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The Second Book of Chronicles, starting at chapter 16
{16:1} In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha
king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might
not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. {16:2}
Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house
of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of
Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying, {16:3} "Let there be a treaty
between me and you, as there was between my father and your father.
Behold, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with
Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."
{16:4} Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his
armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, and Dan,
and Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. {16:5} It
happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah,
and let his work cease. {16:6} Then Asa the king took all Judah; and
they carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which
Baasha had built; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah. {16:7} At
that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him,
"Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on
the LORD your God, therefore is the army of the king of Syria escaped
out of your hand. {16:8} Weren't the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge
army, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? Yet, because you
relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand. {16:9} For the
eyes of the LORD run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to
show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect
toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you
shall have wars."
{16:10} Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison;
for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed
some of the people at the same time. {16:11} Behold, the acts of Asa,
first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of
Judah and Israel. {16:12} In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa
was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his
disease he didn't seek the LORD, but to the physicians. {16:13} Asa
slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his
reign. {16:14} They buried him in his own tombs, which he had dug out
for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was
filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by the
perfumers' art: and they made a very great burning for him.
{17:1} Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened
himself against Israel. {17:2} He placed forces in all the fortified
cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the
cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. {17:3} The LORD was
with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father
David, and didn't seek the Baals, {17:4} but sought to the God of his
father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of
Israel. {17:5} Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand;
and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and
honor in abundance. {17:6} His heart was lifted up in the ways of the
LORD: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out
of Judah. {17:7} Also in the third year of his reign he sent his
princes, even Ben Hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and
Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; {17:8} and with them the
Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and
Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and
Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the
priests. {17:9} They taught in Judah, having the scroll of the Torah
of the LORD with them; and they went about throughout all the cities
of Judah, and taught among the people. {17:10} The fear of the LORD
fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that
they made no war against Jehoshaphat. {17:11} Some of the Philistines
brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians
also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and
seven thousand and seven hundred male goats. {17:12} Jehoshaphat grew
great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.
{17:13} He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war,
mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem. {17:14} This was the numbering of
them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of
thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three
hundred thousand; {17:15} and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and
with him two hundred eighty thousand; {17:16} and next to him Amasiah
the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD; and with
him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor. {17:17} Of Benjamin:
Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed
with bow and shield; {17:18} and next to him Jehozabad and with him
one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war. {17:19} These were
those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the
fortified cities throughout all Judah.
{18:1} Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he
joined affinity with Ahab. {18:2} After certain 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. {18:3} 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." {18:4} Jehoshaphat said to the king of
Israel, "Please inquire first for the word of the LORD."
{18:5} 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."
{18:6} But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of the LORD
besides, that we may inquire of him?"
{18:7} The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man
by whom we may inquire of the LORD; 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."
{18:8} Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, "Get
Micaiah the son of Imla quickly."
{18:9} Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat
each 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. {18:10} Zedekiah the son of
Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, "Thus says the LORD, 'With
these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.'"
{18:11} All the prophets prophesied so, saying, "Go up to Ramoth
Gilead, and prosper; for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the
king."
{18:12} 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."
{18:13} Micaiah said, "As the LORD lives, what my God says, that
will I speak."
{18:14} 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."
{18:15} The king said to him, "How many times shall I adjure you
that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD?"
{18:16} He said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as
sheep that have no shepherd. The LORD said, 'These have no master. Let
them return every man to his house in peace.'"
{18:17} The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn't I tell you
that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?"
{18:18} Micaiah said, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw
the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on
his right hand and on his left. {18:19} The LORD said, 'Who shall
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.
{18:20} A spirit came out, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will
entice him.'
"The LORD said to him, 'How?'
{18:21} "He said, 'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in
the mouth of all his prophets.'
"He said, 'You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go forth, and
do so.'
{18:22} "Now therefore, behold, the LORD has put a lying spirit in
the mouth of these your prophets; and the LORD has spoken evil
concerning you."
{18:23} Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck
Micaiah on the cheek, and said, "Which way did the Spirit of the LORD
go from me to speak to you?"
{18:24} Micaiah said, "Behold, you shall see on that day, when you
shall go into an inner room to hide yourself."
{18:25} 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; {18:26}
and say, 'Thus says 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."'"
{18:27} Micaiah said, "If you return at all in peace, the LORD has
not spoken by me." He said, "Listen, you peoples, all of you!" {18:28}
So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to
Ramoth Gilead. {18:29} 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. {18:30} Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of
his chariots, saying, "Fight neither with small nor great, except only
with the king of Israel."
{18:31} It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw
Jehoshaphat, that they said, "It is the king of Israel!" Therefore
they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out,
and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
{18:32} It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was
not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
{18:33} 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 your hand, and carry me out of the army;
for I am severely wounded." {18:34} The battle increased that day.
However the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against
the Syrians until the evening; and about the time of the going down of
the sun, he died.
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