Ahabkingof Israelsaidto Jehoshaphatkingof Judah,"Will you gowith me [against] Ramoth-gilead?"And he saidto him, "I am as you are, and my peopleas your people,and [we will be] with you in the battle."
And he saidto Jehoshaphat,"Will you gowith me to battleat Ramoth-gilead?"And Jehoshaphatsaidto the kingof Israel,"I am as you are, my peopleas your people,my horsesas your horses."
Ben-geber,in Ramoth-gilead(the townsof Jair,the sonof Manasseh,whichare in Gileadwere his: the regionof Argob,whichis in Bashan,sixtygreatcitieswith wallsand bronzebars[were] his);
Then he wentand sent[word] to Jehoshaphatthe kingof Judah,saying,"The kingof Moabhas rebelledagainst me. Will you gowith me to fightagainstMoab?"And he said,"I will goup; I am as you are, my peopleas your people,my horsesas your horses."
Some yearslaterhe wentdownto [visit] Ahabat Samaria.And Ahabslaughteredmanysheepand oxenfor him and the peoplewhowere with him, and inducedhim to goup againstRamoth-gilead.
Moreover, Jehoshaphatsaidto the kingof Israel,"Pleaseinquirefirstfor the wordof the LORD."
Jehuthe sonof Hananithe seerwentout to meethim and saidto KingJehoshaphat,"Should you helpthe wickedand lovethose who hatethe LORDand so[bring] wrathon yourself from the LORD?
Do I not hatethose who hateYou, O LORD?And do I not loathethose who riseup against You?
Do not participatein the unfruitfuldeedsof darkness,but insteadevenexposethem;