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16 But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear to speak to me nothing but the truth in the Name of Adonai?”

17 Then he said,

“I saw all Israel scattered on the hills,

as sheep without a shepherd.[a]

Then Adonai said, ‘These have no master;

let each of them return home in peace.’”

18 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he wouldn’t prophesy good concerning me, only evil?”

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16 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?”

17 Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all Israel scattered(A) on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,(B) and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.’”

18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?”

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