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1 Kings 22:27-33 Common English Bible (CEB)

27. Tell them, ‘The king says: Put this man in prison and feed him minimum rations of bread and water until I return safely.’"

28. "If you ever return safely," Micaiah replied, "then the Lord wasn’t speaking through me." Then he added, "Pay attention, every last one of you!"

29. So Israel’s king and Judah’s King Jehoshaphat attacked Ramoth-gilead.

30. Israel’s king said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself when we go into battle, but you should wear your royal attire." When Israel’s king had disguised himself, they entered the battle.

31. Meanwhile, Aram’s king had commanded his thirty-two chariot officers, "Don’t bother with anyone big or small. Fight only with Israel’s king."

32. As soon as the chariot officers saw Jehoshaphat, they assumed that he must be Israel’s king, so they turned to attack him. But Jehoshaphat cried out for help.

33. When the chariot officers realized that he wasn’t Israel’s king, they stopped chasing him.

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