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2 Chronicles 18: The False Prophets, King Ahab’s Arrogance and Jehoshaphat’s Alliance – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | The Battle of Ramoth Gilead and Micaiah’s Prophecy
Immerse yourself in the riveting events of 2 Chronicles 18 with this clear and engaging audio recording. Listen to the story of the false prophets and their deceitful advice to King Ahab, Ahab’s haughty ambition jeopardizing his alliance with Jehoshaphat, and the intense Battle of Ramoth Gilead. Discover the extraordinary prophecy of the prophet Micaiah, whose unwavering faith in God contradicts the popular opinion. Perfect for study, reflection, or meditation, let the Scripture come alive. Follow the prompts for the audio translation.
2 CHRONICLES 18 (NIV)
1 Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab
by marriage.
2 Some years later he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab
slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged
him to attack Ramoth Gilead.
3 Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of
Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?”
Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will
join you in the war.”
4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel,
“First seek the counsel of the Lord.”
5 So the king of Israel brought together the prophets—four hundred men—and
asked them, “Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?”
“Go,” they answered, “for God will give it into the king’s hand.”
6 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom
we can inquire of?”
7 The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, “There is still one prophet through
whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies
anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.”
“The king should not say such a thing,” Jehoshaphat replied.
8 So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah
son of Imlah at once.”
9 Dressed in their royal robes, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of
Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of
the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
10 Now
Zedekiah son of Kenaanah had made iron horns, and he declared, “This is what
the Lord says: ‘With these you will gore the Arameans until they are
destroyed.’”
11 All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. “Attack Ramoth
Gilead and be victorious,” they said, “for the Lord will give it into the
king’s hand.”
12 The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, “Look, the other
prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word
agree with theirs, and speak favorably.”
13 But Micaiah said, “As surely as the Lord lives, I can tell him only what my
God says.”
14 When he arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against
Ramoth Gilead, or shall I not?”
“Attack and be victorious,” he answered, “for they will be given into your
hand.”
15 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to tell me
nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”
16 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep
without a shepherd, and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each
one go home in peace.’”
17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he never
prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?”
18 Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord
sitting on his throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing on his right
and on his left.
19 And the Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel
into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?’
“One suggested this, and another that.
20 Finally, a spirit came forward,
stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’
“‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.
21 “‘I will go and be a deceiving spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’
he said.
“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
22 “So now the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouths of these prophets
of yours. The Lord has decreed disaster for you.”
23 Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah went up and slapped Micaiah in the face.
“Which way did the spirit from the Lord go when he went from me to speak to
you?” he asked.
24 Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner
room.”
25 The king of Israel then ordered, “Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon
the ruler of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
26 and say, ‘This is what
the king says: Put this fellow in prison and give him nothing but bread and
water until I return safely.’”
27 Micaiah declared, “If you ever return safely, the Lord has not spoken
through me.” Then he added, “Mark my words, all you people!”
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth
Gilead.
29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in
disguise, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised
himself and went into battle.
30 Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with
anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
31 When the chariot
commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, “This is the king of Israel.” So
they turned to attack him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him.
God drew them away from him,
32 for when the chariot commanders saw that he
was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him.
33 But someone drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the
breastplate and the scale armor. The king told the chariot driver, “Wheel
around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.”
34 All day long the
battle raged, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot facing
the Arameans until evening. Then at sunset he died.