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Jehoshaphat's behaviour might seem a little odd. Why was he willing to cast in his lot with Ahab? Well, Ramothgilead, a city of refuge, was in enemy hands. However there is a more pertinent reason. Ahab's daughter was married to Jehoshaphat's son (2 Kings 8:16)
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2003 Reply to Peter
Ahab at this time was being led to his downfall, but still refused to listen to Micaiah, he committed the prophet to prison. Micaiah was a true prophet. In spite of all Ahab's precautions in disguising himself, we see that the arrow of an unnamed man pierced his armour, and he died that evening. Fulfilling the words spoken by Elijah (1Kin 21:19)
John Wilson [Toronto West (Can)] Comment added in 2006 Reply to John
The alliance between Israel and Judah had devastating consequences. As a result Jehoshaphat's son married Jezebel's daughter, who later killed all but one of the heirs to the throne of Judah (see 2Chron 21:4-6). We should be careful what we start in our lifetime that may affect future generations.
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Rob
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1. And they continued <3427>(8799) three <7969> years <8141> without war <4421> between Syria <758> and Israel <3478>.
2. And it came to pass in the third <7992> year <8141>, that Jehoshaphat <3092> the king <4428> of Judah <3063> came down <3381>(8799) to the king <4428> of Israel <3478>.
3. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto his servants <5650>, Know <3045>(8804) ye that Ramoth <7433> in Gilead <1568> is ours, and we be still <2814>(8688), and take <3947>(8800) it not out of the hand <3027> of the king <4428> of Syria <758>?
4. And he said <559>(8799) unto Jehoshaphat <3092>, Wilt thou go <3212>(8799) with me to battle <4421> to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>? And Jehoshaphat <3092> said <559>(8799) to the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, I am as thou <3644> art, my people <5971> as thy people <5971>, my horses <5483> as thy horses <5483>.
5. And Jehoshaphat <3092> said <559>(8799) unto the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, Enquire <1875>(8798), I pray thee, at the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> to day <3117>.
6. Then the king <4428> of Israel <3478> gathered <6908> <0> the prophets <5030> together <6908>(8799), about four <702> hundred <3967> men <376>, and said <559>(8799) unto them, Shall I go <3212>(8799) against Ramothgilead <7433> <1568> to battle <4421>, or shall I forbear <2308>(8799)? And they said <559>(8799), Go up <5927>(8798); for the Lord <136> shall deliver <5414>(8799) it into the hand <3027> of the king <4428>.
7. And Jehoshaphat <3092> said <559>(8799), Is there not here a prophet <5030> of the LORD <3068> besides <5750>, that we might enquire <1875>(8799) of him?
8. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto Jehoshaphat <3092>, There is yet one <259> man <376>, Micaiah <4321> the son <1121> of Imlah <3229>, by whom we may enquire <1875>(8800) of the LORD <3068>: but I hate <8130>(8804) him; for he doth not prophesy <5012>(8691) good <2896> concerning me, but evil <7451>. And Jehoshaphat <3092> said <559>(8799), Let not the king <4428> say <559>(8799) so.
9. Then the king <4428> of Israel <3478> called <7121>(8799) an <259> officer <5631>, and said <559>(8799), Hasten <4116>(8761) hither Micaiah <4321> the son <1121> of Imlah <3229>.
10. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> and Jehoshaphat <3092> the king <4428> of Judah <3063> sat <3427>(8802) each <376> on his throne <3678>, having put on <3847>(8794) their robes <899>, in a void place <1637> in the entrance <6607> of the gate <8179> of Samaria <8111>; and all the prophets <5030> prophesied <5012>(8693) before <6440> them.
11. And Zedekiah <6667> the son <1121> of Chenaanah <3668> made <6213>(8799) him horns <7161> of iron <1270>: and he said <559>(8799), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, With these shalt thou push <5055>(8762) the Syrians <758>, until thou have consumed <3615>(8763) them.
12. And all the prophets <5030> prophesied <5012>(8737) so, saying <559>(8800), Go up <5927>(8798) to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>, and prosper <6743>(8685): for the LORD <3068> shall deliver <5414>(8804) it into the king's <4428> hand <3027>.
13. And the messenger <4397> that was gone <1980>(8804) to call <7121>(8800) Micaiah <4321> spake <1696>(8765) unto him, saying <559>(8800), Behold now, the words <1697> of the prophets <5030> declare good <2896> unto the king <4428> with one <259> mouth <6310>: let thy word <1697>, I pray thee, be like the word <1697> of one <259> of them, and speak <1696>(8765) that which is good <2896>.
14. And Micaiah <4321> said <559>(8799), As the LORD <3068> liveth <2416>, what the LORD <3068> saith <559>(8799) unto me, that will I speak <1696>(8762).
