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There came forth a spirit, and stood before Yahweh, and said, I will entice him. Yahweh said to him, 'How?'
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He said, 'I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said, 'You shall entice him, and shall prevail also: go forth, and do so.'
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Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.
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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Yahweh from me to speak to you?
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Micaiah said, Behold, you shall see on that day, when you shall go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.
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The king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;
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and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
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Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me. He said, Hear, you peoples, all of you.
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So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.
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The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put you on your robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.
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Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.