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14 When the prophet arrived, the king asked him: “Micaiah, shall we go up to attack Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?” Micaiah replied: “Attack and triumph. They will be delivered into your hands.” 15 However, the king said to him: “How many times must I demand that you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?”

16 Then Micaiah said:

“I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains,
    like sheep without a shepherd.
And I heard the Lord say: ‘These have no master;
    let each one go home in peace.’ ”

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