CHAPTERS 18-22
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1 ¶ And it came to pass after many days,
that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew
thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
2 And Elijah went
to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
3
And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now
Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:
4 For it was so,
when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred
prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
5
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of
water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses
and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
6 So they divided
the land between them to pass throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and
Obadiah went another way by himself.
7
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him,
and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?
8 And he answered
him, I am: go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
9 And he said,
What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of
Ahab, to slay me?
10
As the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or kingdom, whither my
lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when they said, He is not there; he took
an oath of the kingdom and nation, that they found thee not.
11 And now thou
sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here.
12 And it shall
come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come
and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant
fear the LORD from my youth.
13 Was it not
told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid
an hundred men of the LORD'S prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
14 And now thou
sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
15 And Elijah
said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew
myself unto him to day.
16
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab went to meet
Elijah.
17 ¶ And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab
said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
18 And he
answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that
ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.
19 Now therefore
send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal
four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat
at Jezebel's table.
20 So Ahab sent
unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.
21 ¶ And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How
long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal,
then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
22 Then said
Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men.
23 Let them
therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves,
and cut it in pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under: and I will
dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under:
24 And call ye on
the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all
the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
25 And Elijah
said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and
dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no
fire under.
26
And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and
called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear
us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the
altar which was made.
27 And it came to
pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he
is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
28 And they cried
aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the
blood gushed out upon them.
29 And it came to
pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was
neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
30 And Elijah
said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto
him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD that was broken down.
31 And Elijah
took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying, Israel
shall be thy name:
32 And with the
stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about
the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.
33 And he put the
wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and
said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
34 And he said,
Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the
third time. And they did it the third time.
35 And the water
ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
36
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening
sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham,
Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and
that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
37 Hear me, O
LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
38 Then the fire
of the LORD fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the
stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench.
39 And when all
the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, The LORD, he is the
God; the LORD, he is the God.
40
And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of
them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook
Kishon, and slew them there.
41 ¶ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and
drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42
So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of
Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his
knees,
43 And said to
his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and
said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
44 And it came to
pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up,
say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee
not.
45 And it came to
pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and
there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
46 And the hand
of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
1 ¶ And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and
withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
2 Then Jezebel sent
a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them
by to morrow about this time.
3 And when he saw
that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to
Judah, and left his servant there.
4 But he himself
went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he
might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not
better than my fathers.
5 And as he lay
and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said
unto him, Arise and eat.
6 And he looked,
and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him
down again.
7 And the angel
of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and
eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
8 And he arose,
and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and
forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
9 ¶ And he came thither unto a cave,
and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said
unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
10 And he said, I
have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel
have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets
with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
11 And he said,
Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD
passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces
the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind
an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:
12
And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and
after the fire a still small voice.
13 And it was so,
when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and
stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him,
and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
14
And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because
the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars,
and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they
seek my life, to take it away.
15 And the LORD
said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus:
and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
16 And Jehu the
son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of
Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
17 And it shall
come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and
him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
18
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have
not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.
19 ¶ So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of
Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the
twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray
thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said
unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?
21 And he
returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled
their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and
ministered unto him.
1 ¶ And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together:
and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he
went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
2
And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said
unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,
3 Thy silver and
thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are
mine.
4 And the king of
Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying,
I am thine, and all that I have.
5 And the
messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh Benhadad, saying, Although I
have sent unto thee, saying, Thou shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold,
and thy wives, and thy children;
6 Yet I will send
my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it
shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their
hand, and take it away.
7 Then the king
of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and
see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my
children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.
8
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto
him, nor consent.
9 Wherefore he
said unto the messengers of Benhadad, Tell my lord the king, All that thou
didst send for to thy servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not
do. And the messengers departed, and brought him word again.
10
And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more
also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that
follow me.
11 And the king
of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness
boast himself as he that putteth it off.
12 ¶ And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this
message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the
pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they
set themselves in array against the city.
13 And, behold,
there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD,
Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine
hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
14
And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Even by the
young men of the princes of the provinces. Then he said, Who shall order the
battle? And he answered, Thou.
15 Then he
numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two
hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the
children of Israel, being seven thousand.
16 And they went
out at noon. But Benhadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and
the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
17 And the young
men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and
they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
18
And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or
whether they be come out for war, take them alive.
19 So these young
men of the princes of the provinces came out of the city, and the army which
followed them.
20 And they slew
every one his man: and the Syrians fled; and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped on an horse with the
horsemen.
21 And the king
of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians
with a great slaughter.
22 ¶ And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said
unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou doest: for at the
return of the year the king of Syria will come up against
thee.
23 And the
servants of the king of Syria said unto him, Their gods are gods of the hills;
therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the
plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
24 And do this
thing, Take the kings away, every man out of his place, and put captains in their rooms:
25 And number
thee an army, like the army that thou hast lost, horse for horse, and chariot
for chariot: and we will fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall
be stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did so.
26 And it came to
pass at the return of the year, that Benhadad numbered the Syrians,
and went up to Aphek, to fight against Israel.
