The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

[posthuman]

The Lord said, ​

‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ ​

And one said this while another said that. ​

(2 Chronicles 18:19 NASB) ​

 

[posthuman]

Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ​

‘I will entice him.’ And the Lord said to him, ​

‘How?’ ​

(2 Chronicles 18:20 NASB) ​

 

[posthuman]

He said, ​

‘I will go and be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ ​

Then He said, ​

‘You are to entice him and prevail also. Go and do so.’ ​

(2 Chronicles 18:21 NASB) ​

 

[posthuman]

Now therefore, behold, the Lord has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of these your prophets, ​

for the Lord has proclaimed disaster against you.” ​

(2 Chronicles 18:22 NASB) ​

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 18:23 (NIV)

Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.”

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 18:23 (NIV) I have verse 24 above, I got mixed up then timed out. Verse 23 below:

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.

2 Chronicles 18:24 (NIV)

Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inner room.”

 

[Josie223]

2 Chronicles 18:25, New International Version (NIV)

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,

 

[Josie223]

2 Chronicles 18:26 New International Version (NIV)

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.’”

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

2 Chronicles 18:27 (ERV)
And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 18:28 (ESV)

The Defeat and Death of Ahab

28. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 18:29 (ESV)

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

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

2 Chronicles 18:30 (ESV)
Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, “Fight with neither small nor great, but only with the king of Israel.”

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 18:31 (ESV)

As soon as the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel.” So they turned to fight against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; God drew them away from him.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 18:32 (ESV)

For as soon as the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

2 Chronicles 18:33 (BSB)
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 18:34 (ESV)

And the battle continued that day, and the king of Israel was propped up in his chariot facing the Syrians until evening. Then at sunset he died.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 19:1 (NKJV)

Jehoshaphat's Reforms

1. Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned safely to his house in Jerusalem.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

2 Chronicles 19:2 (ERV)
And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the LORD? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before the LORD.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

2 Chronicles 19:3 (ERV)
Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thine heart to seek God.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 19:4 (ESV)

Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.