8. The king of Israel told Jehoshaphat, “As a matter of fact, there is still one such man. But I hate him. He never preaches anything good to me, only doom, doom, doom—Micaiah son of Imlah.”“The king shouldn’t talk about a prophet like that,” said Jehoshaphat.
9. So the king of Israel ordered one of his men, “On the double! Get Micaiah son of Imlah.”
13. The messenger who went to get Micaiah said, “The prophets have all said Yes to the king. Make it unanimous—vote Yes!”
14. But Micaiah said, “As surely as God lives, what God says, I’ll say.”
15. With Micaiah before him, the king asked him, “So Micaiah—do we attack Ramoth Gilead, or do we hold back?”“Go ahead,” he said. “An easy victory. God’s gift to the king.”
16. “Not so fast,” said the king. “How many times have I made you promise under oath to tell me the truth and nothing but the truth?”
17. “All right,” said Micaiah, “since you insist.I saw all of Israel scattered over the hills,sheep with no shepherd.Then God spoke: ‘These poor peoplehave no one to tell them what to do.Let them go home and dothe best they can for themselves.’”