ECB(i)
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YAH SHAPHAT INTERMARRIES WITH ACH AB
And Yah Shaphat has riches and honor in abundance; and intermarries with Ach Ab: 2 and at the end of years, he descends to Ach Ab to Shomeron; and Ach Ab sacrifices flocks and oxen in abundance for himself and for the people with him. - and they goad him to ascend to Ramoth Gilad. 3 And Ach Ab sovereign of Yisra El says to Yah Shaphat sovereign of Yah Hudah, Come with me to Ramoth Gilad? And he says to him, As I, thus you! As your people, thus my people - even with you in the war. 4 And Yah Shaphat says to the sovereign of Yisra El, Enquire, I beseech you, this day, the word of Yah Veh. 5 And the sovereign of Yisra El gathers prophets - four hundred men and says to them, Go we to Ramoth Gilad to war? Or cease I? And they say, Ascend! For Elohim gives it into the hand of the sovereign. 6 And Yah Shaphat says, Is there not a prophet of Yah Veh here to enquire of besides him? 7 And the sovereign of Yisra El says to Yah Shaphat, There is yet one man of whom to enquire of Yah Veh: and I - I hate him; for he never prophesies me good; but evil, all his days: the same is Michah Yah the son of Yimlah. And Yah Shaphat says, May the sovereign not say so. O sovereign, say not thus. 8 And the sovereign of Yisra El calls for one eunuch and says, Hasten Michah Yah the son of Yimlah. 9 And the sovereign of Yisra El and Yah Shaphat sovereign of Yah Hudah - each man settles on his throne enrobed in their clothes: and they settle in a threshingfloor at the opening of the portal of Shomeron; and all the prophets prophesy at their face. 10 And Sidqi Yah the son of Kenaanah works him horns of iron, and says, Thus says Yah Veh, Butt Aram with these until they are finished off. 11 And all the prophets prophesy thus, saying, Ascend to Ramoth Gilad and prosper: for Yah Veh gives it into the hand of the sovereign. 12 And the angel who goes to call Michah Yah words to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets are good to the sovereign with one mouth; and so be your word, I beseech you, as one of theirs and word you good. 13 And Michah Yah says, Yah Veh lives; even what my Elohim says, I word. 14 And he comes to the sovereign, and the sovereign says to him, Michah Yah, go we to Ramoth Gilad to war? Or forbear I? And he says, Ascend and prosper: and they are given into your hand. 15 And the sovereign says to him, How many times oath I you that you word naught but the truth to me in the name of Yah Veh? 16 Then he says, I see all Yisra El scatter on the mountains as flocks having no tender: and Yah Veh says, These have no adoni; return them - every man to his house in shalom. 17 And the sovereign of Yisra El says to Yah Shaphat, Said I not to you that he never prophesies to me good, but evil? 18 And he says, So hear the word of Yah Veh; I see Yah Veh seated on his throne and all the host of the heavens standing at his right and at his left: 19 and Yah Veh says, Who entices Ach Ab sovereign of Yisra El to ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilad? - and one says, saying thus: and another, saying thus. 20 Then a spirit goes and stands at the face of Yah Veh and says, I entice him! And Yah Veh says to him, With what? 21 And he says, I go out and become a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he says, Entice! Prevail! Go! Work! 22 And now, behold, Yah Veh gives a false spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yah Veh words evil against you. 23 And Sidqi Yah the son of Kenaanah comes near and smites Michah Yah on the cheek, and says, Which way passes the Spirit of Yah Veh from me to word to you? 24 And Michah Yah says, Behold, you see for yourself the day you go into an inner chamber to hide. 25 And the sovereign of Yisra El says, Take Michah Yah and turn him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Yah Ash the son of the sovereign; 26 and say, Thus says the sovereign: Set this in the prison house; and have him eat bread of oppression and water of oppression, until I return in shalom. 27 And Michah Yah says, If in returning, you return in shalom, then Yah Veh words not by me. - and he says, Hearken, all you people. 28
THE DEATH OF ACH AB
And the sovereign of Yisra El and Yah Shaphat the sovereign of Yah Hudah ascend to Ramoth Gilad: 29 and the sovereign of Yisra El says to Yah Shaphat, I disguise myself and I go to the war; but you enrobe your clothes. - and the sovereign of Yisra El disguises himself; and they go to the war. 30 And the sovereign of Aram misvahs the governors of the chariots with him, saying, Fight not with small or great - except with the sovereign of Yisra El. 31 And so be it, when the governors of the chariots see Yah Shaphat, they say, The sovereign of Yisra El. And they surround him to fight: and Yah Shaphat cries out and Yah Veh helps him; and Elohim goads them from him: 32 yes, so be it, the governors of the chariots see it is not the sovereign of Yisra El, and they turn back again from after him: 33 and in his integrity, a man draws a bow and smites the sovereign of Yisra El between the joints of the habergeon. And he says to his charioteer, Turn your hand, to bring me from the camp; for I sicken. 34 And the war ascends that day: and the sovereign of Yisra El stays in his chariot against the Aramiy until the evening: and about the time of the descending of the sun, he dies.
