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2
Chronicles Chapter Eighteen
New King James Version (NKJV)
2 Chronicles
18:1 Jehoshaphat had
riches and honor in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab.
YLT
1And Jehoshaphat hath riches
and honour in abundance, and joineth affinity to Ahab,
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance,.... Still
more and more, see 2 Chronicles 17:5,
and which moved Ahab to desire friendship and affinity with him, to which
Jehoshaphat agreed:
and joined affinity with Ahab; king of Israel, married
his son Joram to Athaliah, a daughter of Ahab by Jezebel of Zidon; which
marriage proved of bad consequence to Jehoshaphat and his family.
2 Chronicles
18:2 2 After
some years he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria; and Ahab killed sheep
and oxen in abundance for him and the people who were with him, and persuaded
him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.
YLT
2and goeth down at the end
of [certain] years unto Ahab to Samaria, and Ahab sacrificeth for him sheep and
oxen in abundance, and for the people who [are] with him, and persuadeth him to
go up unto Ramoth-Gilead.
Verses 2-34
And after certain years,.... Two years, according
to the Syriac and Arabic versions, or in the third year after the affinity was contracted,
see 1 Kings 22:2,
he went down to Ahab to Samaria; to pay him a visit upon
the alliance, civil and matrimonial, contracted between them:
and Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the
people that he had with him; entertained him and his retinue in a very
grand and liberal manner:
and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead; from hence,
to the end of the chapter, it is the same with 1 Kings 22:4.
2 Chronicles
18:3 3 So
Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against
Ramoth Gilead?” And he answered him, “I am as you are, and my
people as your people; we will be with you in the war.”
YLT
3And Ahab king of Israel
saith unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, `Dost thou go with me [to]
Ramoth-Gilead?' And he saith to him, `As I -- so thou, and as thy people -- my
people, even with thee in battle.'
2 Chronicles
18:4 4 Also
Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire for the word of the Lord today.”
YLT
4And Jehoshaphat saith unto
the king of Israel, `Seek, I pray thee, this day, the word of Jehovah.'
2 Chronicles 18:5 5 Then the king of Israel
gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we
go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?” So they said, “Go up, for
God will deliver it into the king’s hand.”
YLT
5And the king of Israel
gathereth the prophets, four hundred men, and saith unto them, `Do we go unto
Ramoth-Gilead to battle, or do I forbear?' And they say, `Go up, and God doth
give [it] into the hand of the king.'
2 Chronicles 18:6 6 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is
there not still a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire
of Him?”[a]
YLT
6And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is
there not here a prophet of Jehovah still, and we seek from him?'
2 Chronicles 18:7 7 So the king of Israel said
to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate
him, because he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is
Micaiah the son of Imla.”
And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!”
YLT
7And the king of Israel
saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Still -- one man to seek Jehovah from him, and I -- I
have hated him, for he is not prophesying concerning me of good, but all his
days of evil, he [is] Micaiah son of Imlah;' and Jehoshaphat saith, `Let not
the king say so.'
2 Chronicles 18:8 8 Then the king of Israel
called one of his officers and said, “Bring Micaiah the son of Imla quickly!”
YLT
8And the king of Israel
calleth unto a certain officer, and saith, `Hasten Micaiah son of Imlah.'
2 Chronicles 18:9 9 The king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, clothed in their robes, sat each on his
throne; and they sat at a threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of
Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
YLT
9And the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat king of Judah are sitting, each on his throne, clothed with
garments, and they are sitting in a threshing-floor at the opening of the gate
of Samaria, and all the prophets are prophesying before them.
2 Chronicles 18:10 10 Now Zedekiah the son of
Chenaanah had made horns of iron for himself; and he said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘With these
you shall gore the Syrians until they are destroyed.’”
YLT
10And Zedekiah son of
Chenaanah maketh for himself horns of iron, and saith, `Thus said Jehovah,
2 Chronicles 18:11 11 And all the prophets
prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it
into the king’s hand.”
YLT
11With these thou dost push
Aram till thou hast consumed them.' And all the prophets are prophesying so,
saying, `Go up [to] Ramath-Gilead and prosper, and Jehovah hath given [it] into
the hand of the king.'
2 Chronicles 18:12 12 Then the messenger who had
gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Now listen, the words of the
prophets with one accord encourage the king. Therefore please let your word be
like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement.”
YLT
12And the messenger who hath
gone to call for Micaiah hath spoken unto him, saying, `Lo, the words of the
prophets -- one mouth -- [are] good towards the king, and let, I pray thee, thy
word be like one of theirs: and thou hast spoken good.'
2 Chronicles 18:13 13 And Micaiah said, “As
the Lord
lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.”
YLT
13And Micaiah saith `Jehovah
liveth, surely that which my God saith, it I speak.'
2 Chronicles 18:14 14 Then he came to the king;
and the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead,
or shall I refrain?” And he said, “Go and prosper, and they shall be delivered
into your hand!”
YLT
14And he cometh in unto the
king, and the king saith unto him, `Micaiah, do we go unto Ramoth-Gilead to
battle, or do I forbear?' And he saith, `Go ye up, and prosper, and they are
given into your hand.'
2 Chronicles 18:15 15 So the king said to him,
“How many times shall I make you swear that you tell me nothing but the truth
in the name of the Lord?”
YLT
15And the king saith unto
him, `How many times am I adjuring thee, that thou speak unto me only truth in
the name of Jehovah?'
