1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? 4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth-gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art , my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. 5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day. 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him? 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. 10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the king’s hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good. 14 And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
15 ¶ So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD? 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him , and prevail also: go forth, and do so. 23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee? 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king’s son; 27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you.
29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. 33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. 34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. 35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
37 ¶ So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. 38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake. 39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
41 ¶ And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber. 49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
50 ¶ And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
51 ¶ Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. 52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: 53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
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Mixiyo Axabni ogohlantiradi
1 Oradan uch yil oʻtdi. Shu vaqt oraligʻida Oram bilan Isroil oʻrtasida urush boʻlmadi. 2 Uchinchi yili Yahudo shohi Yohushafat Isroil shohi huzuriga keldi. 3 Isroil shohi aʼyonlariga dedi:
— Giladdagi Ramoʻt bizniki ekanini bilasizlarmi? Lekin biz bu shaharni uzoq vaqtdan buyon Oram shohidan tortib olmay, sukut saqlab kelyapmiz.
4 — Giladdagi Ramoʻt uchun jang qilmoqqa men bilan borasanmi? — deb soʻradi Axab Yohushafatdan.
— Meni goʻyo oʻzing deb bil, xalqimni oʻzingning xalqing deb, otlarimni oʻzingning otlaring deb bil, — dedi unga Yohushafat. 5 Yohushafat Isroil shohiga yana aytdi:
— Avval Egamizning xohish–irodasini bil–chi, U nima der ekan.
6 Isroil shohi toʻrt yuzga yaqin paygʻambarni toʻplab ulardan soʻradi:
— Giladdagi Ramoʻt uchun jang qilmoqqa boraymi yoki bormaymi?
— Boraversinlar, Rabbiy u shaharni shoh hazratlarining qoʻliga beradi.
7 — Bu yerda ulardan boshqa Egamizning birorta paygʻambari qolmadimi? Agar boʻlsa, undan ham soʻrab koʻraylik, — dedi Yohushafat.
8 — Yana bir kishi bor, — dedi Axab Yohushafatga, — Yimloning oʻgʻli Mixiyo. U orqali Egamizning xohish–irodasini bilsak boʻladi. Lekin men uni yomon koʻraman, chunki u men haqimda bashorat qilsa, xayrli gap aytmaydi, har doim xunuk gap aytadi.
— Ey shoh, bunday deb aytma, — dedi Yohushafat. 9 Isroil shohi mulozimini chaqirib:
— Tez borib, Yimloning oʻgʻli Mixiyoni olib kel, — deb buyurdi.
10 Isroil shohi Axab va Yahudo shohi Yohushafat shohlik liboslarini kiyib, har qaysisi oʻz taxtida Samariya darvozasi yonidagi bugʻdoy yanchiladigan maydonda oʻtirar, hamma paygʻambarlar esa ularning roʻparasida turib bashorat qilayotgan edi. 11 Xanano oʻgʻli Zidqiyo temir shoxlar yasab, dedi:
— Egamiz: “Oram lashkarini qirib bitirmaguningcha, ularni shu shoxlar bilan suzaverasan”, deb aytmoqda.
12 Boshqa paygʻambarlar ham shohga:
— Ramoʻtga boraversinlar, albatta gʻalaba qiladilar, Egamiz oʻsha shaharni shohimizning qoʻllariga beradi, — deb bashorat qildilar.
13 Mulozim Mixiyoni chaqirish uchun ketdi. U Mixiyoning oldiga borib, unga dedi:
— Qara, hozir hamma paygʻambarlar bir ogʻizdan shohga yaxshilikdan bashorat qilyaptilar. Sening bashorating ham ularnikiday boʻlsin. Sen ham yaxshilikdan karomat qil.
14 — Xudo haqi! Egamiz menga nimani ayon qilsa, shuni aytaman, — dedi Mixiyo.
15 Mixiyo shoh huzuriga keldi.
— Ey Mixiyo, men Giladdagi Ramoʻt shahrini qaytarib olish uchun jang qilmoqchiman. Ramoʻtga hujum qilaymi yoki yoʻqmi? — deb soʻradi shoh undan.
— Hujum qilaversinlar, albatta gʻolib keladilar, — dedi Mixiyo. — Egamiz oʻsha shaharni shoh hazratlarining qoʻliga beradi.
