Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the <sc>Lordsc> had said, &#8220;Israel will be your new<n id="1" /> name.&#8221;<n id="2" />

You must anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to take your place as prophet.

I still have left in Israel seven thousand followers who have not bowed their knees to Baal or kissed the images of him.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

He sent messengers to King Ahab of Israel, who was in the city.<n id="1" />

Each one struck down an enemy soldier;<n id="1" /> the Syrians fled and Israel chased them. King Ben Hadad of Syria escaped on horseback with some horsemen.

<p class="bodytext">In the spring<n id="1" /> Ben Hadad mustered the Syrian army<n id="2" /> and marched to Aphek to fight Israel.<n id="3" />

Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared.&#8221; The king of Israel said to him, &#8220;Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony.&#8221;<n id="1" />

The prophet<n id="1" /> quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets.

&#8220;Get up, go down and meet King Ahab of Israel who lives in Samaria. He is at the vineyard of Naboth; he has gone down there to take possession of it.

The <sc>Lordsc> says,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Look, I am ready to bring disaster<n id="2" /> on you. I will destroy you<n id="3" /> and cut off every last male belonging to Ahab in Israel, including even the weak and incapacitated.<n id="4" />

I will make your dynasty<n id="1" /> like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah because you angered me and made Israel sin.&#8217;<n id="2" />

He was so wicked he worshiped the disgusting idols,<n id="1" /> just like the Amorites<n id="2" /> whom the <sc>Lordsc> had driven out from before the Israelites.)p>

The king of Israel said to his servants, &#8220;Surely you recognize that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, though we are hesitant to reclaim it from the king of Syria.&#8221;<n id="1" />

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, &#8220;Didn&#8217;t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?&#8221;

Then the king of Israel said, &#8220;Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king&#8217;s son.

When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, &#8220;He must be the king of Israel.&#8221; So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

He did evil in the sight of<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc> and followed in the footsteps<n id="2" /> of his father and mother; like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he encouraged Israel to sin.<n id="3" />

He worshiped and bowed down to Baal,<n id="1" /> angering the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel just as his father had done.<n id="2" />p>

Now, O <sc>Lord,sc> God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, &#8216;You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel,<n id="1" /> provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.&#8217;<n id="2" />

I will keep<n id="1" /> today the oath I swore to you by the <sc>Lordsc> God of Israel: &#8216;Surely Solomon your son will be king after me; he will sit in my place on my throne.&#8217;&#8221;