18Now Jehoshaphat had much wealth and honor, and he became son-in-law to Ahab. ²And after some years^a he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and for the people who were with him, and urged him to go up against Ramoth-Gilead. ³And Ahab the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, “Will you go up with me to Ramoth-Gilead?” And he answered him, “I am as you are, and my people are as your people with you in war.”

⁴Then Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Seek first of all^b the word of Yahweh.” ⁵Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men. And he said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or shall we cease?” And they said, “Go up, since God will give it into the hand of the king.” ⁶Then Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here another prophet of Yahweh that we might inquire of him?” ⁷Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom to seek Yahweh, but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always^c disaster. He is Micaiah the son of Imlah.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say thus.” ⁸Then the king of Israel called to a eunuch and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah the son of Imlah.”

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Footnotes

aLiterally “at the end of years”
bLiterally “as the day”
cLiterally “all his days”