9And Ahab, king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, each sat on his throne, clothed in their robes, in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 10And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, had made him horns of iron, and said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘With these you shall push Syria until they are consumed’”. 11And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for the LORD shall deliver it into your hand, oh king”. 12And the messenger sent to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Listen, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; so let your word be like one of theirs, and speak favorably”. 13But Micaiah said, “As the LORD lives, only what my God says, will I speak”. 14And when he had come to the king, Ahab said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” And he said, “Go you up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand”. 15And Ahab said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?” 16Then Micaiah said, “I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep with no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These have no master; let them return, therefore, every man to his house in peace’”. 17And Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good to me, but evil?”

18 Then Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting upon His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and on His left. 19And the LORD said, ‘Who shall entice Ahab, king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one spoke saying after this manner, and another after another. 20Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him’. And the LORD said to him, ‘By what means?’ 21And he said, ‘I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets’. And the LORD said, ‘You shall entice him, and you shall also prevail; go out, and do so.’ 22Now, therefore, behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these, your prophets, and the LORD has proclaimed disaster against you.”

23Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, “Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak to you?” 24Micaiah replied, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you shall go into an inner chamber trying to hide yourself”. 25Then Ahab said, “Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king's son; 26And say, ‘Thus says the king, ‘Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace’’”. 27And Micaiah said, “If you actually return in peace, then the LORD has not spoken by me”. Then he said, “Mark what I have said, all you people”.

28So Ahab and Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead. 29And Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put you on your robes”. So Ahab disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots, by saying, “Do not fight with small or great, except only with the king of Israel”. 31So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel”. Therefore, they surrounded him to fight. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 32For when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not Ahab, the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.

33Then a certain man drew a bow at random, and struck King Ahab of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore, Ahab said to his chariot man, “Turn your chariot, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded”. 34And the battle increased that day; however, the Ahab held himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and about sunset, he died.