King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And they continued[H3427] three[H7969] years[H8141] without[H369] war[H4421] between[H996] Syria[H758] and Israel.[H3478]

2. And it came to pass[H1961] in the third[H7992] year,[H8141] that Jehoshaphat[H3092] the king[H4428] of Judah[H3063] came down[H3381] to[H413] the king[H4428] of Israel.[H3478]

3. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] said[H559] unto[H413] his servants,[H5650] Know[H3045] ye that[H3588] Ramoth in Gilead[H7433] is ours, and we[H587] be still,[H2814] and take[H4480] [H3947] it not out of the hand[H4480] [H3027] of the king[H4428] of Syria?[H758]

4. And he said[H559] unto[H413] Jehoshaphat,[H3092] Wilt thou go[H1980] with[H854] me to battle[H4421] to Ramoth-gilead?[H7433] And Jehoshaphat[H3092] said[H559] to[H413] the king[H4428] of Israel,[H3478] I am as thou art, my people[H5971] as thy people,[H5971] my horses[H5483] as thy horses.[H5483]

5. And Jehoshaphat[H3092] said[H559] unto[H413] the king[H4428] of Israel,[H3478] Inquire,[H1875] I pray thee,[H4994] at[H853] the word[H1697] of the LORD[H3068] today.[H3117]

6. Then the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] gathered the prophets together,[H6908] [H853] [H5030] about four[H702] hundred[H3967] men,[H376] and said[H559] unto[H413] them, Shall I go[H1980] against[H5921] Ramoth-gilead[H7433] to battle,[H4421] or[H518] shall I forbear?[H2308] And they said,[H559] Go up;[H5927] for the Lord[H136] shall deliver[H5414] it into the hand[H3027] of the king.[H4428]

7. And Jehoshaphat[H3092] said,[H559] Is there not[H369] here[H6311] a prophet[H5030] of the LORD[H3068] besides,[H5750] that we might inquire[H1875] of[H4480] [H854] him?

8. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] said[H559] unto[H413] Jehoshaphat,[H3092] There is yet[H5750] one[H259] man,[H376] Micaiah[H4321] the son[H1121] of Imlah,[H3229] by[H4480] [H854] whom we may inquire[H1875] of[H853] the LORD:[H3068] but I[H589] hate[H8130] him; for[H3588] he doth not[H3808] prophesy[H5012] good[H2896] concerning[H5921] me, but[H3588] [H518] evil.[H7451] And Jehoshaphat[H3092] said,[H559] Let not[H408] the king[H4428] say[H559] so.[H3651]

9. Then the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] called[H7121] [H413] an[H259] officer,[H5631] and said,[H559] Hasten[H4116] hither Micaiah[H4321] the son[H1121] of Imlah.[H3229]

10. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] and Jehoshaphat[H3092] the king[H4428] of Judah[H3063] sat[H3427] each[H376] on[H5921] his throne,[H3678] having put on[H3847] their robes,[H899] in a void place[H1637] in the entrance[H6607] of the gate[H8179] of Samaria;[H8111] and all[H3605] the prophets[H5030] prophesied[H5012] before[H6440] them.

11. And Zedekiah[H6667] the son[H1121] of Chenaanah[H3668] made[H6213] him horns[H7161] of iron:[H1270] and he said,[H559] Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the LORD,[H3068] With these[H428] shalt thou push[H5055] [H853] the Syrians,[H758] until[H5704] thou have consumed[H3615] them.

12. And all[H3605] the prophets[H5030] prophesied[H5012] so,[H3651] saying,[H559] Go up[H5927] to Ramoth-gilead,[H7433] and prosper:[H6743] for the LORD[H3068] shall deliver[H5414] it into the king's[H4428] hand.[H3027]

13. And the messenger[H4397] that[H834] was gone[H1980] to call[H7121] Micaiah[H4321] spoke[H1696] unto[H413] him, saying,[H559] Behold[H2009] now,[H4994] the words[H1697] of the prophets[H5030] declare good[H2896] unto[H413] the king[H4428] with one[H259] mouth:[H6310] let thy word,[H1697] I pray thee,[H4994] be[H1961] like the word[H1697] of one[H259] of them,[H4480] and speak[H1696] that which is good.[H2896]

