2 Chronicles 18

King Jehoshaphat of Judah forms an alliance with King Ahab of Israel and agrees to join him in battle against Ramoth Gilead, despite the warning of the prophet Micaiah that YHWH has decreed Ahab's death.[1][2] Ahab disguises himself in battle while Jehoshaphat wears his royal robes; Ahab is struck by an arrow and dies propped up in his chariot at evening, fulfilling Micaiah's prophecy.[1][2]

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and he gathered king of Israel the prophets four hundred men and he said to them shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle or shall I refrain and they said go up and he will give God into hand of the king
5 וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֨ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑 vayiqebots and he gathered HC/Vqw3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et HTo הַ/נְּבִאִים֮ 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets HTd/Ncmpa אַרְבַּ֣ע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba four HAcfsa מֵא֣וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred HAcbpa אִישׁ֒ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men HNcmsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֲלֵ/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋/𐤄𐤌 alehem to them HR/Sp3mp הֲ/נֵלֵ֞ךְ 𐤄/𐤍𐤋𐤊 hanelekhe shall we go HTi/Vqi1cp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR רָמֹ֥ת 𐤓𐤌𐤕 ramot Ramoth HNp גִּלְעָ֛ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead HNp לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to battle HRd/Ncfsa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im or HC אֶחְדָּ֑ל 𐤀𐤇𐤃𐤋 echedal shall I refrain HVqi1cs וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said HC/Vqw3mp עֲלֵ֔ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 aleh go up HVqv2ms וְ/יִתֵּ֥ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 veyiten and he will give HC/Vqi3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HTd/Ncmpa בְּ/יַ֥ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into hand HR/Ncbsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king HTd/Ncmsa
And said the king of Israel to Jehoshaphat yet one man one by whom to inquire of YHWH from him but I hate him for he does not prophesy concerning me good for all his days evil he Micaiah son of Imlah And said Jehoshaphat Let not say the king so
7 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said HC/Vqw3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 yehoshafat Jehoshaphat HNp ע֣וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od yet HD אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish one man HNcmsa אֶחָ֡ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa לִ/דְרוֹשׁ֩ 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤔 liderosh by whom to inquire HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of HTo יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp מֵֽ/אֹת֜/וֹ 𐤌/𐤀𐤕/𐤅 meoto from him HR/To/Sp3ms וַ/אֲנִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani but I HC/Pp1cs שְׂנֵאתִ֗י/הוּ 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤅 senetihu hate him HVqp1cs/Sp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC אֵ֠ינֶ/נּוּ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 eynenu he does not HTn/Sp3ms מִתְנַבֵּ֨א 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤁𐤀 mitenabe prophesy HVtrmsa עָלַ֤/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay concerning me HR/Sp1cs לְ/טוֹבָה֙ 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 letovah good HR/Aafsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all HNcmsc יָמָ֣י/ו 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤅 yamayv his days HNcmpc/Sp3ms לְ/רָעָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤓𐤏𐤄 leraah evil HR/Ncmsa ה֖וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms מִיכָ֣יְהוּ 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤄𐤅 mikhayehu Micaiah HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son HNcmsc יִמְלָ֑א 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀 yimela of Imlah HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And said HC/Vqw3ms יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 yehoshafat-2 Jehoshaphat HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Let not HTn יֹאמַ֥ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yomar say HVqj3ms הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa כֵּֽן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm
and the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each man on his throne clothed in robes and they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria and all the prophets were prophesying before them
9 וּ/מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊 umelekhe and the king HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp וִֽ/יהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 vihoshafat and Jehoshaphat HC/Np מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֡ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah HNp יוֹשְׁבִים֩ 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 yoshevim were sitting HVqrmpa אִ֨ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR כִּסְא֜/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤀/𐤅 kiseo his throne HNcmsc/Sp3ms מְלֻבָּשִׁ֤ים 𐤌𐤋𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 melubashim clothed HVPsmpa בְּגָדִים֙ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 begadim in robes HNcmpa וְ/יֹשְׁבִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 veyoshevim and they were sitting HC/Vqrmpa בְּ/גֹ֔רֶן 𐤁/𐤂𐤓𐤍 begoren at the threshing floor HR/Ncbsa פֶּ֖תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach at the entrance HNcmsc שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar of the gate HNcmsc שֹׁמְר֑וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 shomeron of Samaria HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc הַ֨/נְּבִיאִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets HTd/Ncmpa מִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖ים 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 mitenabeim were prophesying HVtrmpa לִ/פְנֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp
and-the-messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him saying Behold words of the prophets mouth one good to the king let it be please your word like one of them and speak good
12 וְ/הַ/מַּלְאָ֞ךְ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 vehamaleakhe and-the-messenger HC/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr הָלַ֣ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 halakhe had gone HVqp3ms לִ/קְרֹ֣א 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀 liqero to call HR/Vqc לְ/מִיכָ֗יְהוּ 𐤋/𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤄𐤅 lemikhayehu Micaiah HR/Np דִּבֶּ֤ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber spoke HVpp3ms אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him HR/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc הִנֵּ֞ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold HTm דִּבְרֵ֧י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words HNcmpc הַ/נְּבִאִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim of the prophets HTd/Ncmpa פֶּֽה 𐤐𐤄 peh mouth HNcmsa אֶחָ֥ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa ט֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa וִֽ/יהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi let it be HC/Vqj3ms נָ֧א 𐤍𐤀 na please HTe דְבָרְ/ךָ֛ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤊 devarekha your word HNcmsc/Sp2ms כְּ/אַחַ֥ד 𐤊/𐤀𐤇𐤃 keachad Eka (Bemba) like one HR/Acmsc מֵ/הֶ֖ם 𐤌/𐤄𐤌 mehem of them HR/Sp3mp וְ/דִבַּ֥רְתָּ 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕 vedibareta and speak HC/Vpq2ms טּֽוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov-2 good HAamsa
And it came to pass when they saw captains of the chariots [direct object marker] Jehoshaphat that they said King of Israel he [is] Therefore they turned against him to fight but Jehoshaphat cried out Jehoshaphat and-YHWH helped him and moved them God from him
31 וַ/יְהִ֡י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms כִּ/רְאוֹת֩ 𐤊/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 kireot when they saw HR/Vqc שָׂרֵ֨י 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains of HNcmpc הָ/רֶ֜כֶב 𐤄/𐤓𐤊𐤁 harekhev the chariots HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 yehoshafat Jehoshaphat HNp וְ/הֵ֤מָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehemah that they HC/Pp3mp אָֽמְרוּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru said HVqp3cp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe King HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he [is] HPp3ms וַ/יָּסֹ֥בּוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤁𐤅 vayasobu Therefore they turned HC/Vqw3mp עָלָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against him HR/Sp3ms לְ/הִלָּחֵ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to fight HR/VNc וַ/יִּזְעַ֤ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒 vayizeaq but Jehoshaphat cried out HC/Vqw3ms יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈 yehoshafat-2 Jehoshaphat HNp וַֽ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and-YHWH HC/Np עֲזָר֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤆𐤓/𐤅 azaro helped him HVqp3ms/Sp3ms וַ/יְסִיתֵ֥/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤕/𐤌 vayesitem and moved them HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from him HR/Sp3ms
and a man drew in the bow at random and struck [direct object marker] the king of Israel between the joints and between the breastplate and he said to the charioteer Turn your hand your hand and take-me-out from the camp for I am wounded
33 וְ/אִ֗ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and a man HC/Ncmsa מָשַׁ֤ךְ 𐤌𐤔𐤊 mashakhe drew HVqp3ms בַּ/קֶּ֨שֶׁת֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤔𐤕 baqeshet in the bow HRd/Ncfsa לְ/תֻמּ֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤕𐤌/𐤅 letumo at random HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp בֵּ֥ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between HR הַ/דְּבָקִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤒𐤉𐤌 hadevaqim the joints HTd/Ncmpa וּ/בֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between HC/R הַ/שִּׁרְיָ֑ן 𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤍 hashireyan the breastplate HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָֽ/רַכָּ֗ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤊𐤁 larakav to the charioteer HRd/Ncmsa הֲפֹ֧ךְ 𐤄𐤐𐤊 hafokhe Turn HVqv2ms ידי/ך 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤊 ydykh your hand HNcbdc/Sp2ms יָדְ/ךָ֛ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms וְ/הוֹצֵאתַ֥/נִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤉 vehotsetani and take-me-out HC/Vhq2ms/Sp1cs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp HTd/Ncbsa כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC הָחֳלֵֽיתִי 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 hacholeyti I am wounded HVHp1cs
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