14 But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I can tell him only what the LORD tells me." |
15 When he arrived, the king asked him, "Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall I refrain?"
"Attack and be victorious," he answered, "for the LORD will give it into the king's hand." |
16 The king said to him, "How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD ?" |
17 Then Micaiah answered, "I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the LORD said, 'These people have no master. Let each one go home in peace.' " |
18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?" |