K) and succeed, for the Lord will hand it over to the king.”

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