Choose Your Alliances Carefully

28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.

29 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you put on your robes." So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.

30 Now the king of Aram had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, "Do not fight with small or great, but with the king of Israel alone."

31 So when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "It is the king of Israel," and they turned aside to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat (A) cried out, and the LORD helped him, and God diverted them from him.

32 When the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.

33 A certain man drew his bow at random and struck the king of Israel in a joint of the armor. So he said to the driver of the chariot, "Turn around and take me out of the fight, for I am severely wounded."

34 The battle raged that day, and the king of Israel propped himself up in his chariot in front of the Arameans until the evening; and at sunset he died.

2 Chronicles 19

1Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem.

2 (B) Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, "(C) Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD and (D) so bring wrath on yourself from the LORD?

3 "But (E) there is some good in you, for (F) you have removed the Asheroth from the land and you (G) have set your heart to seek God."

-II Chronicles 18:28-19:3