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2 Chronicles 18:14 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 18 · verse 14
And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.2 Chronicles 18:14 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 18:14 in context
12And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
13And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
14And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.
15And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD?
16Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- RamothgileadRâmôth GilʻâdRamoth-Gilad, a place East of the JordanH7433 →
- RamothgileadGilʻâdGilad, a region East of the JordanH1568 →
- MicaiahMîykâhMicah, the name of seven IsraelitesH4318 →
- forbearchâdalproperly, to be flabbyH2308 →
- prospertsâlachto push forward, in various sensesH6743 →
- battlemilchâmâha battleH4421 →
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This is almost word for word the same with what we had, 1 Kings 22. We will not repeat what was there said, nor have we much to add, but may take occasion to think, 1. Of the great duty of acknowledging God in all our ways and enquiring at his word, whatever we undertake.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-27