16 — Faqat haqiqatni aytishing uchun Egamiz nomini oʻrtaga qoʻyib, senga necha marta ont ichdirayin?! — deb shoh undan yana soʻradi.
17 Mixiyo unga shunday javob berdi:
— Isroil xalqini koʻrib turibman, ular togʻlar ustida yoyilib yurgan choʻponsiz qoʻylarga oʻxshaydi. Egamiz menga dedi: “Ularning xoʻjayini yoʻq, har biri oʻz uyiga tinch–omon qaytib ketsin.”
18 — U men haqimda bashorat qilganda xayrli gap aytmaydi, balki xunuk xabar aytadi, deb senga aytmaganmidim?! — deb xafaligini izhor qildi Axab Yohushafatga.
19 — Unday boʻlsa, Egamizning soʻzlarini eshitsinlar, — dedi Mixiyo Axabga. — Men Egamizni Oʻzining taxtida oʻtirgan holatda koʻrdim. Jamiki samoviy mavjudotlar Uning oʻng va chap tomonidan joy olgan edi. 20 Egamiz ulardan soʻradi: “Axab Giladdagi Ramoʻt shahriga borib, oʻsha yerda halok boʻlsin deya, kim uni oʻziga ogʻdira oladi?” Biri unday dedi, boshqasi bunday dedi. 21 Bir payt ruhlardan bittasi Egamizning roʻparasida paydo boʻldi va: “Uni men koʻndiraman”, dedi. 22 “Qanday qilib koʻndirasan?” soʻradi Egamiz. “Men chiqib, hamma paygʻambarlarning ogʻzida yolgʻonchi ruhga aylanaman”, dedi u. “Sen uni koʻndir, bor, aytganingday qil, sen uddasidan chiqasan”, dedi Egamiz. 23 Mana koʻrdingizmi, Egamiz hamma paygʻambarlaringizning ogʻziga yolgʻonchi ruh solib qoʻygan. U boshingizga falokat keltirishga qaror qilgan.
24 Shu payt Xanano oʻgʻli Zidqiyo Mixiyoning oldiga kelib, uning yuziga bir shapaloq urdi:
— Nahotki Egamizning Ruhi meni tark etib, sen bilan gaplashgani ketgan boʻlsa?! Ayt–chi, u qaysi yoʻldan ketdi? — soʻradi Zidqiyo.
25 — Qarab tur, sichqonning ini ming tanga boʻlib, yashiringani ichkari xonaga yugurganingda koʻrasan, — dedi Mixiyo Zidqiyoga.
26 — Mixiyoni ushlanglar! — buyurdi Isroil shohi. — Uni shahar hokimi Omonning va shahzoda Yoʻshning huzuriga olib boringlar. 27 Ularga mening amrimni yetkazinglar. Ular Mixiyoni zindonga tashlashsin. Men sogʻ–salomat qaytib kelgunimcha, oz–moz non–suv berib tursin, xolos.
28 — Ey xaloyiq! Hammangiz eshitib qoʻying! Agar shoh hazratlari sogʻ–salomat qaytib kelsalar, Egamiz men orqali gapirmagan boʻladi, — dedi Mixiyo.
Axabning oʻlimi
29 Isroil shohi Axab bilan Yahudo shohi Yohushafat Giladdagi Ramoʻt shahriga ketishdi.
30 — Men qiyofamni oʻzgartirib, jangga kiraman, sen esa shohlik liboslaringni kiyib ol, — dedi Axab Yohushafatga.
Axab qiyofasini oʻzgartirib, jangga kirdi. 31 Oram shohi oʻttiz ikkita jang aravalari qoʻmondoniga: “Kattasi bilan ham, kichigi bilan ham jang qilib oʻtirmanglar, asosiy hujumni Isroil shohining oʻziga qaratinglar”, deb amr bergan edi. 32 Jang aravalari qoʻmondonlari Yohushafatni koʻrgach: “Isroil shohi ana shu!” deb oʻylab unga hujum boshladilar. Lekin Yohushafat jangga daʼvat qilib baqirganda, 33 aravalarning qoʻmondonlari bildilarki, u Isroil shohi emas ekan. Qoʻmondonlar orqaga qaytdilar. 34 Bir odam bexosdan yoyini tortib qoʻyib yuborgan edi, oʻq toʻppa–toʻgʻri Isroil shohiga kelib tegdi. Shohning ustidagi sovuti ulangan joydan oʻq kirib ketgan ekan. Shoh ogʻir jarohatlandi.
