Jehuthe sonof Hananithe seerwentout to meethim and saidto KingJehoshaphat,"Should you helpthe wickedand lovethose who hatethe LORDand so[bring] wrathon yourself from the LORD?
You adulteresses,do you not knowthat friendshipwith the worldis hostilitytoward God?Thereforewhoeverwishesto be a friendof the worldmakeshimself an enemyof God.
Do not participatein the unfruitfuldeedsof darkness,but insteadevenexposethem;
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."
But Hezekiahgavenoreturnfor the benefithe received,becausehis heartwas proud;therefore wrathcameon him and on Judahand Jerusalem.
They abandonedthe houseof the LORD,the Godof their fathers,and servedthe Asherimand the idols;so wrathcameupon Judahand Jerusalemfor thistheir guilt.
Now the restof the actsof Jehoshaphat,firstto last,behold,they are writtenin the annalsof Jehuthe sonof Hanani,whichis recordedin the Bookof the Kingsof Israel.
At that timeHananithe seercameto Asakingof Judahand saidto him, "Because you have reliedon the kingof Aramand have not reliedon the LORDyour God,thereforethe armyof the kingof Aramhas escapedout of your hand.
Now the wordof the LORDcameto Jehuthe sonof HananiagainstBaasha,saying,
becausethe mind seton the fleshis hostiletowardGod;for it does not subjectitself to the lawof God,for it is not evenable[to do so],
and although they knowthe ordinanceof God,that thosewho practicesuch thingsare worthyof death,they not onlydothe same,but alsogive hearty approvalto thosewho practicethem.
(Formerlyin Israel,when a manwentto inquireof God,he used to say,"Come,and let us goto the seer";for [he who is called] a prophetnowwas formerlycalleda seer.)
slanderers,haters of God,insolent,arrogant,boastful,inventorsof evil,disobedientto parents,
For the wrathof Godis revealedfrom heavenagainstallungodlinessand unrighteousnessof menwho suppressthe truthin unrighteousness,
"He who hatesMe hatesMy Fatheralso.
"Ifthe worldhatesyou, you knowthat it has hatedMe before[it hated] you.
Let Godarise,let His enemiesbe scattered,And let those who hateHim fleebeforeHim.
Your handwill findout allyour enemies;Your righthandwill findout those who hateyou.
In whose eyesa reprobateis despised,But who honorsthose who fearthe LORD;He swearsto his own hurtand does not change;
So the kingof Israeland Jehoshaphatkingof Judahwentup againstRamoth-gilead.
The kingof Israelsaidto Jehoshaphat,"There is yetonemanby whom we may inquireof the LORD,but I hatehim, for he neverprophesiesgoodconcerningme but alwaysevil.He is Micaiah,sonof Imla."But Jehoshaphatsaid,"Let not the kingsayso."
Surelythere was noone like Ahabwhosoldhimself to doevilin the sightof the LORD,becauseJezebelhis wifeincitedhim.
Thus Zimridestroyedallthe householdof Baasha,according to the wordof the LORD,whichHe spokeagainstBaashathroughJehuthe prophet,
Moreover,the wordof the LORDthroughthe prophetJehuthe sonof HananialsocameagainstBaashaand his household,both becauseof allthe evilwhichhe didin the sightof the LORD,provokingHim to angerwith the workof his hands,in beinglike the houseof Jeroboam,and becausehe struckit.
"O LORD,blesshis substance,And acceptthe workof his hands;Shatterthe loinsof those who riseup against him, And those who hatehim, sothat they will not rise[again]."
IfI sharpenMy flashingsword,And My handtakesholdon justice,I will rendervengeanceon My adversaries,And I will repaythose who hateMe.
but repaysthose who hateHim to their faces,to destroythem; He will not delaywith him who hatesHim, He will repayhim to his face.
You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,and on the thirdand the fourth[generations] of those who hateMe,
"You shall not worshipthem or servethem; for I, the LORDyour God,am a jealousGod,visitingthe iniquityof the fatherson the children,on the thirdand the fourthgenerations of those who hateMe,
My mouthshall tellof Your righteousness[And] of Your salvationalldaylong; For I do not knowthe sum[of them].
Now Jehoshaphathadgreatrichesand honor;and he alliedhimself by marriagewith Ahab.
Jehoshaphatalso madepeacewith the kingof Israel.
Then Jehoshaphatthe kingof Judahreturnedin safetyto his housein Jerusalem.
"Wheneveranydisputecomesto you from your brethrenwho livein their cities,betweenbloodand blood,betweenlawand commandment,statutesand ordinances,you shall warnthem sothat they may not be guiltybefore the LORD,and wrathmay [not] comeon you and your brethren.Thusyou shall doand you will not be guilty.
They opposedUzziahthe kingand saidto him, "It is not for you, Uzziah,to burnincenseto the LORD,but for the priests,the sonsof Aaronwho are consecratedto burnincense.Getout of the sanctuary,for you have beenunfaithfuland will have nohonorfrom the LORDGod."
Then Amosrepliedto Amaziah,"I am not a prophet,noram I the sonof a prophet;for I am a herdsmanand a growerof sycamorefigs.
