4
And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire first, I pray thee, for the word of Jehovah.
5
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.
6
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him?
7
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah: but I hate him; for he never prophesieth good concerning 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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Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
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