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1 Kings 22

Ahab's Third Campaign against Aram

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Threeh7969  1yearsh8141 passedh3427 withouth369 warh4421 betweenh996 Aramh758 and Israelh3478.

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 aIn the thirdh7992 yearh8141  bJehoshaphath3092 the kingh4428 of Judahh3063 cameh3381 downh3381 to the kingh4428 of Israelh3478.

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Now the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559 to his servantsh5650, "Do you knowh3045 that  aRamoth-gileadh7433 belongs to us, and we  1are stillh2814 doingh2814 nothingh2814 to takeh3947 it out of the handh3027 of the kingh4428 of Aramh758?"

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And he saidh559 to Jehoshaphath3092, "Will you goh1980 with me to battleh4421 at Ramoth-gileadh7433?" And Jehoshaphath3092 saidh559 to the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, " aI am as you are, my peopleh5971a as your peopleh5971a, my horsesh5483b as your horsesh5483b."

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Moreover, Jehoshaphath3092 saidh559 to the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, "Pleaseh4994 inquireh1875  1firsth3117 for the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068."

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Then  athe kingh4428 of Israelh3478 gatheredh6908 the prophetsh5030 together, about fourh702 hundredh3967 menh376, and saidh559 to them, "Shall I goh1980 againsth5921 Ramoth-gileadh7433 to battleh4421 orh518 shall I refrainh2308?" And they saidh559, "Goh5927 up, for the Lordh136 will giveh5414 it into the handh3027 of the kingh4428."

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But  aJehoshaphath3092 saidh559, "Is thereh369 not yeth5750 a propheth5030 of the LORDh3068 hereh6311 that we may inquireh1875 of him?"

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The kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559 to Jehoshaphath3092, "There is yeth5750 oneh259 manh376 by whom we may inquireh1875 of the LORDh3068, but I hateh8130 him, becauseh3588 he does not prophesyh5012 goodh2896a concerningh5921 me, but evilh7451b. He is Micaiahh4321 sonh1121 of Imlahh3229." But Jehoshaphath3092 saidh559, "Let not the kingh4428 sayh559 soh3651."

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Then the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 calledh7121 an officerh5631 and saidh559, " 1Bringh4116 quicklyh4116 Micaiahh4321 sonh1121 of Imlahh3229."

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Now the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 and Jehoshaphath3092 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 were sittingh3427 eachh376 on his throneh3678, arrayedh3847 in their robesh899b, at the threshingh1637 floorh1637 at the entranceh6607 of the gateh8179 of Samariah8111; and  aallh3605 the prophetsh5030 were prophesyingh5012 beforeh6440 them.

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Then Zedekiahh6667 the sonh1121 of Chenaanahh3668 madeh6213a  ahornsh7161 of ironh1270 for himself and saidh559, "Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, ` bWith theseh428 you will goreh5055 the Arameansh758 untilh5704 they are consumedh3615.' "

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Allh3605 the prophetsh5030 were prophesyingh5012 thush3651, sayingh559, "Goh5927 up to Ramoth-gileadh7433 and prosperh6743b, for the LORDh3068 will giveh5414 it into the handh3027 of the kingh4428."

Micaiah Predicts Defeat

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Then the messengerh4397 whoh834 wenth1980 to summonh7121 Micaiahh4321 spokeh1696 to him sayingh559, "Beholdh2009 nowh4994, the wordsh1697 of the prophetsh5030 are uniformlyh259h6310 favorableh2896a to the kingh4428. Pleaseh4994 let your wordh1697 be like the wordh1697 of oneh259 of them, and speakh1696 favorablyh2896a."

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But Micaiahh4321 saidh559, " aAs the LORDh3068 livesh2416a, whath3588h834  bthe LORDh3068 saysh559 to me, that I shall speakh1696."

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When he cameh935 to the kingh4428, the kingh4428 saidh559 to him, "Micaiahh4321, shall we goh1980 to Ramoth-gileadh7433 to battleh4421, orh518 shall we refrainh2308?" And he  1answeredh559 him, " aGoh5927 up and succeedh6743b, and the LORDh3068 will giveh5414 it into the handh3027 of the kingh4428."

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Then the kingh4428 saidh559 to him, "Howh5704h4100 manyh5704h4100 timesh6471 must I adjureh7650 you to speakh1696 to me nothingh3808 but the truthh571 in the nameh8034 of the LORDh3068?"

