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1 Kings 22:19 KJV
1 Kings · chapter 22 · verse 19
And 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.1 Kings 22:19 · King James Version
1 Kings 22:19 in context
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.
21And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
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Key words (Strong's)
- standingʻâmadto stand, in various relationsH5975 →
- sittingyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- thronekiççêʼproperly, coveredH3678 →
- heavenshâmayimthe sky (as aloftH8064 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- Hearshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
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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