YAH SHAPHAT INTERMARRIES WITH ACH AB
And Yah Shaphat has riches and honor in abundance; and intermarries with Ach Ab: 2 and at the end of years, he descends to Ach Ab to Shomeron; and Ach Ab sacrifices flocks and oxen in abundance for himself and for the people with him. - and they goad him to ascend to Ramoth Gilad. 3 And Ach Ab sovereign of Yisra El says to Yah Shaphat sovereign of Yah Hudah, Come with me to Ramoth Gilad? And he says to him, As I, thus you! As your people, thus my people - even with you in the war. 4 And Yah Shaphat says to the sovereign of Yisra El, Enquire, I beseech you, this day, the word of Yah Veh. 5 And the sovereign of Yisra El gathers prophets - four hundred men and says to them, Go we to Ramoth Gilad to war? Or cease I? And they say, Ascend! For Elohim gives it into the hand of the sovereign. 6 And Yah Shaphat says, Is there not a prophet of Yah Veh here to enquire of besides him? 7 And the sovereign of Yisra El says to Yah Shaphat, There is yet one man of whom to enquire of Yah Veh: and I - I hate him; for he never prophesies me good; but evil, all his days: the same is Michah Yah the son of Yimlah. And Yah Shaphat says, May the sovereign not say so. O sovereign, say not thus. 8 And the sovereign of Yisra El calls for one eunuch and says, Hasten Michah Yah the son of Yimlah. 9 And the sovereign of Yisra El and Yah Shaphat sovereign of Yah Hudah - each man settles on his throne enrobed in their clothes: and they settle in a threshingfloor at the opening of the portal of Shomeron; and all the prophets prophesy at their face. 10 And Sidqi Yah the son of Kenaanah works him horns of iron, and says, Thus says Yah Veh, Butt Aram with these until they are finished off. 11 And all the prophets prophesy thus, saying, Ascend to Ramoth Gilad and prosper: for Yah Veh gives it into the hand of the sovereign. 12 And the angel who goes to call Michah Yah words to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets are good to the sovereign with one mouth; and so be your word, I beseech you, as one of theirs and word you good. 13 And Michah Yah says, Yah Veh lives; even what my Elohim says, I word. 14 And he comes to the sovereign, and the sovereign says to him, Michah Yah, go we to Ramoth Gilad to war? Or forbear I? And he says, Ascend and prosper: and they are given into your hand. 15 And the sovereign says to him, How many times oath I you that you word naught but the truth to me in the name of Yah Veh? 16 Then he says, I see all Yisra El scatter on the mountains as flocks having no tender: and Yah Veh says, These have no adoni; return them - every man to his house in shalom. 17 And the sovereign of Yisra El says to Yah Shaphat, Said I not to you that he never prophesies to me good, but evil? 18 And he says, So hear the word of Yah Veh; I see Yah Veh seated on his throne and all the host of the heavens standing at his right and at his left: 19 and Yah Veh says, Who entices Ach Ab sovereign of Yisra El to ascend and fall at Ramoth Gilad? - and one says, saying thus: and another, saying thus. 20 Then a spirit goes and stands at the face of Yah Veh and says, I entice him! And Yah Veh says to him, With what? 21 And he says, I go out and become a false spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he says, Entice! Prevail! Go! Work! 22 And now, behold, Yah Veh gives a false spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; and Yah Veh words evil against you. 23 And Sidqi Yah the son of Kenaanah comes near and smites Michah Yah on the cheek, and says, Which way passes the Spirit of Yah Veh from me to word to you? 24 And Michah Yah says, Behold, you see for yourself the day you go into an inner chamber to hide. 25 And the sovereign of Yisra El says, Take Michah Yah and turn him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Yah Ash the son of the sovereign; 26 and say, Thus says the sovereign: Set this in the prison house; and have him eat bread of oppression and water of oppression, until I return in shalom. 27 And Michah Yah says, If in returning, you return in shalom, then Yah Veh words not by me. - and he says, Hearken, all you people. 28
THE DEATH OF ACH AB
And the sovereign of Yisra El and Yah Shaphat the sovereign of Yah Hudah ascend to Ramoth Gilad: 29 and the sovereign of Yisra El says to Yah Shaphat, I disguise myself and I go to the war; but you enrobe your clothes. - and the sovereign of Yisra El disguises himself; and they go to the war. 30 And the sovereign of Aram misvahs the governors of the chariots with him, saying, Fight not with small or great - except with the sovereign of Yisra El. 31 And so be it, when the governors of the chariots see Yah Shaphat, they say, The sovereign of Yisra El. And they surround him to fight: and Yah Shaphat cries out and Yah Veh helps him; and Elohim goads them from him: 32 yes, so be it, the governors of the chariots see it is not the sovereign of Yisra El, and they turn back again from after him: 33 and in his integrity, a man draws a bow and smites the sovereign of Yisra El between the joints of the habergeon. And he says to his charioteer, Turn your hand, to bring me from the camp; for I sicken. 34 And the war ascends that day: and the sovereign of Yisra El stays in his chariot against the Aramiy until the evening: and about the time of the descending of the sun, he dies.