— Otni orqaga bur, men jarohatlandim, lashkar orasidan meni olib chiqib ket! — dedi shoh izvoshchisiga.
35 Oʻsha kuni gʻoyatda shiddatli jang boʻldi. Shoh esa aravasi ustida suyanib Oram lashkarini kuzatib turdi. Oʻq tekkan joydan aravaning ichiga qon oqardi. Kechga tomon borib shoh qazo qildi. 36 Kunbotar paytida lashkar orasida: “Har kim oʻz shahriga, oʻz yurtiga ketaversin!” degan ovoza tarqaldi.
37 Shohning jasadini Samariyaga olib kelib, oʻsha yerda dafn qildilar. 38 Aravani esa Samariyadagi hovuzda yuvdilar. Fohishalar ham shu yerda yuvinishardi. Egamizning aytgani boʻldi: koʻppaklar uning qonini yaladi.
39 Axabning boshqa ishlari, butun faoliyati, fil suyagidan qurgan saroyi, hamma mustahkam qilgan shaharlari haqida “Isroil shohlari tarixi” kitobida yozilgan. 40 Axab olamdan oʻtdi. Uning oʻrniga oʻgʻli Oxoziyo shoh boʻldi.
Yahudo shohi Yohushafat
41 Isroil shohi Axab shohlik qilayotganiga toʻrt yil boʻlganda, Yohushafat Yahudoga shoh boʻlgan edi. Yohushafat Osoning oʻgʻli edi. 42 Oʻshanda Yohushafat oʻttiz besh yoshda edi. U Quddusda yigirma besh yil shohlik qildi. Onasi Oziba Shilxining qizi edi.
43 Yohushafat otasi Osoning yoʻlidan yurdi. Yoʻldan ozmay, Egamiz oldida toʻgʻri ishlar qildi. Lekin sajdagohlarni yoʻq qilib tashlamadi. Xalq hamon oʻsha joylarda qurbonlik qilib, tutatqi tutatardi. 44 Yohushafat Isroil shohi bilan sulh tuzdi. 45 Yohushafatning boshqa ishlari, koʻrsatgan qahramonliklari, qanday jang qilgani “Yahudo shohlari tarixi” kitobida yozilgan. 46 Otasi Oso davridan qolgan–qutgan sajdagohlardagi fohishlarni Yohushafat yurtdan quvib chiqardi.
47 Bu paytda Edomda shoh yoʻq edi, shohning noibi yurtni boshqarardi.
Yohushafatning kemalari
48 Yohushafat: “Ofirdan oltin olib kelaman” deb, dengizda savdo kemalari yasadi, lekin Ezyoʻn–Geberga borganda, kemalar parchalanib, Ofirga yeta olmadi. 49 Oʻshanda Isroil shohi Oxoziyo Yohushafatga: “Mening odamlarim sening odamlaring bilan birga kemada ketsin”, degan, lekin u rozi boʻlmagan edi.
50 Yohushafat olamdan oʻtdi. U ham bobosi Dovud qalʼasida, ota–bobolari yoniga dafn qilindi. Uning oʻrniga oʻgʻli Yohuram shoh boʻldi.
Isroil shohi Oxoziyo
51 Yohushafat Yahudoda shohlik qilayotganiga oʻn yetti yil boʻlganda, Oxoziyo Isroilga shoh boʻldi. Oxoziyo Axabning oʻgʻli edi. U Samariyada istiqomat qilardi. U ikki yil Isroil shohi boʻldi. 52 Oxoziyo Egamiz oldida qabih ishlar qildi. Ota–onasining yoʻlidan, Isroilni gunohga botirgan Nabat oʻgʻli Yeribomning yoʻlidan ketdi. 53 Oxoziyo Baalga xizmat qilib, unga topindi. Isroil xalqining Xudosi — Egamiz uning qilmishlaridan qattiq gʻazablandi. Binobarin, otasi ham Egamizning qahrini keltirgan edi.