14. And Micaiah[H4321] said,[H559] As the LORD[H3068] liveth,[H2416] what[H834] the LORD[H3068] saith[H559] unto[H413] me, that will I speak.[H1696]

15. So he came[H935] to[H413] the king.[H4428] And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto[H413] him, Micaiah,[H4321] shall we go[H1980] against[H413] Ramoth-gilead[H7433] to battle,[H4421] or[H518] shall we forbear?[H2308] And he answered[H559] [H413] him, Go,[H5927] and prosper:[H6743] for the LORD[H3068] shall deliver[H5414] it into the hand[H3027] of the king.[H4428]

16. And the king[H4428] said[H559] unto[H413] him, How[H5704] many[H4100] times[H6471] shall I[H589] adjure[H7650] thee that[H834] thou tell[H1696] [H413] me nothing[H3808] but[H7535] that which is true[H571] in the name[H8034] of the LORD?[H3068]

17. And he said,[H559] I saw[H7200] [H853] all[H3605] Israel[H3478] scattered[H6327] upon[H413] the hills,[H2022] as sheep[H6629] that[H834] have not[H369] a shepherd:[H7462] and the LORD[H3068] said,[H559] These[H428] have no[H3808] master:[H113] let them return[H7725] every man[H376] to his house[H1004] in peace.[H7965]

18. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] said[H559] unto[H413] Jehoshaphat,[H3092] Did I not[H3808] tell[H559] [H413] thee that he would prophesy[H5012] no[H3808] good[H2896] concerning[H5921] me, but[H3588] [H518] evil?[H7451]

19. And he said,[H559] Hear[H8085] thou therefore[H3651] the word[H1697] of the LORD:[H3068] I saw[H7200] [H853] the LORD[H3068] sitting[H3427] on[H5921] his throne,[H3678] and all[H3605] the host[H6635] of heaven[H8064] standing[H5975] by[H5921] him on his right hand[H4480] [H3225] and on his left.[H4480] [H8040]

20. And the LORD[H3068] said,[H559] Who[H4310] shall persuade[H6601] [H853] Ahab,[H256] that he may go up[H5927] and fall[H5307] at Ramoth-gilead?[H7433] And one[H2088] said[H559] on this manner,[H3541] and another[H2088] said[H559] on that manner.[H3541]

21. And there came forth[H3318] a spirit,[H7307] and stood[H5975] before[H6440] the LORD,[H3068] and said,[H559] I[H589] will persuade[H6601] him.

22. And the LORD[H3068] said[H559] unto[H413] him, Wherewith?[H4100] And he said,[H559] I will go forth,[H3318] and I will be[H1961] a lying[H8267] spirit[H7307] in the mouth[H6310] of all[H3605] his prophets.[H5030] And he said,[H559] Thou shalt persuade[H6601] him, and prevail[H3201] also:[H1571] go forth,[H3318] and do[H6213] so.[H3651]

23. Now[H6258] therefore, behold,[H2009] the LORD[H3068] hath put[H5414] a lying[H8267] spirit[H7307] in the mouth[H6310] of all[H3605] these[H428] thy prophets,[H5030] and the LORD[H3068] hath spoken[H1696] evil[H7451] concerning[H5921] thee.

24. But Zedekiah[H6667] the son[H1121] of Chenaanah[H3668] went near,[H5066] and smote[H5221] [H853] Micaiah[H4321] on[H5921] the cheek,[H3895] and said,[H559] Which[H335] way[H2088] went[H5674] the Spirit[H7307] of the LORD[H3068] from[H4480] [H854] me to speak[H1696] unto[H854] thee?

