Now Yehoshafat had riches and honour in abundance, and he allied himself by marriage with Aĥ᾽av.

And Yehoshafat had wealth and honor in abundance and [his son, Yehoram] married [the daughter of] Achav.

And after certain years he went down to Aĥ᾽av to Shomron. And Aĥ᾽av killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramot-gil῾ad.

And after some years he went down to Achav in Shomron, and Achav slaughtered for him sheep and cattle in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and he enticed him to go up [(to war)] to Ramoth-gilead.

And Aĥ᾽av king of Yisra᾽el said to Yehoshafat king of Yehuda, Wilt thou go with me to Ramot-gil῾ad? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people are as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

And Achav king of Israel said to Yehoshafat king of Judah: Will you go with me [to war] in Ramoth-gilead? And he said to him: As you, am I; as your people, are my people, and [we are] with you in war.

And Yehoshafat said to the king of Yisra᾽el, Inquire, I pray thee, of the word of the Lord to day.

And Yehoshafat said to the king of Israel: Seek out, this day, the word of the L rd.

Therefore the king of Yisra᾽el gathered together prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go to Ramot-gil῾ad to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king’s hand.

And the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men, and he said to them: Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to war or shall I forbear? And they said: Go up, and G d will deliver (it) to the king.

But Yehoshafat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him?

And Yehoshafat said [(knowing that no two prophets prophesy in exactly the same words)]: Is there no other prophet of the L rd here that we can inquire of?

And the king of Yisra᾽el said to Yehoshafat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good to me, but always evil: he is Mikhayehu the son of Yimla. And Yehoshafat said, Let not the king say so.

And the king of Israel said to Yehoshafat: There is yet another man of whom we may make inquiry of the L rd, but I hate him, for he never prophesies good for me but always bad [viz. I Kings 20:42] — Michayhu the son of Yimlah. And Yehoshafat said: Let the king not speak thus.

So the king of Yisra᾽el called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Mikhayehu the son of Yimla.

And the king of Israel called a certain eunuch and said: Hasten Michayhu the son of Yimlah (here).

And the king of Yisra᾽el and Yehoshafat king of Yehuda sat each of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Shomeron; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

And the king of Israel and Yehoshafat the king of Judah were sitting, each on his throne, dressed in [their royal] attire, in a threshing-floor at the entrance of the gate of Shomron, and all the prophets prophesying before them.

And Żidqiyyahu the son of Kena῾ana had made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus says the Lord, With these thou shalt push Aram until they are wiped out.

And Tzidkiyah the son of Kena'anah made himself iron horns, and he said: Thus said the L rd: With these shall you gore Aram until you make an end of them.

And all the prophets prophesied in the same sense, saying, Go up to Ramot-gil῾ad, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.

And all the (other) prophets prophesied thus: Go up to Ramoth-gilead and succeed, and the L rd will deliver (it) to the king.

And the messenger that went to call Mikhayehu spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

And the messenger who had gone to call Michayhu said to him: Behold, the words of the prophet, as one voice, are good for the king. Let your words be as (the words) of one of them, and speak good.

And Mikhayehu said, As the Lord lives, even what my God says, that will I speak.

And Michayhu said: As the L rd lives, what G d says to me, that will I speak.

And when he was come to the king, the king said to him, Mikha, shall we go to Ramot-gil῾ad to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.

And he came to the king, and the king said to him: Michah, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to war or shall I forbear? And he said: Go up and succeed, and they will be delivered into your hands.

And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing to me but the truth in the name of the Lord?

And the king said to him: How many times must I adjure you to speak to me only the truth in the name of the L rd?

Then he said, I saw all Yisra᾽el scattered upon the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.

And he said: I saw all of Israel spread out on the mountains like sheep without a shepherd. And the L rd said: These have no master [i.e., you alone will die in the war (viz. 30)], (and) each man will return to his house in peace.

