The false prophet, and the true prophet. ( 1 John 4 v 1 )

In 1 Kings 22, Ahab king of Israel , and Jehoshaphat king of Judah talked about going to war,Jehoshaphat give sound advice, lets ask God about it. So the king called in the prophets, four hundred of them,and he asks them to advise ,should they go to war?, they replied yes,for the Lord would give him victory. In spite  of this overwhelming answer,Jehoshaphat,was not satisfied, so  he asks,is there not a prophet of the Lord  here whom we can inquire of ?Ahab says there was a prophet called Micaiah ,but he never prophesies any good about me.At  the insistence of Jehoshaphat he is brought in,Ahab asked him should we go to war ,or shall I refrain?, Micaiah answers ,''attack and be victorious''.For some reason Ahab does not believe him, and challenges him to speak the truth, and the truth was Ahab would loose not only the battle but his life. Micaiah the prophet was right,even though  the word he give was rejected.There is a very simple lesson in all this, the false prophet will tell you what you want to hear,the true prophet will tell you what you need to hear.