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18:12 Now the messenger <04397> who <0834> went <01980> to summon <07121> Micaiah <04321> said <01696> to <0413> him, “Look <02009>, the prophets <05030> are in complete <0259> <06310> agreement <02896> that the king <04428> will succeed <01961>. Your words <01697> must agree <0259> with theirs <01992>; you must predict <01696> success <02896>!” 18:13 But Micaiah <04321> said <0559>, “As certainly <03588> as the Lord <03068> lives <02416>, I will say <0559> what <0834> my God <0430> tells me to say <01696>!” 18:14 Micaiah came <0935> before <0413> the king <04428> and the king <04428> asked <0559> him, “Micaiah <04318>, should <0413> we attack <04421> <0413> <01980> Ramoth <07433> Gilead <01568> or <0518> not <02308>?” He answered <0559> him, “Attack <05927>! You will succeed <06743>; they will be handed <03027> <05414> over to you.” 18:15 The king <04428> said <0559> to <0413> him, “How many <04100> <05704> times <06471> must I <0589> make <07650> you solemnly promise <07650> in the name <08034> of the Lord <03068> to tell <01696> me only <07535> the truth <0571>?” 18:16 Micaiah replied <0559>, “I saw <07200> all <03605> Israel <03478> scattered <06327> on <05921> the mountains <02022> like sheep <06629> that <0834> have no <0369> shepherd <07462>. Then the Lord <03068> said <0559>, ‘They <0428> have no <03808> master <0113>. They <0376> should go <07725> home <01004> in peace <07965>.’” 18:17 The king <04428> of Israel <03478> said <0559> to <0413> Jehoshaphat <03092>, “Didn’t <03808> I tell <0559> you he does not <03808> prophesy <05012> prosperity <02896> for <05921> me, but <0518> disaster <07451>?” 18:18 Micaiah said <0559>, “That being the case <03651>, hear <08085> the word <01697> of the Lord <03068>: I saw <07200> the Lord <03068> sitting <03427> on <05921> his throne <03678>, with all <03605> the heavenly <08064> assembly <06635> standing <05975> on <05921> his right <03225> and on his left <08040>. 18:19 The Lord <03068> said <0559>, ‘Who <04310> will deceive <06601> King <04428> Ahab <0256> of Israel <03478>, so he will attack <05927> Ramoth <07433> Gilead <01568> and die <05307> there?’ One <02088> said <0559> this <03602> and another <02088> that <03602>. 18:20 Then a spirit <07307> stepped forward <03318> and stood <05975> before <06440> the Lord <03068>. He said <0559>, ‘I <0589> will deceive <06601> him.’ The Lord <03068> asked <0559> him, ‘How <04100>?’ 18:21 He replied <0559>, ‘I will go out <03318> and be <01961> a lying <08267> spirit <07307> in the mouths <06310> of all <03605> his prophets <05030>.’ The Lord said <0559>, ‘Deceive <06601> and <01571> overpower <03201> him. Go out <03318> and do <06213> as <03651> you have proposed.’ 18:22 So now <06258>, look <02009>, the Lord <03068> has placed <05414> a lying <08267> spirit <07307> in the mouths <06310> of all these <0428> prophets <05030> of yours; but the Lord <03068> has decreed <01696> disaster <07451> for <05921> you.” 18:23 Zedekiah <06667> son <01121> of Kenaanah <03668> approached <05066>, hit <05221> Micaiah <04321> on <05921> the jaw <03895>, and said <0559>, “Which <0335> way <01870> did the Lord’s <03068> spirit <07307> go when he went <05674> from me to speak <01696> to <0854> you?” 18:24 Micaiah <04321> replied <0559>, “Look <02005>, you will see <07200> in the day <03117> when <0834> you go <0935> into an inner room <02315> <02315> to hide <02244>.” 18:25 Then the king <04428> of Israel <03478> said <0559>, “Take <03947> Micaiah <04321> and return <07725> him to <0413> Amon <0526> the city <05892> official <08269> and Joash <03101> the king’s <04428> son <01121>. 18:26 Say <0559>, ‘This is what <03541> the king <04428> says <0559>: “Put <07760> this <02088> man in prison <03608> <01004>. Give <0398> him only a little bread <03899> and water <04325> until <05704> I return <07725> safely <07965>.”’” 18:27 Micaiah <04321> said <0559>, “If <0518> you really do return <07725> <07725> safely <07965>, then the Lord <03068> has not <03808> spoken <01696> through me!” Then he added <0559>, “Take note <08085>, all <03605> you people <05971>.” 18:28 The king <04428> of Israel <03478> and King <04428> Jehoshaphat <03092> of Judah <03063> attacked <0413> <05927> Ramoth <07433> Gilead <01568>. 18:29 The king <04428> of Israel <03478> said <0559> to <0413> Jehoshaphat <03092>, “I will disguise <02664> myself and then enter <0935> the battle <04421>; but you <0859> wear <03847> your royal attire <0899>.” So the king <04428> of Israel <03478> disguised <02664> himself and they entered <0935> the battle <04421>. 18:30 Now the king <04428> of Syria <0758> had ordered <06680> his chariot <07393> commanders <08269>, “Do not <03808> fight <03898> common soldiers <06996> or <0518> high ranking officers <01419>; fight <0854> only <0905> the king <04428> of Israel <03478>!” 18:31 When <01961> the chariot <07393> commanders <08269> saw <07200> Jehoshaphat <03092>, they <01992> said <0559>, “He must be the king <04428> of Israel <03478>!” So they <01931> turned <05437> and attacked <03898> him, but Jehoshaphat <03092> cried <02199> out. The Lord <03068> helped <05826> him; God <0430> lured <05496> them away <05496> from <04480> him. 18:32 When <03588> the chariot <07393> commanders <08269> realized <07200> he was <01961> not <03808> the king <04428> of Israel <03478>, they turned away <07725> from <0310> him. 18:33 Now an archer <0376> shot <04900> an arrow <07198> at random <08537> and it struck <05221> the king <04428> of Israel <03478> between <0996> the plates <01694> of his armor <08302>. The king ordered <0559> his charioteer <07395>, “Turn <02015> around <03027> and take <03318> me from <04480> the battle line <04264>, for <03588> I am wounded <02470>.” 18:34 While the battle <04421> raged <05927> throughout the day <03117>, the king <04428> stood <05975> propped up in his chariot <04818> opposite <05227> the Syrians <0758>. He died <04191> in the evening <06153> as <05704> the sun <08121> was setting <0935>.

