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2 Chronicles 18:16 KJV
2 Chronicles · chapter 18 · verse 16
Then 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.2 Chronicles 18:16 · King James Version
2 Chronicles 18:16 in context
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.
17And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
18Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- scatteredpûwtsto dash in pieces, literally or figurativelyH6327 →
- mountainshara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- shepherdrâʻâhto tend a flockH7462 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- masterʼâdôwnsovereignH113 →
- returnshûwbto turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figurativelyH7725 →
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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