1 S yria and Israel continued without war for three years.

And they sit still three years, there is no war between Aram and Israel,

2 I n the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

and it cometh to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat king of Judah cometh down unto the king of Israel,

3 A nd king of Israel said to his servants, Do you know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we keep silence and do not take it from the king of Syria?

and the king of Israel saith unto his servants, `Have ye not known that ours Ramoth-Gilead? and we are keeping silent from taking it out of the hand of the king of Aram!'

4 A nd said to Jehoshaphat, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead to battle? Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.

And he saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Dost thou go with me to battle Ramoth-Gilead?' and Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, `As I am, so thou; as my people, so thy people; as my horses, so thy horses.'

5 B ut Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray you, for the word of the Lord today.

And Jehoshaphat saith unto the king of Israel, `Seek, I pray thee, to-day, the word of Jehovah;'

6 T hen king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about 400 men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I hold back? And they said, Go up, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.

and the king of Israel gathereth the prophets, about four hundred men, and saith unto them, `Do I go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or do I forbear?' and they say, `Go up, and the Lord doth give into the hand of the king.'

7 J ehoshaphat said, Is there not another prophet of the Lord here whom we may ask?

And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, and we seek by him?'

8 k ing of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good for me, but evil. Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say that.

And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Yet -- one man to seek Jehovah by him, and I have hated him, for he doth not prophesy concerning me good, but evil -- Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, `Let not the king say so.'

9 T hen king of Israel told an officer, Bring quickly Micaiah son of Imlah.

And the king of Israel calleth unto a certain eunuch, and saith, `Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'

10 N ow the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting in robes, each on his throne in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah are sitting, each on his throne, clothed with garments, in a threshing-floor, at the opening of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets are prophesying before them.

11 A nd Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron and said, Thus says the Lord: With these you shall push the Syrians until they are destroyed.

And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah maketh for himself horns of iron, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah, By these thou dost push the Aramaeans till they are consumed;'

12 A nd all the prophets agreed, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king’s hand.

and all the prophets are prophesying so, saying, `Go up to Ramoth-Gilead, and prosper, and Jehovah hath given into the hand of the king.'

13 T he messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, Behold now, the prophets unanimously declare good to the king. Let your answer, I pray you, be like theirs, and say what is good.

And the messenger who hath gone to call Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, `Lo, I pray thee, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, good towards the king; let it be, I pray thee, thy word as the word of one of them -- and thou hast spoken good.'

14 B ut Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, I will speak what the Lord says to me.

And Micaiah saith, `Jehovah liveth; surely that which Jehovah saith unto me -- it I speak.'

15 S o he came to the king. King said, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we hold back? And he answered, Go and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king’s hand.

And he cometh in unto the king, and the king saith unto him, `Micaiah, do we go unto Ramoth-Gilead, to battle, or do we forbear?' and he saith unto him, `Go up, and prosper, and Jehovah hath given into the hand of the king.'

16 A nd the king said to him, How many times must I charge you to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?

And the king saith unto him, `How many times am I adjuring thee that thou speak nothing unto me but truth in the name of Jehovah?'

17 A nd he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills as sheep that have no shepherd, and the Lord said, These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace.

And he saith, `I have seen all Israel scattered on the hills as sheep that have no shepherd, and Jehovah saith, These have no master; they turn back each to his house in peace.'

18 T hen the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Have I not said unto thee, He doth not prophesy of me good, but evil?'

19 A nd Micaiah said, 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 hand and on His left.

And he saith, `Therefore, hear a word of Jehovah; I have seen Jehovah sitting on His throne, and all the host of the heavens standing by Him, on His right and on His left;

20 A nd the Lord said, Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? One said this way, another said that way.

and Jehovah saith, Who doth entice Ahab, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? and this one saith thus, and that one is saying thus.

21 T hen there came forth a spirit and stood before the Lord and said, I will entice him.

`And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I -- I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what?

22 T he Lord said to him, By what means? And he said, I will go forth and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets. said, You shall entice him and succeed also. Go forth and do it.

and he saith, I go out, and have been a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets; and He saith, Thou dost entice, and also thou art able; go out and do so.

23 S o the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets; and the Lord has spoken evil concerning you.

And now, lo, Jehovah hath put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and Jehovah hath spoken concerning thee -- evil.'

24 B ut Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak to you?

And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah draweth nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, `Where this -- he hath passed over -- the Spirit of Jehovah -- from me to speak with thee?'

25 M icaiah said, Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.

And Micaiah saith, `Lo, thou art seeing on that day, when thou goest in to the innermost chamber to be hidden.'

