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15 The king said to him, “How many times must I make you solemnly promise in[a] the name of the Lord to tell me only the truth?” 16 Micaiah[b] replied, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the Lord said, ‘They have no master. They should go home in peace.’” 17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 18:15 tn Or “swear an oath by.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 18:16 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Micaiah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.