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So he saidh559, "I sawh7200 allh3605 Israelh3478 Scatteredh6327a on the mountainsh2022,  aLike sheeph6629 whichh834 haveh369 noh369 shepherdh7462a. And the LORDh3068 saidh559, `Theseh428 have noh3808 masterh113. Let eachh376 of them returnh7725 to his househ1004 in peaceh7965.' "

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Then the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559 to Jehoshaphath3092, " aDid I not tellh559 you that he would not prophesyh5012 goodh2896a concerningh5921 me, but evilh7451b?"

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 1Micaiah saidh559, "Thereforeh3651, hearh8085 the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068.  aI sawh7200 the LORDh3068 sittingh3427 on His throneh3678, and  ballh3605 the hosth6635 of heavenh8064 standingh5975 by Him on His righth3225 and on His lefth8040.

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"The LORDh3068 saidh559, `Whoh4310 will enticeh6601b Ahabh256 to goh5927 up and fallh5307 at Ramoth-gileadh7433?' And oneh2088 saidh559 thish3541 while anotherh2088 saidh559 that.

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"Then a spirith7307 cameh3318 forwardh3318 and stoodh5975 beforeh6440 the LORDh3068 and saidh559, `I will enticeh6601b him.'

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"The LORDh3068 saidh559 to him, `Howh4100?' And he saidh559, `I will goh3318 out and  abe a deceivingh8267 spirith7307 in the mouthh6310 of allh3605 his prophetsh5030.' Then He saidh559, `You are to enticeh6601b him and alsoh1571 prevailh3201. Goh3318 and doh6213a soh3651.'

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"Nowh6258 therefore, beholdh2009,  athe LORDh3068 has puth5414 a deceivingh8267 spirith7307 in the mouthh6310 of allh3605 theseh428 your prophetsh5030; and the LORDh3068 has proclaimedh1696 disasterh7463a againsth5921 you."

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Then  aZedekiahh6667 the sonh1121 of Chenaanahh3668 cameh5066 nearh5066 and struckh5221 Micaiahh4321 on the cheekh3895 and saidh559, " bHowh335h2088 did the Spirith7307 of the LORDh3068 passh5674a from me to speakh1696 to you?"

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Micaiahh4321 saidh559, "Beholdh2009, you shall seeh7200 on that dayh3117 whenh834 you  aenterh935 an innerh2315 roomh2315 to hideh2247 yourself."

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Then the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559, "Takeh3947 Micaiahh4321 and returnh7725 him to Amonh526 the governorh8269 of the cityh5892b and to Joashh3060 the king'sh4428 sonh1121;

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and sayh559, `Thush3541 saysh559 the kingh4428, " aPuth7760 thish2088 man in prisonh1004h3608 and feedh398 him  1sparinglyh3906 with breadh3899 and waterh4325 untilh5704 I returnh935 safelyh7965.""'

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Micaiahh4321 saidh559, " aIfh518 you indeedh7725 returnh7725 safelyh7965 the LORDh3068 has not spokenh1696 by me." And he saidh559, " bListenh8085, allh3605 you peopleh5971a."

Defeat and Death of Ahab

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So  athe kingh4428 of Israelh3478 and Jehoshaphath3092 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 wenth5927 up against Ramoth-gileadh7433.

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The kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559 to Jehoshaphath3092, " aI will disguiseh2664 myself and goh935 into the battleh4421, but you puth3847 on your robesh899b." So the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 disguisedh2664 himself and wenth935 into the battleh4421.

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Now  athe kingh4428 of Aramh758 had commandedh6680 the thirty-twoh7970h8147 captainsh8269 of his chariotsh7393, sayingh559, "Do not fighth3898a with smallh6996b or greath1419, but with the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 aloneh905."

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So when the captainsh8269 of the chariotsh7393 sawh7200 Jehoshaphath3092, they saidh559, "Surelyh389 it is the kingh4428 of Israelh3478," and they turnedh5493 asideh5493 to fighth3898a againsth5921 him, and Jehoshaphath3092 criedh2199 out.

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When the captainsh8269 of the chariotsh7393 sawh7200 that it was not the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, they turnedh7725 backh7725 from pursuingh310 him.

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Now a certain manh376 drewh4900 his bowh7198 at randomh8537 and struckh5221 the kingh4428 of Israelh3478  1in a jointh1694 of the armorh8302. So he saidh559 to the driverh7395 of his charioth7395, "Turnh2015  2aroundh3027 and takeh3318 me out of the  3fighth4264;  afor I amh2470a severelyh2470a woundedh2470a."

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The battleh4421  1ragedh5927 that dayh3117, and the kingh4428 was proppedh5975 up in his charioth4818 in fronth5227 of the Arameansh758, and diedh4191 at eveningh6153, and the bloodh1818 from the woundh4347 ranh3332 into the bottomh2436 of the charioth7393.

