10. Then Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah made for himself iron horns, and he said, “Thus says the Lord: With these you will thrust out the Arameans in Syria until they are finished.”
11. And all the prophets were prophesying the same, “Go up to Ramoth Gilead and find success, because the Lord has given the king into your hands.”
12. And the messenger who went to call Micaiah said to him, “The words of the prophets are as one voice and only for good to the king, so may your word be like one of them, and you speak favorably.”
13. And Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, that will I speak.”
14. When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, should we go up to Ramoth Gilead for battle, or should I cease?”He said, “All of you go up and be successful, and they will be given into your hands.”
15. Then the king said to him, “How many times must I cause you to swear that you speak to me only truth in the name of the Lord?”
16. Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. The Lord said, ‘There are no masters for them. Let each man return to his home in peace.’ ”
17. Then the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not say to you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?”
18. So the prophet said, “Now hear the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on His throne and the heavenly assembly was standing at His right and His left.
19. And the Lord said, ‘Who will deceive Ahab king of Israel so that he might go up and fall at Ramoth Gilead?’“One was saying one thing, and another was saying something else.
20. Then a spirit came out and stood before the Lord, and he said, ‘I will deceive him.’“Then the Lord said to him, ‘How?’
21. “Then he said, ‘I will go out and be a spirit of deception in the mouth of all the prophets.’“Then the Lord said, ‘You will deceive and find success. Go out and do this.’