II Chronicles 18 · דברי הימים ב

Now Yehoshafat had riches and honour in abundance, and he allied himself by marriage with Aĥ᾽av.

And after certain years he went down to Aĥ᾽av to Shomron. And Aĥ᾽av killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramot-gil῾ad.

And Aĥ᾽av king of Yisra᾽el said to Yehoshafat king of Yehuda, Wilt thou go with me to Ramot-gil῾ad? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people are as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

And Yehoshafat said to the king of Yisra᾽el, Inquire, I pray thee, of the word of the Lord to day.

Therefore the king of Yisra᾽el gathered together prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go to Ramot-gil῾ad to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.

But Yehoshafat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him?

And the king of Yisra᾽el said to Yehoshafat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good to me, but always evil: he is Mikhayehu the son of Yimla. And Yehoshafat said, Let not the king say so.

So the king of Yisra᾽el called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Mikhayehu the son of Yimla.

And the king of Yisra᾽el and Yehoshafat king of Yehuda sat each of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Shomeron; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

And Żidqiyyahu the son of Kena῾ana had made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus says the Lord, With these thou shalt push Aram until they are wiped out.

And all the prophets prophesied in the same sense, saying, Go up to Ramot-gil῾ad, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

And the messenger that went to call Mikhayehu spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

And Mikhayehu said, As the Lord lives, even what my God says, that will I speak.

And when he was come to the king, the king said to him, Mikha, shall we go to Ramot-gil῾ad to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing to me but the truth in the name of the Lord?

Then he said, I saw all Yisra᾽el scattered upon the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

And the king of Yisra᾽el said to Yehoshafat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good to me but only evil?

And he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

And the Lord said, Who will entice Aĥ᾽av king of Yisra᾽el, that he may go up and fall at Ramot-gil῾ad? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

Then the spirit came forward, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said to him, With what?

And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do so.

Now therefore, behold the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against thee.

Then Żidqiyyahu the son of Kena῾ana came near, and smote Mikhayehu upon the cheek, and said, Which way did the spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to thee?

And Mikhayehu said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

Then the king of Yisra᾽el said, Take Mikhayehu, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Yo᾽ash the king’s son;

and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with scant bread and with scant water, until I return in peace.

And Mikhayehu said, If thou at all return in peace, then the Lord has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all you people.

So the king of Yisra᾽el and Yehoshafat the king of Yehuda went up to Ramot-gil῾ad.

And the king of Yisra᾽el said to Yehoshafat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but do thou put on thy robes. So the king of Yisra᾽el disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

Now the king of Aram had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Do not fight with small or great, but only with the king of Yisra᾽el.

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Yehoshafat, that they said, It is the king of Yisra᾽el. Therefore they surrounded him to fight: but Yehoshafat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God drew them away from him.

For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Yisra᾽el, they turned back from pursuing him.

And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Yisra᾽el between the joints of the armour: so he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am badly wounded.

And the battle increased that day: but the king of Yisra᾽el propped himself up in his chariot against Aram until evening: and about the time of sunset he died.