Add parallel Print Page Options

14 When Micaiah[a] approached the king, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I not?”

“Go to war,” Micaiah[b] replied, “and you will be successful, because the Lord will hand it over to the king!”

15 When he heard this, the king asked him, “How many times do I have to ask you? Tell me nothing but the truth, and do it in the name of the Lord!”

16 And so Micaiah replied:

“I saw all of Israel
    scattered on the mountains
        like sheep without a shepherd.
And the Lord told me,
    ‘These have no master,
        so let them each return to his own home in peace.’”

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 18:14 Lit. he
  2. 2 Chronicles 18:14 Lit. he

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(A) scattered 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.’”

Read full chapter