1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

2 Chronicles 18

1 Jehoshaphat, joined in affinity with Ahab, is persuaded to go with him against Ramoth-gilead. 4 Ahab, seduced by flase prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slain there.

 18:1 Now Jehoshaphat 3092 had 1961 great 7230 riches 6239 and honor 3519b; and he allied 2859 himself by marriage 2859 with Ahab 256.

 18:2 Some years 8141 later 7093 he went 3381 down 3381 to [visit] Ahab 256 at Samaria 8111. And Ahab 256 slaughtered 2076 many 7230 sheep 6629 and oxen 1241 for him and the people 5971a who 834 were with him, and induced 5496 him to go 5927 up against 413 Ramoth-gilead 7433.

 18:3 Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063, “Will you go 1980 with me [against] Ramoth-gilead 7433?” And he said 559 to him, “I am as you are, and my people 5971a as your people 5971a, and [we will be] with you in the battle 4421.”

 18:4 ¶ Moreover, Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, “Please 4994 inquire 1875 first 3117 for the word 1697 of the LORD 3068.”

 18:5 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 assembled 6908 the prophets 5030, four 702 hundred 3967 men 376, and said 559 to them, “Shall we go 1980 against 413 Ramoth-gilead 7433 to battle 4421, or 518 shall I refrain 2308?” And they said 559, “Go 5927 up, for God 430 will give 5414 [it] into the hand 3027 of the king 4428.”

 18:6 But Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, “Is there 369 not yet 5750 a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068 here 6311 that we may inquire 1875 of him?”

 18:7 The king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092, “There is yet 5750 one 259 man 376 by whom we may inquire 1875 of the LORD 3068, but I hate 8130 him, for he never 369 prophesies 5012 good 2899b concerning 5921 me but always 3605 3117 evil 7463a. He is Micaiah 4321, son 1121 of Imla 3229.” But Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, “Let not the king 4428 say 559 so 3651.”

 18:8 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 called 7121 an officer 5631 and said 559, “Bring 4116 quickly 4116 Micaiah 4321, Imla’s 3229 son 1121.”

 18:9 Now the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063 were sitting 3427 each 376 on his throne 3678, arrayed 3847 in [their] robes 899b, and [they] were sitting 3427 at the threshing 1637 floor 1637 at the entrance 6607 of the gate 8179 of Samaria 8111; and all 3605 the prophets 5030 were prophesying 5012 before 6440 them.

 18:10 Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Chenaanah 3668 made 6213a horns 7161 of iron 1270 for himself and said 559, “Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, ‘With these 428 you shall gore 5055 the Arameans 758 until 5704 they are consumed 3615.’”

 18:11 All 3605 the prophets 5030 were prophesying 5012 thus 3651, saying 559, “Go 5927 up to Ramoth-gilead 7433 and succeed 6743b, for the LORD 3068 will give 5414 [it] into the hand 3027 of the king 4428.”

 18:12 ¶ Then the messenger 4397 who 834 went 1980 to summon 7121 Micaiah 4321 spoke 1696 to him saying 559, “Behold 2009, the words 1697 of the prophets 5030 are uniformly 259 6310 favorable 2896a to the king 4428. So please 4994 let your word 1697 be like one 259 of them and speak 1696 favorably 2896a.”

 18:13 But Micaiah 4321 said 559, “As the LORD 3068 lives 2416a, what 834 my God 430 says 559, that I will speak 1696.”

 18:14 ¶ When he came 935 to the king 4428, the king 4428 said 559 to him, “Micaiah 4318, shall we go 1980 to Ramoth-gilead 7433 to battle 4421, or 518 shall I refrain 2308?” He said 559, “Go 5927 up and succeed 6743b, for they will be given 5414 into your hand 3027.”

 18:15 Then the king 4428 said 559 to him, “How 5704 4100 many 5704 4100 times 6471 must I adjure 7650 you to speak 1696 to me nothing 3808 but the truth 571 in the name 8034 of the LORD 3068?”

 18:16 So he said 559, “I saw 7200 all 3605 Israel 3478 Scattered 6327a on the mountains 2022, Like sheep 6629 which 834 have 369 no 369 shepherd 7462a; And the LORD 3068 said 559, ‘These 428 have no 3808 master 113. Let each 376 of them return 7725 to his house 1004 in peace 7965.’”

