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So the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about 400 men, and asked them: “Should I march against Ramot-gilead to battle or should I refrain?”

They responded, “Go up, for my Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

But Jehoshaphat said: “Is there no longer a prophet of Adonai here that we may inquire of Him?”

The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Yes, there is still one by whom we may inquire of Adonai—Micaiah son of Imlah—but I hate him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, only evil.”

But Jehoshaphat said, “May the king not say so!”

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