New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 22:6-12

6Thenthe kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֨ץvai.yik.BotzH6908the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֮ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030together, about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֣עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Shall I goהַאֵלֵ֞ךְha.'e.LekhH1980againstעַל־'al-H5921Ramoth-gileadH7433to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421orאִם־'im-H518shall I refrainאֶחְדָּ֑ל'ech.DalH2308?”And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Goעֲלֵ֔ה'a.LehH5927up, for the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136will giveוְיִתֵּ֥ןve.yi.TenH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

7ButJehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Is thereהַאֵ֨יןha.'EinH369not yetע֑וֹדodH5750a prophetנָבִ֛יאna.Vi'H5030of the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068hereפֹּ֥הpohH6311that we may inquireוְנִדְרְשָׁ֖הve.nid.re.ShahH1875of him?”

8The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֡טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “There is yetע֣וֹדodH5750oneאֶחָ֡ד'e.ChadH259manאִישׁ־'ish-H376by whom we may inquireלִדְרֹשׁ֩lid.RoshH1875of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068,but I hateשְׂנֵאתִ֗יוse.ne.TivH8130him, becauseH3588he does not prophesyיִתְנַבֵּ֨אyit.na.Be'H5012goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896concerningעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921me, but evilרָ֔עRa'H7451. He isMicaiahמִיכָ֖יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Imlahיִמְלָ֑הyim.LahH3229.”But Jehoshaphatיְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔טye.Ho.o.sha.FatH3092saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Let not the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651.”

9Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121an officerסָרִ֖יסsa.RisH5631and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringמַהֲרָ֖הma.ha.RahH4116quicklyH4116Micaiahמִיכָ֥יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Imlahיִמְלָֽה׃yim.LahH3229.”

10Now the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Jehoshaphatוִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֣טvi.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֡הye.hu.DahH3063were sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427eachאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376on his throneכִּסְא֜וֹkis.'OH3678,arrayedמְלֻבָּשִׁ֤יםme.lu.ba.ShimH3847in theirrobesבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899,at the threshingבְּגֹ֔רֶןbe.Go.renH1637floorH1637at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111; andallוְכָ֨ל־ve.kholH3605the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִ֖יםmit.na.be.'ImH5012beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

11Then Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֥הtzid.ki.YahH6667the sonבֶֽן־ven-H1121of Chenaanahכְּנַעֲנָ֖הke.na.'a.NahH3668madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213hornsקַרְנֵ֣יkar.NeiH7161of ironבַרְזֶ֑לvar.ZelH1270for himself and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘With theseבְּאֵ֛לֶּהbe.'E.lehH428you will goreתְּנַגַּ֥חte.na.GachH5055the Arameansאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758untilעַד־'ad-H5704they are consumedכַּלֹּתָֽם׃ka.lo.TamH3615.’”

12Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the prophetsהַנְּבִאִ֔יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030were prophesyingנִבְּאִ֥יםni.be.'ImH5012thusכֵּ֖ןkenH3651,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Goעֲלֵ֞ה'a.LehH5927up to Ramoth-gileadH7433and prosperוְהַצְלַ֔חve.hatz.LachH6743,for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will giveוְנָתַ֥ןve.na.TanH5414itinto the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

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