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2 Chronicles 18 (WEBP)

[1] Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab.
[2] After some years, he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.
[3] Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.”
[4] Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word.”
[5] Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” They said, “Go up, for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
[6] But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?”
[7] The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”
[8] Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”
[9] Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
[10] Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron and said, “Yahweh says, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”
[11] All the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
[12] The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.”
[13] Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, I will say what my God says.”
[14] When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” He said, “Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand.”
[15] The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”
[16] He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’”
[17] The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
[18] Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
[19] Yahweh said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.
[20] A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
[21] “He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go and do so.’
[22] “Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.”
[23] Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did Yahweh’s Spirit go from me to speak to you?”
[24] Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
[25] The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
[26] and say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”
[27] Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, you people, all of you!”
[28] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
[29] The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.
[30] Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, “Don’t fight with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.”
[31] When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
[32] When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
[33] A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn around and carry me out of the battle, for I am severely wounded.”
[34] The battle increased that day. However, the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and at about sunset, he died.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 18 (KJVS)

[1] Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity () with Ahab.
[2] And after certain years he went down () to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed () sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded () him to go up () with him to Ramoth-gilead.
[3] And Ahab king of Israel said () unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go () with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered () him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
[4] And Jehoshaphat said () unto the king of Israel, Enquire, () I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.
[5] Therefore the king of Israel gathered together () of prophets four hundred men, and said () unto them, Shall we go () to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? () And they said, () Go up; () for God will deliver () it into the king’s hand.
[6] But Jehoshaphat said, () Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire () of him?
[7] And the king of Israel said () unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire () of the Lord: but I hate () him; for he never prophesied () good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, () Let not the king say () so.
[8] And the king of Israel called () for one of his officers, and said, () Fetch quickly () Micaiah the son of Imla.
[9] And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat () either of them on his throne, clothed () in their robes, and they sat () in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied () before them.
[10] And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made () him horns of iron, and said, () Thus saith () the Lord, With these thou shalt push () Syria until they be consumed. ()
[11] And all the prophets prophesied () so, saying, () Go up () to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: () for the Lord shall deliver () it into the hand of the king.
[12] And the messenger that went () to call () Micaiah spake () to him, saying, () Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of their’s, and speak () thou good.
[13] And Micaiah said, () As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, () that will I speak. ()
[14] And when he was come () to the king, the king said () unto him, Micaiah, shall we go () to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? () And he said, () Go ye up, () and prosper, () and they shall be delivered () into your hand.
[15] And the king said () to him, How many times shall I adjure () thee that thou say () nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord?
[16] Then he said, () I did see () all Israel scattered () upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: () and the Lord said, () These have no master; let them return () therefore every man to his house in peace.
[17] And the king of Israel said () to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell () thee that he would not prophesy () good unto me, but evil?
[18] Again he said, () Therefore hear () the word of the Lord; I saw () the Lord sitting () upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing () on his right hand and on his left.
[19] And the Lord said, () Who shall entice () Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up () and fall () at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake () saying () after this manner, and another saying () after that manner.
[20] Then there came out () a spirit, and stood () before the Lord, and said, () I will entice () him. And the Lord said () unto him, Wherewith?
[21] And he said, () I will go out, () and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, () Thou shalt entice () him, and thou shalt also prevail: () go out, () and do () even so.
[22] Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put () a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken () evil against thee.
[23] Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, () and smote () Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, () Which way went () the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak () unto thee?
[24] And Micaiah said, () Behold, thou shalt see () on that day when thou shalt go () into an inner chamber to hide () thyself.
[25] Then the king of Israel said, () Take () ye Micaiah, and carry him back () to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
[26] 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 return () in peace.
[27] And Micaiah said, () If thou certainly () return () in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken () by me. And he said, () Hearken, () all ye people.
[28] So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up () to Ramoth-gilead.
[29] And the king of Israel said () unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise () myself, and will go () to the battle; but put () thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised () himself; and they went () to the battle.
[30] Now the king of Syria had commanded () the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, () Fight () ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.
[31] And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw () Jehoshaphat, that they said, () It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about () him to fight: () but Jehoshaphat cried out, () and the Lord helped () him; and God moved () them to depart from him.
[32] For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived () that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again () from pursuing him.
[33] And a certain man drew () a bow at a venture, and smote () the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said () to his chariot man, Turn () thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out () of the host; for I am wounded. ()
[34] And the battle increased () that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up () in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down () he died. ()

