1 For three years there was no war. ️⏳ 2 In year three, King Jehoshaphat came to King Ahab. 3 Ahab said to his men, “That town, Ramoth-gilead, is ours. But the Syria king has it.” ️️ 4 Ahab asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you fight with me?” Jehoshaphat said, “Yes, I will help.” ⚔️ 5 Jehoshaphat said, “Please ask God first.” 6 Ahab called about 400 God helpers. He asked, “Should we fight?” They said, “Yes! God will help you win!” ️️✅ 7 Jehoshaphat said, “Is there one more God helper from God to ask?” 8 Ahab said, “Micaiah is one more. I do not like him. He says bad news for me.” Jehoshaphat said, “Do not say that.” ➡️ 9 Ahab said to a helper, “Go get Micaiah now.” ♂️ 10 Ahab and Jehoshaphat sat on big chairs by the city gate in Samaria. Many God helpers spoke to them there. 11 Zedekiah made iron horns. He said, “With these you will push Syria until they fall.” 12 All the God helpers said, “Go fight at Ramoth-gilead! You will win!” ️✅ 13 The messenger told Micaiah, “All the others say good things. Say good too.” 14 Micaiah said, “I will say what God says. Only that.” ️✋ 15 Ahab asked, “Should we fight?” Micaiah said, “Yes, go win.” ️⚔️ 16 Ahab said, “Tell me the truth only!” ☝️ 17 Micaiah said, “I saw Israel like sheep with no leader. God said, ‘Send them home safe.’” ⛰️ 18 Ahab told Jehoshaphat, “See? He says bad things about me.” 19 Micaiah said, “Hear God’s word. I saw God on His seat. Many heaven helpers stood by Him.” ️ 20 God said, “Who will trick Ahab to go and fall at Ramoth-gilead?” Many said many ideas. 21 A spirit came and stood. It said, “I will trick him.” 22 God said, “How?” The spirit said, “I will tell lies in the mouths of the God helpers.” God said, “Go. You will do it.” ️❌➡️️ 23 Micaiah said, “So God let a lying spirit speak by these God helpers. God says trouble will come to you.” ⚠️️❌ 24 Zedekiah hit Micaiah on the face. He said, “How did God’s spirit go from me to you?” 25 Micaiah said, “You will see one day, when you run to hide in a small room.” 26 Ahab said, “Grab Micaiah! Take him to Amon, the city boss, and to Joash, my son.” 27 Ahab said, “Put him in jail. Give him only a little bread and water till I come back safe.” 28 Micaiah said, “If you come back safe, God did not speak by me.” He said, “All people, listen!” ️ 29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat went to fight at Ramoth-gilead. ️⚔️ 30 Ahab said, “I will hide who I am in war. You wear your king clothes.” Ahab hid and went to war. ⚔️ 31 The Syria king told his 32 chariot bosses, “Do not fight small or big men. Fight only the Israel king.” 32 The chariot bosses saw Jehoshaphat. They said, “It is the Israel king!” They went at him. Jehoshaphat cried out. ➡️️ 33 They saw he was not the Israel king. They stopped chasing him. 34 A man shot an arrow by chance. It hit Ahab between his body armor. He said to his chariot helper, “Turn me around. I am hurt.” 35 The fight went on all day. Ahab stood up in his chariot facing Syria. At sunset, he died. Blood ran in the chariot. 36 At sunset the army cried, “Go home! Go home!” 37 Ahab died. They took him to Samaria and buried him there. ⚰️️ 38 They washed the chariot. Dogs licked the blood by the pool of Samaria. Bad people washed there too. It was just as God said. 39 Ahab did many things, like a big house of ivory and many towns. They are written in the king books. ️ 40 Ahab died. His son Ahaziah became king after him. ➡️ 41 Jehoshaphat, son of Asa, became king of Judah in Ahab’s year four. 42 Jehoshaphat was 35 when he became king. He ruled 25 years in Jerusalem. His mom was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. 43 Jehoshaphat did right like his dad Asa. But the high hill places stayed. People still burned gifts there. ✅⛰️ 44 Jehoshaphat made peace with the Israel king. ️ 45 More of Jehoshaphat’s acts are in the king books. 46 He sent away bad men who did wrong temple things. ️ 47 There was no king in Edom. A helper ruler was there. ️ 48 Jehoshaphat made ships to go for gold, but the ships broke at Ezion-geber. They did not go. 49 Ahaziah asked to send his men with Jehoshaphat’s ships. Jehoshaphat said no. 50 Jehoshaphat died and was buried in David’s city. His son Jehoram became king. ⚰️➡️ 51 Ahaziah, son of Ahab, became Israel’s king in Samaria. He ruled two years. ️2️⃣ 52 Ahaziah did bad like his dad and mom, and like Jeroboam. He led Israel to sin. ❌ 53 He served Baal and bowed to him. He made God, Israel’s God, mad, like his dad did. ❌