15. So he came <935>(8799) to the king <4428>. And the king <4428> said <559>(8799) unto him, Micaiah <4321>, shall we go <3212>(8799) against Ramothgilead <7433> <1568> to battle <4421>, or shall we forbear <2308>(8799)? And he answered <559>(8799) him, Go <5927>(8798), and prosper <6743>(8685): for the LORD <3068> shall deliver <5414>(8804) it into the hand <3027> of the king <4428>.
16. And the king <4428> said <559>(8799) unto him, How many times <6471> shall I adjure <7650>(8688) thee that thou tell <1696>(8762) me nothing but that which is true <571> in the name <8034> of the LORD <3068>?
17. And he said <559>(8799), I saw <7200>(8804) all Israel <3478> scattered <6327>(8737) upon the hills <2022>, as sheep <6629> that have not a shepherd <7462>(8802): and the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799), These have no master <113>: let them return <7725>(8799) every man <376> to his house <1004> in peace <7965>.
18. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto Jehoshaphat <3092>, Did I not tell <559>(8804) thee that he would prophesy <5012>(8691) no good <2896> concerning me, but evil <7451>?
19. And he said <559>(8799), Hear <8085>(8798) thou therefore the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>: I saw <7200>(8804) the LORD <3068> sitting <3427>(8802) on his throne <3678>, and all the host <6635> of heaven <8064> standing <5975>(8802) by him on his right hand <3225> and on his left <8040>.
20. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799), Who shall persuade <6601>(8762) Ahab <256>, that he may go up <5927>(8799) and fall <5307>(8799) at Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>? And one said <559>(8799) on this manner <3541>, and another said <559>(8802) on that manner <3541>.
21. And there came forth <3318>(8799) a spirit <7307>, and stood <5975>(8799) before <6440> the LORD <3068>, and said <559>(8799), I will persuade <6601>(8762) him.
22. And the LORD <3068> said <559>(8799) unto him, Wherewith? And he said <559>(8799), I will go forth <3318>(8799), and I will be a lying <8267> spirit <7307> in the mouth <6310> of all his prophets <5030>. And he said <559>(8799), Thou shalt persuade <6601>(8762) him, and prevail <3201>(8799) also: go forth <3318>(8798), and do <6213>(8798) so.
23. Now therefore, behold, the LORD <3068> hath put <5414>(8804) a lying <8267> spirit <7307> in the mouth <6310> of all these thy prophets <5030>, and the LORD <3068> hath spoken <1696>(8765) evil <7451> concerning thee.
24. But Zedekiah <6667> the son <1121> of Chenaanah <3668> went near <5066>(8799), and smote <5221>(8686) Micaiah <4321> on the cheek <3895>, and said <559>(8799), Which way <335> went <5674>(8804) the Spirit <7307> of the LORD <3068> from me to speak <1696>(8763) unto thee?
25. And Micaiah <4321> said <559>(8799), Behold, thou shalt see <7200>(8802) in that day <3117>, when thou shalt go <935>(8799) into an inner <2315> chamber <2315> to hide <2247>(8736) thyself.
26. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799), Take <3947>(8798) Micaiah <4321>, and carry him back <7725>(8685) unto Amon <526> the governor <8269> of the city <5892>, and to Joash <3101> the king's <4428> son <1121>;
27. And say <559>(8804), Thus saith <559>(8804) the king <4428>, Put <7760>(8798) this fellow in the prison <1004> <3608>, and feed <398>(8685) him with bread <3899> of affliction <3906> and with water <4325> of affliction <3906>, until I come <935>(8800) in peace <7965>.
28. And Micaiah <4321> said <559>(8799), If thou return <7725>(8799) at all <7725>(8800) in peace <7965>, the LORD <3068> hath not spoken <1696>(8765) by me. And he said <559>(8799), Hearken <8085>(8798), O people <5971>, every one of you.
29. So the king <4428> of Israel <3478> and Jehoshaphat <3092> the king <4428> of Judah <3063> went up <5927>(8799) to Ramothgilead <7433> <1568>.
30. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto Jehoshaphat <3092>, I will disguise <2664>(8692) myself, and enter <935>(8800) into the battle <4421>; but put thou on <3847>(8798) thy robes <899>. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> disguised <2664>(8691) himself, and went <935>(8799) into the battle <4421>.
31. But the king <4428> of Syria <758> commanded <6680>(8765) his thirty <7970> and two <8147> captains <8269> that had rule over his chariots <7393>, saying <559>(8800), Fight <3898>(8735) neither with small <6996> nor great <1419>, save only with the king <4428> of Israel <3478>.
