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1 Kings 22:18 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 22 · verse 18
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?1 Kings 22:18 · King James Version
1 Kings 22:18 in context
16And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
17And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
18And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
19And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
20And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JehoshaphatYᵉhôwshâphâṭJehoshaphat, the name of six IsraelitesH3092 →
- prophesynâbâʼto prophesyH5012 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- goodṭôwbgood in the widest senseH2896 →
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Here Micaiah does well, but, as is common, suffers ill for so doing. I. We are told how faithfully he delivered his message, as one that was more solicitous to please God than to humour either the great or the many. In three ways he delivers his message, and all displeasing to Ahab: - 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-28