1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. 2 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead. 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art , and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
4 ¶ And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand. 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? 7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. 13 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. 14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand. 15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD? 16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace. 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil? 18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? 21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him , and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so. 22 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee. 23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? 24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 25 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; 26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people.
28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. 33 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. 34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.
Miha pravieto sakāvi
(1Ķēn 22:1–28)1 Kad Jehošāfātam bija krietni daudz bagātības un goda, viņš saradojās ar Ahābu. 2 Gada beigās viņš devās pie Ahāba uz Samariju. Ahābs viņam un viņa ļaudīm kāva daudz avju un vēršu un vilināja karot pret Rāmot-Gileādu. 3 Israēla ķēniņš Ahābs sacīja Jūdas ķēniņam Jehošāfātam: “Vai tu nāksi kopā ar mani uz Rāmot-Gileādu?” Viņš tam atbildēja: “Es darīšu kā tu, kā tava, tā mana tauta – es karošu kopā ar tevi!” 4 Jehošāfāts sacīja Israēla ķēniņam: “Taujāsim jau šodien, ko saka Kungs!” 5 Israēla ķēniņš sapulcināja četri simti praviešus un sacīja tiem: “Vai man iet cīnīties Rāmot-Gileādā vai rimties?” Un tie sacīja: “Ej, Dievs tos nodos ķēniņam!” 6 Jehošāfāts sacīja: “Vai šeit nav vēl kāda pravieša, kas varētu iztaujāt Kungu?” 7 Israēla ķēniņš teica Jehošāfātam: “Ir vēl viens, kas varētu iztaujāt Kungu, bet es viņu ienīstu, jo viņš man nepravieto labu, vienmēr tik ļaunu – tas ir Miha, Jimlas dēls!” Jehošāfāts teica: “Lai ķēniņš tā nerunā!” 8 Tad Israēla ķēniņš pasauca kādu einuhu un sacīja: “Steidzies pēc Mihas, Jimlas dēla!” 9 Apvilkuši ķēniņa drānas, Israēla ķēniņš un Jehošāfāts, Jūdas ķēniņš, sēdēja katrs savā tronī – tie sēdēja Samarijas vārtu laukumā, un visi pravieši tiem pravietoja. 10 Kanaāna dēls Cedekija bija darinājis sev dzelzs ragus un sacīja: “Tā saka Kungs: ar šiem tu badīsi aramiešus, līdz tie būs pagalam!” 11 Un visi pravieši pravietoja: “Ej uz Rāmot-Gileādu, tev veiksies, un Kungs tos nodos ķēniņam!”
12 Sūtnis, kurš nāca saukt Mihu, viņam sacīja: “Redzi, pravieši vienā mutē runā ķēniņam labu, runā taču arī tu tāpat, saki labu!” 13 Bet Miha atbildēja: “Dzīvs Kungs! Ko mans Dievs teiks, to es runāšu!” 14 Kad viņš ienāca pie ķēniņa, ķēniņš viņam jautāja: “Miha, vai man iet cīnīties pret Rāmot-Gileādu vai rimties?” Viņš atbildēja: “Ej, tev veiksies, un Kungs to nodos ķēniņam.” 15 Tad ķēniņš sacīja viņam: “Cik reižu man jāliek tev zvērēt, ka tu neteiksi neko kā vien patiesību Kunga vārdā?” 16 Un viņš sacīja: “Es redzēju visu Israēlu izklīdinātu pa kalniem kā avis bez gana. Kungs sacīja: šiem nav vadoņa, lai viņi atgriežas katrs savā namā ar mieru!” 17 Israēla ķēniņš sacīja Jehošāfātam: “Vai es tev neteicu, ka viņš nepravieto man labu, tik ļaunu vien?!”
18 Miha sacīja: “Tad jel klausies Kunga vārdu! Es redzēju Kungu sēžam tronī, un viss debesu karapulks stāvēja pie viņa labās un kreisās rokas. 19 Un Kungs sacīja: kurš piekrāps Israēla ķēniņu Ahābu, ka viņš dodas karot pret Rāmot-Gileādu un tur krīt? Viens runāja šā, otrs tā. 20 Tad viens gars nāca, nostājās Kunga priekšā un sacīja: es viņu piekrāpšu! Un Kungs tam vaicāja: kā? 21 Tas atbildēja: es iešu un kļūšu par melu garu visu viņa praviešu mutēs! Un viņš sacīja: piekrāp viņu, tu to spēsi, ej un dari! 22 Un, redzi, Kungs ir licis melu garu visu tavu praviešu mutēs, jo Kungs tev ir nospriedis ļaunu!”
23 Tad pienāca Cedekija, Kanaāna dēls, sita Miham pa žokli un sacīja: “Ak tad Kunga Gars ir aizgājis prom no manis, lai runātu ar tevi!?” 24 Miha sacīja: “Redzi, to tu redzēsi tajā dienā, kad bēgsi no vienas iekštelpas otrā, lai paslēptos!” 25 Israēla ķēniņš sacīja: “Ņemiet Mihu, vediet pie pilsētas pārvaldnieka Āmona un ķēniņa dēla Joāša 26 un sakiet: tā saka ķēniņš: lieciet viņu cietumā un dodiet viņam bada maizi un slāpju ūdeni, līdz es pārnāku ar mieru!” 27 Miha sacīja: “Ja tu tiešām atgriezīsies ar mieru, tad Kungs nebūs runājis caur mani.” Un viņš sacīja: “Dzirdiet, visas tautas!”
Ahāba nāve
(1Ķēn 22:29–40)28 Israēla ķēniņš un Jūdas ķēniņš Jehošāfāts devās karot uz Rāmot-Gileādu. 29 Israēla ķēniņš sacīja Jehošāfātam: “Es iešu kaujā pārģērbies, bet tu apģērb savas drānas.” Israēla ķēniņš pārģērbās, un viņi devās kaujā. 30 Bet Arāmas ķēniņš pavēlēja saviem kararatu virsniekiem: “Necīnieties ne ar mazu, ne lielu – vienīgi ar Israēla ķēniņu!” 31 Kad kararatu virsnieki ieraudzīja Jehošāfātu, tie nosprieda: “Tas ir Israēla ķēniņš!” – tie viņu cīņā ielenca, bet Jehošāfāts kliedza. Un Kungs viņam palīdzēja – Dievs aizvedināja tos no viņa. 32 Kararatu virsnieki noprata, ka viņš nav Israēla ķēniņš, un atstājās no viņa. 33 Kāds vīrs uzvilka loku, netēmēdams izšāva un trāpīja Israēla ķēniņam starp bruņu savienojumiem un krūšu bruņām. Tad viņš sacīja savam kararatu braucējam: “Griez apkārt un izved mani no kaujas lauka, jo es esmu ievainots.” 34 Kauja todien kļuva aizvien sīvāka, un Israēla ķēniņš stāvēja ratos kaujā pret aramiešiem līdz pat vakaram. Kad rietēja saule, viņš nomira.
