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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 22:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 22:8 |
Strong Concordance |
And the king [04428] of Israel [03478] said [0559] unto Jehoshaphat [03092], There is yet one [0259] man [0376], Micaiah [04321] the son [01121] of Imlah [03229], by whom we may enquire [01875] of the LORD [03068]: but I hate [08130] him; for he doth not prophesy [05012] good [02896] concerning me, but evil [07451]. And Jehoshaphat [03092] said [0559], Let not the king [04428] say [0559] so. |
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King James |
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
There is yet one man, Micaiah - Elijah, it appears, had withdrawn again after the events of the last chapter, and there was no known prophet of Yahweh within reach of Samaria except Micaiah.
He doth not prophesy good concerning me but evil - Whether the tradition in Kg1 20:41 note be true or not, it is certain that Ahab had imprisoned him Kg1 22:26, and probable that the imprisonment was on account of threatening prophecies. Ahab suggests to Jehoshaphat that Micaiah is one who allows his private feelings to determine the utterances which he delivers as if from Yahweh. Hence, the force of Jehoshaphat's answer, "Let not the king say so;" i. e., "Let not the king suppose that a prophet would be guilty of such impiety," - an impiety from which even Balaam shrank Num 22:18. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| One man - In this place, for whom I can speedily send: for there were also other prophets elsewhere in the kingdom, but these were not at hand. Micaiah - Not one of the twelve prophets, who lived about a hundred and fifty years after this time, but another of that name. Let not, &c. - Let us neither hate his person, nor despise his message; but first hear it, and then do as we see cause. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Micaiah the son of Imlah - The Jews suppose that it was this prophet who reproved Ahab for dismissing Ben-hadad, Kg1 20:35, etc. And that it was because of the judgments with which he had threatened him, that Ahab hated him: I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. |
18 And Balaam [01109] answered [06030] and said [0559] unto the servants [05650] of Balak [01111], If Balak [01111] would give [05414] me his house [01004] full [04393] of silver [03701] and gold [02091], I cannot [03201] go beyond [05674] the word [06310] of the LORD [03068] my God [0430], to do [06213] less [06996] or more [01419].
26 And the king [04428] of Israel [03478] said [0559], Take [03947] Micaiah [04321], and carry him back [07725] unto Amon [0526] the governor [08269] of the city [05892], and to Joash [03101] the king's [04428] son [01121];
41 And he hasted [04116], and took the ashes [0666] away [05493] from his face [05869]; and the king [04428] of Israel [03478] discerned [05234] him that he was of the prophets [05030].
35 And a certain [0259] man [0376] of the sons [01121] of the prophets [05030] said [0559] unto his neighbour [07453] in the word [01697] of the LORD [03068], Smite [05221] me, I pray thee. And the man [0376] refused [03985] to smite [05221] him.