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1 Kings 22 – King James Version (KJV)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:1 - And they continued H3427 three H7969 years H8141 without H369 war H4421 between H996 Syria H758 and H996 Israel. H3478
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:2 - And it came to pass H1961 in H8141 the third H7992 year, H8141 that H3381 Jehoshaphat H3092 the king H4428 of Judah H3063 came down H3381 to H413 the king H4428 of Israel. H3478
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:3 - And H559 the king H4428 of Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 his servants, H5650 Know ye H3045 that H3588 Ramoth H7433 in Gilead H1568 is ours, and we H587 be still, H2814 and take H3947 it H853 not H3947 out of the hand H3027 of the king H4428 of Syria? H758
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:4 - And he said H559 unto H413 Jehoshaphat, H3092 Wilt thou go H3212 with me H854 to battle H4421 to Ramothgilead? H7433 H1568 And H559 Jehoshaphat H3092 said H559 to H413 the king H4428 of Israel, H3478 I H3644 am as thou H3644 art, my people H5971 as thy people, H5971 my horses H5483 as thy horses. H5483
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:5 - And H559 Jehoshaphat H3092 said H559 unto H413 the king H4428 of Israel, H3478 Enquire, H1875 I pray thee, H4994 at H853 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 to day. H3117
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:6 - Then H6908 the king H4428 of Israel H3478 gathered H6908 the prophets H5030 together, H6908 about four H702 hundred H3967 men, H376 and said H559 unto them, H413 Shall I go H3212 against H5921 Ramothgilead H7433 H1568 to battle, H4421 or H518 shall I forbear? H2308 And they said, H559 Go up; H5927 for H5414 the Lord H136 shall deliver H5414 it into the hand H3027 of the king. H4428
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:7 - And H559 Jehoshaphat H3092 said, H559 Is there not H369 here H6311 a prophet H5030 of the LORD H3068 besides, H5750 that we might enquire H1875 of him? H853
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:8 - And H559 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 whom H853 we may enquire H1875 of the LORD: H3068 but I H589 hate him; H8130 for H3588 he doth H5012 not H3808 prophesy H5012 good H2896 concerning me, H5921 but H3588 H518 evil. H7451 And H559 Jehoshaphat H3092 said, H559 Let H559 not H408 the king H4428 say H559 so. H3651
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:9 - Then H7121 the king H4428 of Israel H3478 called H7121 an H259 officer, H5631 and said, H559 Hasten H4116 hither Micaiah H4321 the son H1121 of Imlah. H3229
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:10 - 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 them. H6440
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:11 - And H6213 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 the Syrians, H758 until H5704 thou have consumed them. H3615
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:12 - And all H3605 the prophets H5030 prophesied H5012 so, H3651 saying, H559 Go up H5927 to Ramothgilead, H7433 H1568 and prosper: H6743 for H5414 the LORD H3068 shall deliver H5414 it into H3027 the king's H4428 hand. H3027

