1 Kings 22:20

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And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One suggested this, and another suggested that.

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  • Job 12:16 : 16 "With Him are strength and sound wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are His."
  • Jer 4:10 : 10 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord GOD, surely you have utterly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace,’ when the sword is at their throats.'
  • Ezek 14:9 : 9 And if the prophet is deceived into giving a message, it is I, the LORD, who have deceived that prophet. I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.

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  • 2 Chr 18:17-22
    6 verses
    94%

    17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?'

    18Micaiah continued, 'Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, with all the host of heaven standing on his right and on his left.'

    19And the LORD said, 'Who will entice Ahab king of Israel into attacking Ramoth Gilead and going to his death there?' One suggested this, and another that.

    20Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' 'By what means?' the LORD asked.

    21He said, 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.' The LORD said, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.'

    22So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of these prophets of yours. The LORD has decreed disaster for you.

  • 1 Kgs 22:21-23
    3 verses
    87%

    21Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’

    22‘By what means?’ the LORD asked. 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. The LORD replied, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.'

    23So now the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has decreed disaster for you.

  • 1 Kgs 22:4-9
    6 verses
    78%

    4So he said to Jehoshaphat, 'Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth Gilead?' Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, 'I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.'

    5Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek an answer from the LORD today.'

    6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, 'Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?' They said, 'Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king’s hands.'

    7But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not another prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?'

    8The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'There is still one man through whom we can inquire of the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.' Jehoshaphat replied, 'The king should not say such a thing.'

    9So the king of Israel called an officer and said, 'Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.'

  • 1 Kgs 20:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13Meanwhile, a prophet approached Ahab, king of Israel, and said, 'This is what the LORD says: Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and you will know that I am the LORD.'

    14Then Ahab asked, 'By whom will this be accomplished?' The prophet replied, 'This is what the LORD says: By the young men of the provincial leaders.' Ahab further asked, 'Who will start the battle?' The prophet answered, 'You will.'

  • 2 Chr 18:2-6
    5 verses
    76%

    2Some years later, he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered an abundance of sheep and cattle for him and the people who were with him and persuaded him to go up to Ramoth Gilead.

    3Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, 'Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?' Jehoshaphat replied, 'I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will join you in the battle.'

    4But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek the word of the LORD today.'

    5So the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, 'Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should I refrain?' They answered, 'Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king.'

    6But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?'

  • 1 Kgs 22:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15When Micaiah arrived before the king, the king said to him, 'Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should we refrain?' Micaiah answered, 'Go and succeed, for the LORD will give it into the king’s hand.'

    16But 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?'

  • 1 Kgs 22:18-19
    2 verses
    75%

    18The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad?'

    19Micaiah continued, 'Therefore, hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, with all the host of heaven standing around Him on His right and on His left.'

  • 2 Chr 18:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, 'Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should I refrain?' 'Attack and be victorious,' he answered, 'for they will be given into your hand.'

    15The 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?'

  • 1 Kgs 22:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, 'Go up to Ramoth Gilead and triumph, for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.'

    13The messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, 'Behold, all the prophets are declaring good things to the king with one voice. Please let your word agree with theirs and say something favorable.'

  • 2 Chr 18:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11All the other prophets were prophesying the same, saying, 'Go up to Ramoth Gilead and be victorious, for the LORD will give it into the king's hand.'

    12The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, 'Look, the other prophets are all in agreement, predicting success for the king. Let your word be like theirs and speak favorably.'

  • 1 Kgs 22:29-30
    2 verses
    71%

    29So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, went up to Ramoth Gilead.

    30The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.' So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.

  • 2 Kgs 3:12
    70%

    12Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.

  • 2 Chr 22:5
    70%

    5Following their counsel, he went with Jehoram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to fight against Hazael, king of Aram, at Ramoth-Gilead, where the Arameans wounded Jehoram.

  • 1 Kgs 20:2
    70%

    2He sent messengers to Ahab, king of Israel, in the city,

  • 2 Kgs 6:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11The king of Aram became very upset about this. He called his servants and said to them, "Will you not tell me who among us is on the side of the king of Israel?"

    12One of his servants said, "No, my lord the king; Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."

  • 1 Kgs 20:9
    70%

    9So he replied to Ben-Hadad's messengers, 'Tell my lord the king: I will do what you originally demanded of me, but this I cannot do.' The messengers left and reported back to Ben-Hadad.

  • 1 Kgs 21:28
    69%

    28Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • 2 Kgs 9:5
    69%

    5When he arrived, he found the commanders of the army sitting together. He said, 'Commander, I have a message for you.' Jehu asked, 'For which one of us?' He replied, 'For you, commander.'

  • 1 Kgs 21:17
    69%

    17Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 17:2
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    2And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 20:35
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    35One of the sons of the prophets said to his companion by the word of the LORD, 'Strike me, please.' But the man refused to strike him.

  • 1 Kgs 18:11
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    11Now you tell me, 'Go and say to your master, Elijah is here!'

  • 2 Chr 18:28
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    28So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.

  • Jer 22:1
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    1This is what the LORD says: Go down to the house of the king of Judah and deliver this message there.

  • 1 Kgs 20:22
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    22Afterward, the prophet came to the king of Israel and said, 'Strengthen your position and see what you must do, because next spring the king of Aram will come up against you again.'

  • 1 Kgs 20:40
    68%

    40But while your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared.' The king of Israel said to him, 'That is your sentence; you have pronounced it yourself.'