Ahab gets 400 (non-YHWH) prophets to tell him that he should reclaim Ramoth-gilead from Syria, but Jehoshaphat asks for a prophet of the Lord. Micaiah comes and tells Ahab that he will die if goes up against Syria. Ahab punishes Micaiah and, in the ensuing battle, Ahab is killed by a stray arrow. The dogs lick up his blood (1 Kings 21:20) just as Elijah had prophesied earlier. A person who follows the Lord gives messages that are (1) usually quite beneficial for their audiences, but (2) usually not well received. Micaiah is thrown in prison indefinitely for giving a message that would have saved Ahab's life. We may suffer a similar fate as we proclaim the Word of the Lord.