2 Chronicles 18:2 Heb. at the end of years
2 Chronicles 18:6 Heb. yet or more
2 Chronicles 18:8a Or, Eunuchs
2 Chronicles 18:8b Heb. hasten
2 Chronicles 18:9 Or, floor
2 Chronicles 18:10 Heb. thou consume them
2 Chronicles 18:12 Heb. with one mouth
2 Chronicles 18:17 Or, but for evil
2 Chronicles 18:24 Or, from chamber to chamber, Heb. chamber in a chamber
2 Chronicles 18:32 Heb. from after him
2 Chronicles 18:33a Heb. in his simplicity
2 Chronicles 18:33b Heb. between the joints and between the breastplate
2 Chronicles 18:33c Heb. made sick

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 18 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενηθη τω ιωσαφατ ετι πλουτος και δοξα πολλη και επεγαμβρευσατο εν οικω αχααβ
[2] και κατεβη δια τελους ετων προς αχααβ εις σαμαρειαν και εθυσεν αυτω αχααβ προβατα και μοσχους πολλους και τω λαω τω μετ αυτου και ηπατα αυτον του συναναβηναι μετ αυτου εις ραμωθ της γαλααδιτιδος
[3] και ειπεν αχααβ βασιλευς ισραηλ προς ιωσαφατ βασιλεα ιουδα πορευση μετ εμου εις ραμωθ της γαλααδιτιδος και ειπεν αυτω ως εγω ουτως και συ ως ο λαος σου και ο λαος μου μετα σου εις πολεμον
[4] και ειπεν ιωσαφατ προς βασιλεα ισραηλ ζητησον δη σημερον τον κυριον
[5] και συνηγαγεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ τους προφητας τετρακοσιους ανδρας και ειπεν αυτοις ει πορευθω εις ραμωθ γαλααδ εις πολεμον η επισχω και ειπαν αναβαινε και δωσει ο θεος εις τας χειρας του βασιλεως
[6] και ειπεν ιωσαφατ ουκ εστιν ωδε προφητης του κυριου ετι και επιζητησομεν παρ αυτου
[7] και ειπεν βασιλευς ισραηλ προς ιωσαφατ ετι ανηρ εις του ζητησαι τον κυριον δι αυτου και εγω εμισησα αυτον οτι ουκ εστιν προφητευων περι εμου εις αγαθα οτι πασαι αι ημεραι αυτου εις κακα ουτος μιχαιας υιος ιεμλα και ειπεν ιωσαφατ μη λαλειτω ο βασιλευς ουτως
[8] και εκαλεσεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ ευνουχον ενα και ειπεν ταχος μιχαιαν υιον ιεμλα
[9] και βασιλευς ισραηλ και ιωσαφατ βασιλευς ιουδα καθημενοι εκαστος επι θρονου αυτου και ενδεδυμενοι στολας καθημενοι εν τω ευρυχωρω θυρας πυλης σαμαρειας και παντες οι προφηται επροφητευον εναντιον αυτων
[10] και εποιησεν εαυτω σεδεκιας υιος χανανα κερατα σιδηρα και ειπεν ταδε λεγει κυριος εν τουτοις κερατιεις την συριαν εως αν συντελεσθη
[11] και παντες οι προφηται επροφητευον ουτως λεγοντες αναβαινε εις ραμωθ γαλααδ και ευοδωθηση και δωσει κυριος εις χειρας του βασιλεως
[12] και ο αγγελος ο πορευθεις του καλεσαι τον μιχαιαν ελαλησεν αυτω λεγων ιδου ελαλησαν οι προφηται εν στοματι ενι αγαθα περι του βασιλεως και εστωσαν δη οι λογοι σου ως ενος αυτων και λαλησεις αγαθα
[13] και ειπεν μιχαιας ζη κυριος οτι ο εαν ειπη ο θεος προς με αυτο λαλησω
[14] και ηλθεν προς τον βασιλεα και ειπεν αυτω ο βασιλευς μιχαια ει πορευθω εις ραμωθ γαλααδ εις πολεμον η επισχω και ειπεν αναβαινε και ευοδωσεις και δοθησονται εις χειρας υμων
