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Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and allied himself through marriage ties with Ahab.
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And after certain years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance and for the people whom he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead.
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And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead?" And he answered him, "I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war."
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And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, "Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today."
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Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, "Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" And they said, "Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand."
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But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides these, that we might inquire of him?"
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And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, "There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD; but I hate him, for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil. The same is Micaiah the son of Imla." And Jehoshaphat said, "Let not the king say so!"
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And the king of Israel called for one of his officers and said, "Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla."
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And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat each of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
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And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, "Thus saith the LORD: `With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.'"
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And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, "Go up to Ramothgilead and prosper, for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king."