Second Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 988
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
alike! And your people as my people in battle} put/’ jhosaphat said tothe King
let us, I pray, enquire what day the EvER—Liv1NG says ! The King of Israel consequently
collected seven hundred men of his Should we go up to Ramoth~Gi1ad to iight, Advance! and
the Gods will give it to the hand of the King!’ Is there not
here any Preacher of the HER- LIVING, that we may enquire from And the King of Israel replied to
'1` here is one man! from whom we could enquire of the EvER—L1v1NG,—-but I hate him ;-for he never proclaims success to me, but misfortune all h-is time. He is jhosaphat, however answered, ‘ Let not the King say so l' The King of Israel therefore called
Bring And the King of Israel, and ]hosa—
phat, King of judah, each sat on his throne, clothed in splendid robes, and placed in the Square opposite the Gate of Shomeron, with all the Preachers reciting before them; and Zedekihu,-ben-Kananiah, had made iron horns for himself, and Thus says the EVER- LIVING, you shall push Aram with these to destruction !’ And all the Preachers recited the
Go up to Ramoth- Gilad, and prosper! For the Loan Consequently the Messenger who
had gone to invite Mikiah, said to You will perceive the promises of the Preachers are unanimously for good to the King! S0 let your promise be like one of By the
life of the Evmouvmo! Whatever Gon commands by me to him,I When they came to the King, the
Mikiah, should I go to Ramoth·Gilad to fight, or And he replied, ‘Go up and prosper ;-—when they How
often must I put you on Oath, that you will not speak to me,except the truth in the Name of the EVER- @132 Qisiun of Zzbzlailyu, I saw all Israel
scattered on the mountains, like sheep who have no shepherd, and Have these no masters? Let every one return to its own home in peace !' Consequently the King of Israel
Did I not tell you, he would not proclaim good to me, but only misfortune ?' Therefore, hear
the Message of the EvER—L1v1NG! I saw the EvER—L1v1NG seated on His THRONE, and all the Hosts of the Heavens, stationed on His right hand and on His left, and when the EvEn—L1v1N<; asked, ‘ Who will entice Ahab King of Israel, so that he may go up, and fall at Ramoth- Gilad ?’ And this one said thus, and another said that. ‘ Then a Spirit came forward and
stood before the Evan-uvmo, and said, ‘ I will entice him ! ’ When the Evan-1.1vmc; asked him how? ‘And he replied, ‘I will go, and
become a lying Spirit in the mouth of all his Preachers.’ So He answered, ‘You may entice him, and also succeed ! Go, and do so.’ ‘And now, look! 'I`he EVER-
L1v1NG has put a lying Spirit into the mouth of those Preachers of yours;——but the EvER=L1v1NG told me bad news about you! Then Zedekihu, — ben - Kananiah,
approached, and struck Mikiah on By what road did the Spirit from the EVER- LIVING pass from me to speak to You
will see on that day when you go to an inner Chamber to hide yourself! Then the King of Israel exclaimed,
‘Seize Mikiah! and hand him to Amon the Commandant of the Citadel, and to the Prince joash, and Put this fellow into the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction, and water of affliction, until I return in safety ! If you re- 16 18 2o· 21 22 26 turn in safety the Ev1sn·1.1vl1~zc; has 988
