1 Kings 22:12
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1 Kings 22:12
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All the prophets were prophesying thus, saying, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will give {it} into the hand of the king."
1 Kings 22:13
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Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, "Behold now, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably."
1 Kings 22:14
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But Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what the LORD says to me, that I shall speak."
1 Kings 22:15
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When he came to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we refrain?" And he answered him, "Go up and succeed, and the LORD will give {it} into the hand of the king."
1 Kings 22:16
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Then the king said to him, "How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"
1 Kings 22:17
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So he said, "I saw all Israel Scattered on the mountains, Like sheep which have no shepherd. And the LORD said, `These have no master. Let each of them return to his house in peace."'
1 Kings 22:18
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Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"
1 Kings 22:19
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Micaiah said, "Therefore, 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 and on His left.
1 Kings 22:20
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~"The LORD said, `Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one said this while another said that.
1 Kings 22:21
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~"Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, `I will entice him.'
1 Kings 22:22
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~"The LORD said to him, `How?' And he said, `I will go out and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' Then He said, `You are to entice {him} and also prevail. Go and do so.'
1 Kings 22:23
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~"Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all these your prophets; and the LORD has proclaimed disaster against you."
1 Kings 22:24
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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, "How did the Spirit of the LORD pass from me to speak to you?"
1 Kings 22:25
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Micaiah said, "Behold, you shall see on that day when you enter an inner room to hide yourself."
1 Kings 22:26
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Then the king of Israel said, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son;
1 Kings 22:27
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and say, `Thus says the king, "Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely.""'
1 Kings 22:28
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Micaiah said, "If you indeed return safely the LORD has not spoken by me." And he said, "Listen, all you people."
1 Kings 22:29
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So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.
1 Kings 22:30
1 Kings 22:31
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Now the king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, saying, "Do not fight with small or great, but with the king of Israel alone."
1 Kings 22:32
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So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "Surely it is the king of Israel," and they turned aside to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out.
1 Kings 22:33
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When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
1 Kings 22:34
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Now a certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn around and take me out of the fight; for I am severely wounded."
1 Kings 22:35
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The battle raged that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot in front of the Arameans, and died at evening, and the blood from the wound ran into the bottom of the chariot.
1 Kings 22:36
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Then a cry passed throughout the army close to sunset, saying, "Every man to his city and every man to his country."
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