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For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel. Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel. During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials, “Do you realize that the town of Ramoth-gilead belongs to us? And yet we’ve done nothing to recapture it from the king of Aram!”

Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked, “Will you join me in battle to recover Ramoth-gilead?”

Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, “Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.” Then Jehoshaphat added, “But first let’s find out what the LORD says.”

So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them, “Should I go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should I hold back?”

They all replied, “Yes, go right ahead! The LORD will give the king victory.”

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not also a prophet of the LORD here? We should ask him the same question.”

The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat, “There is one more man who could consult the LORD for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.”

Jehoshaphat replied, “That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.”

So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”

1 Kings 22:1-9

So Ahab went home angry and sullen because of Naboth’s answer. The king went to bed with his face to the wall and refused to eat!
1 Kings 21:4

• After the death of Solomon, the kingdom is torn from his son. 
• The Lord had promised that this would happen because of Solomon’s unfaithfulness to the covenant with God. 
• The Kingdom is split in two. 
• The Northern Kingdom is known as Israel. 
• The Southern Kingdom is known as Judah. 
• 1 and 2 Kings chronicle the various kings who rule over the kingdoms. 
• It may help to mark the kings in separate colors. 
• The Kings of Israel, and the people, will continue to spiral out of control. 
• Israel will have nineteen kings in its history; none of them are godly. 
• Judah will have twenty kings in its history; eight of them are godly. 
• The chaos will continue until they are both sent out of the land. 
• We have already heard the drum beat start…the rain stopped. 
• Man is fallen. 
• God is good…He provides restoration and healing. 

Pick your colors. Mark the kings. Pay attention. Look for the goodness of God on every page…it is there.