1 After Jehoshaphat had become wealthy and was enjoying abundant honor, he allied himself to Ahab.

2 After a few years, he visited Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered lots of sheep and oxen for him, and the people who were with him persuaded Jehoshaphat to attack Ramoth-gilead.

3 King Ahab of Israel asked King Jehoshaphat of Judah, |Will you join me in attacking Ramoth-gilead?| |I'm with you,| Jehoshaphat replied. |and my army is with you. We'll join you in the battle.|

4 But then Jehoshaphat asked the king of Israel, |Please ask for a message from the LORD, first.|

5 So the king of Israel gathered together 400 prophets and asked them, |Should we go attack Ramoth-gilead, or should I call off the attack?| |Go attack them,| they all said, |because God will drop them right in the king's hand.|

6 But Jehoshaphat asked, |Isn't there a prophet of the LORD left here that we could talk to?|

2 Chronicles 18:1-6, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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