And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? {\i I come} not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from {\i meddling with} God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.