Micaiah Prophesies Against Ahab
1For three years there wasn’t any war between Aram and Israel. 2In the third year Jehoshaphat went down to see Ahab, the king of Israel. Jehoshaphat was king of Judah. 3The king of Israel had spoken to his officials. He had said, “Don’t you know that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us? And we aren’t even doing anything to take it back from the king of Aram.”
4So Ahab asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?”
Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “Yes. I’ll go with you. My men will go with you. My horses will also go with you.” 5Jehoshaphat continued, “First ask the Lord for advice.”
6So the king of Israel brought about 400 prophets together. He asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead? Or should I stay here?”
“Go,” they answered. “The Lord will hand it over to you.”
7But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here? If there is, ask him what we should do.”
8The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat. He said, “There is still one other man we can go to. We can ask the Lord for advice through him. But I hate him. He never prophesies anything good about me. He only prophesies bad things. His name is Micaiah. He’s the son of Imlah.”
“You shouldn’t say bad things about him,” Jehoshaphat replied.
9So the king of Israel called for one of his officials. He told him, “Bring Micaiah, the son of Imlah, right away.”
10The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were wearing their royal robes. They were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor. It was near the entrance of the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying in front of them. 11Zedekiah was the son of Kenaanah. Zedekiah had made horns out of iron. They looked like animal horns. He announced, “The Lord says, ‘With these horns you will drive back the men of Aram until they are destroyed.’ ”
12All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. “Attack Ramoth Gilead,” they said. “Win the battle over it. The Lord will hand it over to you.”
13A messenger went to get Micaiah. He said to him, “Look. The other prophets agree. All of them are saying the king will have success. So agree with them. Say the same thing they do.”
14But Micaiah said, “You can be sure that the Lord lives. And here is something you can be just as sure of. I can only tell the king what the Lord tells me to say.”
15When Micaiah arrived, the king spoke to him. He asked, “Should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?”
“Attack,” he answered. “You will win. The Lord will hand Ramoth Gilead over to you.”
16The king said to him, “I’ve made you promise to tell the truth many times before. So don’t tell me anything but the truth in the name of the Lord.”
17Then Micaiah answered, “I saw all the Israelites scattered on the hills. They were like sheep that didn’t have a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These people do not have a master. Let each of them go home in peace.’ ”
18The king of Israel spoke to Jehoshaphat. He said, “Didn’t I tell you he never prophesies anything good about me? He only prophesies bad things.”
19Micaiah continued, “Listen to the Lord’s message. I saw the Lord sitting on his throne. All the angels of heaven were standing around him. Some were standing at his right side. The others were standing at his left side. 20The Lord said, ‘Who will get Ahab to attack Ramoth Gilead? I want him to die there.’
“One angel suggested one thing. Another suggested something else. 21Finally, a spirit came forward and stood in front of the Lord. The spirit said, ‘I’ll get Ahab to do it.’
22“ ‘How?’ the Lord asked.
“The spirit said, ‘I’ll go out and put lies in the mouths of all his prophets.’
“ ‘You will have success in getting Ahab to attack Ramoth Gilead,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
23“So the Lord has put lies in the mouths of all your prophets. He has said that great harm will come to you.”
24Then Zedekiah, the son of Kenaanah, went up and slapped Micaiah in the face. Zedekiah asked Micaiah, “Do you think the spirit sent by the Lord left me? Do you think that spirit went to speak to you?”
25Micaiah replied, “You will find out on the day you go to hide in an inside room to save your life.”
26Then the king of Israel gave an order. He said, “Take Micaiah away. Send him back to Amon. Amon is the ruler of the city of Samaria. And send him back to Joash. Joash is a member of the royal court. 27Tell him, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in prison. Don’t give him anything but bread and water until I return safely.” ’ ”
28Micaiah announced, “Do you really think you will return safely? If you do, the Lord hasn’t spoken through me.” He continued, “All of you people, remember what I’ve said!”
Ahab Is Killed at Ramoth Gilead
29So the king of Israel went up to Ramoth Gilead. Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went there too. 30The king of Israel spoke to Jehoshaphat. He said, “I’ll go into battle wearing different clothes. Then people won’t recognize me. But you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel put on different clothes. Then he went into battle.
31The king of Aram had given an order to his 32 chariot commanders. He had said, “Fight only against the king of Israel. Don’t fight against anyone else.” 32The chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat. They thought, “That has to be the king of Israel.” So they turned to attack him. But Jehoshaphat cried out. 33Then the commanders saw he wasn’t the king of Israel after all. So they stopped chasing him.
