4. Then Jehoshaphat added, “First seek an oracle from the Lord.”
5. So the king of Israel assembled 400 prophets and asked them, “Should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” They said, “Attack! God will hand it over to the king.”
6. But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not a prophet of the Lord still here, that we may ask him?”
7. The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom we can seek the Lord’s will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but always disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say such things!”
8. The king of Israel summoned an officer and said, “Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”