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 aThen a cryh7440 passedh5674a throughouth5674a the armyh4264 close to sunseth8121h935, sayingh559, "Everyh376 manh376 to his cityh5892b and everyh376 manh376 to his  1countryh776."

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So the kingh4428 diedh4191 and was broughth935 to Samariah8111, and they buriedh6912 the kingh4428 in Samariah8111.

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They washedh7857 the charioth7393 by the poolh1295 of Samariah8111, and the dogsh3611 lickedh3952 up his bloodh1818 (now the harlotsh2181 bathedh7364 themselves there),  aaccording to the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 whichh834 He spokeh1696.

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Now the resth3499a of the actsh1697 of Ahabh256 and allh3605 that he didh6213a and  athe ivoryh8127 househ1004 whichh834 he builth1129 and allh3605 the citiesh5892b whichh834 he builth1129, are they not writtenh3789 in the Bookh5612 of the Chroniclesh1697h3117 of the Kingsh4428 of Israelh3478?

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So Ahabh256 slepth7901 with his fathersh1, and Ahaziahh274 his sonh1121 becameh4427a kingh4427a in his placeh8478.

The New Rulers

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 aNow Jehoshaphath3092 the sonh1121 of Asah609 becameh4427a kingh4427a overh5921 Judahh3063 in the fourthh702 yearh8141 of Ahabh256 kingh4428 of Israelh3478.

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Jehoshaphath3092 was thirty-fiveh7970h2568 yearsh8141 oldh1121 when he becameh4427a kingh4427a, and he reignedh4427a twenty-fiveh6242h2568 yearsh8141 in Jerusalemh3389. And his mother'sh517 nameh8034 was Azubahh5806 the daughterh1323 of Shilhih7977.

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 aHe walkedh1980 in allh3605 the wayh1870 of Asah609 his fatherh1; he did not turnh5493 asideh5493 from it, doingh6213a righth3477 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068.  bHoweverh389, the highh1116 placesh1116 were not takenh5493 awayh5493; the peopleh5971a stillh5750 sacrificedh2076 and burnth6999 incenseh6999 on the highh1116 placesh1116.

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 aJehoshaphath3092 also madeh7999b peaceh7999b with the kingh4428 of Israelh3478.

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Now the resth3499a of the actsh1697 of Jehoshaphath3092, and his mighth1369 whichh834 he showedh6213a and howh834 he warredh3898a, are they not writtenh3789  ain the Bookh5612 of the Chroniclesh1697h3117 of the Kingsh4428 of Judahh3063?

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The remnanth3499a of  athe sodomitesh6945 whoh834 remainedh7604 in the daysh3117 of his fatherh1 Asah609, he  1expelledh1197a from the landh776.

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Now  athereh369 was noh369 kingh4428 in Edomh112b; a deputyh5324 was kingh4428.

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Jehoshaphath3092 madeh6213a  ashipsh591 of Tarshishh8659 to goh1980 to  bOphirh211 for goldh2091, but  cthey did not goh1980 for the shipsh591 were brokenh7665 at  dEzion-geberh6100.

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Thenh227 Ahaziahh274 the sonh1121 of Ahabh256 saidh559 to Jehoshaphath3092, "Let my servantsh5650 goh1980 with your servantsh5650 in the shipsh591." But Jehoshaphath3092 was not willingh14.

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 aAnd Jehoshaphath3092 slepth7901 with his fathersh1 and was buriedh6912 with his fathersh1 in the cityh5892b of his fatherh1 Davidh1732, and Jehoramh3088 his sonh1121 becameh4427a kingh4427a in his placeh8478.

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Ahaziahh274 the sonh1121 of Ahabh256  abecameh4427a kingh4427a overh5921 Israelh3478 in Samariah8111 in the seventeenthh7651h6240 yearh8141 of Jehoshaphath3092 kingh4428 of Judahh3063, and he reignedh4427a two yearsh8141 overh5921 Israelh3478.

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He didh6213a evilh7451a in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068 and  awalkedh1980 in the wayh1870 of his fatherh1 and in the wayh1870 of his motherh517 and in the wayh1870 of Jeroboamh3379 the sonh1121 of Nebath5028, whoh834 caused Israelh3478 to sinh2398.

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 aSo he servedh5647 Baalh1168a and worshipedh7812 him and provokedh3707 the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478 to angerh3707, according to allh3605 that his fatherh1 had doneh6213a.



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