20 Then there came our a * ſpirit, and ſtood « the LORD, and ſaid, I will Jani him. - re _— _ _ him, Wherewith 2
| 21 Andhe aid, I will go out aud be a lying ſpiri in the mouth of all his prophets. And the cab Bur thou ſhalt entice himr, and thou ſhak alſo prevail ; go our, and do even ſo. x : 22 ane __ _ LORD hath put a ying Ipirit inthe mouth of theſe thy prophets, an LORD hath ſpoken evil againſt rat : pg
23 Then Zedekiah the fon of Chenaanah, came near, and {mote Micajah upon the cheek, and ſaid, Which way went the ſpirit of the LORD from me, to ſpeak unto thee 2? _ 24 And Micajah ſaid, Behold, thou ſhalt ſee on that day, when thou ſhalt go || into t an inner chamber to hide thy ſelf. [| Or, jw
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25 Then the king of Iſrael ſaid, Take ye Micajah; ,j,nir- and carry him back to Amon the governour ofthe city, + Heb. and to Joaſh the kingsſon : "© chamber i
26 And ſay, Thus faich the king, Put this fellow in * 9% the priſon, and feed him with bread of affliction, and with water of affliion, until I return in peace.
27 And Micajah faid, if thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the LORD ſpoken by me. And he faid, Hearken, all ye people.
28 So the king of Urael, and Jehoſhaphat the king of Judah went upto Ramoth-gilead.
29 And the king of Iſrael ſaid toJehoſhaphat, I will diſguiſe my ſelf, and will go tothe battel, bur put thou on thy robes. So the king of Ifracl diſguiſed himſeif,
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they turned back again | from purſuing him.
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> And a certain man drew a bow F at a venture, | **<m or, U "y City ſhall come to you,
| ad {note the king of Iſrael + between the the joynts of | 7.22 {6.50 eſſed v. 10. appealing from their Ciry Courts tothe Hleb.inÞ5 the harneſs : therefore he ſaid to his chariot-man, p77 Turn thine hand, that thou mayeſt carry me out of the | are ſaid ro return, or be returned, as Blood, 1 Kings 2. 23. and Clouds 1". hoſt, for I am F wounded joveen the NOM, a hi . Thar theſe Cauſes were never brought to Feruſalem before, and
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going down, he died. CH A P, AA Tehoſhaphat reproved by the Prophet Jehu, wiſiteth his Kingdom, 1
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2 And Jehu the ſon of Hanani the ſeer b, went our nd Conſciences, upon the hearing, of the Parties, ſhall judge to be to meet him, and ſaid to king Jeholhaphat, Shouldeſt | as Corrupt Judges do. | ine 6.139 thou belp the ungodly, and * love them that hate the Io And what cauſe ſoever ſhall cometo you of your
RD c? therefore ;s wrath come upon thee from brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and
before the LORD d.
b Of whom ſee 1 Kings 16. 1, 2. c Was this agreeable to thy Duty and judgments x, Ye (hall even warn them that they and Love which thou profeſſeſt to God _ _— rv _
haſt entred into ſo ſtrift an Alliance &Friendſhip with wicke p eg, 46” | my ſworn Enemy» and given ſuch Aſſiſtance to him ? d Therefore Fi ry hs. —_— on your brethren ;: this do, and JS God is angry with thee, and will chaftiſe thee for this miſcarriage. all NOT Tretpals &, ; Which he did partly by ſtirring up the Moabites, and others to invade u Of which ſee the Notes on Deut. i7 8, - him, <<. 20, partly by permitting his Eldeſt Son Fehoram to Kill all | OF Differences ſhall ariſe abour the ( , his Brethren, <<. 21: 4. and principally by bringing that ſore and | 2Ne party poſſibly putting this, and the other a quite differing almoſt general Deſtrution upon his Gravd-children by Jehu, 2 Kings Senſe upon the ſame place, or one alledging one place, and the 9. 27. and 10+ 13, 14. Which was the proper Fruit of his Alliance | other another place, which may ſeem to clath with it. »y Ye ſhall
with Ahah.
Nevertheleſ; thereare * good thinzs found in thee e admonith the Offender, and others, to take berter heed to them= 17.4, 6s © os ha he AE away —_ __ ha ue of che les d. ſelves, and their ways for the future. z So you ſhall not bring Guilt
and haſt prepared thine heart f to ſeek God.