34But someone shot an arrow without taking aim. The arrow hit the king of Israel between the parts of his armor. The king told his chariot driver, “Turn the chariot around. Get me out of this battle. I’ve been wounded.” 35All day long the battle continued. The king kept himself standing up by leaning against the inside of his chariot. He kept his face toward the men of Aram. The blood from his wound ran down onto the floor of the chariot. That evening he died. 36As the sun was setting, a cry spread through the army. “Every man must go to his own town!” they said. “Every man must go to his own land!”
37So the king died. He was brought to Samaria. They buried him there. 38They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria. It was where the prostitutes took baths. The dogs licked up Ahab’s blood. It happened exactly as the Lord had said it would.
39The other events of Ahab’s rule are written down. Everything he did is written down. That includes the palace he built and decorated with ivory. It also includes the cities he built up and put high walls around. All these things are written in the official records of the kings of Israel. 40Ahab joined the members of his family who had already died. Ahab’s son Ahaziah became the next king after him.
Jehoshaphat King of Judah
41Jehoshaphat began to rule over Judah. It was in the fourth year that Ahab was king of Israel. Jehoshaphat was the son of Asa. 42Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother’s name was Azubah. She was the daughter of Shilhi. 43Jehoshaphat followed all the ways of his father Asa. He didn’t wander away from them. He did what was right in the sight of the Lord. But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at them. 44Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.
45The other events of Jehoshaphat’s rule are written down. The brave things he did in battle and everything else he accomplished are written down. All these things are written in the official records of the kings of Judah. 46Jehoshaphat got rid of the rest of the male prostitutes who were at the temples. They had remained in the land even after the rule of his father Asa. 47At that time Edom didn’t have a king. An area governor was in charge.
48Jehoshaphat built many ships that he used to carry goods to be traded. The ships were supposed to go to Ophir for gold. But they never had a chance to sail. They were wrecked at Ezion Geber. 49At that time Ahaziah, the son of Ahab, spoke to Jehoshaphat. He said, “Let my men sail with yours.” But Jehoshaphat refused.
50Jehoshaphat joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in the family tomb in the city of King David. Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the next king after him.
Ahaziah King of Israel
51Ahaziah became king of Israel in Samaria. It was in the 17th year that Jehoshaphat was king of Judah. Ahaziah ruled over Israel for two years. He was the son of Ahab. 52Ahaziah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He lived the way his father and mother had lived. He lived the way Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had lived. Jeroboam had caused Israel to sin. 53Ahaziah served and worshiped the god named Baal. He made the Lord, the God of Israel, very angry. That’s exactly what Ahaziah’s father had done.
Mikaiah sọtẹ́lẹ̀ nípa Ahabu
122.1-35: 2Ki 18.1-34.Fún ọdún mẹ́ta kò sì sí ogun láàrín Aramu àti Israẹli. 2Ṣùgbọ́n ní ọdún kẹta, Jehoṣafati ọba Juda sọ̀kalẹ̀ lọ láti rí ọba Israẹli. 3Ọba Israẹli sì ti wí fún àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ̀ pé, “Ǹjẹ́ ẹ̀yin mọ̀ pé ti wa ni Ramoti Gileadi, àwa sì dákẹ́ síbẹ̀, a kò sì gbà á padà lọ́wọ́ ọba Aramu?”
4Ó sì béèrè lọ́wọ́ Jehoṣafati pé, “Ṣé ìwọ yóò bá mi lọ láti lọ bá Ramoti Gileadi jà?”
Jehoṣafati sì dá ọba Israẹli lóhùn pé, “Èmi bí ìwọ, ènìyàn mi bí ènìyàn rẹ, ẹṣin mi bí ẹṣin rẹ.” 5Ṣùgbọ́n Jehoṣafati sì tún wí fún ọba Israẹli pé, “Kọ́kọ́ béèrè lọ́wọ́ Olúwa.”
6Nígbà náà ni ọba Israẹli kó àwọn wòlíì jọ, bí irínwó (400) ọkùnrin. Ó sì béèrè lọ́wọ́ wọn pé, “Ṣé kí n lọ sí Ramoti Gileadi lọ jagun, tàbí kí èmi kí ó jọ̀wọ́ rẹ̀?”
