And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
Ahab told Jehoshaphat that he had known beforehand Micaiah would speak against him, showing he expected an unfavorable message and hated the prophet for it instead of heeding him. The warning behind his complaint was that Israel would be scattered and that God did not favor the kings' planned military expedition. That warning should have stopped the campaign from going forward. Ahab persisted in going to battle and Jehoshaphat went along with him, and Ahab died in the battle, fulfilling the warning of evil.
Ahab told Jehoshaphat that he had known beforehand Micaiah would speak against him, showing he expected an unfavorable message and hated the prophet for it instead of heeding him. The warning behind his complaint was that Israel would be scattered and that God did not favor the kings' planned military expedition. That warning should have stopped the campaign from going forward. Ahab persisted in going to battle and Jehoshaphat went along with him, and Ahab died in the battle, fulfilling the warning of evil.