1. They lived three years, and there was no war between Aram and Israel.
2. It happened in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to the king of Israel,
3. and the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know Ramoth-Gilead belongs to us, and we are doing nothing about taking it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
4. Then he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to the battle for Ramoth-Gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am like you; my people are like your people; my horses are like your horses.”
5. Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire for the word of Yahweh today.”
6. Then the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead for the battle, or should I refrain?” Then they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.”
7. So Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might still inquire from him?”
8. Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man to inquire from Yahweh, but I despise him, for he never prophesies anything good concerning me, but only bad: Micaiah the son of Imlah.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say so.”
9. The king of Israel summoned a certain court official, and he said, “Quickly fetch Micaiah son of Imlah.”