2 And it happened in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the King of Israel.
1 Kings 22:2 Cross References - MLV
1 Kings 15:24
24 And Asa slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father. And Jehoshaphat his son reigned instead of him.
1 Kings 22:1
1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
1 Kings 22:41
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab King of Israel.
1 Kings 22:44
44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the King of Israel.
2 Kings 8:18
18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for he had the daughter of Ahab as a wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 18:1-27
1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance. And he a marriage-agreement with Ahab.
2 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance and for the people who were with him and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead.
3 And Ahab King of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as you are and my people as your people and will be with you in the war.
4 And Jehoshaphat said to the King of Israel, I beseech you, inquire first for the word of Jehovah. 5 Then the King of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men and said to them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up. For God will deliver it into the hand of the king.
6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him? 7 And the King of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, but I hate him. For he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil; the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Do not let the king say so. 8 Then the King of Israel called an officer and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
9 Now the King of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne, arrayed in their robes. And they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for him horns of iron and said, Jehovah says thus, With these you will push the Syrians until they are consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper. For Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.
12 And the messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets are good to the king with one mouth. Therefore, I beseech you, let your word be like one of theirs and speak good. 13 And Micaiah said, As Jehovah lives, what my God says, that will I speak.
14 And when he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, will we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go up and prosper and they will be delivered into your* hand. 15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?
16 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And Jehovah said, These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace. 17 And the King of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
18 And Micaiah said, Therefore hear the word of Jehovah. I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne and all the host of heaven standing at his right hand and at his left. 19 And Jehovah said, Who will entice Ahab King of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner and another saying after that manner.
20 And there came out a spirit and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said to him, With what? 21 And he said, I will go forth and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You will entice him and will also prevail. Go forth and do so.
22 Now therefore, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. And Jehovah has spoken evil concerning you.
23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and killed* Micaiah upon the cheek and said, Which way did the Spirit of Jehovah go from me to speak to you? 24 And Micaiah said, Behold, you will see on that day when you will go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.
25 And the King of Israel said, You* take Micaiah and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, 26 and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, you* the peoples, all of you*.
4 And Jehoshaphat said to the King of Israel, I beseech you, inquire first for the word of Jehovah. 5 Then the King of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men and said to them, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up. For God will deliver it into the hand of the king.
6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah besides, that we may inquire of him? 7 And the King of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of Jehovah, but I hate him. For he never prophesies good concerning me, but always evil; the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Do not let the king say so. 8 Then the King of Israel called an officer and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
9 Now the King of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah each sat on his throne, arrayed in their robes. And they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria and all the prophets were prophesying before them.
10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for him horns of iron and said, Jehovah says thus, With these you will push the Syrians until they are consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper. For Jehovah will deliver it into the hand of the king.
12 And the messenger who went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets are good to the king with one mouth. Therefore, I beseech you, let your word be like one of theirs and speak good. 13 And Micaiah said, As Jehovah lives, what my God says, that will I speak.
14 And when he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, will we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go up and prosper and they will be delivered into your* hand. 15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?
16 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And Jehovah said, These have no master. Let them return every man to his house in peace. 17 And the King of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?
18 And Micaiah said, Therefore hear the word of Jehovah. I saw Jehovah sitting upon his throne and all the host of heaven standing at his right hand and at his left. 19 And Jehovah said, Who will entice Ahab King of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner and another saying after that manner.
20 And there came out a spirit and stood before Jehovah and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said to him, With what? 21 And he said, I will go forth and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You will entice him and will also prevail. Go forth and do so.
22 Now therefore, behold, Jehovah has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets. And Jehovah has spoken evil concerning you.
23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near and killed* Micaiah upon the cheek and said, Which way did the Spirit of Jehovah go from me to speak to you? 24 And Micaiah said, Behold, you will see on that day when you will go into an inner chamber to hide yourself.
25 And the King of Israel said, You* take Micaiah and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king's son, 26 and say, Thus says the king, Put this fellow in the prison and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said, If you return at all in peace, Jehovah has not spoken by me. And he said, Hear, you* the peoples, all of you*.
Matthew 12:40
40 for just-as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea-creature; so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Matthew 16:21
21 Jesus began to show to his disciples from then on, that it is essential for him to go to Jerusalem and to suffer many things from the elders and high-priests and scribes, and to be killed, and to arise in the third day.