II. Curonicues XVIII. 4.

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 Israél, ‘*Inquire, I_pray_thee, at -the_word_of 4 the Lorp to day.”
5 Therefore the_king_of Israél ga- thered_together of xprophets four hun- dred ‘men, and said unto them, “Shall_ we_go to Ramoth-gilead to xbattle, or shall_I_forbear ?” And they said, “-Go_ up; for x=God will_deliver 7 into the king’s hand.”
6 But Jehoshaphat said, “7s there not here a prophet of ! the Lorp besides, that we might_inquire of him?”
7 And_the_king_of Israél said unto Jehoshaphat, “There 7s yet one ‘man, by whom we may-_inquire of the Lorp : but € -hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the_ same 7s ™Micaiah the_son_of Imla.” And Jehoshaphat said, “'Let not the king say so.”
8 And the_king_of Israél called for one of his officers, and said, “*Fetch_ quickly Micaiah the_son_of Imla.”
® And the_king_of Israél and Jehosha- phat king_of Judah «sat either_of_them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they «sat in a ¢h yoid_place at the_ entering_in_of the_gate_of Samaria ; aud all the prophets +prophesied before
em.
10 And Zedekiah the_son_of Chena- anah had_made him horns_of iron, and said, “Thus «saith Jthe Lorp, With these thou shalt_bpush Syria until they be_consumed.,”
11 And all the prophets +prophesied 80, saying, “*Go_up to Ramoth-gilead, and -prosper: for J the Lorp -shall_de- liver zt into the_hand_of the king.”
12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, “ Be- hold, the_words_of the prophets declare good to the king with one mo assent ; let thy word therefore, I_pray_thee, be_ like one of theirs, and «speak thou good.”
13 And Micaiah said, “As the Lorp liveth, even “what my =God ‘saith, that will_I_speak.”
14 And when he was_come to the king, the king said unto him, “mi Micaiah, shall_we_go to Ramoth-gilead to xbattle, 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 € adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the_name_of / the Lorp?”
16 Then he said, “I did_see ~all Israél 4scattered upon the mountains, as xsheep that have no shepherd: and ‘the Lorp said, ‘These have no =master ; Het_them_return therefore ‘every_man to his house in peace.’”
7 And the _king_of Israél said to Jehoshaphat, “Did TI not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil ?”
18 Again he said, “Therefore shear the_word_of Jthe Lorn; I saw Jethe Lorp sitting upon His throne, and all
the_host_of ¢x=heaven standing on His} B.C. § right-hand and on His left. t.
9 And Jthe Lorp said, ‘Who shall_ entice -Ahab king_of Israél, that he may_go_up and fall at Ramoth-gilead ?’ And one spake saying after this_man- ner, and another saying after that_ manner. ;
20 Then there came_out a xspirit, and stood before Jthe Lorp, and said, ‘£ will_entice him.’ And ’the Lorp said Ht and he aldy* wil g0_ e sai ‘o_out, and *| 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 Lorp shath_put a lying spirit in the-mouth_ of these thy prophets, and %the Lorp shath_spoken evil against thee.”
23'Then Zedekiah the_son_of Chena- anah came_near, and smote -Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, “Which way went the_Spirit_of 4 the Lorp from me to speak unto thee?”
*4 And Micaiah said, “Behold, thou shalt_see on xthat xday when thou shalt_go into an inner chamber to hide_thyself.”
25 Then the_king_of Israél said, “*Take ye -Micaiah, and -carry_him_back to Amon the_goyernor-_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 +cer- tainly treturn in peace, then -hath not ‘the Lorp spoken by me.” And he said, “-Hearken, all ye » =people.”
28 So the_king_of Israél and Jehosha- phat the_king_of Judah went_up to Ramoth-gilead.
29 And the_king_of Israél said unto Jehoshaphat, “I -will_disguise_myself, and -will_go to the battle; but »put thou on thy robes.” So the_king_of Israél disguised _ himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the_king_of Syria had_com- manded +the_captains_of the chariots that were with him, saying, “Fight ye not with xsmall or great, save only with the_king_of Israél.”
31 And it came_to_pass, when the_ captains_of the chariots saw ~Jehosha- phat, that thep said, “It is the_king_of Israél.” Therefore they compassed _ about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried_out, and the Lorp helped him; ane =God moved them to depart from
im.
32 For it came_to_pass, that, when the_captains_of the chariots perceived that it was not the_king_of Israel,| 2 Whey turned_back_again from pursuing 33,
im. 2.
33 And a certain ¢man drew a xbow]é. inat a venture, and smote -the_king_| i of Israél between the joints_cof 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.” sick.
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T. CHRONICLES XVIII. 34.
3.C. 897.
EHOSHA-
Jehu, Je- ovah is le.
Jehovah. Ch. 17. 4-6.
God, ha Johim.
LESTORA- TION. the-hill- ountry-of. ;. Jehovah lohim,
JUDGES
PPOINTED.
Deut. 1. 3,17.
ahdahm. a matter- ‘terror.
M- and
3 And the battle increased xthat xday: howbeit the binge Of Israél stayed _himself_up in his_xchariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the_time_of the sun going_ down he died.
AND Jehoshaphat the_king_of 19 Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 And j Jehu the_son_of Hanani the seer went_out to meet him, and said to xking Jehoshaphat, “Shouldest thou help the -ungodly, and love +them_ that_hate ‘the Lorp? therefore 7s wrath upon thee from before 4 the Lorp.
3 Nevertheless there sare good things found in thee, in that thou -hast_taken_ away the groves out_of the land, and shast_ prepared thine heart to seek x=God.”
4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jeru- salem: and he went_out_again through the people from Beer-sheba to ‘mount Ephraim, and brought_them_back unto ‘the Lorp =God_of their fathers.
5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
6 And said to the judges, “-Take_heed what pe +do: for ye ‘judge not for aman, but for the Lorp, Who is with you in the_,m judgment.
7 Wherefore now tlet the_te fear_of J the Lorp be upon you; stake_heed and ‘do it: for there ts no iniquity with Jthe Lord our =God, nor respect of persons, nor taking_of ? gifts.”
8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehosha- phat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the_chief_of the fathers of Israél, for the_judgment_of! the Lorp, and for controversies, «x when they re- turned to Jerusalem.
9 And he charged them, saying,
.|“Thus shall_ye_do in the_r fear_of ! the
Lorp, faithfully, and with a perfect eart.
10 And what ccause soever shall_ come to you of your brethren x+that dwell in their cities, between -blood and -blood, between law and command- ment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they ‘trespass not against Jthe Lorp, and se wrath -come upon you, and upon your brethren: this ‘do, and ye shall not trespass.
i And, behold, Amariah the chief priest 7 over you in all matters_of
the Lorp; and Zebadiah the_son_of Ishmaél, the ruler_of the _house _ of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. b-Deal _courageously, and Jthe Lorp shall_be with the -good.” 2 IT came_to_pass after this also, that the_s children_of Moab, and the_schildren_of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to xbattle.
2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, “There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.” ‘