26 k ing of Israel said, Take Micaiah, carry him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,

And the king of Israel saith, `Take Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head of the city, and unto Joash son of the king,

27 A nd say, The king says, Put this fellow in prison and feed him with bread and water of affliction until I come in peace.

and thou hast said, Thus said the king, Place ye this one in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my coming in peace.'

28 M icaiah said, If you return at all in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me. He, Hear, O people, every one of you!

And Micaiah saith, `If thou at all return in peace -- Jehovah hath not spoken by me;' and he saith, `Hear, O peoples, all of them.'

29 S o king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

And the king of Israel goeth up, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, to Ramoth-Gilead.

30 A nd the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself and enter the battle, but you put on your clothing. And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battle.

And the king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat to disguise himself, and to go into battle, `And thou, put on thy garments.' And the king of Israel disguiseth himself, and goeth into battle.

31 B ut the king of Syria had commanded the thirty-two captains of his chariots, Fight neither with small nor great, but only with king of Israel.

And the king of Aram commanded the heads of the charioteers whom he hath -- thirty and two -- saying, `Ye do not fight with small or with great, but with the king of Israel by himself.'

32 A nd when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. They turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.

And it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they said, `He only the king of Israel;' and they turn aside to him to fight, and Jehoshaphat crieth out,

33 A nd when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

and it cometh to pass, at the heads of the charioteers seeing that he not the king of Israel, that they turn back from after him.

34 B ut a certain man drew a bow at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. So he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn around and carry me out of the army, for I am wounded.

And a man hath drawn with a bow, in his simplicity, and smiteth the king of Israel between the joinings and the coat of mail, and he saith to his charioteer, `Turn thy hand, and take me out from the camp, for I have become sick.'

35 T he battle increased that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians, and at nightfall he died. And the blood of his wound flowed onto the floor of the chariot.

And the battle increaseth on that day, and the king hath been caused to stand in the chariot, over-against Aram, and he dieth in the evening, and the blood of the wound runneth out unto the midst of the chariot,

36 A nd there went a cry throughout the army about sundown, saying, Every man to his city and his own country,

and he causeth the cry to pass over through the camp, at the going in of the sun, saying, `Each unto his city, and each unto his land.'

37 F or the king is dead! And was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.

And the king dieth, and cometh into Samaria, and they bury the king in Samaria;

38 A nd they washed chariot by the pool of Samaria, where the harlots bathed, and the dogs licked up his blood, as the Lord had predicted.

and rinseth the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs lick his blood -- when the armour they had washed -- according to the word of Jehovah that He spake.

39 T he rest of Ahab’s acts, all he did, the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

And the rest of the matters of Ahab, and all that he did, and the house of ivory that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

40 S o Ahab slept with his fathers. Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

And Ahab lieth with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigneth in his stead.

41 J ehoshaphat son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

And Jehoshaphat son of Asa hath reigned over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel,

42 J ehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

Jehoshaphat a son of thirty and five years in his reigning, and twenty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

43 H e walked in all the ways or customs of Asa his father, never swerving from it, doing right in the sight of the Lord. However, the high places were not taken away; for the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.

And he walketh in all the way of Asa his father, he hath not turned aside from it, to do that which right in the eyes of Jehovah; only the high places have not turned aside, yet are the people sacrificing and making perfume in high places.

44 A nd Jehoshaphat made peace with Israel’s king.

And Jehoshaphat maketh peace with the king of Israel;

45 T he rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, his might that he showed and how he warred, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

and the rest of the matters of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he got, and with which he fought, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?

46 A nd the remnant of the sodomites (the male cult prostitutes) who remained in the days of his father Asa, expelled from the country.

And the remnant of the whoremongers who were left in the days of Asa his father he took away out of the land;

47 T here was no king in Edom; a deputy was acting king.

and there is no king in Edom; he set up a king.

48 J ehoshaphat ordered ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

Jehoshaphat made ships at Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they went not, for the ships were broken in Ezion-Geber.

49 W hen Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with your servants in the ships, Jehoshaphat refused.

Then said Ahaziah son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, `Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships;' and Jehoshaphat was not willing.

50 J ehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of David his father. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

And Jehoshaphat lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoram his son reigneth in his stead.

51 A haziah son of Ahab began his two-year reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.

Ahaziah son of Ahab hath reigned over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigneth over Israel two years,

52 H e did evil in the sight of the Lord and walked in the ways of his father and of his mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who made Israel sin.

and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and walketh in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat who caused Israel to sin,

53 H e served Baal and worshiped him and provoked the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger in all the ways his father had done.

and serveth the Baal, and boweth himself to it, and provoketh Jehovah, God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.