18Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor. He joined forces with Ahab by getting married to Ahab’s daughter. ²Some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria. Ahab killed a lot of sheep and cattle for him and the people who were with him. Ahab tried to get Jehoshaphat to attack Ramoth Gilead. ³Ahab was the king of Israel. He spoke to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. He asked, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?”

Jehoshaphat replied, “Yes. I’ll go with you. My men will also go with you. We’ll join you in the war.” ⁴He continued, “First ask the Lord for advice.”

⁵So the king of Israel brought 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead? Or should I stay here?”

“Go,” they answered. “God will hand it over to you.”

⁶But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord here? If there is, ask him what we should do.”

⁷The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat. He said, “There is still one other man we can go to. We can ask the Lord for advice through him. But I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me. He only prophesies bad things. His name is Micaiah. He’s the son of Imlah.”

“You shouldn’t say bad things about him,” Jehoshaphat replied.

⁸So the king of Israel called for one of his officials. He told him, “Bring Micaiah, the son of Imlah, at once.”

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