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Then he added, "But first let's consult the Lord."
5
So Ahab called in the prophets, about four hundred of them, and asked them, "Should I go and attack Ramoth, or not?" "Attack it," they answered. "God will give you victory."
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But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there another prophet through whom we can consult the Lord?"
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Ahab answered, "There is one more, Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me; it's always something bad." "You shouldn't say that!" Jehoshaphat replied.
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So King Ahab called in a court official and told him to go and get Micaiah at once.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.