When he arrived, the king asked him, "Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?". . . Then Micaiah answered, "I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the LORD said, 'These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.' "The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad...  Read More

But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?" The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, "There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I Hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.". . . So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Bring Micaiah son...  Read More

So the king of Israel brought together the prophets -- about four hundred men -- and asked them, "Shall I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?""Go," they answered, “for the Lord will give it into the king's hand."But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no longer a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?"The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, "There is still one prophet through ...  Read More

For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel. But in the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to see the king of Israel. The king of Israel had said to his officials, "Don't you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us and yet we are doing nothing to retake it from the king of Aram?"So he asked Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?"Jehoshaphat replied...  Read More

Ahab said to Elijah, "So you have found me, my enemy!""I have found you," . . .  because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of the LORD. He says, 'I am going to bring disaster on you. I will wipe out your descendants and cut off from Ahab every last male in Israel -- slave or free. I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat . . . because you have aroused my anger and have...  Read More

Some time later there was an incident involving the vineyard belonging to Naboth the Jezreelite. The vineyard was in Jezreel, close to the palace of Ahab, king of Samaria.Ahab said to Naboth. "Let me have your vineyard to use for a vegetable garden, since it is close to my palace. In exchange, I will give you a better vineyard or, if you prefer, I will pay you whatever it is worth."But Naboth repl...  Read More