• 2Ch 18:1--19:3 -- Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab

• ZEDEKIAH (1)

  [isbe] ZEDEKIAH (1) - zed-e-ki'-a (tsidhqiyahu, tsidhqiyah, "Yah my righteousness"; Sedekia, Sedekias): (1) The son of Chenaanah (1 Ki 22:11,24; 2 Ch 18:10,23). Zedekiah was apparently the leader and spokesman of the 400 prophets a...
  

• ZEBUL

  [isbe] ZEBUL - ze'-bul (zebhul, perhaps "exalted"; Zeboul): In Jdg 9:26 ff. He is called in 9:30 sar ha-`ir, "the ruler of the city," a phrase translated "the governor of the city" in 1 Ki 22:26 = 2 Ch 18:25; 2 Ki 23:8; 2 Ch 34:8; ...
  

• War

  [nave] WAR Divine approval of, 2 Sam. 22:35. Civil, Judg. 12:1-6; 20; 2 Sam. 2:12-31; 3:1; 20; 1 Kin. 14:30; 16:21; Isa. 19:2; forbidden, 2 Chr. 11:4; averted, Josh. 22:11-34. Enemy harangued by general of opposing side, 2 Kin. 1...
  

• Vision

  [nave] VISION, a mode of revelation, Num. 12:6; 1 Sam. 3:1; 2 Chr. 26:5; Psa. 89:19; Prov. 29:18; Jer. 14:14; 23:16; Dan. 1:17; Hos. 12:10; Joel 2:28; Obad. 1; Hab. 2:2; Acts 2:17. Of Abraham, concerning his descendants, Gen. 15:1-...
  

• SHEPHERD

  [isbe] SHEPHERD - shep'-erd (ro`eh, ro`i; poimen, "a feeder"): The sheep owner frequently tends the flocks himself (Gen 4:4; 30:40; compare Ezek 34:12), but more often he delegates the work to his children (Gen 29:9; 1 Sam 16:19; 1...
  

• SHEEP

  [isbe] SHEEP - shep: 1. Names: The usual Hebrew word is tso'n, which is often translated "flock," e.g. "Abel .... brought of the firstlings of his flock" (Gen 4:4); "butter of the herd, and milk of the flock" (Dt 32:14). The King J...
  

• Ramoth-gilead

  [isbe] RAMOTH-GILEAD - ra'-moth-gil'-e-ad (ramoth gil'adh; Codex Vaticanus Rhemmath Galadd; Codex Alexandrinus Rhammoth, and other forms): A great and strong city East of the Jordan in the territory of Gad, which played an importan...
  [nave] RAMOTH-GILEAD Called also Ramah, 2 Kin. 8:29; 2 Chr. 22:6. A city of Gad, and a city of refuge, Deut. 4:43; Josh. 20:8; 1 Chr. 6:80. One of Solomon's commissaries at, 1 Kin. 4:13. In the possession of the Syrians, 1 Kin. ...
  

