2 Chronicles 18:12–27

¹²And the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Behold, the words of the prophets with one accord are favorable to the king. Let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.” ¹³But Micaiah said, ^e“As the Lord lives, ^fwhat my God says, that I will speak.” ¹⁴And when he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” And he answered, “Go up and triumph; they will be given into your hand.” ¹⁵But the king said to him, “How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” ¹⁶And he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, ^gas sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master; let each return to his home in peace.’ ” ¹⁷And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?” ¹⁸And Micaiah said, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: ^hI saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. ¹⁹And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab the king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said one thing, and another said another. ²⁰Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ ²¹And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be ⁱa lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’ ²²Now therefore behold, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. The Lord has declared disaster concerning you.”

²³Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near ^jand struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the Spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to you?” ²⁴And Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.” ²⁵And the king of Israel said, “Seize Micaiah and take him back to Amon ^kthe governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son, ²⁶and say, ‘Thus says the king, ^lPut this fellow in prison and feed him with meager rations of bread and water until I return in peace.’ ” ²⁷And Micaiah said, “If you return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.” And he said, ^m“Hear, all you peoples!”