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And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel .
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And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel .
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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 ?
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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 .
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And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel , Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day .
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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.
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And Jehoshaphat said , Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?
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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.
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Then the king of Israel called an officer , and said , Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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 .
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And Micaiah said , As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak .
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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.
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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 ?
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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 .
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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat , Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil ?