1 Kings 22:16-18

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¹⁶But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the Lord?”

¹⁷So Micaiah said:

I saw all Israel scattered on the hills
like sheep without a shepherd.^(A)
And the Lord said,
“They have no master;
let everyone return home in peace.”^(B)

¹⁸So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you he never prophesies good about me, but only disaster?”

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