Lexham English Bible

1 Kings 22:26-33 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

26. The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the commander of the city and to Jehoash the son of the king;

27. and say, ‘Thus says the king: “Put this fellow in the house of imprisonment and feed him reduced rations of food and water until I come in peace.” ’ ”

28. Then Micaiah said, “If you indeed return in peace, then Yahweh has not spoken with me.” Then he said, “Let all the peoples hear!”

29. Then the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead.

30. Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into the battle, but you wear your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and he went into the battle.

31. The king of Aram commanded his thirty-two chariot commanders, saying, “You shall not fight with small or great, but only against the king of Israel, him alone!”

32. When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “Surely he is the king of Israel,” and they turned to fight against him, so Jehoshaphat called out.

33. When the chariot commanders saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.