 18:17 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092, “Did I not tell 559 you that he would not prophesy 5012 good 2896a concerning 5921 me, but evil 7463a?”

 18:18 ¶ Micaiah said 559, “Therefore 3651, hear 8085 the word 1697 of the LORD 3068. I saw 7200 the LORD 3068 sitting 3427 on His throne 3678, and all 3605 the host 6635 of heaven 8064 standing 5975 on His right 3225 and on His left 8040.

 18:19 “The LORD 3068 said 559, ‘Who 4310 will entice 6601b Ahab 256 king 4428 of Israel 3478 to go 5927 up and fall 5307 at Ramoth-gilead 7433?’ And one 2088 said 559 this 3602 while another 2088 said 559 that.

 18:20 “Then a spirit 7307 came 3318 forward 3318 and stood 5975 before 6440 the LORD 3068 and said 559, ‘I will entice 6601b him.’ And the LORD 3068 said 559 to him, ‘How 4100?’

 18:21 “He said 559, ‘I will go 3318 and be a deceiving 8267 spirit 7307 in the mouth 6310 of all 3605 his prophets 5030.’ Then He said 559, ‘You are to entice 6601b [him] and prevail 3201 also 1571. Go 3318 and do 6213a so 3651.’

 18:22 “Now 6258 therefore, behold 2009, the LORD 3068 has put 5414 a deceiving 8267 spirit 7307 in the mouth 6310 of these 428 your prophets 5030, for the LORD 3068 has proclaimed 1696 disaster 7463a against 5921 you.”

 18:23 ¶ Then Zedekiah 6667 the son 1121 of Chenaanah 3668 came 5066 near 5066 and struck 5221 Micaiah 4321 on the cheek 3895 and said 559, “How 335 2088 did the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 pass 5674a from me to speak 1696 to you?”

 18:24 Micaiah 4321 said 559, “Behold 2009, you will see 7200 on that day 3117 when 834 you enter 935 an inner 2315 room 2315 to hide 2244 yourself.”

 18:25 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559, “Take 3947 Micaiah 4321 and return 7725 him to Amon 526 the governor 8269 of the city 5892b and to Joash 3060 the king’s 4428 son 1121;

 18:26 and say 559, ‘Thus 3541 says 559 the king 4428, “Put 7760 this 2088 [man] in prison 1004 3608 and feed 398 him sparingly 3906 with bread 3899 and water 4325 until 5704 I return 7725 safely 7965.”’”

 18:27 Micaiah 4321 said 559, “If 518 you indeed 7725 return 7725 safely 7965, the LORD 3068 has not spoken 1696 by me.” And he said 559, “Listen 8085, all 3605 you people 5971a.”

 18:28 ¶ So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063 went 5927 up against 413 Ramoth-gilead 7433.

 18:29 The king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to Jehoshaphat 3092, “I will disguise 2664 myself and go 935 into battle 4421, but you put 3847 on your robes 899b.” So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 disguised 2664 himself, and they went 935 into battle 4421.

 18:30 Now the king 4428 of Aram 758 had commanded 6680 the captains 8269 of his chariots 7393, saying 559, “Do not fight 3898a with small 6996b or great 1419, but with the king 4428 of Israel 3478 alone 905.”

 18:31 So when the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393 saw 7200 Jehoshaphat 3092, they said 559, “It is the king 4428 of Israel 3478,” and they turned 5437 aside 5437 to fight 3898a against 5921 him. But Jehoshaphat 3092 cried 2199 out, and the LORD 3068 helped 5826 him, and God 430 diverted 5496 them from him.

 18:32 When the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393 saw 7200 that it was not the king 4428 of Israel 3478, they turned 7725 back 7725 from pursuing 310 him.

 18:33 A certain man 376 drew 4900 his bow 7198 at random 8537 and struck 5221 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 in a joint 1694 of the armor 8302. So he said 559 to the driver 7395 of the chariot 7395, “Turn 2015 around 3027 and take 3318 me out of the fight 4264, for I am 2470a severely 2470a wounded 2470a.”

 18:34 The battle 4421 raged 5927 that day 3117, and the king 4428 of Israel 3478 propped 5975 himself up in his chariot 4818 in front 5227 of the Arameans 758 until 5704 the evening 6153; and at sunset 8121 935 he died 4191.