[15] και ειπεν αυτω ο βασιλευς ποσακις ορκιζω σε ινα μη λαλησης προς με πλην αληθειαν εν ονοματι κυριου
[16] και ειπεν ειδον τον ισραηλ διεσπαρμενους εν τοις ορεσιν ως προβατα οις ουκ εστιν ποιμην και ειπεν κυριος ουκ εχουσιν ηγουμενον αναστρεφετωσαν εκαστος εις τον οικον αυτου εν ειρηνη
[17] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ προς ιωσαφατ ουκ ειπα σοι οτι ου προφητευει περι εμου αγαθα αλλ η κακα
[18] και ειπεν ουχ ουτως ακουσατε λογον κυριου ειδον τον κυριον καθημενον επι θρονου αυτου και πασα δυναμις του ουρανου ειστηκει εκ δεξιων αυτου και εξ αριστερων αυτου
[19] και ειπεν κυριος τις απατησει τον αχααβ βασιλεα ισραηλ και αναβησεται και πεσειται εν ραμωθ γαλααδ και ειπεν ουτος ουτως και ουτος ειπεν ουτως
[20] και εξηλθεν το πνευμα και εστη ενωπιον κυριου και ειπεν εγω απατησω αυτον και ειπεν κυριος εν τινι
[21] και ειπεν εξελευσομαι και εσομαι πνευμα ψευδες εν στοματι παντων των προφητων αυτου και ειπεν απατησεις και δυνηση εξελθε και ποιησον ουτως
[22] και νυν ιδου εδωκεν κυριος πνευμα ψευδες εν στοματι παντων των προφητων σου τουτων και κυριος ελαλησεν επι σε κακα
[23] και ηγγισεν σεδεκιας υιος χανανα και επαταξεν τον μιχαιαν επι την σιαγονα και ειπεν αυτω ποια τη οδω παρηλθεν πνευμα κυριου παρ εμου του λαλησαι προς σε
[24] και ειπεν μιχαιας ιδου οψη εν τη ημερα εκεινη εν η εισελευση ταμιειον εκ ταμιειου του κατακρυβηναι
[25] και ειπεν βασιλευς ισραηλ λαβετε τον μιχαιαν και αποστρεψατε προς εμηρ αρχοντα της πολεως και προς ιωας αρχοντα υιον του βασιλεως
[26] και ερεις ουτως ειπεν ο βασιλευς αποθεσθε τουτον εις οικον φυλακης και εσθιετω αρτον θλιψεως και υδωρ θλιψεως εως του επιστρεψαι με εν ειρηνη
[27] και ειπεν μιχαιας εαν επιστρεφων επιστρεψης εν ειρηνη ουκ ελαλησεν κυριος εν εμοι ακουσατε λαοι παντες
[28] και ανεβη βασιλευς ισραηλ και ιωσαφατ βασιλευς ιουδα εις ραμωθ γαλααδ
[29] και ειπεν βασιλευς ισραηλ προς ιωσαφατ κατακαλυψομαι και εισελευσομαι εις τον πολεμον και συ ενδυσαι τον ιματισμον μου και συνεκαλυψατο βασιλευς ισραηλ και εισηλθεν εις τον πολεμον
[30] και βασιλευς συριας ενετειλατο τοις αρχουσιν των αρματων τοις μετ αυτου λεγων μη πολεμειτε τον μικρον και τον μεγαν αλλ η τον βασιλεα ισραηλ μονον
[31] και εγενετο ως ειδον οι αρχοντες των αρματων τον ιωσαφατ και αυτοι ειπαν βασιλευς ισραηλ εστιν και εκυκλωσαν αυτον του πολεμειν και εβοησεν ιωσαφατ και κυριος εσωσεν αυτον και απεστρεψεν αυτους ο θεος απ αυτου
[32] και εγενετο ως ειδον οι αρχοντες των αρματων οτι ουκ ην βασιλευς ισραηλ και απεστρεψαν απ αυτου
[33] και ανηρ ενετεινεν τοξον ευστοχως και επαταξεν τον βασιλεα ισραηλ ανα μεσον του πνευμονος και ανα μεσον του θωρακος και ειπεν τω ηνιοχω επιστρεφε την χειρα σου και εξαγαγε με εκ του πολεμου οτι επονεσα
[34] και ετροπωθη ο πολεμος εν τη ημερα εκεινη και ο βασιλευς ισραηλ ην εστηκως επι του αρματος εως εσπερας εξ εναντιας συριας και απεθανεν δυνοντος του ηλιου

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