Quotes about King
Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
— 2 Chronicles 16:6
These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
— 2 Chronicles 17:19
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
— 2 Chronicles 18:1
But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
— 2 Chronicles 18:4
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, “Should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “and God will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
— 2 Chronicles 18:5
The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!” Jehoshaphat replied.
— 2 Chronicles 18:7
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
— 2 Chronicles 18:8
And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
— 2 Chronicles 18:11
Then the messenger who had gone to call Micaiah instructed him, “Behold, with one accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs, and speak favorably.”
— 2 Chronicles 18:12
But 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?”
— 2 Chronicles 18:15
Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
— 2 Chronicles 18:17
And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son,
— 2 Chronicles 18:25