Thematic Bible
2 Chronicles 18:1 (show verse)
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.
2 Chronicles 18:2 (show verse)
2 Chronicles 18:3 (show verse)
Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And he said to him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people, and we will be with you in the battle.”
2 Chronicles 18:4 (show verse)
Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the Lord.”
2 Chronicles 18:5 (show verse)
Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king.”
2 Chronicles 18:6 (show verse)
But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not yet a prophet of the Lord here that we may inquire of him?”
2 Chronicles 18:7 (show verse)
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me but always evil. He is Micaiah, son of Imla.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”
2 Chronicles 18:8 (show verse)
Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “Bring quickly Micaiah, Imla’s son.”
2 Chronicles 18:9 (show verse)
Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
2 Chronicles 18:10 (show verse)
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made horns of iron for himself and said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are consumed.’”
2 Chronicles 18:11 (show verse)
All the prophets were prophesying thus, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and succeed, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
2 Chronicles 18:12 (show verse)
Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah spoke to him saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets are uniformly favorable to the king. So please let your word be like one of them and speak favorably.”
2 Chronicles 18:13 (show verse)
But Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, what my God says, that I will speak.”
2 Chronicles 18:14 (show verse)
When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” He said, “Go up and succeed, for they will be given into your hand.”
2 Chronicles 18:15 (show verse)
Then the king said to him, “How many times must I adjure you to speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
2 Chronicles 18:16 (show verse)
So he said,
“I saw all Israel
Scattered on the mountains,
Like sheep which have no shepherd;
And the Lord said,
‘These have no master.
Let each of them return to his house in peace.’”
“I saw all Israel
Scattered on the mountains,
And the Lord said,
‘These have no master.
Let each of them return to his house in peace.’”
2 Chronicles 18:17 (show verse)
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
2 Chronicles 18:18 (show verse)
Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right and on His left.
2 Chronicles 18:19 (show verse)
The Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said this while another said that.
2 Chronicles 18:20 (show verse)
Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘How?’
2 Chronicles 18:21 (show verse)
He said, ‘I will go and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You are to entice him and prevail also. Go and do so.’
2 Chronicles 18:22 (show verse)
Now therefore, behold, the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of these your prophets, for the Lord has proclaimed disaster against you.”
2 Chronicles 18:23 (show verse)
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “How did the Spirit of the Lord pass from me to speak to you?”
2 Chronicles 18:24 (show verse)
Micaiah said, “Behold, you will see on that day when you enter an inner room to hide yourself.”
2 Chronicles 18:25 (show verse)
Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son;
2 Chronicles 18:26 (show verse)
and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in prison and feed him sparingly with bread and water until I return safely.”’”
2 Chronicles 18:27 (show verse)
Micaiah said, “If you indeed return safely, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Listen, all you people.”
2 Chronicles 18:28 (show verse)
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.
2 Chronicles 18:29 (show verse)
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.
2 Chronicles 18:30 (show verse)
Now the king of Aram had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with small or great, but with the king of Israel alone.”
2 Chronicles 18:31 (show verse)
So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel,” and they turned aside to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God diverted them from him.
2 Chronicles 18:32 (show verse)
When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
2 Chronicles 18:33 (show verse)
A certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the fight, for I am severely wounded.”
2 Chronicles 18:34 (show verse)
The battle raged that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot in front of the Arameans until the evening; and at sunset he died.