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1 Kings 22:26-34 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

26. And the king of Israel said: "Take Micaiah, and let him dwell with Amon, the ruler of the city, and with Joash, the son of Amalech.

27. And tell them: 'Thus says the king: Put this man in prison, and sustain him with the bread of affliction, and with the water of distress, until I return in peace.' "

28. And Micaiah said, "If you will have returned in peace, the Lord has not spoken through me." And he said, "May all the people hear it."

29. And so, the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, ascended to Ramoth Gilead.

30. Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: "Take up your armor, and enter the battle. And be clothed in your own garments." But the king of Israel changed his clothing, and he entered the war.

31. Now the king of Syria had instructed the thirty-two commanders of the chariots, saying, "You shall not fight against anyone, small or great, except against the king of Israel alone."

32. Therefore, when the commanders of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they suspected that he was the king of Israel. And making a violent assault, they fought against him. And Jehoshaphat cried out.

33. And the commanders of the chariots understood that he was not the king of Israel, and so they turned away from him.

34. But a certain man bent his bow, aiming the arrow without certitude, and by chance he struck the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. Then he said to the driver of his chariot, "Turn your hand, and carry me away from the army, for I have been grievously wounded."

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