Ahab (1Ki 16:28)

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“For Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he said, I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war.” — 2 Chronicles 18:3

“So the king of Israel got together all the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, Am I to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And they said, Go up: for God will give it into the hands of the king.” — 2 Chronicles 18:5

“And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is still one man by whom we may get directions from the Lord, but I have no love for him, because he has never been a prophet of good to me, but only of evil: he is Micaiah, the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.” — 2 Chronicles 18:7

“Then the king of Israel sent for one of his unsexed servants and said, Go quickly and come back with Micaiah, the son of Imla.” — 2 Chronicles 18:8

“When he came to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, are we to go to Ramoth-gilead to make war or not? And he said, Go up, and it will go well for you; and they will be given up into your hands.” — 2 Chronicles 18:14

“And the king said to him, Have I not, again and again, put you on your oath to say nothing to me but what is true in the name of the Lord?” — 2 Chronicles 18:15

“And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not say that he would not be a prophet of good to me, but of evil?” — 2 Chronicles 18:17

“And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah and send him back to Amon, the ruler of the town, and to Joash, the king's son; And say, By the king's order this man is to be put in prison, and given prison food till I come back in peace.” — 2 Chronicles 18:25-26

…and 2 more recorded sayings.

Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).