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2 Chronicles 18:19

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Yahweh said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? One spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Ramoth-gilead was an Israelite city east of the Jordan, strategically contested with Syria (Aram); Samaria was the capital of Ahab’s northern kingdom, where he and Jehoshaphat planned the campaign. These places frame Micaiah’s vision concerning Ahab’s proposed battle and coming judgment.

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2 Chronicles 18:19 mentions Ramoth-gilead, Samaria and Syria.

Samaria · Ovedc
Syria · Dr. Avishai Teicher

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