25. And Micaiah[H4321] said,[H559] Behold,[H2009] thou shalt see[H7200] in that[H1931] day,[H3117] when[H834] thou shalt go into[H935] an inner[H2315] chamber[H2315] to hide thyself.[H2247]

26. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] said,[H559] Take[H3947] [H853] Micaiah,[H4321] and carry him back[H7725] unto[H413] Amon[H526] the governor[H8269] of the city,[H5892] and to[H413] Joash[H3101] the king's[H4428] son;[H1121]

27. And say,[H559] Thus[H3541] saith[H559] the king,[H4428] Put[H7760] [H853] this[H2088] fellow in the prison,[H1004] [H3608] and feed[H398] him with bread[H3899] of affliction[H3906] and with water[H4325] of affliction,[H3906] until[H5704] I come[H935] in peace.[H7965]

28. And Micaiah[H4321] said,[H559] If[H518] thou return at all[H7725] [H7725] in peace,[H7965] the LORD[H3068] hath not[H3808] spoken[H1696] by me. And he said,[H559] Hearken,[H8085] O people,[H5971] every[H3605] one of you.

29. So the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] and Jehoshaphat[H3092] the king[H4428] of Judah[H3063] went up[H5927] to Ramoth-gilead.[H7433]

30. And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] said[H559] unto[H413] Jehoshaphat,[H3092] I will disguise myself,[H2664] and enter[H935] into the battle;[H4421] but put[H3847] thou[H859] on thy robes.[H899] And the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] disguised himself,[H2664] and went[H935] into the battle.[H4421]

31. But the king[H4428] of Syria[H758] commanded[H6680] [H853] his[H834] thirty[H7970] and two[H8147] captains that had rule over[H8269] his[H834] chariots,[H7393] saying,[H559] Fight[H3898] neither[H3808] with[H854] small[H6996] nor great,[H1419] save[H3588] [H518] only[H905] with[H854] the king[H4428] of Israel.[H3478]

32. And it came to pass,[H1961] when the captains[H8269] of the chariots[H7393] saw[H7200] [H853] Jehoshaphat,[H3092] that they[H1992] said,[H559] Surely[H389] it[H1931] is the king[H4428] of Israel.[H3478] And they turned aside[H5493] to fight[H3898] against[H5921] him: and Jehoshaphat[H3092] cried out.[H2199]

33. And it came to pass,[H1961] when the captains[H8269] of the chariots[H7393] perceived[H7200] that[H3588] it[H1931] was not[H3808] the king[H4428] of Israel,[H3478] that they turned back[H7725] from pursuing[H4480] [H310] him.

34. And a certain man[H376] drew[H4900] a bow[H7198] at a venture,[H8537] and smote[H5221] [H853] the king[H4428] of Israel[H3478] between[H996] the joints[H1694] of the harness:[H8302] wherefore he said[H559] unto the driver of his chariot,[H7395] Turn[H2015] thine hand,[H3027] and carry me out[H3318] of[H4480] the host;[H4264] for[H3588] I am wounded.[H2470]

35. And the battle[H4421] increased[H5927] that[H1931] day:[H3117] and the king[H4428] was[H1961] stayed up[H5975] in his chariot[H4818] against[H5227] the Syrians,[H758] and died[H4191] at even:[H6153] and the blood[H1818] ran out[H3332] of the wound[H4347] into[H413] the midst[H2436] of the chariot.[H7393]

36. And there went[H5674] a proclamation[H7440] throughout the host[H4264] about the going down[H935] of the sun,[H8121] saying,[H559] Every man[H376] to[H413] his city,[H5892] and every man[H376] to[H413] his own country.[H776]

37. So the king[H4428] died,[H4191] and was brought[H935] to Samaria;[H8111] and they buried[H6912] [H853] the king[H4428] in Samaria.[H8111]

38. And one washed[H7857] [H853] the chariot[H7393] in[H5921] the pool[H1295] of Samaria;[H8111] and the dogs[H3611] licked up[H3952] [H853] his blood;[H1818] and they washed[H7364] his armor;[H2185] according unto the word[H1697] of the LORD[H3068] which[H834] he spoke.[H1696]

39. Now the rest[H3499] of the acts[H1697] of Ahab,[H256] and all[H3605] that[H834] he did,[H6213] and the ivory[H8127] house[H1004] which[H834] he made,[H1129] and all[H3605] the cities[H5892] that[H834] he built,[H1129] are they[H1992] not[H3808] written[H3789] in[H5921] the book[H5612] of the chronicles[H1697] [H3117] of the kings[H4428] of Israel?[H3478]