32. And it came to pass, when the captains <8269> of the chariots <7393> saw <7200>(8800) Jehoshaphat <3092>, that they said <559>(8804), Surely it is the king <4428> of Israel <3478>. And they turned aside <5493>(8799) to fight <3898>(8736) against him: and Jehoshaphat <3092> cried out <2199>(8799).
33. And it came to pass, when the captains <8269> of the chariots <7393> perceived <7200>(8800) that it was not the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, that they turned back <7725>(8799) from pursuing <310> him.
34. And a certain man <376> drew <4900>(8804) a bow <7198> at a venture <8537>, and smote <5221>(8686) the king <4428> of Israel <3478> between the joints <1694> of the harness <8302>: wherefore he said <559>(8799) unto the driver of his chariot <7395>, Turn <2015>(8798) thine hand <3027>, and carry me out <3318>(8685) of the host <4264>; for I am wounded <2470>(8717).
35. And the battle <4421> increased <5927>(8799) that day <3117>: and the king <4428> was stayed up <5975>(8716) in his chariot <4818> against <5227> the Syrians <758>, and died <4191>(8799) at even <6153>: and the blood <1818> ran out <3332>(8799) of the wound <4347> into the midst <2436> of the chariot <7393>.
36. And there went <5674>(8799) a proclamation <7440> throughout the host <4264> about the going down <935>(8800) of the sun <8121>, saying <559>(8800), Every man <376> to his city <5892>, and every man <376> to his own country <776>.
37. So the king <4428> died <4191>(8799), and was brought <935>(8799) to Samaria <8111>; and they buried <6912>(8799) the king <4428> in Samaria <8111>.
38. And one washed <7857>(8799) the chariot <7393> in the pool <1295> of Samaria <8111>; and the dogs <3611> licked up <3952>(8799) his blood <1818>; and they washed <7364>(8804) his armour <2185>; according unto the word <1697> of the LORD <3068> which he spake <1696>(8765).
39. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Ahab <256>, and all that he did <6213>(8804), and the ivory <8127> house <1004> which he made <1129>(8804), and all the cities <5892> that he built <1129>(8804), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Israel <3478>?
40. So Ahab <256> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>; and Ahaziah <274> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
41. And Jehoshaphat <3092> the son <1121> of Asa <609> began to reign <4427>(8804) over Judah <3063> in the fourth <702> year <8141> of Ahab <256> king <4428> of Israel <3478>.
42. Jehoshaphat <3092> was thirty <7970> and five <2568> years <8141> old <1121> when he began to reign <4427>(8800); and he reigned <4427>(8804) twenty <6242> and five <2568> years <8141> in Jerusalem <3389>. And his mother's <517> name <8034> was Azubah <5806> the daughter <1323> of Shilhi <7977>.
43. And he walked <3212>(8799) in all the ways <1870> of Asa <609> his father <1>; he turned not aside <5493>(8804) from it, doing <6213>(8800) that which was right <3477> in the eyes <5869> of the LORD <3068>: nevertheless the high places <1116> were not taken away <5493>(8804); for the people <5971> offered <2076>(8764) and burnt incense <6999>(8764) yet in the high places <1116>.
44. And Jehoshaphat <3092> made peace <7999>(8686) with the king <4428> of Israel <3478>.
45. Now the rest <3499> of the acts <1697> of Jehoshaphat <3092>, and his might <1369> that he shewed <6213>(8804), and how he warred <3898>(8738), are they not written <3789>(8803) in the book <5612> of the chronicles <1697> <3117> of the kings <4428> of Judah <3063>?
46. And the remnant <3499> of the sodomites <6945>, which remained <7604>(8738) in the days <3117> of his father <1> Asa <609>, he took <1197>(8765) out of the land <776>.
47. There was then no king <4428> in Edom <123>: a deputy <5324>(8737) was king <4428>.
48. Jehoshaphat <3092> made <6213>(8804)(8675) <6240> ships <591> of Tharshish <8659> to go <3212>(8800) to Ophir <211> for gold <2091>: but they went <1980>(8804) not; for the ships <591> were broken <7665>(8738) at Eziongeber <6100>.
49. Then said <559>(8804) Ahaziah <274> the son <1121> of Ahab <256> unto Jehoshaphat <3092>, Let my servants <5650> go <3212>(8799) with thy servants <5650> in the ships <591>. But Jehoshaphat <3092> would <14>(8804) not.
50. And Jehoshaphat <3092> slept <7901>(8799) with his fathers <1>, and was buried <6912>(8735) with his fathers <1> in the city <5892> of David <1732> his father <1>: and Jehoram <3088> his son <1121> reigned <4427>(8799) in his stead.