2 Chronicles 18:16 16 Then he said, “I saw all
Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These
have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.’”
YLT
16And he saith, `I have seen
all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd, and
Jehovah saith, There are no masters to these, they turn back each to his house
in peace.'
2 Chronicles 18:17 17 And the king of Israel
said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you he would not prophesy good concerning
me, but evil?”
YLT
17And the king of Israel
saith unto Jehoshaphat, `Did I not say unto thee, He doth not prophesy concerning
me good, but rather of evil?'
2 Chronicles 18:18 18 Then Micaiah said,
“Therefore hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His
throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and His left.
YLT
18And he saith, `Therefore,
hear ye a word of Jehovah: I have seen Jehovah sitting on His throne, and all
the host of the heavens standing on His right and His left;
2 Chronicles 18:19 19 And the Lord said, ‘Who
will persuade Ahab king of Israel to go up, that he may fall at Ramoth Gilead?’
So one spoke in this manner, and another spoke in that manner.
YLT
19and Jehovah saith, Who doth
entice Ahab king of Israel, and he doth go up and fall in Ramoth-Gilead? And
this speaker saith thus, and that speaker thus.
2 Chronicles 18:20 20 Then a spirit came forward
and stood before the Lord,
and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ The Lord said to him, ‘In what
way?’
YLT
20And go out doth the spirit,
and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto
him, With what?
2 Chronicles 18:21 21 So he said, ‘I will go out
and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said, ‘You
shall persuade him and also prevail; go out and do so.’
YLT
21and he saith, I go out, and
have become a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets. And He
saith, Thou dost entice, and also, thou art able; go out and do so.
2 Chronicles 18:22 22 Therefore look! The Lord has put a
lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours, and the Lord has declared
disaster against you.”
YLT
22And, now, lo, Jehovah hath
put a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of these thy prophets, and Jehovah hath
spoken concerning thee -- evil.'
2 Chronicles 18:23 23 Then Zedekiah the son of
Chenaanah went near and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did
the spirit from the Lord
go from me to speak to you?”
YLT
23And Zedekiah son of
Chenaanah cometh nigh, and smiteth Micaiah on the cheek, and saith, `Where [is]
this -- the way the Spirit of Jehovah passed over from me to speak with thee?'
2 Chronicles 18:24 24 And Micaiah said, “Indeed
you shall see on that day when you go into an inner chamber to hide!”
YLT
24And Micaiah saith, `Lo,
thou dost see in that day, that thou dost enter into the innermost chamber to
be hidden.'
2 Chronicles 18:25 25 Then the king of Israel
said, “Take Micaiah, and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to
Joash the king’s son;
YLT
25And the king of Israel
saith, `Take ye Micaiah, and turn him back unto Amon head of the city, and unto
Joash son of the king,
2 Chronicles 18:26 26 and say, ‘Thus says the
king: “Put this fellow in prison, and feed him with bread of affliction
and water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”
YLT
26and ye have said, Thus said
the king, Put ye this [one] in the house of restraint, and cause him to eat
bread of oppression, and water of oppression, till my return in peace.'
2 Chronicles 18:27 27 But Micaiah said, “If you
ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken by me.”
And he said, “Take heed, all you people!”
YLT
27And Micaiah saith, `If thou
dost certainly return in peace, Jehovah hath not spoken by me;' and he saith,
`Hear ye, O peoples, all of them!'
2 Chronicles 18:28 28 So the king of Israel and
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
YLT
28And the king of Israel
goeth up, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, unto Ramoth-Gilead;
2 Chronicles 18:29 29 And the king of Israel
said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle; but you put on
your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into
battle.
YLT
29and the king of Israel
saith unto Jehoshaphat to disguise himself, and to go into battle, `And thou,
put on thy garments.' And the king of Israel disguiseth himself, and they go
into battle.
2 Chronicles 18:30 30 Now the king of Syria had
commanded the captains of the chariots who were with him, saying, “Fight
with no one small or great, but only with the king of Israel.”
YLT
30And the king of Aram hath
commanded the heads of the charioteers whom he hath, saying, `Ye do not fight
with small or with great, except with the king of Israel by himself.'
2 Chronicles 18:31 31 So it was, when the
captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is the
king of Israel!” Therefore they surrounded him to attack; but Jehoshaphat cried
out, and the Lord
helped him, and God diverted them from him.
YLT
31And it cometh to pass at
the heads of the charioteers seeing Jehoshaphat, that they have said, `The king
of Israel he is,' and they turn round against him to fight, and Jehoshaphat
crieth out, and Jehovah hath helped him, and God enticeth them from him,
2 Chronicles 18:32 32 For so it was, when the
captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they
turned back from pursuing him.
YLT
32yea, it cometh to pass, at
the heads of the charioteers seeing that it hath not been the king of Israel --
they turn back from after him.
2 Chronicles 18:33 33 Now a certain man drew a
bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor.
So he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn around and take me out of the
battle, for I am wounded.”
YLT
33And a man hath drawn with a
bow, in his simplicity, and smiteth the king of Israel between the joinings and
the coat of mail, and he saith to the charioteer, `Turn thy hand, and thou hast
brought me out of the camp, for I have become sick.'
2 Chronicles 18:34 34 The battle increased that
day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot
facing the Syrians until evening; and about the time of sunset he died.
YLT
34And the battle increaseth
on that day, and the king of Israel hath been stayed up in the chariot
over-against Aram till the evening, and he dieth at the time of the going in of
the sun.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)