Jehoshaphat talked with Ahab

22 For almost three years there was no war between Syria and Israel. 2 Then King Jehoshaphat, who ruled Judah, went to visit King Ahab, who ruled Israel. 3 While they were talking, Ahab said to his officials, “Do you realize that the Syrians are still occupying our city of Ramoth in the Gilead region? And we are doing nothing to retake that city!” 4 Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will your army join my army to fight against the people of Ramoth and retake that city?”

Jehoshaphat replied, “Certainly I will do whatever you want, and you may command my troops. You may take my horses into battle, also.” 5 Then he added, “But we should ask Yahweh first, to find out what he wants us to do.” 6 So Ahab summoned about 400 of his prophets together, and he asked them, “Should my army go to fight the people in Ramoth and retake that city, or not?”

They answered, “Yes, go and attack them, because God will enable your army to defeat them.”

7 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here whom we can ask?”

8 The King of Israel replied, “There is one man we can talk to. We can ask him if he can find out what Yahweh wants. His name is Micaiah; he is the son of Imlah. But I hate him, because when he ◄prophesies/tells what God says to him► he never says that anything good will happen to me. He always predicts that bad things will happen to me.”

Jehoshaphat replied, “King Ahab, you should not say that!”

9 So the king of Israel told one of his officers to summon Micaiah immediately.