2 Chronicles 18:1–8

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab

¹Now ^aJehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.

^2aSome years later he went down to visit Ahab at Samaria. And Ahab slaughtered many sheep and oxen for him and the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against Ramoth-gilead.

³Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And he said to him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people, and we will be with you in the battle.”

⁴Moreover, Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire ¹first for the word of the Lord.”

⁵Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” And they said, “Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king.”

⁶But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not yet a prophet of the Lord here that we may inquire of him?”

⁷The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me but always evil. He is Micaiah, son of Imla.” But Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”

Ahab’s False Prophets Assure Victory

⁸Then the king of Israel called an officer and said, “¹Bring quickly Micaiah, Imla’s son.”