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It happened in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
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The king of Israel said to his servants, "You know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and don`t take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?"
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He said to Jehoshaphat, Will you go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.
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Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Please inquire first for the word of Yahweh.
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Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? They said, Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.
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But Jehoshaphat said, Isn`t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?
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The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, there is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. Jehoshaphat said, "Don`t let the king say so."
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Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Get quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.