51. Ahaziah <274> the son <1121> of Ahab <256> began to reign <4427>(8804) over Israel <3478> in Samaria <8111> the seventeenth <7651> <6240> year <8141> of Jehoshaphat <3092> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, and reigned <4427>(8799) two years <8141> over Israel <3478>.
52. And he did <6213>(8799) evil <7451> in the sight <5869> of the LORD <3068>, and walked <3212>(8799) in the way <1870> of his father <1>, and in the way <1870> of his mother <517>, and in the way <1870> of Jeroboam <3379> the son <1121> of Nebat <5028>, who made Israel <3478> to sin <2398>(8689):
53. For he served <5647>(8799) Baal <1168>, and worshipped <7812>(8691) him, and provoked to anger <3707>(8686) the LORD <3068> God <430> of Israel <3478>, according to all that his father <1> had done <6213>(8804).
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1. Concerning the Ammonites <1121> <5983>, thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>; Hath Israel <3478> no sons <1121>? hath he no heir <3423>(8802)? why then doth their king <4428> inherit <3423>(8804) Gad <1410>, and his people <5971> dwell <3427>(8804) in his cities <5892>?
2. Therefore, behold, the days <3117> come <935>(8802), saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, that I will cause an alarm <8643> of war <4421> to be heard <8085>(8689) in Rabbah <7237> of the Ammonites <1121> <5983>; and it shall be a desolate <8077> heap <8510>, and her daughters <1323> shall be burned <3341>(8799) with fire <784>: then shall Israel <3478> be heir <3423>(8804) unto them that were his heirs <3423>(8802), saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
3. Howl <3213>(8685), O Heshbon <2809>, for Ai <5857> is spoiled <7703>(8795): cry <6817>(8798), ye daughters <1323> of Rabbah <7237>, gird <2296>(8798) you with sackcloth <8242>; lament <5594>(8798), and run to and fro <7751>(8708) by the hedges <1448>; for their king <4428> shall go <3212>(8799) into captivity <1473>, and his priests <3548> and his princes <8269> together <3162>.
4. Wherefore gloriest <1984>(8691) thou in the valleys <6010>, thy flowing <2100>(8802) valley <6010>, O backsliding <7728> daughter <1323>? that trusted <982>(8802) in her treasures <214>, saying, Who shall come <935>(8799) unto me?
5. Behold, I will bring <935>(8688) a fear <6343> upon thee, saith <5002>(8803) the Lord <136> GOD <3069> of hosts <6635>, from all those that be about <5439> thee; and ye shall be driven out <5080>(8738) every man <376> right forth <6440>; and none shall gather up <6908>(8764) him that wandereth <5074>(8802).
6. And afterward <310> I will bring again <7725>(8686) the captivity <7622> of the children <1121> of Ammon <5983>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
7. Concerning Edom <123>, thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>; Is wisdom <2451> no more in Teman <8487>? is counsel <6098> perished <6>(8804) from the prudent <995>(8801)? is their wisdom <2451> vanished <5628>(8738)?
8. Flee <5127>(8798) ye, turn back <6437>(8717), dwell <3427>(8800) deep <6009>(8689), O inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Dedan <1719>; for I will bring <935>(8689) the calamity <343> of Esau <6215> upon him, the time <6256> that I will visit <6485>(8804) him.
9. If grapegatherers <1219>(8802) come <935>(8804) to thee, would they not leave <7604>(8686) some gleaning grapes <5955>? if thieves <1590> by night <3915>, they will destroy <7843>(8689) till they have enough <1767>.
10. But I have made Esau <6215> bare <2834>(8804), I have uncovered <1540>(8765) his secret places <4565>, and he shall not be able <3201>(8799) to hide <2247>(8736) himself: his seed <2233> is spoiled <7703>(8795), and his brethren <251>, and his neighbours <7934>, and he is not.
11. Leave <5800>(8798) thy fatherless children <3490>, I will preserve them alive <2421>(8762); and let thy widows <490> trust <982>(8799) in me.
12. For thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>; Behold, they whose judgment <4941> was not to drink <8354>(8800) of the cup <3563> have assuredly <8354>(8800) drunken <8354>(8799); and art thou he that shall altogether <5352>(8800) go unpunished <5352>(8735)? thou shalt not go unpunished <5352>(8735), but thou shalt surely <8354>(8800) drink <8354>(8799) of it.
13. For I have sworn <7650>(8738) by myself, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>, that Bozrah <1224> shall become a desolation <8047>, a reproach <2781>, a waste <2721>, and a curse <7045>; and all the cities <5892> thereof shall be perpetual <5769> wastes <2723>.
