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17 And Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place and prevailed against Israel.
2 And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Judah and set bands in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of his father David and did not seek Baalim,
4 but sought the LORD God of his father and walked in His Commandment, and not after the deeds of Israel.
5 Therefore, the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat, so that he had riches and honor in abundance.
6 And he lifted up his heart to the ways of the LORD. And moreover, he took away the high places and the groves from Judah.
7 And in the third year of his reign, he sent his princes, Ben-Hail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Michaiah, so that they would teach in the cities of Judah,
8 And he sent Levites with them: Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tobadonijah. And he sent Priests with them: Elishama and Jehoram.
9 And they taught in Judah and had the Book of the Law of the LORD with them. And they went around throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were all around Judah. And they did not fight against Jehoshaphat.
11 Also, some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and tribute silver. And the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
12 So, Jehoshaphat prospered and grew greater. And he built palaces and storage cities in Judah.
13 And he had great works in the cities of Judah, and men of war and valiant men in Jerusalem.
14 And these are the numbers of them, after the House of their fathers. In Judah were captains of thousands: Adnah, the captain, and three hundred thousand valiant men with him.
15 And at his hand was Jehohanan, a captain, and two hundred eighty thousand with him.
16 And at his hand was Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD. And with him were two hundred thousand valiant men.
17 And of Benjamin was Eliada, a valiant man. And with him were two hundred thousand armed men with bow and shield.
18 And at his hand was Jehozabad. And with him were one hundred eighty thousand, armed for war.
19 These waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the strong cities throughout all Judah.
18 And Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance. And he became the son-in-law of Ahab.
2 And after some years, he went down to Ahab, to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and bulls for him in great number, and for the people that he had with him, and enticed him to go up to Ramoth Gilead.
3 And Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” And he answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people. And we will join with you in the war.”
4 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please ask counsel from the Word of the LORD this day.”
5 Therefore, the king of Israel gathered four hundred men of Prophets, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I cease?” And they said, “Go up! For God shall deliver it into the king’s hand.”
6 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not one more Prophet of the LORD here, that we might inquire of him?”
7 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may ask counsel of the LORD. But I hate him. For he does not Prophesy good to me, but always misery. It is Michaiah, the son of Imla.” Then Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.”
8 And the king of Israel called a eunuch, and said, “Call Michaiah, the son of Imla, quickly.”
9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, each sat on his throne clothed in their apparel. They sat in the threshing floor at the entering in of the gate of Samaria. And all the Prophets prophesied before them.
10 And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself horns of iron, and said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘With these you shall push the Aramites until you have consumed them.”
11 And all the Prophets prophesied the same, saying, “Go up in Ramoth Gilead, and prosper. For the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.”
12 And the messenger who went to call Michaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the Words of the Prophets declare good to the king in agreement. Therefore, let your word be like one of theirs, please, and speak good.
13 And Michaiah said, “As the LORD lives, whatever my God says, that will I speak.”
14 So, he came to the king. And the king said to him, “Michaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I refrain?” And he said, “Go up, and prosper. And they shall be delivered into your hand.”
15 And the king said to him, “How often shall I charge you to tell me nothing but the truth in the Name of the LORD?”
16 Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered in the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let every man return to his house in peace.’”
17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he would not Prophesy good to me, but misery?”
18 Again he said, “Therefore, hear the Word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sit upon His throne, and all the host of Heaven standing at His right Hand, and at His left.
19 “And the LORD said: ‘Who shall persuade Ahab, king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ And one spoke and said this, and another said that.
20 “Then there came forth a spirit and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ And the LORD said to him, ‘How?’
21 “And he said, ‘I will go out and be a false spirit in the mouth of all his Prophets.’ And He said, ‘You shall persuade, and shall also prevail. Go forth and do so.’
22 “Now, therefore, behold. The LORD has put a false spirit in the mouth of these your Prophets. And the LORD has determined misery against you.”
23 Then Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, came near and struck Michaiah upon the cheek, and said, “By what way did the spirit from the LORD go from me to speak with you?”
24 And Michaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day when you shall go from chamber to chamber to hide yourself.”
25 And the king of Israel said, “Take Michaiah and carry him to Amon, the governor of the city, and to Joash, the king’s son,
26 and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this man in the prison house and feed him with bread of affliction, and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”
27 And Michaiah said, “If you return in peace, the LORD has not spoken by me.” And he said, “Hear, all you people!”
28 So, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, went up to Ramoth Gilead.
29 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and enter into the battle. But you put on your garments.” So, the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into the battle.
30 And the king of Aram had commanded the captains of the chariots who were with him, saying, “Do not fight with small nor great, but against the king of Israel only.”
31 And when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” And they surrounded him to fight. But Jehoshaphat cried. And the LORD helped him and moved them to depart from him.
32 For when the captains of the chariots saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from him.
33 Then, a certain man drew a bow mightily and struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. Therefore, he said to his chariotman, “Turn your hand and carry me out of the camp; for I am hurt.”
34 And the battle increased that day. And the king of Israel stood still in his chariot against the Aramites until evening and died at the time of the Sun going down.
25 As He also says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My people’ who were not my people; and her ‘Beloved’ who was not beloved.
26 “And it shall be in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people’. There they shall be called ‘The sons of the living God’.”
27 Also, Isaiah cries concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel were as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved.
28 “For He will finish the work and cut it short in righteousness, because the Lord will make a short work upon the Earth.”
29 And as Isaiah said before: “Except that the Lord of hosts had left us a seed, we had been made as Sodom, and had been like Gomorrah.”
30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not follow righteousness, have attained righteousness, even the righteousness that is by faith;
31 but Israel, which followed the Law of righteousness, could not attain the Law of righteousness.
32 Why? Because they did not not seek it by faith, but by the works of the Law. For they have stumbled at the stumbling stone.
33 As it is written: “Behold, I lay a stumbling stone in Zion; an ensnaring rock. And everyone who believes in Him, shall not be ashamed.”
10 Brothers, my heart’s desire - and my prayer to God for Israel - is that they might be saved.
2 For I testify about them that they have the zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
3 For they, being ignorant of the righteousness of God and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.
4 For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness, for everyone who believes.
5 For Moses writes of the righteousness which is of the Law: “The man who does these things, shall live thereby.”
6 But the righteousness which is of faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who shall ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
7 or, ‘Who shall descend into the deep?’ (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead)”.
8 So, what does it say? “The Word is near you; your mouth, and in your heart.” This is the Word of faith which we preach.
9 For if you shall confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in your heart that God raised him up from the dead, you shall be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth one confesses unto salvation.
11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in Him, shall not be ashamed.”
12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek. For He Who is Lord Over All is rich unto all who call on Him.
13 For “Whoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord, shall be saved.”
20 The LORD hear you on the day of trouble. The Name of the God of Jacob defend you;
2 send you help from the Sanctuary and strengthen you out of Zion.
3 Let Him remember all your offerings and turn your burnt offerings into ashes. Selah.
4 Grant you according to your heart and fulfill all your purpose,
5 so that we may rejoice in your salvation—and set up the banner in the Name of our God—when the LORD shall perform all your petitions.
6 Now I know that the LORD will help His anointed; and will hear him from His Sanctuary, by the mighty help of His right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses. But we will remember the Name of the LORD our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen. But we are risen and stand upright.
9 Save, LORD! Let the king hear us on the day that we call! To him who excels: A Psalm of David.
2 The fear of the king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger sins against his own soul.
3 It is a man’s honor to cease from strife. But every fool will quarrel.
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