2. During the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went to visit Ahab king of Israel.
3. At that time Ahab asked his officers, “Do you remember that the king of Aram took Ramoth in Gilead from us? Why have we done nothing to get it back?”
4. So Ahab asked King Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight at Ramoth in Gilead?”“I will go with you,” Jehoshaphat answered. “My soldiers are yours, and my horses are yours.”
5. Jehoshaphat also said to Ahab, “But first we should ask if this is the Lord’s will.”
6. Ahab called about four hundred prophets together and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth in Gilead or not?”They answered, “Go, because the Lord will hand them over to you.”
7. But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn’t there a prophet of the Lord here? Let’s ask him what we should do.”
8. Then King Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “There is one other prophet. We could ask the Lord through him, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me, but something bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”Jehoshaphat said, “King Ahab, you shouldn’t say that!”
9. So Ahab king of Israel told one of his officers to bring Micaiah to him at once.
10. Ahab king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah had on their royal robes and were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor, near the entrance to the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were standing before them, speaking their messages.