14. I have heard <8085>(8804) a rumour <8052> from the LORD <3068>, and an ambassador <6735> is sent <7971>(8803) unto the heathen <1471>, saying, Gather ye together <6908>(8690), and come <935>(8798) against her, and rise up <6965>(8798) to the battle <4421>.
15. For, lo, I will make <5414>(8804) thee small <6996> among the heathen <1471>, and despised <959>(8803) among men <120>.
16. Thy terribleness <8606> hath deceived <5377>(8689) thee, and the pride <2087> of thine heart <3820>, O thou that dwellest <7931>(8802) in the clefts <2288> of the rock <5553>, that holdest <8610>(8802) the height <4791> of the hill <1389>: though thou shouldest make thy nest <7064> as high <1361>(8686) as the eagle <5404>, I will bring thee down <3381>(8686) from thence, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
17. Also Edom <123> shall be a desolation <8047>: every one that goeth <5674>(8802) by it shall be astonished <8074>(8799), and shall hiss <8319>(8799) at all the plagues <4347> thereof.
18. As in the overthrow <4114> of Sodom <5467> and Gomorrah <6017> and the neighbour <7934> cities thereof, saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, no man <376> shall abide <3427>(8799) there, neither shall a son <1121> of man <120> dwell <1481>(8799) in it.
19. Behold, he shall come up <5927>(8799) like a lion <738> from the swelling <1347> of Jordan <3383> against the habitation <5116> of the strong <386>: but I will suddenly <7280>(8686) make him run away <7323>(8686) from her: and who is a chosen <977>(8803) man, that I may appoint <6485>(8799) over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time <3259>(8686)? and who is that shepherd <7462>(8802) that will stand <5975>(8799) before <6440> me?
20. Therefore hear <8085>(8798) the counsel <6098> of the LORD <3068>, that he hath taken <3289>(8804) against Edom <123>; and his purposes <4284>, that he hath purposed <2803>(8804) against the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Teman <8487>: Surely the least <6810> of the flock <6629> shall draw them out <5498>(8799): surely he shall make their habitations <5116> desolate <8074>(8686) with them.
21. The earth <776> is moved <7493>(8804) at the noise <6963> of their fall <5307>(8800), at the cry <6818> the noise <6963> thereof was heard <8085>(8738) in the Red <5488> sea <3220>.
22. Behold, he shall come up <5927>(8799) and fly <1675>(8799) as the eagle <5404>, and spread <6566>(8799) his wings <3671> over Bozrah <1224>: and at that day <3117> shall the heart <3820> of the mighty men <1368> of Edom <123> be as the heart <3820> of a woman <802> in her pangs <6887>(8688).
23. Concerning Damascus <1834>. Hamath <2574> is confounded <954>(8804), and Arpad <774>: for they have heard <8085>(8804) evil <7451> tidings <8052>: they are fainthearted <4127>(8738); there is sorrow <1674> on the sea <3220>; it cannot <3201>(8799) be quiet <8252>(8687).
24. Damascus <1834> is waxed feeble <7503>(8804), and turneth <6437>(8689) herself to flee <5127>(8800), and fear <7374> hath seized <2388>(8689) on her: anguish <6869> and sorrows <2256> have taken <270>(8804) her, as a woman in travail <3205>(8802).
25. How is the city <5892> of praise <8416> not left <5800>(8795), the city <7151> of my joy <4885>!
26. Therefore her young men <970> shall fall <5307>(8799) in her streets <7339>, and all the men <582> of war <4421> shall be cut off <1826>(8735) in that day <3117>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>.
27. And I will kindle <3341>(8689) a fire <784> in the wall <2346> of Damascus <1834>, and it shall consume <398>(8804) the palaces <759> of Benhadad <1130>.
28. Concerning Kedar <6938>, and concerning the kingdoms <4467> of Hazor <2674>, which Nebuchadrezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894> shall smite <5221>(8689), thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>; Arise <6965>(8798) ye, go up <5927>(8798) to Kedar <6938>, and spoil <7703>(8798) the men <1121> of the east <6924>.
29. Their tents <168> and their flocks <6629> shall they take away <3947>(8799): they shall take <5375>(8799) to themselves their curtains <3407>, and all their vessels <3627>, and their camels <1581>; and they shall cry <7121>(8804) unto them, Fear <4032> is on every side <5439>.
30. Flee <5127>(8798), get <5110>(8798) you far off <3966>, dwell <3427>(8800) deep <6009>(8689), O ye inhabitants <3427>(8802) of Hazor <2674>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>; for Nebuchadrezzar <5019> king <4428> of Babylon <894> hath taken counsel <6098> <3289>(8804) against you, and hath conceived <2803>(8804) a purpose <4284> against you.
