Skip to main content
  • WORD Research this...
    2 Chronicles 18
    •   Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.
    •   After certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.
    •   Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.”
    •   Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for Yahweh’s word.”
    •   Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” They said, “Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
    •   But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there here a prophet of Yahweh besides, that we may inquire of him?”
    •   The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Yahweh; but I hate him, for he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. He is Micaiah the son of Imla.” Jehoshaphat said, “Don’t let the king say so.”
    •   Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, “Get Micaiah the son of Imla quickly.”
    •   Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
    • 10   Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”
    • 11   All the prophets prophesied so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead, and prosper; for Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
    • 12   The messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth. Let your word therefore, please be like one of theirs, and speak good.”
    • 13   Micaiah said, “As Yahweh lives, what my God says, that will I speak.”
    • 14   When he had come to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?” He said, “Go up, and prosper. They shall be delivered into your hand.”
    • 15   The king said to him, “How many times shall I adjure you that you speak to me nothing but the truth in Yahweh’s name?”
    • 16   He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace.’”
    • 17   The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Didn’t I tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
    • 18   Micaiah said, “Therefore hear Yahweh’s word: I saw Yahweh sitting on his throne, and all the army of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
    • 19   Yahweh said, ‘Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’ One spoke saying in this way, and another saying in that way.
    • 20   A spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
    • 21   “He said, ‘I will go, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ “He said, ‘You will entice him, and will prevail also. Go and do so.’
    • 22   “Now therefore, behold, Yahweh has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yahweh has spoken evil concerning you.”
    • 23   Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, “Which way did the Spirit of Yahweh go from me to speak to you?”
    • 24   Micaiah said, “Behold, you shall see on that day, when you shall go into an inner room to hide yourself.”
    • 25   The king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son;
    • 26   and say, ‘Thus says the king, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.”’”
    • 27   Micaiah said, “If you return at all in peace, Yahweh has not spoken by me.” He said, “Listen, you peoples, all of you!”
    • 28   So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.
    • 29   The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but you put on your robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.
    • 30   Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, “Fight neither with small nor great, except only with the king of Israel.”
    • 31   When the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “It is the king of Israel!” Therefore they turned around to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
    • 32   When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
    • 33   A certain man drew his bow at random, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor. Therefore he said to the driver of the chariot, “Turn your hand, and carry me out of the army; for I am severely wounded.”
    • 34   The battle increased that day. However the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the evening; and about the time of the going down of the sun, he died.
  • King James Version (kjv)
    • Active Persistent Session:

      To use a different persistent session key, simply add it above, and click the button below.

      How This All Works

      Your persistent session key, together with your favourite verse, authenticates you. It links to all your notes and tags in the Bible. You can share it with loved ones so they can see your notes and tags.

      However, to modify your notes and tags, you need both the persistent session key and your favourite verse.

      Please Keep Your Favourite Verse Private

      Your persistent session key and favourite verse provide you exclusive access to edit your notes and tags. Think of your persistent session key as a username and your favourite verse as a password. Therefore, ensure your favourite verse is kept private.

      The persistent session key allows viewing, while editing is only possible when the correct favourite verse is provided.

    • Loading...
  • World English Bible (web - 3.1)

    2012-01-25

    English (en)

    World English Bible (WEB)

    Public Domain

    The World English Bible is a 1997 revision of the American Standard Version of the Holy Bible, first published in 1901. It is in the Public Domain. Please feel free to copy and distribute it freely.

    Thank you to Michael Paul Johnson for making this work available. For the latest information, to report corrections, or for other correspondence visit http://www.ebible.org

    • Encoding: UTF-8
    • Direction: LTR
    • LCSH: Bible. English.
    • Distribution Abbreviation: web

    License

    Public Domain

    Source (OSIS)

    http://ebible.org/web/

    history_3.1
    Corrected mis-converted tags (2012-01-25)
    history_3.0
    Updated to text as of 2012-01-11 (2012-01-18)
    history_1.8
    Updated to text as of 2007-08-26 (2008-04-21)
    history_1.7
    Updated to text as of 2007-04-20
    history_1.6
    Move to OSIS, updated to text as of 2006-01-05
    history_1.5
    Compressed the module
    history_1.4
    Replaces some more missing verses
    history_1.3
    Added some missing verses & fixed words in red
    history_1.2
    Fixed footnotes
    history_1.1
    Updated as of 04-13-2001

Basic Hash Usage Explained

At getBible, we've established a robust system to keep our API synchronized with the Crosswire project's modules. Let me explain how this integration works in simple terms.

We source our Bible text directly from the Crosswire modules. To monitor any updates, we generate "hash values" for each chapter, book, and translation. These hash values serve as unique identifiers that change only when the underlying content changes, thereby ensuring a tight integration between getBible and the Crosswire modules.

Every month, an automated process runs for approximately three hours. During this window, we fetch the latest Bible text from the Crosswire modules. Subsequently, we compare the new hash values and the text with the previous ones. Any detected changes trigger updates to both our official getBible hash repository and the Bible API for all affected translations. This system has been operating seamlessly for several years.

Once the updates are complete, any application utilizing our Bible API should monitor the hash values at the chapter, book, or translation level. Spotting a change in these values indicates that they should update their respective systems.

Hash values can change due to various reasons, including textual corrections like adding omitted verses, rectifying spelling errors, or addressing any discrepancies flagged by the publishers maintaining the modules at Crosswire.

The Crosswire initiative, also known as the SWORD Project, is the "source of truth" for getBible. Any modifications in the Crosswire modules get reflected in our API within days, ensuring our users access the most precise and current Bible text. We pledge to uphold this standard as long as getBible exists and our build scripts remain operational.

We're united in our mission to preserve the integrity and authenticity of the Bible text. If you have questions or require additional information, please use our support system. We're here to assist and will respond promptly.

Thank you for your understanding and for being an integral part of the getBible community.

Favourite Verse

You should select one of your favourite verses.

This verse in combination with your session key will be used to authenticate you in the future.

This is currently the active session key.

Should you have another session key from a previous session.
You can add it here to load your previous session.

2 Chronicles 18:

Sharing the Word of God with the world.
  • Share Text
    ...
  • Share Link

2 Chronicles 18:1

Tagging this verse.

The active verse selected text should load here.

Active

Available Tags

Drag and drop the desired tag from the available ones to the active area.

To un-tag a verse, drag and drop the desired tag from active to the available tags area.

Edit Tag

Create Tag

2 Chronicles 18:1

Notes on this verse.

The active verse selected text should load here.