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And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "Inquire first for the word of the LORD."
5
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king."
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But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here another prophet of the LORD of whom we may inquire?"
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And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD, Micaiah the son of Imlah; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so."
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Then the king of Israel summoned an officer and said, "Bring quickly Micaiah the son of Imlah."
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