31. Arise <6965>(8798), get you up <5927>(8798) unto the wealthy <7961> nation <1471>, that dwelleth <3427>(8802) without care <983>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>, which have neither gates <1817> nor bars <1280>, which dwell <7931>(8799) alone <910>.
32. And their camels <1581> shall be a booty <957>, and the multitude <1995> of their cattle <4735> a spoil <7998>: and I will scatter <2219>(8765) into all winds <7307> them that are in the utmost <7112>(8803) corners <6285>; and I will bring <935>(8686) their calamity <343> from all sides <5676> thereof, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
33. And Hazor <2674> shall be a dwelling <4583> for dragons <8577>, and a desolation <8077> for <5704> ever <5769>: there shall no man <376> abide <3427>(8799) there, nor any son <1121> of man <120> dwell <1481>(8799) in it.
34. The word <1697> of the LORD <3068> that came to Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030> against Elam <5867> in the beginning <7225> of the reign <4438> of Zedekiah <6667> king <4428> of Judah <3063>, saying <559>(8800),
35. Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068> of hosts <6635>; Behold, I will break <7665>(8799) the bow <7198> of Elam <5867>, the chief <7225> of their might <1369>.
36. And upon Elam <5867> will I bring <935>(8689) the four <702> winds <7307> from the four <702> quarters <7098> of heaven <8064>, and will scatter <2219>(8765) them toward all those winds <7307>; and there shall be no nation <1471> whither the outcasts <5080>(8737) of Elam <5867>(8675) <5769> shall not come <935>(8799).
37. For I will cause Elam <5867> to be dismayed <2865>(8689) before <6440> their enemies <341>(8802), and before <6440> them that seek <1245>(8764) their life <5315>: and I will bring <935>(8689) evil <7451> upon them, even my fierce <2740> anger <639>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>; and I will send <7971>(8765) the sword <2719> after <310> them, till I have consumed <3615>(8763) them:
38. And I will set <7760>(8804) my throne <3678> in Elam <5867>, and will destroy <6>(8689) from thence the king <4428> and the princes <8269>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
39. But it shall come to pass in the latter <319> days <3117>, that I will bring again <7725>(8686)(8675) <7725>(8799) the captivity <7622>(8675) <7622> of Elam <5867>, saith <5002>(8803) the LORD <3068>.
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1. Now <1161> as touching <4012> things offered unto idols <1494>, we know <1492>(5758) that <3754> we all <3956> have <2192>(5719) knowledge <1108>. Knowledge <1108> puffeth up <5448>(5719), but <1161> charity <26> edifieth <3618>(5719).
2. And <1161> if any man <1536> think <1380>(5719) that he knoweth <1492>(5760) any thing <5100>, he knoweth <1097>(5758) nothing <3762> yet <3764> as <2531> he ought <1163>(5748) to know <1097>(5629).
3. But <1161> if any man <1536> love <25>(5719) God <2316>, the same <3778> is known <1097>(5769) of <5259> him <846>.
4. As concerning <4012> therefore <3767> the eating <1035> of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols <1494>, we know <1492>(5758) that <3754> an idol <1497> is nothing <3762> in <1722> the world <2889>, and <2532> that <3754> there is none <3762> other <2087> God <2316> but <1508> one <1520>.
5. For <1063> though <1512> <2532> there be <1526>(5748) that are called <3004>(5746) gods <2316>, whether <1535> in <1722> heaven <3772> or <1535> in <1909> earth <1093>, (as <5618> there be <1526>(5748) gods <2316> many <4183>, and <2532> lords <2962> many <4183>,)
6. But <235> to us <2254> there is but one <1520> God <2316>, the Father <3962>, of <1537> whom <3739> are all things <3956>, and <2532> we <2249> in <1519> him <846>; and <2532> one <1520> Lord <2962> Jesus <2424> Christ <5547>, by <1223> whom <3739> are all things <3956>, and <2532> we <2249> by <1223> him <846>.
7. Howbeit <235> there is not <3756> in <1722> every man <3956> that knowledge <1108>: for <1161> some <5100> with conscience <4893> of the idol <1497> unto <2193> this hour <737> eat <2068>(5719) it as <5613> a thing offered unto an idol <1494>; and <2532> their <846> conscience <4893> being <5607>(5752) weak <772> is defiled <3435>(5743).
8. But <1161> meat <1033> commendeth <3936>(5719) us <2248> not <3756> to God <2316>: for <1063> neither <3777>, if <1437> we eat <5315>(5632), are we the better <4052>(5719); neither <3777>, if <3362> <0> we eat <5315>(5632) not <3362>, are we the worse <5302>(5743).
