Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. He told them, "Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a ...  Read More

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.  . . . When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, "This is the king of Israel." So they turned to attack him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him, for when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him. But someone drew...  Read More

When he arrived, the king asked him, "Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall we not?"  . . . Then Micaiah answered, "I saw all Israel scattered on the hill like sheep without a shepherd," . . . Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing on His right and on His left. And the LORD said,...  Read More

All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. "Attack Ramoth Gilead and be victorious," they said, "for the LORD will give it into the king's hand."The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, "Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably."But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I...  Read More

Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and he aligned himself with Ahab by marriage. Some years later, he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to attack Ramoth Gilead. Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat replied, "I am as you are, and my p...  Read More

Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his ancestors.  . . . Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king . . . The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel. The LORD established the kingdom under his cont...  Read More