H9002–/וְ–v

And after some years he went down to Samaria to see Ahab. And Ahab made a feast for him and the people who were with him, putting to death great numbers of sheep and oxen; and he got Jehoshaphat to go with him to Ramoth-gilead.

וּבָקָר֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלָעָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

For Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he said, I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war.

וּכְעַמְּךָ֣ (וּ) u. “and”וְעִמְּךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the king of Israel got together all the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for God will give it into the hands of the king.

וְיִתֵּ֥ן (וְ) ve. “so”

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

וְנִדְרְשָׁ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaph

וַאֲנִ֣י (וַ) va. “and”

Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, were seated on their seats of authority, dressed in their robes, by the doorway into Samaria; and all the prophets were acting as prophets before them.

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְיֹשְׁבִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the prophets said the same thing, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and it will go well for you, for the Lord will give it into the hands of the king.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַצְלַ֔ח (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the servant who had gone to get Micaiah said to him, See now, all the prophets with one voice are saying good things to the king; so let your words be like theirs, and say good things.

וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיהִי־ (וִֽ) vi. “and”

When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.

וְהַצְלִ֔יחוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִנָּתְנ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “so”

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.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the Lord said, How may Ahab, king of Israel, be tricked into going up to Ramoth-gilead to his death? And one said one thing and one another.

וְיַ֕עַל (וְ) ve. “so”וְיִפֹּ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְזֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשֵׂה־ (וַ) va. “and”

And now, see, the Lord has put a spirit of deceit in the mouth of these prophets of yours; and the Lord has said evil against you.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽיהוָ֔ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son;

וַהֲשִׁיבֻ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.

וְהַאֲכִלֻ֜הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַ֣יִם (וּ) u. “and”

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead.

וִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט (וִֽ) vi. “and”

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will make a change in my clothing, so that I do not seem to be the king, and will go into the fight; but do you put on your robes. So the king of Israel made a change in his dress, and they went to the fight.

וָב֣וֹא (וָ) va. “and”וְאַתָּ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וְהֵ֤מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽיהוָ֣ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

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

וְאִ֗ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵ֣ין (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וּמֶ֣לֶךְ (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וּלְשֹׂנְאֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וּבָזֹאת֙ (וּ) u. “and”

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

וָעִֽיר׃ (וָ) va. “and”

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.

וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

So now let the fear of the Lord be in you; do your work with care; for in the Lord our God there is no evil, or respect for high position, or taking of payment to do wrong.

וְעַתָּ֕ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשׂ֔וּ (וַ) va. “and”וּמַשֹּׂ֥א (וּ) u. “and”וּמִקַּח־ (וּ) u. “and”