1And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

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1 Kings 20:34, 1 Kings 20:34

2And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

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1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:1, 1 Kings 22:1, Matthew 12:40

3And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

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Deuteronomy 4:43, Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 21:38, 1 Kings 4:13, Joshua 21:38

4And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

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2 Kings 3:7, 2 Kings 3:7, Ephesians 5:11, Ephesians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 15:33

5And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.

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Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6, 2 Chronicles 18:4

6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.

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1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 18:19, Jeremiah 23:14, Jeremiah 23:17, Jeremiah 23:14

7But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him?

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2 Chronicles 18:6, 2 Chronicles 18:7, 2 Kings 3:11, 2 Kings 3:13, 2 Chronicles 18:6

8And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, Micaiah the son of Imlah: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.

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Amos 5:10, John 17:14, John 3:19, John 3:21, John 7:7

9Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah.

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2 Chronicles 18:8, Daniel 1:18, 1 Kings 22:26, 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Kings 9:32

10Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

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2 Chronicles 18:9, 2 Chronicles 18:11, Jeremiah 27:14, Jeremiah 27:16, Matthew 11:8

11And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until they be consumed.

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Zechariah 1:18, Zechariah 1:21, Zechariah 1:18, Zechariah 1:21, Deuteronomy 33:17

12And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.

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2 Chronicles 35:22, 1 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 22:15, 1 Kings 22:32, 1 Kings 22:36

13And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak thou good.

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Psalms 50:21, Micah 2:6, Micah 2:7, Amos 7:13, Amos 7:17

14And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what Jehovah saith unto me, that will I speak.

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Numbers 24:13, Numbers 24:13, Numbers 22:18, Numbers 22:18, Galatians 1:10

15And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go up and prosper; and Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.

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2 Kings 3:13, Judges 10:14, Matthew 26:45, Ecclesiastes 11:9, 1 Kings 18:27

16And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?

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1 Samuel 14:24, Jeremiah 42:3, Jeremiah 42:6, Mark 5:7, Acts 19:13

17And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and Jehovah said, These have no master; let them return every man to his house in peace.

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Numbers 27:17, Matthew 9:36, Numbers 27:17, Matthew 9:36, 1 Kings 22:34

18And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?

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1 Kings 22:8, 1 Kings 22:8, Proverbs 29:1, Luke 11:45, Proverbs 27:22

19And Micaiah said, Therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

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Job 2:1, Job 2:1, Job 1:6, Job 1:6, Daniel 7:9

20And Jehovah said, Who shall entice Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner; and another said on that manner.

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Ezekiel 14:9, Ezekiel 14:9, Job 12:16, Job 12:16, Jeremiah 4:10

21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him.

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Job 1:6, Job 1:7, Job 2:1, 1 Kings 22:23, Job 1:6

22And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.

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Judges 9:23, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 19:9, 1 Samuel 16:14

23Now therefore, behold, Jehovah hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets; and Jehovah hath spoken evil concerning thee.

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Ezekiel 14:9, Ezekiel 14:9, Matthew 24:24, Matthew 24:25, Matthew 24:24

24Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak unto thee?

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Acts 23:2, Acts 23:2, Micah 5:1, Lamentations 3:30, Micah 5:1

25And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

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1 Kings 20:30, 1 Kings 20:30, 2 Peter 2:1, Revelation 19:20, 2 Peter 2:1

26And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;

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27and 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 come in peace.

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2 Chronicles 16:10, 2 Chronicles 16:10, 2 Chronicles 18:25, 2 Chronicles 18:27, 2 Chronicles 18:25

28And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, ye peoples, all of you.

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Numbers 16:29, Micah 1:2, Numbers 16:29, Micah 1:2, Acts 13:10

29So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

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1 Kings 22:2, 1 Kings 22:9, 2 Chronicles 18:28, 1 Kings 22:2, 1 Kings 22:9

30And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle.

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2 Chronicles 35:22, 2 Chronicles 35:22, Jeremiah 23:24, 1 Samuel 28:8, Jeremiah 23:24

31Now the king of Syria had commanded the thirty and two captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

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1 Kings 20:24, 1 Kings 20:24, 2 Chronicles 18:30, 2 Chronicles 18:30, Jeremiah 16:6

32And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel; and they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out.

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Proverbs 13:20, Jonah 2:1, Jonah 2:2, Proverbs 13:20, Jonah 2:1

33And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.

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Psalms 76:10, Psalms 76:10, 1 Kings 22:31, 1 Kings 22:31

34And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.

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2 Chronicles 35:23, 2 Chronicles 35:23, Micah 6:13, Micah 6:13, 1 Samuel 17:49

35And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even; and the blood ran out of the wound into the bottom of the chariot.

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1 Kings 22:28, 1 Kings 22:28, 1 Kings 20:42, 1 Kings 20:42

36And there went a cry throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his country.

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2 Kings 14:12, 2 Kings 14:12, Judges 21:24, 1 Kings 12:16, 1 Samuel 4:10

37So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

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38And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots washed themselves there); according unto the word of Jehovah which he spake.

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1 Kings 21:19, 1 Kings 21:19, Matthew 24:35, Matthew 24:35, Isaiah 44:25

39Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

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Amos 3:15, Amos 3:15, 1 Kings 10:18, 1 Kings 15:31, 1 Kings 16:5

40So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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2 Kings 1:17, 2 Kings 1:2, Deuteronomy 31:16, 1 Kings 22:51, 2 Samuel 7:12

41And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

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2 Chronicles 20:31, 2 Chronicles 20:31, 2 Chronicles 17:1, 1 Chronicles 3:10, 1 Kings 22:2

42Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

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2 Kings 1:17, 2 Kings 8:16, 1 Kings 14:21, 1 Kings 15:10, 1 Kings 15:2

43And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah: howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

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1 Kings 15:14, 1 Kings 15:14, 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 12:3, Proverbs 4:27

44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

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2 Kings 8:18, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 1 Kings 22:2, 2 Kings 8:18, 2 Chronicles 19:2

45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

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1 Kings 14:29, 1 Kings 11:41, 2 Chronicles 20:34, 1 Kings 14:29, 1 Kings 11:41

46And the remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land.

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1 Kings 15:12, 1 Kings 14:24, 1 Kings 15:12, 1 Kings 14:24, Deuteronomy 23:17

47And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.

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2 Samuel 8:14, 2 Kings 3:9, 2 Samuel 8:14, 2 Kings 3:9, 2 Kings 8:20

48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.

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1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 10:22, 1 Kings 9:28

49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.

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50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

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2 Chronicles 21:1, 2 Chronicles 21:1, 1 Kings 14:31, 1 Kings 2:10, 2 Kings 8:16

51Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.

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1 Kings 22:40, 2 Kings 1:17, 1 Kings 15:25, 1 Kings 22:40, 2 Kings 1:17

52And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherein he made Israel to sin.

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1 Kings 15:26, 1 Kings 15:26, 1 Kings 21:25, 1 Kings 21:25, 1 Kings 16:30

53And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

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1 Kings 16:30, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 16:30, 1 Kings 16:32, Ezekiel 8:3