250 BATTLES OF THE BIBLE.

hundred of them there were—and to them he put the
question, “Shall I go against Ramoth-Gilead to battle,
or shall I forbear?” Unanimously they replied, “Go
up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the
king.” Yet, though four hundred prophets agreed in
saying this, Jehoshaphat was not satisfied. There was
something about these men which made him suspect
they were not prophets of the Lord. But he was too
polite to say anything against them, he merely asked
Ahab, “Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides,
that we might inquire of him ?”

Marianne. But were they not good prophets, grand-
father ? They.said “ the Lord shall deliver it.”

Grandfather. Yes, they named the name of the Lord,
but it was only to please Jehoshaphat that they did so.
For truth they did not care; they sought only to please
the two kings. They knew Ahab wished to go to
Ramoth-Gilead, so they told him to go. One of them,
called Zedekiah, made horns of iron, and said, “ Thus
saith the Lord, with these shalt thou push the Syrians,
until thou have consumed them.”

Johnnie. And was there not another prophet besides
these ?

Grandfather. Yes, there was one, but Ahab was un-
willing to apply to him, because he said he always pro-
phesied evil concerning him. However, to please Je-
hoshaphat he consented to have him called. Micaiah
was the name of this prophet. The messenger who was
sent for him advised him to follow the example of the