1. Then three years passed without war between Syria and Israel.
2. But in the third year, Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, descended to the king of Israel.
3. And the king of Israel said to his servants, "Are you ignorant that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and that we have neglected to take it from the hand of the king of Syria?"
4. And so he said to Jehoshaphat, "Will you come to the battle with me at Ramoth Gilead?"
5. And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel: "As I am, so also are you. My people and your people are one. And my horsemen are your horsemen." And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, "I beg you to inquire today of the word of the Lord."
6. Therefore, the king of Israel gathered together the prophets, about four hundred men, and he said to them, "Should I go to Ramoth Gilead to make war, or should I be at peace?" They responded, "Ascend, and the Lord will give it into the hand of the king."