Wọ́n sì dáhùn pé, “Lọ, nítorí tí Olúwa yóò fi lé ọba lọ́wọ́.”
7Ṣùgbọ́n Jehoṣafati béèrè pé, “Ǹjẹ́ wòlíì Olúwa kan kò sí níhìn-ín, tí àwa ìbá béèrè lọ́wọ́ rẹ̀?”
8Ọba Israẹli dá Jehoṣafati lóhùn pé, “Ọkùnrin kan ṣì wà, lọ́dọ̀ ẹni tí àwa lè béèrè lọ́wọ́ Olúwa, ṣùgbọ́n mo kórìíra rẹ̀ nítorí kì í sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ rere kan nípa mi, bí kò ṣe ibi. Mikaiah ọmọ Imla ni.”
Jehoṣafati sì wí pé, “Kí ọba má ṣe sọ bẹ́ẹ̀.”
9Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọba Israẹli sì pe ìránṣẹ́ kan, ó sì wí pé, “Lọ yára mú Mikaiah, ọmọ Imla wá.”
10Ọba Israẹli àti Jehoṣafati ọba Juda jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ wọn, wọ́n wọ aṣọ ìgúnwà wọn ní ìta ẹnu ibodè Samaria, gbogbo àwọn wòlíì náà sì ń sọtẹ́lẹ̀ níwájú wọn. 11Sedekiah ọmọ Kenaana sì ṣe ìwo irin fún ara rẹ̀, ó sì wí pé, “Báyìí ni Olúwa wí: ‘Wọ̀nyí ni ìwọ yóò fi kan àwọn ará Aramu títí ìwọ yóò fi run wọ́n.’ ”
12Gbogbo àwọn wòlíì tókù sì ń sọtẹ́lẹ̀ ohun kan náà wí pé, “Kọlu Ramoti Gileadi, kí o sì ṣẹ́gun.” Wọ́n sì wí pé, “nítorí tí Olúwa yóò fi lé ọba lọ́wọ́.”
13Ìránṣẹ́ tí ó lọ pe Mikaiah wí fún un pé, “Wò ó, ẹnu kan náà ni ọ̀rọ̀ àwọn wòlíì fi jẹ́ rere fún ọba. Jẹ́ kí ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ bá ti àwọn tókù mu, kí o sì sọ rere.”
14Ṣùgbọ́n Mikaiah wí pé, “Bí Olúwa ti wà, ohun tí Olúwa bá sọ fún mi ni èmi yóò sọ fún un.”
15Nígbà tí ó sì dé, ọba sì béèrè lọ́wọ́ rẹ̀ pé, “Mikaiah, ṣé kí a lọ bá Ramoti Gileadi jagun, tàbí kí a jọ̀wọ́ rẹ̀?”
Ó sì dáhùn wí pé, “Lọ, kí o sì ṣẹ́gun, nítorí Olúwa yóò fi lé ọba lọ́wọ́.”
16Ọba sì wí fún un pé, “Ìgbà mélòó ni èmi yóò fi ọ bú pé kí o má ṣe sọ ohun kan fún mi bí kò ṣe òtítọ́ ní orúkọ Olúwa?”
17Mikaiah sì dáhùn pé, “Mo rí gbogbo Israẹli túká kiri lórí àwọn òkè bí àgùntàn tí kò ní olùṣọ́, Olúwa sì wí pé, ‘Àwọn wọ̀nyí kò ní olúwa. Jẹ́ kí olúkúlùkù padà sí ilé rẹ̀ ní àlàáfíà.’ ”
18Ọba Israẹli sì wí fún Jehoṣafati pé, “Ǹjẹ́ èmi kò sọ fún ọ pé kò sọ àsọtẹ́lẹ̀ ìre kan sí mi rí bí kò ṣe ibi?”
19Mikaiah sì tún wí pé, “Nítorí náà gbọ́ ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa: Mo rí Olúwa jókòó lórí ìtẹ́ rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú gbogbo ogun ọ̀run dúró ní apá ọ̀tún àti ní apá òsì rẹ̀. 20Olúwa sì wí pé, ‘Ta ni yóò tan Ahabu láti kọlu Ramoti Gileadi? Kí ó sì tọ ikú rẹ̀ lọ níbẹ̀?’
“Ẹnìkan wí báyìí, ẹlòmíràn sì sọ òmíràn. 21Ẹ̀mí kan sì jáde wá, ó sì dúró níwájú Olúwa, ó sì wí pé, ‘Èmi yóò tàn án.’
