They lived for three years; there was no war between Aram and Yisroel.

It was in the third year and Yehoshofat, king of Yehudah came down to the king of Yisroel.

The king of Yisroel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramot Gilad is ours? We have been quiet about taking it [back] from the hands of the king of Aram.”

And he said to Yehoshofot, “Will you join me in battle in Ramot Gilad!” And Yehoshofat said to the king of Yisroel, “I am as you are, my people are like your people, my horses are like your horses.”

And Yehoshofot said to the king of Yisroel, “Please inquire the word of Adonoy today.”

And the king of Yisroel gathered about four hundred prophets and said to them, “Shall I go to Ramot Gilad for war or shall I refraim?” They said, “Go up and God will give it into the hands of the king.”

And Yehoshofat said, “Is there no othe prophet of Adonoy here, that we might inquire of him?”

And the king of Yisroel said to Yehoshofat, “There is another man from whom to ask of Adonoy, but I hate him for he will not prophecy good about me, but only evil; he is Michohyu ben Yimloh.” Yehoshofat said, “Let the king not say that.”

And the king of Yisroel summoned one officer, and said, “Quick, bring Michohyu ben Yimloh.”

The king of Yisroel and Yehosofat, king of Yehudah, were sitting each on his throne, dressed in [royal] garments, on the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Shomron; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

Tzidkiyahu ben Kenaanah made for himself iron horns, and said, thus said Adonoy, ‘With’ these you will gore Aram until you destroy them completely.’”

All the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramot Gilad and succeed, and Adonoy will give into the hands of the king.

The messenger that went to call Michohyu spoke to him saying, “Behold, please, the words of the prophets are one, and they are favorable for the king. Please let your words be like the words of one of them, and speak favorably.”

And Michoyehu said, “As Adonoy lives, that which Adonoy will say to me that is what I will speak.”

And he came to the king and the king said to him, “Michohyu should we go to Ramot Gilad for war, or should we refrain.” And he [Michohyu] said to him, “Go up and be successful and [may] Adonoy give it into the hand of the king.”

And the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you will not speak to me except the truth in the Name of Adonoy.”

And he [Michohyu] said, “I saw all of Yisroel scattered on the mountains like sheep who have no shepherd; and Adonoy said, ‘These have no masters. Let each man return to his house in peace.’”

And the king of Yisroel said to Yehoshofat, “Did I not say to you that he does not prophecy good for me but only bad?”

And he [Michohyu] said, “Therefore listen to the word of Adonoy. I saw Adonoy seated on His throne, and all the Heavenly Hosts were standing around Him, to His right and to His left.

And Adonoy said [to them] ‘Who will mislead Achov, and cause him to go up and fall at Ramot Gilad?’ One said in this way and another said in this way.

And a spirit came forth and stood before Adonoy, and said, ‘I will mislead him; and Adonoy said to him, ‘In what manner.’

And it said, ‘I will go forth and I will be a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all prophets; And He [Adonoy] said, ‘Mislead and you will prevail; go forth and do so.’

And now behold, Adonoy has put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all these prophets of yours and Adonoy has spoken evil concerning you.’”

Tzidkiyahu ben Kenaanah approached and struck Michohyu on the cheek and said, “When did the spirit of Adonoy pass from me to speak to you.”

And Michohyu said, “Behold, you will see on that day that you will have to go into a room within a room to hide.”

The king of Yisroel said, “Take Michohyu and return him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Yoash, the king’s son.

And you shall say, ‘thus said the king “Put this one in the prison and feed him minimal bread and minimal water, until I return in peace.”’”

And Michohyu said, “If you really return in peace, Adonoy did not speak to me.” And he said, “Hear [this] all nations.”

The king of Yisroel went up together with Yehoshofot, king of Yehudah, to Ramot Gilad.

The king of Yisroel said to Yehoshofot “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you you wear your own [royal] garments.” The king of Yisroel disguised himself and went forth into battle.

The king of Arom commanded the officers of his chariots, thirty two of them saying, “Do not battle the small or the great, but only with the king of Yisroel himself.”

And it was when the officers of the chariots saw Yehoshofot, that they said, “This must be the king of Yisroel.” They turned upon him to do battle and Yehoshofot cried out.

When the officers of the chariots saw that he was not the king of Yisroel, they turned back from [pursuing] after him.

A man drew his bow innocently [with out aiming] and hit the king of Yisroel between the plates of his armor. He said to his driver, “Turn around and take me out of the camp for I am sick.”

The battle was intense on that day, and the king stood up in the chariot facing Aram. He died in the evening and the blood of wound poured out into the depth of the chariot.

A cry passed through the camp as the sun was setting, saying, “Each man to his city and each man to his land.

The king died and was brought to Shomron; and they buried the king in Shomron.

They washed the chariot at the pool of Shomron, and the dogs licked his blood, and they washed the weapons [there] like the word of Adonoy that He had spoken.

And the rest of the things about Achov and all that he accomplished, the ivory palace that he built, and all the cities that he built, are recorded in the Book of chronicles of the kings of Yisroel.

Achov lay with his fathers, and Achazyohu, his son, reigned in his place.

Yehoshofot ben Oso reigned over Yehudah in the fourth year of Achov, king of Yisroel.

Yehoshofot was thirty five years old when he became king, and for twenty five years, he reigned in Yerusholayim. His mother’s name was Azuva bas Shilchi.

And he followed all the ways of his father, Aso, he did not deviate from them; doing what was upright in the eyes of Adonoy.

However the private altars he did not remove. The people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the private altars.

Yehoshofot made peace with the king of Yisroel.

The rest of the things about Yehoshofot, and his mighty deeds and the battles he fought are all recorded in the Book of chronicles of the kings of Yehudah.

The remainder of the prostitution that was left in the days of Oso, his father, he purged from the land.

There was no king in Edom, the governor was king.

Yehoshofot made ships of Tarshish to sail to Ophir for gold, but they did not go for they were broken at Etzyon-Gover.

Then Achazyohu ben Achov said to Yehoshofot, “Let my servants go with your servants on the ships, but Yehoshofot did not desire this.

Yehoshofat lay with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers, in the city of Dovid, his father, and Yehorom, his son, reigned in his place.

Achazyohu ben Achov became king over Yisroel in Shomron in the seventeenth year of Yehoshofot, king of Yehudah, and he reigned over Yisroel two years.

He did what was evil in the eyes of Adonoy, and followed in the way of father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Yerovom ben Nevot, who caused Yisroel to sin.

He worshipped the Baal and bowed to it; and he angered Adonoy, God of Yisroel, just as his father had done.