I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto
my house: and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than
it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of
it in money.
11:021:003 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should
give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.
11:021:004 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased because of
the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him: for he
had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers.
And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face,
and would eat no bread.
11:021:005 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is
thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?
11:021:006 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the
Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money;
or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard
for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
11:021:007 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now govern the
kingdom of Israel? arise, and eat bread, and let thine heart
be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the
Jezreelite.
11:021:008 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his
seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles
that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
11:021:009 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set
Naboth on high among the people:
11:021:010 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear witness
against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the king.
And then carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
11:021:011 And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who
were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto
them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent
unto them.
11:021:012 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the
people.
11:021:013 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and sat before
him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against
Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth did
blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him forth out of
the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
11:021:014 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned, and is
dead.
11:021:015 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was
stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take
possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he
refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but
dead.
11:021:016 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was dead,
that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the
Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
11:021:017 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
11:021:018 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in
Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he
is gone down to possess it.
11:021:019 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD,
Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt
speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place
where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy
blood, even thine.
11:021:020 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And
he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself
to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
11:021:021 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy
posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against
the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,
11:021:022 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son
of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for
the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked me to anger, and
made Israel to sin.
11:021:023 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs shall eat
Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.
11:021:024 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat; and him
that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
11:021:025 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to
work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his
wife stirred up.
11:021:026 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to
all things as did the Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before
the children of Israel.
11:021:027 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent
his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and
lay in sackcloth, and went softly.
11:021:028 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
11:021:029 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he
humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his
days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his
house.
11:022:001 And they continued three years without war between Syria and
Israel.
11:022:002 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the
king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
11:022:003 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that
Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out
of the hand of the king of Syria?
11:022:004 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle
to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I
am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy
horses.
11:022:005 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray
thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
11:022:006 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about
four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against
Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go
up; for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
11:022:007 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD
besides, that we might enquire of him?
11:022:008 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one
man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the
LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning
me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
11:022:009 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten
hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
11:022:010 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat
each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place
in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets
prophesied before them.
11:022:011 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and
he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the
Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
11:022:012 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to
Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into
the king's hand.
11:022:013 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto
him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare
good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee,
be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.
11:022:014 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto
me, that will I speak.
11:022:015 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah,
shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we
forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD
shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
11:022:016 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee
that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name
of the LORD?
11:022:017 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as
sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have
no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
11:022:018 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell
thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
11:022:019 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw
the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven
standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
11:022:020 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up
and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and
another said on that manner.
11:022:021 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and
said, I will persuade him.
11:022:022 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go
forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his
prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persude him, and prevail
also: go forth, and do so.
11:022:023 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the
mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil
concerning thee.
11:022:024 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah
on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD
from me to speak unto thee?
11:022:025 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when
thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.
11:022:026 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back
unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's
son;
11:022:027 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison,
and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of
affliction, until I come in peace.
11:022:028 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD
hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every
one of you.
11:022:029 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went
up to Ramothgilead.
11:022:030 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise
myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes.
And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the
battle.
11:022:031 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains
that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with
small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
11:022:032 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw
Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel.
And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat
cried out.
11:022:033 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots
perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned
back from pursuing him.
11:022:034 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king
of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said
unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me
out of the host; for I am wounded.
11:022:035 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up
in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the
blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
11:022:036 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the
going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and
every man to his own country.
11:022:037 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried
the king in Samaria.
11:022:038 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the
dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour;
according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
11:022:039 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the
ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built,
are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the
kings of Israel?
11:022:040 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in
his stead.
11:022:041 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in
the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
11:022:042 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to
reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And
his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
11:022:043 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not
aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the
LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for
the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
11:022:044 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
11:022:045 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he
shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
11:022:046 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days
of his father Asa, he took out of the land.
11:022:047 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
11:022:048 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold:
but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber.
11:022:049 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my
servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat
would not.
11:022:050 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with
his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his
son reigned in his stead.
11:022:051 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria
the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned
two years over Israel.
11:022:052 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the
way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the
way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
11:022:053 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger
the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had
done.