6. The king of Israel got the prophets together—all four hundred of them—and put the question to them: “Should I attack Ramoth Gilead? Or should I hold back?”“Go for it,” they said. “God will hand it over to the king.”
7. But Jehoshaphat dragged his heels: “Is there still another prophet of God around here we can consult?”
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.”