• Preaching

  [nave] PREACHING, the act of exhorting, prophesying, reproving, teaching. Solomon called preacher, Eccl. 1:1, 12. Noah called preacher, 2 Pet. 2:5. Sitting while, Matt. 5:1; Luke 4:20; 5:3. Moses, slow of speech, Ex. 4:10-12. Re...
  

• Micaiah

  [isbe] MICAIAH - mi-ka'-ya, mi-ki'-a (mikhayahu, "who is like Yah?"; Meichaias): A frequently occurring Old Testament name occasionally contracted to MICA or MICAH (which see). In the King James Version it is usually spelled "Micha...
  [nave] MICAIAH, a prophet who reproved King Ahab, 1 Kin. 22:8-28; 2 Chr. 18:4-27.
  

• Lying

  [nave] LYING, lying spirit from God, 1 Kin. 22:21-23; 2 Chr. 18:20-22. See: Hypocrisy; Lies and Deceits.
  

• Jehoshaphat

  [nave] JEHOSHAPHAT 1. David's recorder, 2 Sam. 8:16; 20:24; 1 Kin. 4:3; 1 Chr. 18:15. 2. One of Solomon's commissariat officers, 1 Kin. 4:17. 3. King of Judah. Succeeds Asa, 1 Kin. 15:24; 22:41; 1 Chr. 3:10; 2 Chr. 17:1; Matt. 1:...
  

• JOASH (1)

  [isbe] JOASH (1) - jo'-ash (yo'ash, "Yahweh is strong" or "Yahweh has bestowed"; Ioas): (1) Father of Gideon, of the clan of Abiezer and the tribe Manasseh (Jdg 6:11,29,30,31; 7:14; 8:13,19,32). Gideon declares (Jdg 6:15) that the ...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• INTEGRITY

  [isbe] INTEGRITY - in-teg'-ri-ti (tom, tummah): The translation of tom, "simplicity," "soundness," "completeness," rendered also "upright," "perfection." Its original sense appears in the phrase letom (1 Ki 22:34; 2 Ch 18:33), "A c...
  

• HOST OF HEAVEN

  [isbe] HOST OF HEAVEN - (tsebha' hashamayim): The expression is employed in the Old Testament to denote (1) the stars, frequently as objects of idolatry (Dt 4:19; 17:3; 2 Ki 17:16; 21:3,1; 23:4 f; Jer 8:2; 19:13; Zeph 1:5), but als...
  

• HARNESS

  [ebd] (1.) Heb. 'asar, "to bind;" hence the act of fastening animals to a cart (1 Sam. 6:7, 10; Jer. 46:4, etc.). (2.) An Old English word for "armour;" Heb. neshek (2 Chr. 9:24). (3.) Heb. shiryan, a coat of mail (1 Kings 22:34; ...
  [isbe] HARNESS - har'-nes: A word of Celtic origin meaning "armour" in the King James Version; it is the translation of shiryan, "a coat of mail" (1 Ki 22:34; 2 Ch 18:33); of nesheq, "arms," "weapons" (2 Ch 9:24, the Revised Versio...
  

• Ahab

  [nave] AHAB 1. King of Israel, 1 Kin. 16:29. Marries Jezebel, 1 Kin. 16:31. Idolatry of, 1 Kin. 16:30-33; 18:18, 19; 21:25, 26; other wickedness of, 2 Kin. 3:2; 2 Chr. 21:6; 22:3, 4; Mic. 6:16. Reproved by Elijah; assembles the ...
  

• ASSENT

  [isbe] ASSENT - a-sent': Twice used in the King James Version as equivalent to "voice," and to "consent," and displaced in both instances in the Revised Version (British and American) by the literal rendering of the Hebrew peh, "mo...
  

• AFFLICTION

  [isbe] AFFLICTION - a-flik'-shun: Represents no fewer than 11 Hebrew words in the Old Testament, and 3 Greek words in the New Testament, of which the most common are (oni), (thlipsis). It is used (1) actively = that which causes or...
  

• ADJURATION

  [isbe] ADJURATION - ad-ju-ra'-shun: The act of requiring or taking a solemn oath. In a time of military peril Saul adjured the people ('alah, "to take oath") and they took oath by saying "Amen" (1 Sam 14:24). When Joshua pronounced...
  

• Micaiah Prophesies against Ahab

  

Eleven Visions of God

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