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1 Kings · read by Daniel Kenaston
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1 Kings 22
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Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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who said to his servants, "Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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So he asked Jehoshaphat, "Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?" Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, "I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, "Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I refrain?" "Go up," they replied, "and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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The king of Israel answered, "There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah." "The king should not say that!" Jehoshaphat replied.Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, "Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, "This is what the LORD says: 'With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.'"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, "Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, "Behold now, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, "Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?" "Go up and triumph," Micaiah replied, "for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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But the king said to him, "How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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So Micaiah declared: "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 return home in peace.'"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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And the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?' And one suggested this, and another that.Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' asked the LORD.Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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And he replied, 'I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' 'You will surely entice him and prevail,' said the LORD. 'Go and do it.'Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face, and demanded, "Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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Micaiah replied, "You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room."Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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And the king of Israel declared, "Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son,Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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and tell them that this is what the king says: 'Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.'"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling
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But Micaiah replied, "If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me." Then he added, "Take heed, all you people!"Read from KJV · Micaiah, Notorious for Truth Telling