9. But <1161> take heed <991>(5720) lest <3381> by any means <4458> this <3778> liberty <1849> of yours <5216> become <1096>(5638) a stumblingblock <4348> to them that are weak <770>(5723).
10. For <1063> if <1437> any man <5100> see <1492>(5632) thee <4571> which <3588> hast <2192>(5723) knowledge <1108> sit at meat <2621>(5740) in <1722> the idol's temple <1493>, shall <3618> <0> not <3780> the conscience <4893> of him <846> which is <5607>(5752) weak <772> be emboldened <3618>(5701) <1519> to eat <2068>(5721) those things which are offered to idols <1494>;
11. And <2532> through <1909> thy <4674> knowledge <1108> shall <622> <0> the weak <770>(5723) brother <80> perish <622>(5689), for <1223> whom <3739> Christ <5547> died <599>(5627)?
12. But <1161> when ye sin <264>(5723) so <3779> against <1519> the brethren <80>, and <2532> wound <5180>(5723) their <846> weak <770>(5723) conscience <4893>, ye sin <264>(5719) against <1519> Christ <5547>.
13. Wherefore <1355>, if <1487> meat <1033> make <4624> <0> my <3450> brother <80> to offend <4624>(5719), I will eat <5315>(5632) no <3364> flesh <2907> while the world standeth <1519> <165>, lest <3363> I make <4624> <0> my <3450> brother <80> to offend <4624>(5661).
1. Am <1510>(5748) I not <3756> an apostle <652>? am <1510>(5748) I not <3756> free <1658>? have I not <3780> seen <3708>(5758) Jesus <2424> Christ <5547> our <2257> Lord <2962>? are <2075>(5748) not <3756> ye <5210> my <3450> work <2041> in <1722> the Lord <2962>?
2. If <1487> I be <1510>(5748) not <3756> an apostle <652> unto others <243>, yet <235> doubtless <1065> I am <1510>(5748) to you <5213>: for <1063> the seal <4973> of mine <1699> apostleship <651> are <2075>(5748) ye <5210> in <1722> the Lord <2962>.
3. Mine <1699> answer <627> to them that do examine <350>(5723) me <1691> is <2076>(5748) this <3778>,
4. Have we <2192>(5719) not <3378> power <1849> to eat <5315>(5629) and <2532> to drink <4095>(5629)?
5. Have we <2192>(5719) not <3378> power <1849> to lead about <4013>(5721) a sister <79>, a wife <1135>, as well as <5613> <2532> other <3062> apostles <652>, and <2532> as the brethren <80> of the Lord <2962>, and <2532> Cephas <2786>?
6. Or <2228> I <1473> only <3441> and <2532> Barnabas <921>, have <2192> <0> not <3756> we <2192>(5719) power <1849> to forbear <3361> working <2038>(5738)?
7. Who <5101> goeth a warfare <4754>(5731) any time at <4218> his own <2398> charges <3800>? who <5101> planteth <5452>(5719) a vineyard <290>, and <2532> eateth <2068>(5719) not <3756> of <1537> the fruit <2590> thereof <846>? or <2228> who <5101> feedeth <4165>(5719) a flock <4167>, and <2532> eateth <2068>(5719) not <3756> of <1537> the milk <1051> of the flock <4167>?
8. Say I <2980>(5719) these things <5023> as <3361> <2596> a man <444>? or <2228> saith <3004>(5719) not <3780> the law <3551> the same <5023> also <2532>?
9. For <1063> it is written <1125>(5769) in <1722> the law <3551> of Moses <3475>, Thou shalt <5392> <0> not <3756> muzzle <5392>(5692) the mouth of the ox <1016> that treadeth out the corn <248>(5723). <3361> Doth <3199> <0> God <2316> take care <3199>(5719) for oxen <1016>?
10. Or <2228> saith he <3004>(5719) it altogether <3843> for <1223> <0> our <2248> sakes <1223>? For <1223> <0> our <2248> sakes <1223>, no doubt <1063>, this is written <1125>(5648): that <3754> he that ploweth <722>(5723) should <3784>(5719) plow <722>(5721) in <1909> hope <1680>; and <2532> that he that thresheth <248>(5723) in hope <1680> should be partaker <3348>(5721) of <1909> his <848> hope <1680>.
11. If <1487> we <2249> have sown <4687>(5656) unto you <5213> spiritual things <4152>, is it a great thing <3173> if <1487> we <2249> shall reap <2325>(5692) your <5216> carnal things <4559>?