Micaiah Predicts Defeat

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:13 - And the messenger H4397 that H834 was gone H1980 to call H7121 Micaiah H4321 spake H1696 unto him, H413 saying, H559 Behold H2009 now, H4994 the words H1697 of the prophets H5030 declare good H2896 unto H413 the king H4428 with H6310 one H259 mouth: H6310 let H1961 thy word, H1697 I pray thee, H4994 be H1961 like the word H1697 of one H259 of them, H1992 and speak H1696 that which is good. H2896
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:14 - And H559 Micaiah H4321 said, H559 As the LORD H3068 liveth, H2416 what H834 the LORD H3068 saith H559 unto me, H413 that H853 will I speak. H1696
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:15 - So he came H935 to H413 the king. H4428 And H559 the king H4428 said H559 unto him, H413 Micaiah, H4321 shall we go H3212 against H413 Ramothgilead H7433 H1568 to battle, H4421 or H518 shall we forbear? H2308 And he answered H559 him, H413 Go, H5927 and prosper: H6743 for H5414 the LORD H3068 shall deliver H5414 it into the hand H3027 of the king. H4428
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:16 - And H559 the king H4428 said H559 unto him, H413 How many H5704 H4100 times H6471 shall H7650 I H589 adjure thee H7650 that H834 thou tell H1696 me H413 nothing H3808 but H7535 that which is true H571 in the name H8034 of the LORD? H3068
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:17 - And he said, H559 I saw H7200 all H3605 Israel H3478 scattered H6327 upon H413 the hills, H2022 as sheep H6629 that H834 have not H369 a shepherd: H7462 and H559 the LORD H3068 said, H559 These have H428 no H3808 master: H113 let them return H7725 every man H376 to his house H1004 in peace. H7965
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:18 - And H559 the king H4428 of Israel H3478 said H559 unto H413 Jehoshaphat, H3092 Did I H559 not H3808 tell H559 thee H413 that he would prophesy H5012 no H3808 good H2896 concerning me, H5921 but H3588 H518 evil? H7451
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:19 - And he said, H559 Hear thou H8085 therefore H3651 the word H1697 of the LORD: H3068 I saw H7200 the LORD H3068 sitting H3427 on H5921 his throne, H3678 and all H3605 the host H6635 of heaven H8064 standing H5975 by him H5921 on his right hand H3225 and on his left. H8040
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:20 - And H559 the LORD H3068 said, H559 Who H4310 shall persuade H6601 Ahab, H256 that he may go up H5927 and fall H5307 at Ramothgilead? H7433 H1568 And H559 one H2088 said H559 on this manner, H3541 and another H2088 said H559 on that manner. H3541
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:21 - And there came forth H3318 a spirit, H7307 and stood H5975 before H6440 the LORD, H3068 and said, H559 I H589 will persuade him. H6601
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:22 - And H559 the LORD H3068 said H559 unto him, H413 Wherewith? H3964 And he said, H559 I will go forth, H3318 and I will be H1961 a H7307 lying H8267 spirit H7307 in the mouth H6310 of all H3605 his prophets. H5030 And he said, H559 Thou shalt persuade H6601 him, and H1571 prevail H3201 also: H1571 go forth, H3318 and do H6213 so. H3651
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:23 - Now therefore, H6258 behold, H2009 the LORD H3068 hath put H5414 a H7307 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 thee. H5921
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:24 - But H5066 Zedekiah H6667 the son H1121 of Chenaanah H3668 went near, H5066 and smote H5221 Micaiah H4321 on H5921 the cheek, H3895 and said, H559 Which way H335 H2088 went H5674 the Spirit H7307 of the LORD H3068 from me H854 to speak H1696 unto thee? H853
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:25 - And H559 Micaiah H4321 said, H559 Behold, thou H2005 shalt see H7200 in H3117 that H1931 day, H3117 when H834 thou shalt go H935 into an inner chamber H2315 H2315 to hide thyself. H2247
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:26 - And H559 the king H4428 of Israel H3478 said, H559 Take H3947 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
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:27 - And say, H559 Thus H3541 saith H559 the king, H4428 Put H7760 this H2088 fellow in the prison, H1004 H3608 and feed him H398 with bread H3899 of affliction H3906 and with water H4325 of affliction, H3906 until H5704 I come H935 in peace. H7965
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:28 - And H559 Micaiah H4321 said, H559 If H518 thou return H7725 at all H7725 in peace, H7965 the LORD H3068 hath H1696 not H3808 spoken H1696 by me. And he said, H559 Hearken, H8085 O people, H5971 every one of you. H3605

