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1 Kings 21
²⁸ Then another message from the LORD came to Elijah:
²⁹ “Do you see how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has done this, I will not do what I promised during his lifetime. It will happen to his sons; I will destroy his dynasty.”
1 Kings 22
¹ For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel.
² Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel.
³ During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials, “Do you realize that the town of Ramoth-gilead belongs to us? And yet we’ve done nothing to recapture it from the king of Aram!”
⁴ Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will you join me in battle to recover Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.”
⁵ Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what the LORD says.”
⁶ So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?” They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory.”
⁷ But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not also a prophet of the LORD here? We should ask him the same question.”
⁸ The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the LORD for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.”
⁹ So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”