stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the
Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but dead.
[16] And it came to
pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth
the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
[17] And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
[18]
Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth,
whither he is gone down to possess it.
[19] And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD,
Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the
LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
[20] And
Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because
thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
[21] Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and
will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is
shut up and left in Israel,
[22] And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me
to anger, and made Israel to sin.
[23] And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat
Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
[24] Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him that
dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
[25] But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself
to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
[26] And he did very
abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before
the children of Israel.
[27] And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes,
and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
[28] And the word of
the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
[29] Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me?
because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I
bring the evil upon his house.
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[1] And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
[2] And it came to pass in the
third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
[3] And the king of Israel
said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the
hand of the king of Syria?
[4] And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-
gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses
as thy horses.
[5] And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the
LORD to day.
[6] Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and
said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for
the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
[7] And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet
of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?
[8] And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat,
There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for
he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
[9]
Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
[10] And the
king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in
a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
[11]
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With
these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
[12] And all the prophets prophesied
so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king's hand.
[13]
And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the
prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of
them, and speak that which is good.
[14] And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith
unto me, that will I speak.
[15] So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we
go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the
LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
[16] And the king said unto him, How many times shall I
adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
[17] And he said,
I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These
have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
[18] And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
[19] And he