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And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not say that he would not be a prophet of good to me, but of evil?

לְרָֽע׃ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then he said, Give ear now to the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord seated on his seat of power, and all the army of heaven in their places, at his right hand and at his left.

לָכֵ֖ן (לָ) la. “<to>”

Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said to him, How?

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.

לְר֣וּחַ (לְ) le. “<into>”

Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and gave Micaiah a blow on the side of his face, saying, Where is the spirit of the Lord whose word is in you?

לְדַבֵּ֥ר (לְ) le. “to”

And Micaiah said, Truly, you will see on that day when you go into an inner room to keep yourself safe.

לְהֵחָבֵֽא׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Now the king of Aram had given orders to the captains of his war-carriages, saying, Make no attack on small or great, but only on the king of Israel.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “[belonged] to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

So when the captains of the war-carriages saw Jehoshaphat, they said, It is the king of Israel. And turning about, they came round him, but Jehoshaphat gave a cry, and the Lord came to his help, and God sent them away from him.

לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the

לְתֻמּ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”לָֽרַכָּ֗ב (לָֽ) la. “to the”

But the fight became more violent while the day went on; and the king of Israel was supported in his war-carriage facing the Aramaeans till the evening; and by sundown he was dead.

לְעֵ֖ת (לְ) le. “to”

And Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, went back to his house in Jerusalem in peace.

לִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (לִֽ) Li. “to”

And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you.

הֲלָרָשָׁ֣ע (לָ) la. “<to> the”לַעְזֹ֔ר (לַ) la “to”וּלְשֹׂנְאֵ֥י (לְ) le. “<to>”מִלִּפְנֵ֖י (לִּ) li “to”

But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.

לִדְרֹ֥שׁ (לִ) li “to”

And he put judges through all the land, in every walled town of Judah,

לְעִ֥יר (לְ) le. “for”

And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

לְאָדָ֛ם (לְ) le. “for”לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “for”

Then in Jerusalem he gave authority to certain of the Levites and the priests and the heads of families of Israel to give decisions for the Lord, and in the causes of those living in Jerusalem.

לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (לְ) le. “of”לְמִשְׁפַּ֥ט (לְ) le. “for”וְלָרִ֑יב (לָ) la. “for <the>”

And he gave them their orders, saying, You are to do your work in the fear of the Lord, in good faith and with a true heart.

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And if any cause comes before you from your brothers living in their towns, where the death punishment is in question, or where there are questions of law or order, or rules or decisions, make them take care that they are not in the wrong before the Lord

לְדָם֮ (לְ) le. “and”לְמִצְוָה֮ (לְ) le. “and”לְחֻקִּ֣ים (לְ) le. “and”וּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒ (לְ) le. “<to>”לַיהוָ֔ה (לַ) la. “to”

And now, Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all questions to do with the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the head of the family of Judah, in everything to do with the king's business; and the Levites will be overseers for you. Be strong to

לְכֹ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “of”לְכֹ֣ל (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם (לִ) li “<to>”

Now after this, the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunim, made war against Jehoshaphat.

לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “for <the>”

And they came to Jehoshaphat with the news, saying, A great army is moving against you from Edom across the sea; and now they are in Hazazon-tamar (which is En-gedi).

לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט֙ (לִֽ) li. “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַיָּ֖ם (לַ) la “of the”

Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.

לִדְר֣וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “<to>”

And Judah came together to make prayer for help from the Lord; from every town of Judah they came to give worship to the Lord.

לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (לְ) le. “to”

And Jehoshaphat took his place in the meeting of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in front of the new open space,

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you.

לְהִתְיַצֵּֽב׃ (לְ) le. “to”