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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?| 7 |There is still one man left by whom we could ask the LORD what to do,| the king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, |but I hate him because he won't prophesy anything good about me. Instead, he always prophesies evil. He is Imla's son Micaiah.| But Jehoshaphat rebuked Ahab, |Kings should never talk like that.| 2 Chronicles 18:1-7, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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