22“Olúwa sì béèrè pé, ‘Báwo?’
“Ó sì wí pé, ‘Èmi yóò jáde lọ, èmi yóò sì di ẹ̀mí èké ní ẹnu gbogbo àwọn wòlíì rẹ̀.’
“Olúwa sì wí pé, ‘Ìwọ yóò tàn án, ìwọ yóò sì borí, jáde lọ, kí o sì ṣe bẹ́ẹ̀.’
23“Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Olúwa ti fi ẹ̀mí èké sí ẹnu gbogbo àwọn wòlíì rẹ wọ̀nyí. Olúwa sì ti sọ ibi sí ọ.”
24Nígbà náà ni Sedekiah ọmọ Kenaana sì dìde, ó sì gbá Mikaiah lójú, ó sì wí pé, “Ọ̀nà wo ni ẹ̀mí Olúwa gbà lọ kúrò lọ́dọ̀ mi láti bá ọ sọ̀rọ̀?”
25Mikaiah sì wí pé, “Ìwọ yóò rí i ní ọjọ́ náà, nígbà tí ìwọ yóò lọ láti inú ìyẹ̀wù dé ìyẹ̀wù láti fi ara rẹ pamọ́.”
26Ọba Israẹli sì pàṣẹ pé, “Ẹ mú Mikaiah, kí ẹ sì mú un padà sọ́dọ̀ Amoni, olórí ìlú, àti sọ́dọ̀ Joaṣi ọmọ ọba 27kí ẹ sì wí pé, ‘Báyìí ni ọba wí: Ẹ fi eléyìí sínú túbú, kí ẹ sì fi oúnjẹ ìpọ́njú àti omi ìpọ́njú bọ́ ọ, títí èmi yóò fi padà bọ̀ ní àlàáfíà.’ ”
28Mikaiah sì wí pé, “Bí ìwọ bá padà bọ̀ ní àlàáfíà, Olúwa kò ti ipa mi sọ̀rọ̀.” Ó sì tún wí pé, “Ẹ kíyèsi ọ̀rọ̀ mi, ẹ̀yin ènìyàn gbogbo!”
A pa Ahabu ní Ramoti Gileadi
29Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọba Israẹli àti Jehoṣafati ọba Juda gòkè lọ sí Ramoti Gileadi. 30Ọba Israẹli sì wí fún Jehoṣafati pé, “Èmi yóò pa aṣọ dà, èmi yóò sì lọ sí ojú ìjà, ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ yóò wọ aṣọ ìgúnwà rẹ.” Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọba Israẹli pa aṣọ dà, ó sì lọ sí ojú ìjà.
31Ọba Aramu ti pàṣẹ fún àwọn olórí kẹ̀kẹ́ rẹ̀ méjìlélọ́gbọ̀n wí pé, “Ẹ má ṣe bá ẹnìkankan jà, ẹni kékeré tàbí ẹni ńlá, bí kò ṣe ọba Israẹli nìkan.” 32Nígbà tí àwọn olórí kẹ̀kẹ́ sì rí Jehoṣafati, wọ́n sì wí pé, “Dájúdájú ọba Israẹli ni èyí.” Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni wọ́n yípadà láti bá a jà, ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí Jehoṣafati sì kígbe sókè, 33àwọn olórí kẹ̀kẹ́ sì rí i pé kì í ṣe ọba Israẹli, wọ́n sì padà kúrò lẹ́yìn rẹ̀.
34Ṣùgbọ́n ẹnìkan sì fa ọrun rẹ̀ láìròtẹ́lẹ̀, ó sì ta ọba Israẹli láàrín ìpàdé ẹ̀wù irin. Ọba Israẹli sì wí fún olùtọ́jú kẹ̀kẹ́ rẹ̀ pé, “Yí ọwọ́ rẹ dà, kí o sì mú mi jáde kúrò nínú ogun. Èmi ti gbọgbẹ́.” 35Ogun náà sì le ní ọjọ́ náà, a sì dá ọba dúró nínú kẹ̀kẹ́ kọjú sí àwọn ará Aramu. Ẹ̀jẹ̀ sì sàn jáde láti inú ọgbẹ́ rẹ̀ sí àárín kẹ̀kẹ́ náà, ó sì kú ní àṣálẹ́. 36A sì kéde la ibùdó já ní àkókò ìwọ̀-oòrùn wí pé, “Olúkúlùkù sí ìlú rẹ̀ àti olúkúlùkù sí ilẹ̀ rẹ̀!”
37Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ọba kú, a sì gbé e wá sí Samaria, wọ́n sì sin ín ní Samaria. 38Wọ́n sì wẹ kẹ̀kẹ́ náà ní adágún Samaria, àwọn ajá sì lá ẹ̀jẹ̀ rẹ̀, àwọn àgbèrè sì wẹ ara wọn nínú rẹ̀ gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀rọ̀ Olúwa ti sọ.
39Ní ti ìyókù ìṣe Ahabu, àti gbogbo èyí tí ó ṣe, àti ilé eyín erin tí ó kọ́, àti gbogbo ìlú tí ó tẹ̀dó, a kò ha kọ wọ́n sínú ìwé ọ̀rọ̀ ọjọ́ àwọn ọba Israẹli? 40Ahabu sì sùn pẹ̀lú àwọn baba rẹ̀. Ahasiah ọmọ rẹ̀ sì jẹ ọba ní ipò rẹ̀.
Jehoṣafati ọba Juda
41Jehoṣafati ọmọ Asa, sì bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ní jẹ ọba lórí Juda ní ọdún kẹrin Ahabu ọba Israẹli. 42Jehoṣafati sì jẹ́ ẹni ọdún márùn-dínlógójì nígbà tí ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí ń jẹ ọba ní ọdún mẹ́ẹ̀ẹ́dọ́gbọ̀n ní Jerusalẹmu. Orúkọ ìyá rẹ̀ ni Asuba ọmọbìnrin Silihi. 43Ó sì rìn nínú gbogbo ọ̀nà Asa baba rẹ̀, kò sì yípadà kúrò nínú rẹ̀; ó sì ṣe èyí tí ó tọ́ ní ojú Olúwa. Kìkì àwọn ibi gíga ni a kò mú kúrò, àwọn ènìyàn sì ń rú ẹbọ, wọ́n sì ń sun tùràrí níbẹ̀. 44Jehoṣafati sì wà ní àlàáfíà pẹ̀lú ọba Israẹli.
45Ní ti ìyókù ìṣe Jehoṣafati àti ìṣe agbára rẹ̀ tí ó ṣe, àti bí ó ti jagun sí, a kò ha kọ wọ́n sínú ìwé ọ̀rọ̀ ọjọ́ àwọn ọba Juda? 46Ó pa ìyókù àwọn ọkùnrin alágbèrè ojúbọ òrìṣà ní ọjọ́ Asa baba rẹ̀ run kúrò ní ilẹ̀ náà. 47Nígbà náà kò sí ọba ní Edomu; adelé kan ni ọba.
4822.48,49: 2Ki 20.35-37.Jehoṣafati kan ọkọ̀ Tarṣiṣi láti lọ sí Ofiri fún wúrà, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kò lọ: nítorí àwọn ọkọ̀ náà fọ́ ní Esioni-Geberi. 49Ní ìgbà náà Ahasiah ọmọ Ahabu wí fún Jehoṣafati pé, “Jẹ́ kí àwọn ìránṣẹ́ mi bá àwọn ìránṣẹ́ rẹ lọ nínú ọkọ̀,” ṣùgbọ́n Jehoṣafati kọ̀.
5022.50: 2Ki 21.1.Nígbà náà ni Jehoṣafati sùn pẹ̀lú àwọn baba rẹ̀, a sì sin ín pẹ̀lú àwọn baba rẹ̀ ní ìlú Dafidi, baba rẹ. Jehoramu ọmọ rẹ̀ sì jẹ ọba ní ipò rẹ̀.
Ahasiah ọba Israẹli
51Ahasiah ọmọ Ahabu bẹ̀rẹ̀ sí jẹ ọba lórí Israẹli ní Samaria ní ọdún kẹtà-dínlógún Jehoṣafati ọba Juda, ó sì jẹ ọba ní ọdún méjì lórí Israẹli. 52Ó sì ṣe búburú níwájú Olúwa, nítorí tí ó rìn ní ọ̀nà baba rẹ̀, àti ní ọ̀nà ìyá rẹ̀, àti ní ọ̀nà Jeroboamu ọmọ Nebati, tí ó mú Israẹli dẹ́ṣẹ̀. 53Ó sì sin Baali, ó sì ń bọ Baali, ó sì mú Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli bínú, gẹ́gẹ́ bí i baba rẹ̀ ti ṣe.