27 And the
children of Israel were numbered, and were all present, and went against them:
and the children of Israel pitched before them like two little flocks of kids;
but the Syrians filled the country.
28 And there came
a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians have said, The LORD is
God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver
all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
29 And they
pitched one over against the other seven days. And so it was, that in the
seventh day the battle was joined: and the children of Israel slew of the
Syrians an hundred thousand footmen in one day.
30 But the rest
fled to Aphek, into the city; and there a wall fell upon twenty and seven
thousand of the men that were left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city,
into an inner chamber.
31 ¶ And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have
heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful
kings: let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our
heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.
32 So they girded
sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of
Israel, and said, Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
33 Now the men
did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily
catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him.
Then Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into the chariot.
34
And Benhadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy
father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my
father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this
covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
35 And a certain
man of the sons of the prophets said unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man refused
to smite him.
36 Then said he
unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon
as thou art departed from me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was
departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
37 Then he found
another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
38 So the prophet
departed, and waited for the king by the way, and disguised himself with ashes
upon his face.
39 And as the
king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into
the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be
missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent
of silver.
40 And as thy
servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto
him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
41 And he hasted,
and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned
him that he was of the prophets.
42 And he said
unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man
whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his
life, and thy people for his people.
43 And the king
of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
1 ¶ And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth
the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab
king of Samaria.
2 And Ahab spake
unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for
a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I will give thee for
it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the
worth of it in money.
3 And Naboth said
to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my
fathers unto thee.
4
And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of the word
which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give
thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and
turned away his face, and would eat no bread.
5 ¶ But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him,
Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
6 And he said
unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give
me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another
vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
7 And Jezebel his
wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart be merry: I will
give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite.
8 So she wrote
letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters
unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
9 And she wrote
in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
10 And set two
men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou
didst blaspheme God and the king. And then carry him out, and stone him, that
he may die.
11 And the men of
his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was
written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
12 They proclaimed
a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
13 And there came
in two men, children of Belial, and sat before him: and the men of Belial
witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they
carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
14 Then they sent
to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
15 And it came to
pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel
said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for
Naboth is not alive, but dead.
16 And it came to
pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the
vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
17 ¶ And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the
Tishbite, saying,
18
Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold,
he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
19 And thou shalt
speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken
possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the
place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
20 And Ahab said
to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found
thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
21 Behold, I will
bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that
is shut up and left in Israel,
22 And will make
thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of
Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me
to anger, and made Israel to sin.
23
And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat Jezebel
by the wall of Jezreel.
24 Him that dieth
of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that dieth in the field shall
the fowls of the air eat.
25 But there was
none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
26 And he did
very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the
Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
27 And it came to
pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth
upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
28
And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
29 Seest thou how
Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will
not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil
upon his house.
1 ¶ And they continued three years
without war between Syria and Israel.
2 And it came to pass
in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of
Israel.
3 And the king of
Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be
still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
4
And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to
Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my
people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
5 And Jehoshaphat
said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to
day.
6
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four
hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or
shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the
hand of the king.
7 And Jehoshaphat
said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of
him?
8
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man,
Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him;
for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said,
Let not the king say so.
9 Then the king
of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
10 And the king
of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put
on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all
the prophets prophesied before them.
11 And Zedekiah
the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until
thou have consumed them.
12 And all the
prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the
LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
13 And the
messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king
with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and
speak that which is good.
14 And Micaiah
said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
15 ¶ So he came to the king. And the king said unto him,
Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or
shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall
deliver it into the hand of the king.
16 And the king
said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but
that which is true in the name of the LORD?
17 And he said, I
saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them
return every man to his house in peace.
18 And the king
of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no
good concerning me, but evil?
19 And he said,
Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on
his right hand and on his left.
20 And the LORD
said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And
one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
21 And there came
forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade
him.
22 And the LORD
said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying
spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him,
and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
23 Now therefore,
behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these
thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
24 But Zedekiah
the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which
way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
25 And Micaiah
said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner
chamber to hide thyself.
26
And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon
the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
27 And say, Thus
saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of
affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
28 And Micaiah
said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
29 ¶ So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of
Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
30 And the king
of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the
battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.
31 But the king
of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots,
saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
32 And it came to
pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they
said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against
him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.
33 And it came to
pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of
Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
34 And a certain
man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between
the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot,
Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
35 And the battle
increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the
Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of
the chariot.
36
And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down
of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
37 So the king
died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
38 And one washed
the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of
the LORD which he spake.
39 Now the rest
of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made,
and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Israel?
40
So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his
stead.
41 ¶ And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over
Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42 Jehoshaphat
was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and
five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter
of Shilhi.
43 And he walked
in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that
which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not
taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
44 And
Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
45
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed,
and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Judah?
46 And the
remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took
out of the land.
47 There was then
no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
48
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they
went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
49 Then said
Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants
in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
50 And
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his
stead.
51 Ahaziah the
son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
52 And he did
evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the
way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
53 For he served
Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel,
according to all that his father had done.