12. If <1487> others <243> be partakers <3348>(5719) of this power <1849> over you <5216>, are not <3756> we <2249> rather <3123>? Nevertheless <235> we have <5530> <0> not <3756> used <5530>(5662) this <5026> power <1849>; but <235> suffer <4722>(5719) all things <3956>, lest <3363> we should <1325>(5632) <5100> hinder <1464> the gospel <2098> of Christ <5547>.
13. Do ye <1492> <0> not <3756> know <1492>(5758) that <3754> they which minister <2038>(5740) about holy things <2413> live <2068>(5719) of the things of <1537> the temple <2411>? and they which wait <4332>(5723) at the altar <2379> are partakers <4829>(5736) with the altar <2379>?
14. Even <2532> so <3779> hath <1299> <0> the Lord <2962> ordained <1299>(5656) that they which preach <2605>(5723) the gospel <2098> should live <2198>(5721) of <1537> the gospel <2098>.
15. But <1161> I <1473> have used <5530>(5662) none <3762> of these things <5130>: <1161> neither <3756> have I written <1125>(5656) these things <5023>, that <2443> it should be <1096> <0> so <3779> done <1096>(5638) unto <1722> me <1698>: for <1063> it were better <3123> for me <3427> to die <599>(5629) <2570>, than <2228> that <2443> any man <5100> should make <2758> <0> my <3450> glorying <2745> void <2758>(5661).
16. For <1063> though <1437> I preach the gospel <2097>(5735), I <3427> have <2076>(5748) nothing <3756> to glory of <2745>: for <1063> necessity <318> is laid upon <1945>(5736) me <3427>; yea <1161>, woe <3759> is <2076>(5748) unto me <3427>, if <3362> <0> I preach <2097> <0> not <3362> the gospel <2097>(5735)!
17. For <1063> if <1487> I do <4238>(5719) this thing <5124> willingly <1635>, I have <2192>(5719) a reward <3408>: but <1161> if <1487> against my will <210>, a dispensation <3622> of the gospel is committed unto me <4100>(5769).
18. What <5101> is <2076>(5748) my <3427> reward <3408> then <3767>? Verily that <2443>, when I preach the gospel <2097>(5734), I may make <5087>(5661) the gospel <2098> of Christ <5547> without charge <77>, that <1519> I abuse <2710>(5664) not <3361> my <3450> power <1849> in <1722> the gospel <2098>.
19. For <1063> though I be <5607>(5752) free <1658> from <1537> all <3956> men, yet have I made <1402> <0> myself <1683> servant <1402>(5656) unto all <3956>, that <2443> I might gain <2770>(5661) the more <4119>.
20. And <2532> unto the Jews <2453> I became <1096>(5633) as <5613> a Jew <2453>, that <2443> I might gain <2770>(5661) the Jews <2453>; to them that are under <5259> the law <3551>, as <5613> under <5259> the law <3551>, that <2443> I might gain <2770>(5661) them that are under <5259> the law <3551>;
21. To them that are without law <459>, as <5613> without law <459>, (being <5607>(5752) not <3361> without law <459> to God <2316>, but <235> under the law <1772> to Christ <5547>,) that <2443> I might gain <2770>(5661) them that are without law <459>.
22. To the weak <772> became I <1096>(5633) as <5613> weak <772>, that <2443> I might gain <2770>(5661) the weak <772>: I am made <1096>(5754) all things <3956> to all <3956> men, that <2443> I might <4982> <0> by all means <3843> save <4982>(5661) some <5100>.
23. And <1161> this <5124> I do <4160>(5719) for <1223> <0> the gospel's <2098> sake <1223>, that <2443> I might be <1096>(5638) partaker <4791> <0> thereof <846> with <4791> you.
24. Know ye <1492>(5758) not <3756> that <3754> they which run <5143>(5723) in <1722> a race <4712> run <5143>(5719) all <3956> <3303>, but <1161> one <1520> receiveth <2983>(5719) the prize <1017>? So <3779> run <5143>(5720), that <2443> ye may obtain <2638>(5632).
25. And <1161> every man <3956> that striveth for the mastery <75>(5740) is temperate <1467>(5736) in all things <3956>. <3303> Now <3767> they <1565> do it to <2443> obtain <2983>(5632) a corruptible <5349> crown <4735>; but <1161> we <2249> an incorruptible <862>.
26. I <1473> therefore <5106> so <3779> run <5143>(5719), not <3756> as <5613> uncertainly <84>; so <3779> fight I <4438>(5719), not <3756> as <5613> one that beateth <1194>(5723) the air <109>:
27. But <235> I keep under <5299>(5719) my <3450> body <4983>, and <2532> bring it into subjection <1396>(5719): lest that by any means <3381> <4458>, when I have preached <2784>(5660) to others <243>, I myself <846> should be <1096>(5638) a castaway <96>.