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22-9 THE MONARCHICAL PERIOD.-·I. KINGS. 22--32 ask ]EHOvAH about it,—but I hate him, for he never preaches good about me, but bud ;-—Mika.iha·ban—Im1ah. Do not say so, king. 9 Therefore the king of Israel called Fetch I0 II I2 But the king of Israel and jhoshafat,

king of judah, sat each on his throne clothed in their royal robes in the market place near the gate of Shom—· eron, and all the Preachers preached before them, and Zedikiah, the son of Kenanah, had made iron horns, Thus says the Even-Lxvmcal ‘ With these you shall And all the Preachers_ preached the same, Go up to Ramoth Gilad and prosper, for the LORD will give it to the power of the king! The messenger also who had gone

to` invite Mikaiha, addressed him Look, now, the messages of the Preachers are unanimously good to the king. Come, now, talk in accordance with them, and speak By the life

of the EvER·L1vING that which the EVER-LIVING commands me I shall So they came to the king and the

Mikaiha, shall we go to Ramoth Gilad to attack it? When he Go up,———and prosper! for the Evan-Lrvmc; will give it into the power of the king! How many times must I swear you that you will not speak to me, except truly, in the name of the EVER- :7 Then he answered: ‘I saw all Israel scattered upon

A the hills like sheep who have no shepherd, and the EvER·L1v!NG asked, ‘Have these no leader who can lead them back to their homes in safetv?’” 18 Then the king of Israel exclaimed

Did I not tell you that he never preached good to me, but There-

fore hear the message of the EVER- uvme. I saw the Evsn·1.1vmG sitting on His Throne, and all the army of the heavens stationed near him, on the right hand and on the left; when the Evan-Lrvmc asked, ‘ Who will entice Akhab to go up and fall at Ramoth Gilad ? ‘ And one suggested this way, and another sug- gested that. Then a spirit came and stood before the EVER—L1v1NG and said, ‘I will entice him.’ But the Evmz—r.1vmc; asked him, ‘ How? ’ ‘And he replied, ‘I will go, and

become a Spirit of Deception in the mouths of all his Preachers. ‘ When He answered, ‘ You shall

entice him, and also succeed.——Go and do so! ' 'Therefore you see the Evan-

LIVING has put a Deceiving Spirit in the mouths of all these Preachers of yours ;·-but the EvER—LIv1NG has decided evil against you. Then Zedikiah·ben·Kananah ad-

vanced and struck Mikaiha on his I~Iow did the Spirit from the EVER-Ltvmc pass over from me to speak to you ? ’ You

will see on the day when you go to an inner chamber to hide yourself! The king of Israel, however, ex-

Seize Mikaiha, and con- duct him tothe castle of the Governor of the city, and jcash the king’s son, 20 2 I 22 26

I`he king orders thus: Put 27 this fellow into solitary confinement, and feed him with bread of afliiction, and water of at`fliction,·—-until I return If you 28 return in safety, the EvER·LIvING Then he Listen all you people. (ac. 897.) ylbalr nuhibushafat assail ilmuuth ®ilah. The king of Israel, and jhoshafat 29 king of judah, consequently advanced against Ramoth Gilad; when the king 30 of Israel said to jhoshafat king of I will disguise myself and go into the battle,-—but you—·dress So the king of Israel disguised himself and went to battle. The king of Aram, however, had 31 ordered his thirty·two Officers of the You need not hght with little or gre:-n,t,——-but only ` with the king of Israel. (ac. 897.) Qtlyab killah lm n ranhum urrniu. Consequently when the command- 32 ers of the chariots saw jhoshafat, 374