40. So Ahab[H256] slept[H7901] with[H5973] his fathers;[H1] and Ahaziah[H274] his son[H1121] reigned[H4427] in his stead.[H8478]

41. And Jehoshaphat[H3092] the son[H1121] of Asa[H609] began to reign[H4427] over[H5921] Judah[H3063] in the fourth[H702] year[H8141] of Ahab[H256] king[H4428] of Israel.[H3478]

42. Jehoshaphat[H3092] was thirty[H7970] and five[H2568] years[H8141] old[H1121] when he began to reign;[H4427] and he reigned[H4427] twenty[H6242] and five[H2568] years[H8141] in Jerusalem.[H3389] And his mother's[H517] name[H8034] was Azubah[H5806] the daughter[H1323] of Shilhi.[H7977]

43. And he walked[H1980] in all[H3605] the ways[H1870] of Asa[H609] his father;[H1] he turned not aside[H3808] [H5493] from[H4480] it, doing[H6213] that which was right[H3477] in the eyes[H5869] of the LORD:[H3068] nevertheless[H389] the high places[H1116] were not[H3808] taken away;[H5493] for the people[H5971] offered[H2076] and burnt incense[H6999] yet[H5750] in the high places.[H1116]

44. And Jehoshaphat[H3092] made peace[H7999] with[H5973] the king[H4428] of Israel.[H3478]

45. Now the rest[H3499] of the acts[H1697] of Jehoshaphat,[H3092] and his might[H1369] that[H834] he showed,[H6213] and how[H834] he warred,[H3898] are they[H1992] not[H3808] written[H3789] in[H5921] the book[H5612] of the chronicles[H1697] [H3117] of the kings[H4428] of Judah?[H3063]

46. And the remnant[H3499] of the sodomites,[H6945] which[H834] remained[H7604] in the days[H3117] of his father[H1] Asa,[H609] he took[H1197] out of[H4480] the land.[H776]

47. There was then no[H369] king[H4428] in Edom:[H123] a deputy[H5324] was king.[H4428]

48. Jehoshaphat[H3092] made[H6213] ships[H591] of Tharshish[H8659] to go[H1980] to Ophir[H211] for gold:[H2091] but they went[H1980] not;[H3808] for[H3588] the ships[H591] were broken[H7665] at Ezion-geber.[H6100]

49. Then[H227] said[H559] Ahaziah[H274] the son[H1121] of Ahab[H256] unto[H413] Jehoshaphat,[H3092] Let my servants[H5650] go[H1980] with[H5973] thy servants[H5650] in the ships.[H591] But Jehoshaphat[H3092] would[H14] not.[H3808]

50. And Jehoshaphat[H3092] slept[H7901] with[H5973] his fathers,[H1] and was buried[H6912] with[H5973] his fathers[H1] in the city[H5892] of David[H1732] his father:[H1] and Jehoram[H3088] his son[H1121] reigned[H4427] in his stead.[H8478]

51. Ahaziah[H274] the son[H1121] of Ahab[H256] began to reign[H4427] over[H5921] Israel[H3478] in Samaria[H8111] the seventeenth[H7651] [H6240] year[H8141] of Jehoshaphat[H3092] king[H4428] of Judah,[H3063] and reigned[H4427] two years[H8141] over[H5921] Israel.[H3478]

52. And he did[H6213] evil[H7451] in the sight[H5869] of the LORD,[H3068] and walked[H1980] in the way[H1870] of his father,[H1] and in the way[H1870] of his mother,[H517] and in the way[H1870] of Jeroboam[H3379] the son[H1121] of Nebat,[H5028] who[H834] made Israel to sin:[H2398] [H853] [H3478]

53. For he served[H5647] [H853] Baal,[H1168] and worshiped[H7812] him, and provoked to anger[H3707] [H853] the LORD[H3068] God[H430] of Israel,[H3478] according to all[H3605] that[H834] his father[H1] had done.[H6213]