2 Chronicles 18:23

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Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Yahweh from me to speak to you?

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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, contested by Syria (Aram); Ahab had gone from Samaria, Israel’s capital, with Jehoshaphat to recover it. The dispute in the royal court concerns whether God’s true word supports this campaign or exposes its doomed outcome.

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2 Chronicles 18:23 mentions Ramoth-gilead, Samaria and Syria.

Photo of Syria — Syria · Dr. Avishai Teicher