Defeat and Death of Ahab

(2Ch 18:28–34 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:29 - So H5927 the king H4428 of Israel H3478 and Jehoshaphat H3092 the king H4428 of Judah H3063 went up H5927 to Ramothgilead. H7433 H1568
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:30 - And H559 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 H859 put H3847 thou H859 on H3847 thy robes. H899 And H2664 the king H4428 of Israel H3478 disguised himself, H2664 and went H935 into the battle. H4421
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:31 - But the king H4428 of Syria H758 commanded H6680 his thirty H7970 and two H8147 captains that had rule over H8269 his chariots, H7393 saying, H559 Fight H3898 neither H3808 with H854 small H6996 nor H854 great, H1419 save H3588 H518 only H905 with H854 the king H4428 of Israel. H3478
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:32 - And it came to pass, H1961 when H7200 the captains H8269 of the chariots H7393 saw H7200 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 him: H5921 and H2199 Jehoshaphat H3092 cried out. H2199
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:33 - And it came to pass, H1961 when H7200 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 him. H310
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:34 - And a certain man H376 drew H4900 a bow H7198 at a venture, H8537 and smote H5221 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 H3318 out H4480 of the host; H4264 for H3588 I am wounded. H2470
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:35 - And H5927 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 H3332 the blood H1818 ran out H3332 of the wound H4347 into H413 the midst H2436 of the chariot. H7393
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:36 - 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
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:37 - So H4191 the king H4428 died, H4191 and was brought H935 to Samaria; H8111 and they buried H6912 the king H4428 in Samaria. H8111
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:38 - And one washed H7857 the chariot H7393 in H5921 the pool H1295 of Samaria; H8111 and H3952 the dogs H3611 licked up H3952 his blood; H1818 and H2185 they washed H7364 his armour; H2185 according unto the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 which H834 he spake. H1696
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:39 - Now the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Ahab, H256 and all H3605 that H834 he did, H6213 and H1004 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
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:40 - So H7901 Ahab H256 slept H7901 with H5973 his fathers; H1 and H4427 Ahaziah H274 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead. H8478

The New Rulers

(2Ch 20:31—21:1 )
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:41 - And Jehoshaphat H3092 the son H1121 of Asa H609 began to reign H4427 over H5921 Judah H3063 in the H8141 fourth H702 year H8141 of Ahab H256 king H4428 of Israel. H3478
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:42 - Jehoshaphat H3092 was thirty H7970 and five H2568 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign; H4427 and H6242 he reigned H4427 twenty H6242 and five H2568 years H8141 in Jerusalem. H3389 And H8034 his mother's H517 name H8034 was Azubah H5806 the daughter H1323 of Shilhi. H7977
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:43 - And he walked H3212 in all H3605 the ways H1870 of Asa H609 his father; H1 he turned H5493 not H3808 aside H5493 from it, H4480 doing H6213 that which was right H3477 in the eyes H5869 of the LORD: H3068 nevertheless H389 the high places H1116 were H5493 not H3808 taken away; H5493 for the people H5971 offered H2076 and burnt incense H6999 yet H5750 in the high places. H1116
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:44 - And H7999 Jehoshaphat H3092 made peace H7999 with H5973 the king H4428 of Israel. H3478
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:45 - Now the rest H3499 of the acts H1697 of Jehoshaphat, H3092 and his might H1369 that H834 he shewed, 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
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:46 - And the remnant H3499 of the sodomites, H6945 which H834 remained H7604 in the days H3117 of H609 his father H1 Asa, H609 he took H1197 out H4480 of the land. H776
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:47 - There was then H4428 no H369 king H4428 in Edom: H123 a deputy H5324 was king. H4428
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:48 - Jehoshaphat H3092 made H6213 ships H591 of Tharshish H8659 to go H3212 to Ophir H211 for gold: H2091 but H3808 they went H1980 not; H3808 for H3588 the ships H591 were broken H7665 at Eziongeber. H6100
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:49 - Then H227 said H559 Ahaziah H274 the son H1121 of Ahab H256 unto H413 Jehoshaphat, H3092 Let H3212 my servants H5650 go H3212 with H5973 thy servants H5650 in the ships. H591 But H3808 Jehoshaphat H3092 would H14 not. H3808
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:50 - And H7901 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 H4427 Jehoram H3088 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead. H8478
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:51 - 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
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:52 - And he did H6213 evil H7451 in the sight H5869 of the LORD, H3068 and walked H3212 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 H2398 Israel H3478 to sin: H2398
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:53 - For he served H5647 Baal, H1168 and worshipped H7812 him, and provoked to anger H3707 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel, H3478 according to all H3605 that H834 his father H1 had done. H6213
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