Jehoshaphat found himself in strange company and in strange circumstances. He had asked for a prophet of the Lord, and that prophet had come and given his message. The failure of the projected campaign had been clearly and emphatically foretold. If Jehoshaphat had now accepted that message and refused to accompany Ahab, he might have been the instrument in sparing the life of Israel’s king and preventing a disastrous and humiliating defeat. Jehoshaphat carried a solemn responsibility on this occasion, but he failed. Good men are not always good and wise men are not always wise.