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So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring
Micaiah son of Imlah.”
King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their
royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of
Samaria. All of Ahab’s prophets were prophesying there in front of them.
One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the
Arameans to death!”
All the other prophets agreed. “Yes,” they said, “go up to R amoth-gilead
and be victorious, for the Lord will give the king victory!”
Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him, “Look,
all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree
with them and promise success.”
But Micaiah replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what
my God says.”
When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him, “Micaiah,
should we go to war against R amoth-gilead, or should I hold back?”
Micaiah replied sarcastically, “Yes, go up and be victorious, for you will
have victory over them!”
But the king replied sharply, “How many times must I demand that you
speak only the truth to me when you speak for the Lord?”
Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the
mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.’”
“Didn’t I tell you?” the king of Israel exclaimed to Jehoshaphat. “He
never prophesies anything but trouble for me.”
Then Micaiah continued, “Listen to what the Lord says! I saw the
Lord sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on
his right and on his left. And the Lord said, ‘Who can entice King Ahab
of Israel to go into battle against R amoth-gilead so he can be killed?’
“There were many suggestions, and finally a spirit approached the Lord
and said, ‘I can do it!’
“‘How will you do this?’ the Lord asked.
“And the spirit replied, ‘I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets
to speak lies.’
“‘You will succeed,’ said the Lord. ‘Go ahead and do it.’
“So you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of your
prophets. For the Lord has pronounced your doom.”
Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him
across the face. “Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak
to you?” he demanded.
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