And the king of Yisra᾽el said to Yehoshafat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good to me but only evil?

And the king of Israel said to Yehoshafat: Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good for me, but only evil?

And he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

And he [(Michayhu)] said: Therefore, hear the word of the L rd. I saw the L rd sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing over Him, on his right [(defending)], and on his left [(incriminating)].

And the Lord said, Who will entice Aĥ᾽av king of Yisra᾽el, that he may go up and fall at Ramot-gil῾ad? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

And the L rd said: Who will entice Achav king of Israel to go up and fall in Ramoth-gilead? And one [(faction)] said thus, and the other, thus.

Then the spirit came forward, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said to him, With what?

And the spirit [(of Navoth, viz. I Kings 21)] came forth and stood before the L rd and said: I will entice him. And the L rd said to him: How?

And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do so.

And he said: I shall go out and be a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He said: Entice and prevail; go out and do so.

Now therefore, behold the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord has spoken evil against thee.

And now, behold, the L rd has placed a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all of these, your prophets, and the L rd has spoken evil for you.

Then Żidqiyyahu the son of Kena῾ana came near, and smote Mikhayehu upon the cheek, and said, Which way did the spirit of the Lord go from me to speak to thee?

And Tzidkiyahu the son of Kena'anah came forward and smote Michayhu on the cheek. And he said: Which way did the spirit of the L rd pass from me to speak to you?

And Mikhayehu said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

And Michayhu said: You will see on that day when you come chamber into chamber to hide.

Then the king of Yisra᾽el said, Take Mikhayehu, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Yo᾽ash the king’s son;

And the king of Israel said: Take Michayhu and return him to Amon, the lord of the city, and to Yoash, the son of the king.

and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with scant bread and with scant water, until I return in peace.

And say: Thus said the king: Place this one in the prison, and feed him bare bread and bare water [i.e., bread and water sufficing only for survival] until I return in peace.

And Mikhayehu said, If thou at all return in peace, then the Lord has not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all you people.

And Michayhu said: If you return in peace, the L rd has not spoken to me. And he said: Let all the peoples hear [(what I am saying)]!

So the king of Yisra᾽el and Yehoshafat the king of Yehuda went up to Ramot-gil῾ad.

And the king of Israel and Yehoshafat, king of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead.

And the king of Yisra᾽el said to Yehoshafat, I will disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but do thou put on thy robes. So the king of Yisra᾽el disguised himself; and they went to the battle.

And the king of Israel said to Yehoshafat: [(I will)] disguise [(myself)] and come into the war [(for if they recognize me, they will all come out against me)], and you, remain clothed as you are [(for they have no quarrel with the king of Judah)]. And the king of Israel disguised himself and they came into the war.

Now the king of Aram had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Do not fight with small or great, but only with the king of Yisra᾽el.

And the king of Aram commanded the captains of his chariots, saying: Do not fight the small and the great, but with the king of Israel alone.

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Yehoshafat, that they said, It is the king of Yisra᾽el. Therefore they surrounded him to fight: but Yehoshafat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God drew them away from him.

And it was, when the captains of the chariots saw Yehoshafat, they said: He must be the king of Israel, and they encircled him to fight, and Yehoshafat cried out [(to the L rd)]. And the L rd helped him, and G d turned them away from him.

For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Yisra᾽el, they turned back from pursuing him.

And it was, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back.

And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Yisra᾽el between the joints of the armour: so he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am badly wounded.

And a man [(Na'aman, viz. II Kings 5:1)] casually plied his bow and he struck the king of Israel between the scales and the coat of mail. And he said to his charioteer: Turn your hand and take me out of the camp, for I have sickened.

And the battle increased that day: but the king of Yisra᾽el propped himself up in his chariot against Aram until evening: and about the time of sunset he died.

And the [intensity of the] war mounted on that day, and the king forced himself to stand in the chariot against Aram [(lest his army flee)], until the evening, and he died at the setting of the sun.